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Sing at Iford | Thursday 21 July SOLD OUT

Come and sing in the exceptional cloisters and hillside garden at Iford Manor. All the songs and harmonies will be taught by ear by Jane Harris, Director of Songways.  Thursday 21 July 3:30 – 6pm Registration from 3:15pm at Iford Manor main entrance £20 including entry to the Peto Garden Iford is an “other-worldly” place with an exquisite [...]

2022-05-25T12:15:12+00:00May 19th, 2022|News|

Celebration of Song | Saturday 21 May in aid of DEC Ukraine – REVIEW

Celebration of Song was an absolute joy - performing songs of joy, hope & freedom in the beautiful setting and acoustics of Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon. It was a wonderful collaboration between Songways, led by Jane Harris, and Clarity, led by Clara Atkins, with more than eighty singers in the combined choirs. The church was full with a [...]

2022-06-03T14:53:21+00:00May 18th, 2022|Previous Choir Events|

Bishop Edward King Chapel near Oxford | Singing weekend March 2022 – review

Forty singers gathered for a wonderful weekend singing in the stunning Bishop Edward King Chapel, Ripon College, Cuddesdon, near Oxford, led by Jane Harris and Clara Atkins.  Jane explains the background: The chapel is an extraordinary space, wonderfully resonant and filled with natural light filtering in from above. I first sang there about five years ago with a [...]

2022-07-30T16:52:58+00:00March 30th, 2022|News, Previous Singing Retreats|

Lift up your Voice All Saints Clifton, Bristol Saturday 26 February 2022 – REVIEW

Singers from London, Cardiff, Swansea and Chichester joined local singers from the Bristol and Bath areas for a whole day singing workshop in All Saints Church, Clifton, Bristol. Jane led a rich set of songs inspired by the natural world, including her own compositions, Time to be here and Ymddisgleirio, a South African Glory Alleluia and [...]

2022-03-01T15:21:06+00:00March 1st, 2022|Uncategorized|

WELLS CATHEDRAL Soul Soundings Saturday 29 January 2022 – REVIEW

A special participatory singing event led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways, in the open space of the Cathedral and Chapter House. Sixty singers gathered for the first Soul Soundings in Wells Cathedral since the Covid lockdown. We began with singers at both ends of the nave, singing to each other and enjoying the reverberations of the space. [...]

2022-02-08T09:42:16+00:00February 8th, 2022|Previous Soul Soundings, Uncategorized|

BRING IN THE HOLLY | Saturday 4 December 2021 – REVIEW

Bring in the holly  Festive & celebratory songs Directed by Jane Harris Special guest Emma Hooper | Viola, electronics and vocals Guitar | Giles Coker Violin & recorder | Jane Harris It was such a joy to bring singers from the three Songways choirs together for our concert Saturday 4 December in the beautiful setting of St Luke's Church, [...]

2021-12-06T16:27:32+00:00November 17th, 2021|News, Previous Choir Events, Songways Choirs|

Westonbirt Great Oak Hall Singing workshop Sat 6 Nov 2021 REVIEW

A wonderful group of 40 singers gathered for the singing workshop at the stunning Great Oak Hall at Westonbirt Arboretum led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways. Singers local to the area were joined by others from Gloucester, Cheltenham, Oxford, Taunton, Abergavenny, Malmesbury, Hereford, Bristol, Bath and Bradford on Avon. It was great to meet many new singers [...]

2021-11-18T11:44:49+00:00November 13th, 2021|Previous Workshops|

BATH ABBEY Soul Soundings Wednesday 15 September 2021 REVIEW

A special participatory singing event led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways Eighty singers gathered for the first Soul Soundings in the magnificently restored Bath Abbey. After the long absence of singing during the Covid lockdown, it was wonderful to hear our voices soar in the glorious open space. Beginning with single tones, we experienced the extraordinary resonance of this ancient and sacred building, [...]

2021-09-28T18:14:36+00:00September 23rd, 2021|News, Previous Soul Soundings|

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