dave.soundworld1 day ago1 minCONCERT FOR UKRAINE, 7.30 July 20th 2022Our first concert since the pandemic began! After all that Zoom-ing, Macapello - now in its tenth year! - is delighted to report that...
dave.soundworldSep 20, 20211 minBACK TO LIVE SINGING!After almost exactly 18 months of only being able to sing together on Zoom (and with the occasional social meetup) we finally resumed...
Dave KingApr 10, 20201 minCORONAVIRUS AND CHOIRLike every other choir in the country, we're in Lockdown right now bcause of the Covid-19 crisis and unable to meet in our usual way and...
dave.soundworldAug 13, 20191 minFabulous Fundraising Concert - and CD!Our end-of-year concert at the Baptist Church raised an impressive £646.62! for our two charities, Julia's House and A Home For Kale. The...
Dave KingJun 25, 20191 minFirst Outing of the SummerIt was a glorious summer day on Saturday 22 June, which makes a bit of a change for this year so far! We celebrated by singing heartily...
dave.soundworldMar 28, 20191 minA Grand Day OutAnother splendid day at the Choir Convention on 19th March (plumbing excepted)! Luckily our pipes were in fine fettle as we gave a...
dave.soundworldFeb 14, 20191 minMoving home!!On 13th February we bid farewell to Aloeric School, our rehearsal venue for the last 5 or so years. Thanks to all the staff and...
dave.soundworldJan 5, 20191 minSpring is (almost) here!Welcome to the Spring Term, singers!! After all those Carols before Christmas, we'll be investigating some NEW material (from places far...
Dave KingJan 2, 20191 minChristmas CarollingMembers of Macapello (with a few singers from Akabella) on a chilly weekend morning singing a wide selection of Carols outside...
Dave KingSep 13, 20181 minWelcome to the Autumn TermAutumn is beginning to make its presence felt, the leaves are starting to turn, the evenings are getting darker and people are returning...
Dave KingAug 18, 20181 minWe start singing again soon!We hope everyone is enjoying their summer, and for once we really had summer weather - but maybe the heat was a little too much of a good...
Dave KingMay 1, 20181 minSinging for the MayorOn Monday 30 April, Macapello sang a variety of a capella songs for the Mayor's Civic Award Ceremony at Melksham Town Hall. We had...
Dave KingApr 27, 20181 minChoir Convention 2018Twenty members of Macapello sang in St George's Chapel, Bristol last Sunday 22 April for the eighteenth annual Choir Convention. We had a...
Dave KingMar 2, 20181 minDecember 2017 – Winter Carols at Blenheim HouseWe sang a selection of carols old, new, familiar, exciting and exotic on Friday December 8th in the garden at Blenheim House Care Home...
Dave KingMar 2, 20181 minJuly 2017 – Summer Sharing Concert for ‘Winston’s Wish’Macapello sang another Summer Concert on July 19th at 7.30 at the United Church in Melksham (SN12 6JU), which featured many of our...
Dave KingMar 2, 20181 minApril 2017 – Community Choir ConventionOnce again Macapello attended the Community Choir Convention in Bristol in the fabulous acoustic and ambience of St. Georges, Brandon...
Dave KingMar 2, 20181 minDecember 2016 – Winter Sharing ConcertJust before Christmas we sang a selection of seasonal songs to an audience of friends and family, fuelled by mulled wine, mince pies and...
Dave KingMar 2, 20181 min2014-2016 – Songs for all seasonsA fantastic ‘Winter Concert’ where we sang with the Shepton Mallet Acapella Choir (SMACC), was held in the elegant surroundings of the...
Dave KingMar 2, 20181 minSummer 2016 – Concert in St. Andrew’s ChurchHere’s Macapello singing in the lovely setting of St. Andrew’s Church where we gave a full charity concert in aid of Syrian refugees on...