The Bristol Aphasia choir is led by Music Therapists Laura Cook and Denise Wong.
We are a new aphasia friendly choir based in Bristol. We meet at 12.15 – 1.45 pm on Friday afternoons in term time, at UWE Frenchay, Room 2E025.
Laura leads the choir, whilst Denise accompanies alongside.

What is the choir like?
At the sessions we do some warm ups, then sing through some familiar songs. We share the words on a projector screen, with pictures to support with reading. Some people use the words and others find it easier to watch Laura’s mouth and copy as she sings. You can also hum, sing to ‘la’ or any other sound you find easy, or just listen.
We will be joined by UWE music therapy trainees and student volunteers. We sing for around an hour and a half, and then we will move to OneZone cafe to have tea, coffee and biscuits and a chance to socialise at the end. We are a friendly and welcoming bunch and we also like to have fun while singing!
Choir Dates
The Bristol Aphasia Choir will be meeting on the following Friday afternoons:
Summer Term 2026:
September:
- Friday 25th September 2026
October:
- Friday 2nd October 2026
- Friday 9th October 2026
- Friday 16th October 2026
- Friday 23rd October 2026
November:
- Friday 6th November 2026
- Friday 13th November 2026
- Friday 20th November 2026 – Joint Choir Rehearsal with Bristol City Voices
- Friday 27th November 2026
December:
- Friday 2rd December 2026
- Friday 9th December 2026
- Saturday 12th December 2026 – Annual Christmas Concert at St. Andrew’s Community Church







