Amersham A Capella are UK champions!

Liz Nicholls

Amersham & Villages, Beaconsfield & Villages, Buckinghamshire, Community & Charity, Great Missenden & Hazlemere, Marlow, Bourne End & Cookham, Princes Risborough & Stokenchurch, Round and About

Well done to Amersham A Cappella whose musical members won the gold medal at the recent national competition for the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers (LABBS) in Bournemouth

Musical director Helen Lappert says: “We are thrilled, not only to have scooped the gold medal, but to have scored the highest ever marks in the history of the competition!”

The Amersham women’s chorus, made up of more than 70 members, wowed the judges at the annual National Convention beating 26 other choruses from all around the country.

They sang two bespoke arrangements of iconic Queen songs. An upbeat quirky rendition of Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy and an extremely moving and haunting version of Who Wants to Live Forever.

Returning from Bournemouth the chorus has hit the ground running rehearsing Christmas repertoire, a new song and preparing for corporate workshops and events during the Christmas period.

The chorus are going places and are preparing to head to Denver in USA in July to represent the UK and compete in the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) International Convention against groups from all around the world.

They are busy fundraising to help get them there and looking for sponsorship from local businesses. Could you help?

You can see them performing locally at Christmas on Sunday 15^th December at the Chiltern Lifestyle Centre in Amersham. Keep an eye on their website for tickets and more information.

Well done to Amersham A Cappella whose musical members won the gold medal at the recent national competition for the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers (LABBS) in Bournemouth

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