BinG! (Barbershop in Germany) success for JIGSAW

World Championship for mixed barbershop quartets in Munich. Our Tenor Section Leader Ali and her partner Pete, plus ex-FR member Donna and her partner Keefe teamed up a couple of years ago to become JIGSAW mixed quartet, winning 2 consecutive silver medals against...

Good Result for Junior FR at Thornbury Eisteddfod

Thursday 10th March saw Junior FR competing again in the U14 Choirs class in St.Mary’s Church, Thornbury.  After a fantastic warm up session at the Turnberries Community Centre led by MD Wendy Howse and assisted by Sarah Winter, we gathered in the rather chilly...

Great Night with the Mendip Men

We had a really good evening at our joint concert with the Mendip Male Voice Choir, raising well over £800 for FR’s charity for 2016 – the Riding for the Disabled Association (Gloucester West, Patchwork Group).  The MMVC were formed in 1919, and the...
Our Annual Harmony Workshop goes with a swing

Our Annual Harmony Workshop goes with a swing

We were pleased to welcome nearly 80 delegates to our annual workshop on Saturday, 23rd January, including many returnees from the past five years we’ve been holding this event. It was great to have some of our sister chorus, Cardiff Style, supporting us and...