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This project successfully funded on 12th February 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
Paragon50: celebrating 50 years of music-making
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom
Aim
Help shape Paragon Singers’ 50th anniversary year: support new music, workshops, and more shared musical experiences for our community.
Our 50th Year: Let's create something special together - help us reach our £1500 target
In 2026, Paragon Singers celebrates 50 years of singing, creativity and community in Bath and beyond. Over those decades, we’ve become a big family of singers, we've collaborated with wonderful professional musicians, and shared the joy of choral music with audiences of all ages.
Following the success of our Messiah 250 project in 2022, our anniversary year is a chance to open those doors even wider. And with your support, we can create new, memorable musical experiences including:
- A brand new choral commission by composer, Sarah Dacey, premiered in Bath Abbey, in honour of a much-loved member of the choir
- Open rehearsals and immersive concerts like our new Purcell's Lament project
- Events with students, supporting careers of emerging musicians, and workshop days to bring singers together
All of these help us share music more widely, remove barriers, and spark new connections. Join us in making this milestone year unforgettable.
How your donation makes a difference
Anniversaries are a perfect excuse for a party. And what better party than a year's worth of musical experiences that bring people together. Whether you can give £5, £50 or £500 you’re not just supporting a choir – you’re helping create musical moments to share and remember.
Thanks to an early anonymous £5,000 gift and £1,500 in grants from the Hinrichsen Foundation and the Vaughan Williams Foundation, every donation you make now goes even further. Your support helps us match these funds and bring more of the anniversary programme to life. Help us reach our first fundraising target of £1500.
Here's a first glimpse of just the concerts in our anniversary season.
Thank you for being part of Paragon 50.
We’d love you to share this special season with us. Save the dates below and come and make new musical memories with us. Full details coming soon.
Saturday 21 March 2026, Bath Abbey: Paragon 50: an anniversary concert
Join us in one of Bath’s most inspiring spaces for a promenade concert that surrounds you with sound. Enjoy music we love, from old favourites to a brand-new commission, as we welcome back alumni and celebrate 50 years of making music together.
Saturday 11 July 2026, St Swithin’s, Bath: Purcell’s Lament
Words and music combine in this immersive staged concert exploring the final years of Henry Purcell’s life. A new script by Stewart Harcourt weaves together Purcell’s most moving songs and choral works in a portrait of loss, love and the joy of music that endures.
Saturday 21 November 2026, Holy Trinity, Bradford on Avon: Bach’s Mass in B Minor
Experience Bach’s timeless Mass in B Minor — music full of humanity and hope — with leading soloists and baroque orchestra as we bring our 50th year to a close together.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made