For three action packed days, the Bath Abbey Girls’ Choir toured Holland and Belgium. These were the record- breaking heatwave days, when Europe melted in the sun, but these 24 intrepid girls none the less donned their cassocks with courage,…
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Bath Abbey Girls’ Choir 25th Anniversary Concert
Female musicians celebrated at Bath Abbey This year will be particularly special for Bath Abbey as it celebrates 25 years of its Girls’ Choir. To mark the 25th anniversary, the Abbey will be celebrating with a new commission by critically…
Bath Abbey Choir records music to remember loved ones lost during pandemic
Bath Abbey’s Choirs of Boys, Girls and Lay-clerks will be hard at work next week (w/c 14 Feb) recording a new CD. Provisionally titled ‘Memoriam’, the album is to help those who have lost loved ones or who have had…
Congratulations to our new Head and Deputy Head Choristers and new recruits
Congratulations to our new Head and Deputy Head Choristers, Wilf and Lawrence who were installed in their new posts of responsibility by Rector of Bath Abbey, The Revd Canon Guy Bridgewater, at Sunday’s Choral Evensong and presented with their medals…
Young Bath student wins top prize in national music competition
One of Bath Abbey’s choristers, Gavin Phelps, aged 12 from Bath, has been announced as the runner-up in a competition to celebrate the return of York Minster’s Grand Organ, following a £2m refurbishment of the majestic instrument earlier this year.…
Experience Rachmaninov’s iconic ‘All Night Vigil’ performed by the Bath Abbey Choirs under the Moon
Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon will be ‘landing’ in Bath Abbey on 20 November. Among those who have been hard at work preparing for its arrival are Bath Abbey’s Choirs of Girls and Lay-Clerks. For the past 8 weeks,…
The Bath Festival presents Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, under the Moon in Bath Abbey
Image caption: Museum of the Moon by Luke Jerram. Ely Cathedral. Photo (c) James Billings The Bath Festival presents Symphony of Sorrowful Songs with Paraorchestra, soprano Victoria Oruwari and conductor Charles Hazlewood, also featuring Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon.…
New piano donated to Abbey
We are very excited to have received a brand new piano, very kindly donated to the Abbey by Chelverton Asset Management. The piano will be used in the choir vestry, next to the main Song School, enabling the Music Department…
Choral Weekday Evensong to resume at Bath Abbey from 9 September
After nearly an 18-month absence, we are delighted that our Bath Abbey Choirs will be resuming Choral Evensong during the week on Thursdays and on selected Fridays at 5.30pm (during term time). While we have been able to enjoy worship…
Dedication of the Bath Abbey Psalter on Sunday 12 September, 3.30pm
On September 12th the Bath Abbey Psalter, dedicated to the memory of Derek Cardy 1930-2020, former member of the Abbey choir and organ pupil of Earnest Maynard will be blessed and commissioned at a special service of Choral Evensong. Delyth…
