Acapellies Community Choir was born in 2015 after a conversation with a few singing friends, who all then joined. I wanted to start a choir that was willing to perform publicly and be creative in their performing. We initially gathered in Star Anise cafe in Stroud. From then onwards the choir began to grow and develop. In 2020 we weren’t allowed to sing together any more. We did a little bit online but later sang outside in the cafe courtyard, which worked very well.
In 2021 I created our first public performance piece – The Gratitude Project – in response to the Covid crisis. It was more than just a concert; we sang with dancers and rose-petals and flames and water. Since then we have performed Songs of Fortitude, Sanctuary, Archaea, Inconsolable, Resonance and WildSong, all of which were performed on several occasions. We have sung them in London, Bristol, the Forest of Dean, and in different venues all over the Stroud District.
The maximum amount of singers is 40.