The Great Western Chorus of Bristol (formerly Great Western Chorus of the Bristol Barbershop Harmony Club, also formerly Western Gateway Chorus, also known as GWC) is a men's a cappella chorus singing primarily in the Barbershop style.
It is a founder member of the British Association of Barbershop Singers, with whom the chorus shared its 40th anniversary in 2014.
The Great Western Chorus of Bristol was founded in 1974,[1] following a visit by American Barbershop singers to the city.
[2][3] The chorus holds the record for the most gold medals awarded in the BABS national chorus contest, winning for the tenth time in May 2017.
[4] In addition to being winners of a record ten BABS gold medals (1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 2008,[5] 2010,[6] 2015[7] and 2017),[8] the chorus are four times BABS silver medalists and five times bronze medallists and hold more chorus competition medals than any other chorus in the association.