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APR-OCT 2010

 

Visiting Choirs

Bath Abbey welcomes Visiting Choirs to sing Sunday services (at 11.00 am and 3.30 pm) at times when the Abbey Choir is on holiday. These times usually include:

  • One or two Sundays after Christmas
  • One or two Sundays after Easter
  • Approximately Seven Sundays over the second half of July, and August
  • One or two Sundays to coincide with local school half-term holidays i.e.
  • mid February
  • end of May
  • end of October

Most choirs like to come for the whole weekend and sing Choral Evensong on the Saturday. Early booking is advisable as the Abbey gets heavily booked by other local organisations for concerts etc.

Visiting Choirs are given use of the Choir Vestry in which to rehearse and robe. The Abbey’s magnificent Klais Organ provides a versatile, colourful and stimulating accompaniment to choral and congregational music. New wooden screens behind the choir stalls have created a more friendly acoustic environment for singers.

Availability

At the moment the following Sundays are available:

Sunday in 2010

  • Sunday 15th August 2010

 

Sundays in 2011

  • Sunday 24th July 2011

  • Sunday 31st July 2011

  • Sunday 7th August 2011

  • Sunday 28 August 2011

Accommodation

The Abbey is unable to provide accommodation, but there are various places in the town where choirs stay:

Bath YMCA

International House,

Broad Street Place,

BATH

BA1 5LH

Tel:01225 325 900

Fax:01225 462 065

admin@bathymca.co.uk

www.bathymca.co.uk


 

Kingswood School

Lansdown Road

BATH

BA1 5RG

Tel 01225 734361

Fax 01225 734305

commercial@kingswood.bath.sch.uk

www.kingswood.bath.sch.uk


 

The University of Bath

Claverton Down

BATH

BA2 7AY

Tel 012255 386622

Fax 01225 386474

beds@bath.ac.uk

www.bath.ac.uk


 

Monkton Combe Senior School

Monkton Combe

Nr BATH

BA2 7HG

Tel: (01225) 721116

Fax: (01225) 721115

commercial@monkton.org.uk

www.monktoncombeschool.com


 

In addition Bath has many hotels and B&Bs. Bath Tourist Information Office can provide further details:

Bath Tourist Office

www.visitbath.co.uk


 

For further details, please contact:

Mrs Cheri Bragg

Bath Abbey Office

12 Kingston Buildings

BATH

BA1 1LT

Tel (01225) 422462

Fax (01225) 429990

email: cheri@bathabbey.org