After seven years Sylvy Hinton and her husband Ralph moved back to the UK and they had to leave Bella Acapella behind. Isabel… came to the rescue and was the second Musical Director. Unfortunately she also had to leave the chorus, moving back to the North of Portugal. Seven years ago Rob Does became the third MD. It was a great match from the very beginning. Being an experienced choral director he manages to get a grip on the sometimes very strong opinions, ideas and actions of all chorus members. His focus is on quality singing in good harmony. Under his direction the chorus has doubled in size, now being around 30 members from 10 nationalities and we are always welcoming new singers.
Today we really enjoy singing at a variety of different events. We get to do various sing outs as well as concerts alongside other groups but also concerts of our very own. But what has also got us excited is competing and rehearsing song for contest, which has taken a crazy amount of our time over the last few years. But practice pays off! We have won a Silver Medal in 2014 in the Sabs competition in Malaga and this year we have even won Gold in the Iberian barbershop competition in Calpe. We are now looking forward to whatever the future holds for us!
