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| <h2>Who are we?</h2> | <h2>Who are we?</h2> |
| <p>Bristol A Cappella is an award-winning mixed barbershop chorus of around thirty members who love to sing close harmony a cappella. Apart from our tune-up pitch, all our sound comes from human voices.</p> | <p>Bristol A Cappella is an <strong>award-winning mixed voices barbershop chorus</strong> of around thirty members who love to sing close harmony a cappella. Apart from our tune-up pitch, all our sound comes from human voices.</p> |
| <p>We're affiliated to the <a href="https://www.singbarbershop.com/">British Association of Barbershop Singers</a> and compete there at least every two years; in 2023 we won the BABS national mixed voices chorus contest.</p> | <p>We're affiliated to the <a href="https://www.singbarbershop.com/">British Association of Barbershop Singers</a> and compete there at least every two years; we were the <strong>2023 national mixed chorus champions</strong>.</p> |
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| <h2>What do we do?</h2> | <h2>What do we do?</h2> |
| <p>Our songs are mainly from pop music, with a bit of rock and some musicals. We're big on storytelling with our performances, and we aim to compete each year.</p> | <p>Our songs are mainly from <strong>pop</strong> music, with a bit of <strong>rock</strong> and some <strong>musicals</strong>, and we strongly feature storytelling and acting in our performances.</p> |
| <p>All our groups are available to hire for your events; let us entertain you!</p> | <p>We put on <strong>our own large shows</strong>, and <strong>all our groups are available to hire</strong> for your events; let us entertain you!</p> |
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| <h2>Come and sing!</h2> | <h2>Come and sing!</h2> |
| <p>If you want to improve your vocal craft and are ready to learn notes independently while having lots of fun singing together, join us at an open rehearsal on the second Tuesday of every month at Victoria Methodist church at 7:30 pm or come along to our next taster session.</p> | <p><strong>Next taster session: Tuesday 8th September</strong></p> |
| <p>If you can't make weekly rehearsals, perhaps you'd like our occasional weekend <a href="/outbac"><strong>OutBAC</strong></a> sessions, ending at BABS 2025 mixed chorus contest?</p> | <p>We <strong>sing at a high level</strong>, and if you're ready to learn notes independently and work with our educators on your <strong>vocal/performance skills</strong> in a supportive group, join us at an <strong>open rehearsal</strong> on the second Tuesday of every month at Victoria Methodist church at 7:30 pm.</p> |
| | <p>If you can't make weekly rehearsals, perhaps you'd like our <strong>intensive weekend <a href="/outbac"><strong>OutBAC</strong></a> sessions</strong>, leading to the BABS 2027 mixed chorus contest?</p> |
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