Chamber choir from Bath and the West of England
Cappella Nova is a chamber choir of around 30 experienced singers, committed to singing for pleasure and for the enjoyment of others. Founded in 2001, the choir sings a wide-ranging and eclectic mix of sacred and secular music under our conductor and musical director Tony Shield. We regularly perform in venues throughout Bath, Somerset and North Wiltshire.
Our concerts are often in support of a local or national charity - since 2011 we have raised over £22,000 in this way.
On our website you can find out about our concerts and events including Church Services and Music for Weddings. Find more details on the About Us page
Our new Musical Director
Tony Shield, our current Musical Director and founder, is standing down after 24 years with the choir. Tony's final concert will be Songs of Hope and Farewell on 28th June 2025.
Cappella Nova is delighted to announce the appointment of Marysia Górska-Saj as our Musical Director from September 2025. Marysia is an accomplished conductor and music teacher with an MA in Choral Conducting from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, experienced in directing a variety of ensembles including choral societies, male voice choirs, children's choirs and church choirs.
We very much look forward to working with Marysia. Our plans include concerts on Saturday 25th October and Sunday 14th December. Full details of these will be published later in the year.
2025 Diary
Our concerts would not be the same without our loyal supporters and audience members. We keep in touch with an occasional email newsletter giving news of future concerts and other events. If you would like to receive this (around 4 times a year), please subscribe using the button below.
Membership
We are always interested to hear from experienced singers who might like to join Cappella Nova. Information for new and current members, including the rehearsal diary, is on the Membership page.
Our Musical Director
Tony Shield has conducted Cappella Nova since 2001. His first love was as an orchestral musician, playing the horn in the National Youth Orchestra. However, singing was always an important strand in his musical education and at Cambridge, where he read music, he sang the daily services in his college choir. During his career in music education, Tony conducted choirs regularly in venues such as Birmingham Town Hall, Eton College Chapel and The Royal Festival Hall in London. Since founding Cappella Nova, Tony has conducted the choir in a wide repertoire of music mostly a cappella across Bath and north Wiltshire.
Recordings
Virtual choir recordings made during the Covid pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. Thanks to choir member Patrick Williams of Total Perspective Media for audio and video production.
As Torrents in Summer - Edward Elgar
The Turtle Dove - Ralph Vaughan Williams
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