Avon Harmony A Cappella Chorus

30/05/2026

We had an excellent time at our chorus bandstand concert in Keynsham Park this afternoon. The birds sang and the crowds filled the park stopping by to listen.

Several of our newbie singers sang in public for the first time - a super well done to them! Even if they’ve only had time to learn one or two songs, then we welcome them on stage for those as part of our community of singers.

It was also the debut performance of a new quartet called VoxCentric with singers from both AH and Amersham A Ca****la.

27/05/2026

Tomorrow night’s Thursday rehearsal might be a hot one… so bring your water bottles and your fans 😅☀️

But honestly, there’s something really lovely about knowing that after busy days, work, family life, stress, aches, worries and everything else life throws at us… we’ll all still turn up and sing together.

Some people probably think choir is “just singing”, but it’s so much more than that.

It’s friendship.
It’s support.
It’s laughter.
It’s seeing familiar faces every week.
It’s walking in feeling tired or flat and walking out feeling lighter.

And somehow, even in a stuffy rehearsal room in a heatwave, singing together still feels like one of the best places to be 💙

Looking forward to tomorrow night with these wonderful women.

26/05/2026

There we are!

Save the Date!

🎵 We’ve got two fantastic performances lined up at the Keynsham Memorial Park bandstand this weekend.

Come along for a free weekend of live music and listen to Avon Harmony A Ca****la & Malmesbury Concert Band

Details..
Saturday 30th May 2-3:15pm: Avon Harmony A Ca****la

Sunday 31st May 2-4pm: Malmesbury Concert Band

About the Bands...
Avon Harmony A Ca****la Chorus

“Avon Harmony A Ca****la is a lively, award-winning women’s chorus in 2025 bringing four-part a ca****la harmony to life – no instruments, just voices (and quite a lot of personality).

Their repertoire spans everything from pop and swing to classic crowd-pleasers, all delivered with warmth, energy and a genuine love of singing together. Known for their tight, in-sync sound, they recently picked up multiple national “Most Improved” awards – a reflection of just how far they’ve come.

You’ll also hear from their brilliant quartets – smaller groups who love to dial up the harmony (and the fun) even further.

If you like music that lifts your mood and makes you smile, you’re in the right place.”

Malmesbury Concert Band

“This will be part of a busy summer schedule for the band, which will include playing at the Carnival Midsummer Festival in Abbey House, Malmesbury, at local fetes and bandstand performances in Swindon, Chippenham, Cirencester and Stroud.

The band will be playing selections from popular musicals, including “Cats”, alongside classical works, TV themes and famous film scores.
Director of Music John Holland said: “We are delighted to be playing again at the Keynsham Memorial Park. We were given a great reception when we played there last year and are much looking forward to doing so again this year.”
The Malmesbury Concert Band has around 25 playing members and is currently seeking clarinet, bassoon and horn players.”

Bring a picnic and seating and join us for a weekend filled with music. 🎵

Live music playing most weekends until the end of September 2026.

Take a look at our full schedule and plan your visits here: https://issuu.com/deputytownclerk/docs/bandstand_line-up_2026

16/05/2026

Today it was Chorus Coaching Day with the amazing Helen Lappert. She is “the bestest” ever and she helped us make a ton of progress on our contest songs for October.

We totally forgot to take any photos, so here are a couple of screenshots instead.

Thank you so much Helen!!

08/05/2026

We just couldn’t say no when Off The Record quartet asked to come and sing to us last night during our rehearsal!!

They were fabulous and we couldn’t believe they will be Mic Warming at BABS at the end of the month.

We loved ‘em!! Good luck guys.

20/04/2026

Posing with Pearl’s Avon Ladies Barbershop Chorus golf umbrella - the oldest and youngest singers in our chorus!!

19/04/2026

The stripy look was in vogue last week at chorus.

If they were a quartet, what could we call them?!

17/04/2026

A massive happy 80th birthday to Linda who sings bass with our chorus!!

Go Linda.

14/03/2026

📸 Photo 1 – The Proper One

A lovely day singing at the Mid Somerset Festival in Bath today.

Our 21 singers (plus Mary directing!) performed in the adult choral day non-competitive class in our royal blue dresses. We sang Somewhere Only We Know and Sweet Dreams — and it was especially special because several of our newer members were taking part in their very first gig with Avon Harmony.

Adjudicator comments included:
“So much to commend here. Lovely diction and real feeling for the music.”
“Great intonation and lovely clear words.”
“Full of energy from the start.”

We’re really proud of everyone — especially those who joined us this year and stepped straight onto the festival stage.

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🤪 Photo 2 – The Silly One

And because no Avon Harmony outing would be complete without a slightly less serious moment…

Same singers. Same dresses. Slightly less dignity.

After singing our hearts out at the Mid Somerset Festival, we clearly decided it was time for the official Avon Harmony silly photo.

21 singers, one MD, two songs, lots of laughs — and a really lovely day making music together.

26/02/2026

A fab & productive start to our new uptempo this evening. Well done to everyone who was there.

We’ve been vowel matching, humming through straws and connecting our words smoothly.

Great beginnings to what will be another excellent song for Avon Harmony.