The Brixi Singers were formed in 1994 as a small chamber choir in Bolton, to perform a variety of works, with a maximum number of 22 singers. This small group first sang in a much larger concert, and the piece they chose to sing was Veni Spiritui Sancto, by a 17th century Czech composer called Brixi. As the group became established, they took inspiration from this, and named their group after this composer! The Brixi Singers undertake 4-6 concerts a year, and have performed many sacred and secular pieces, either alone as a group, or in collaboration with other groups. In this way, they have been able to give small intimate performances of pieces such as Handel's Messiah, and larger works, such as Bach's B Minor Mass, or Karl Orff's Carmina Burana. The Brixi Singers are also much in demand for charity concerts, where a lighter programme is provided, and for weddings. 2004 saw the Brixi Singers on a tour of the Czech Republic, where they sang a sacred concert in the church of St Nicholas, in Prague's Old Town Square, and a much lighter concert in the Colonnades of the spa town of Marianske Laszne. In 2006, the choir toured Belgium, giving a concert in the cathedral of Brussels, and having the immense honour of singing for the daily service at dusk at the Menin Gate in Ypres.  2011 saw the group on tour in Paris, which culminated in a concert in Notre Dame de Paris. Although Bolton in Lancashire is the home town of the Brixi Singers, the choir has sung in places as far apart as Oxford's Merton College Chapel, the Lake District, and on BBC Radio Manchester.  In July 2014,  the Brixi Singers undertook a very successful tour of  concerts in the Rhine Valley in Germany,  centred on Rudesheim, including a spontaneous rendition of the Lorelei Song (in German,  of course),  as we sailed past the Lorelei rock,  on a cruise up the Rhine! In 2017, we toured the West Country,  singing in Bath Abbey,  Exeter Cathedral,  and Buckfast Abbey.  And October 2018 saw us in Mallorca,  singing Mass in Palma Cathedral,  as well as concerts in Campos and the Dragon Caves!