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Newquay, Cornwall’s surf & holiday capital is also home to an excellent Male Voice Choir. The Choir has nearly 40 members who come from all walks of life and are united by a love of singing which takes place in a wide range of venues. In recent years, the choir have performed in chapels, churches, preaching pits, schools and cathedrals and have entertained in pubs, clubs, marquees, hotels and conference centres. We have sung at weddings, festivals, funerals, conferences, school assemblies, dinners and a wide range of charity events.
We hope that you can find all the information that you require about our Male Voice Choir which has its home in Cornwall’s premier holiday resort boasting “the finest coastline and beaches in Europe”. If you are interested in joining the choir, we would be delighted to see you at our rehearsal, which is normally held on a Wednesday evening at the Methodist (formerly Claremont) Church hall in Beachfield Avenue, Newquay, 6.45pm for 7.00pm. It really doesn’t matter whether you can read music or not. If you enjoy singing, everything else can be worked on.
Latest Choir News:
Next Concerts:
Sat 10 September (4.00-4.45pm) Newquay Fish Festival, Newquay Harbour
Wed 14 September (7.00pm) Atlantic Hotel - South-West in Bloom Reception
Sun 2 October (Eve - TBC) Mawnan Smith Methodist Church Concert
Sat 15 October (Eve - TBC) Saltash Methodist Church Concert with Saltash Ladies Choir
Sat 29 October (Eve -TBC) West Looe Riverside Church Concert with Looe Valley Singers
Thu 10 Nov - Mon 14 Nov - Choir trip to Bournemouth
(Fri 11 November 'Oll an Gwella' concert for Sheltered Housing Group)
Sat 12 November (Eve - TBC) Poole Methodist Church Concert
Sun 13 November (2.00pm) Queens Hotel, Bournemouth, Concert for CLIC Sargeant
(Sat 10 December (10.00am-4.00pm) Fund-raising stall, Hotel Victoria, Newquay)
Thu 15 December (Eve - TBC) Christmas Candlelight Carols - Newquay Methodist Church
We already have bookings for 2012 (N.B Especially Gala concerts 23 March 2012 with Radcliffe-on-Trent MVC with School Choristers and 30 June 2012 with Newquay Town Band & Choral Society with School Choristers). We are also planning a concert (end October) with Denby Dale Ladies Choir. Please contact us early (giving maximum notice) if you wish to book the choir.
In 2013 we are already committed to bookings (N.B. Especially International Festival - early May and proposed Albert Hall Concert - early November).
We are still keen to appoint an Assistant Accompanist or Assistant Musical Director - can you help? If so, please contact David Bendall (Hon Sec) on 01726 860193
Since 2008, the choir has established a proud record of support for local schools. Choristers regularly encourage, rehearse with, and sing with, local primary and secondary school male choirs. The focus for all this activity is the encouragement of boys to participate in and enjoy choral singing, in the hope that the proud Cornish tradition of Male Voice Choir singing can be enjoyed for generations to come. Members have recently appeared on stage with the Treviglas Male Chorus (from Treviglas Community College) and they were definitely a little older than the 5, 6 and 7-year old lads from Trenance Learning Academy Boys Choir when they sang at Truro Cathedral for a 'Help for Heroes' concert in March 2011. The Cornish Federation of Male Voice Choirs has been pleased to support the initiative and recognised the work by awarding the "President's Plate" to Newquay MVC in 2010. Full details can be found on the CFMVC website.
The choir enjoys both singing in Cornwall and performing for audiences outside the county and has raised thousands of pounds for charity and good causes in the 37 years since it was reformed.
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