Finally, it looks as though choral singers will be able to come together once again in full unison! After 16 months of Zoom rehearsals and singing solo in various home bedrooms, lounges and offices the novelty had, it’s fair to say, pretty much worn off. We’re very, very excited to be starting to get back to things in person and are busy planning for the future! Back in the early…
Reflecting on hosting of a LABBS Education Day via Zoom, I marvel at the brilliant Zoominators, Education Judges and our own MPT as they navigated the sea of faces, breakout rooms, log-ins and screen sharing necessary to bring over 80 delegates together on a sunny Sunday morning in April. Like every Bristol Fashion rehearsal we got things going with a physical warm-up: the Musical Milkshake moves were literally bananas and…
Wow! What a busy month January is on the Bristol Fashion calendar. The first week of the year started with the Bristol Fashion Awards Night which has become a prestigious event. An evening of fun, laughter and entertainment. In a year where everything has been far from normal, where we have spent over 41 weeks joining together virtually, missing standing tall and close on the risers singing in 4-part harmony,…
At this time of year Bristol Fashion would normally be singing up a Christmas storm in all manner of places from churches to shopping malls, from manor houses to show homes. But of course, this year has been a little different. Covid-19 has seen the singer’s world shrink to the size of a small screen as we zoomed our way through the best part of 2020. December started with two…
As we head towards the year’s end, it’s traditional to reflect on the past months and all our achievements and celebrations. Of course, 2020 chucked something of a spanner in the works! Covid-19 and its resulting lockdowns, social distancing measures and concerns for the health and well-being of everyone in our different communities forced us to do things differently. This time last year, we were all on a high with…