In preparation for the launch of the new teaching year, Dancing Bear Chamber Choir and Polyphonic Choir have now been renamed to ‘A Cappella Birmingham’, and they can be found on a brand new website. They are busy preparing for an upcoming performance on Friday 10th October. Meanwhile, we’re getting ready to launch some exciting new initiatives... stay tuned for the announcement!

We’ve created a page listing our upcoming performances.

The new timetable for June and August has been published, and is available for download - see the Rehearsal Timetable page for more information.

The new timetable for May has been published, and is available for download - see the Rehearsal Timetable page for more information.

The 2008 Dancing Bear Summer Camp will take place from 23rd-29th August 2008, in Seaton, Cornwall. More information is available here.

We are fostering a warm and mutually beneficial relationship with both the LGSO - London Gay Symphony Orchestra - and the London-based lgbt Choirs.
 
The LGSO have invited us to either sing or play with them in London for a performance of Verdi's magnificent Requiem in the Cadogan Hall on Sunday 6th July 2008
 
For those that know the work you will just need to brush up your knowledge of the piece, and for those who don't I'm happy to organise downloadable midi practice files for you to practice at home with, and to lead some preparatory Day Schools. We will also look at going down to London for one or more of our friends's rehearsals
 
If we go down as a sizeable group we could look at travelling together. The LGSO will look at ways of helping us with travel costs for the performance and of accommodating us in their own members's homes
 
This would be a reciprocal arrangement whereby we would host their members as performers in our Autumn Concert of the pieces by Handel, Mozart and Faure's Requiem
 
We'll discuss all this at our next rehearsals, but, for now, if you want further information take a look at the LGSO's website:  www.lgso.org.uk/Verdi

We've added more information about the Polyphonic Choir, Opera Company and Paul and David.

We are now holding Dancing Bear Choir rehearsals four times a month, on the 1st and 3rd Sundays and 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.