The Handful

"This fine choir is arguably the best secular choir in Bath" Peter King

In 2002 a group of keen singers with good sight reading skills were looking for a choir to challenge them musically, both as individuals and within a small group. A Handful of Singers was founded to fill that gap in Bath.

From the outset we have covered an eclectic repertoire, from early to contemporary composers, close harmony to larger scale classical works whilst at the same time giving individuals opportunities to perform as soloists or in very small numbers. As the choir grew in size, so it earned a growing local reputation for high quality performance, reflecting the intention that we should be stretched musically and do constructive vocal work. Our Aims and Values and excerpts of our recordings can be found on our website www.thehandful.org

We were extremely lucky to work under conductor Christopher Finch for the last 13 years. In 2018, we started work with new Musical Director Tomos Watkins whose musicianship, passion and ambition for the choir will lead us through the next chapter in our development as The Handful.