Capital Chorus is London’s premier male Barbershop Harmony Club: a friendly and welcoming bunch of men who share a common hobby ….. BARBERSHOP SINGING.

The Chorus, formed in 1983, comprises around 25 members drawn mostly from West London and surrounding areas. The age range spans from 20s to 70s, and members come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Our philosophy is to sing well, provide entertainment of the highest quality…. and have lots of fun doing it! We also believe in supporting local good causes: a quarter of all our “sing out" fees goes to our adopted charity The Log Cabin.

The Log Cabin is an inclusive adventure playground for children and young people aged 4-15 who have special needs or disabilities.

Over the last 25 years the Chorus has become a familiar sight at theatres, clubs, corporate events and fund raisers throughout London, with our wide repertoire of songs from the twenties to the eighties proving popular with audiences of all ages and backgrounds. We sing Beatle songs, Gospel, jazz and other fun songs (please click on our Repertoire tab).

In 2007, Capital Chorus won the award for “Best Small Chorus” at the BABS Convention (the Annual British Championship for Barbershop Singing) (see inset).

The group has also won first prize in the open choir competition at the Ealing Music Festival for three years running, in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

CAPITAL CHORUS is a member of the British Association of Barbershop Singers B.A.B.S.

The umbrella organisation for barbershop singers in America is the Barbershop Harmony Society. Follow this link to their site.

CAPITAL CONNECTION is London's premier Ladies barbershop hamony singing group. Click here to go to their website.

Capital Chorus proudly endorses the services of Action Pianos, West London's expert and professional piano tuners.

STOP PRESS ...

Don’t wait for an open evening, just turn up any Monday from 7:45 pm where we will be at  Kingsdown Church, Northfield Avenue, corner Kingsdown Avenue, West Ealing W13 9PR.

You’re guaranteed a warm welcome and a chance to chat with members at breaks in rehearsal and over a pint in the pub afterwards.  

Please note: From 15 June to 20 July we will spend our Monday evenings in Chiswick; NOT in West Ealing. See above for venue details.

Capital Chorus Barbershop Quartet turns back the clock and sings in an actual barbershop, where barbershop singing began over 100 years ago. See the clip of this BBC London News report filmed at Pall Mall Barbers in Central London. Click on the image on the right to see it.

 CAPITAL CHORUS wins trophy at the annual BABS convention:
During the weekend of 22-25 May 2009 the annual BABS convention and competition was held in Llandudno, North Wales. Capital Chorus competed against 32 choirs from across the UK with the songs "Blue Skies" and "Somebody Stole My Gal".
Their performance was rewarded with the "Cambridge Most Improved Scroll" which is the trophy presented to the chorus with the biggest increase in the overall score over the previous year.
A great accolade for Capital Chorus and a true incentive to grow bigger and better each year. 

VIDEO RECORDINGS

To see and hear CAPITAL CHORUS and CATCH 22 in action at the BABS conventions 2009, 2008 and 2007, click on the photo below: