There’s something truly magical about the final “Amen” of Brahms’ Geistliches Lied - a moment where every voice lifts together and the whole space seems to glow ✨🎶 Fun fact: Brahms wrote this as a double canon aged just 24, weaving complex craft into soaring beauty. Here’s a glimpse from our Remembrance concert, November 2025.

Our Musical Director, Dr David Bednall, said it best: “𝐻𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑠' 𝑇𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑢𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝑆𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑑𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑐𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑠𝑦, 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑏𝑙𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑦.” Here’s a look back at those final soaring moments from our 2025 Remembrance Concert - thank you again to everyone who joined us in honouring and remembering together 🎶

This beautiful motet reflects themes of humility, sacrifice and devotion - from our 2025 Passiontide concert.

Laurisden: Nocturnes - I. Sa nuit d’été 🌙 [Set to a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke] Performed September 2023.

Laurisden: Nocturnes - II. Soneto de la Noche 🌃 [Set to a poem by Pablo Neruda] Performed September 2023.

Laurisden: Nocturnes - III. Sure on this Shining Night ✨ [Set to a poem by James Agee] Performed September 2023.

Ave Verum Corpus - William Byrd 🎼 Performed April 2023. This year marked the 400th anniversary of the death of great 16th Century composer William Byrd. Being a Catholic work, this piece was initially shunned by English church musicians until its revival by Catholic choirs late in the nineteenth century. As religious tolerance increased, its popularity grew rapidly, and today it is a cherished part of both Catholic and Anglican choral worship.

✨ We are thrilled to welcome John Pickard as the new President of Bristol Chamber Choir! To mark this special occasion, a small group of our singers were excited to perform his beautiful piece ‘Te Lucis Ante Terminum’ at our recent Passiontide concert in 2025 - a serene and reflective setting of an ancient evening prayer 🙏 John’s composition weaves rich harmonies and gentle rhythms, creating a meditative atmosphere that aligns perfectly with the text's message of protection through the night. Performed by Elizabeth Gaunt, Grace Groleau, Amy Joyce, Phoebe McFerran, Charlie Michelmore, Kate Wells and Beth Whalley, we hope you enjoy this intimate rendition of his remarkable work! 🎼