Carols at Bath Spa Railway station
On Friday 5 December the boys choir sang at the Bath Spa railway station. We sang for busy commuters and saw some friends pass by too. Thank you to GWR for their support of the Abbey choirs this past year. Huw…
150 years celebration – Festival Evensong
On Sunday, 10 October 2025 it was great to celebrate the 150th anniversary and Re-Dedication of the Abbey Boys and Lay Clerks who first sang here on Sunday, 3 October 1875. The Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Right Reverend Michael Beasley preached…
Farewell
We say farewell to six wonderful upper sixth girls as their time in the choir comes to an end. Between them they have over 35 years of service to the Abbey Girls choir and even longer if you count the…
Choir Tour to Belgium – A Journey of Remembrance and Worship
The Girls and Lay Clerks visited Belgium and sang in St George’s Memorial church, Ypres. This church has memorial plaques for former pupils from many Bath schools including Kingswood, KES and Monkton Combe. They sang at the Menin Gate Remembrance…
World Premiere of anthems by our Abbey Girls Choristers
5 June, 19 June and 29 June world premiere of anthems by our Abbey Girls Choristers – Isla Byrne, Ella Barker and Ruth Williams. In June we are delighted to announce that the Abbey choir will be singing three world premieres of…
St David’s Choir Tour
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Boys and Lay Clerks the choir visited St David’s Cathedral between 30 May and 1 June. The choir sang 4 services including music by Welsh composer William Mathias and a piece specially written…
A Musical Soirée
On Saturday 1st March, the choirs of Bath Abbey, ably supported on the piano by Huw Williams and Dewi Rees, entertained a large audience with a light-hearted programme of songs from the shows, opera arias and choruses and even some…