© 2018 Handbag of Harmonies
a Handbag of Harmonies
A Handbag of Harmonies is a choir of vivacious women from Chester who create a party wherever they go. With pink feather boas and glitzy handbags, they sing in four-part harmony with dazzling choreography and guarantee to leave audiences with smiles on their faces.
Our Choir
Formed in 2000, our choir has 70 members and can offer performances from 20 minutes to a full evening, with as few as 20 and as many as 60 singers singing a cappella or accompanied by piano and saxophone.
The choir is just as comfortable performing in village halls, pubs and street corners on our home turf of Chester and Cheshire, as well as festivals up and down the country
Our Musical Director
Led by the charismatic Matt Baker who arranges all our material, we sing a wide repertoire of songs from the 1930's to the present day. These include Lullaby of Broadway, Think by Aretha Franklin and Take That's Rule the World and several original songs of our own.
Matt is a professional composer and performer whose work has taken him up and down the country and abroad. He also wrote the music for the renowned cycles of Chester Mystery Plays in 2003, 2008 and 2013. Matt is artistic director of Theatre in the Quarter.
Saturday 3 November
Reclaim the Night, 7pm in The Kitchen, Storyhouse, followed at 7.30pm by a march through Chester
Friday 16 November
Chester Christmas lights switch-on
We are delighted to have been asked again this year to take part in the parade through Chester as the Christmas lights are switched on. Look out for the 5 Gold Rings!
Keep an eye out here for times
Fridaay 30 November
Come and see us sing at the Garden Quarter Christmas lights switch-on and then let us entertain you later in the The Bouverie while you warm up with a drink.
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Wednesday 5 December
Christmas Craft Fair with songs
St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Parkgate Road, Chester
Come and choose from a huge variety of beautifully made gifts and cards, and listen to your favourite Christmas songs, all in the beautiful surroundings of St Thomas’s Church
Keep an eye out here for times
Keep an eye out here for times
Friday 14 December
Private event
Sunday 16 and Friday 21 December
Festive Lunch in Harmony
Chester Grosvenor Hotel,
Take a break from your shopping and get into the festive spirit with a two course lunch in The Westminster Suite, accompanied by A Handbag of Harmonies.
Saturday 29 December
Alexander’s,
Rufus Court, Chester, 9 pm,
Blow away those Christmas cobwebs, leave the TV specials behind and come out for some live entertainment with amazing songs, pink feather boas, glitzy handbags and dazzling choreography.
