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Welcome to the website of Croydon Male Voice Choir
Southern England's most exciting male voice choir!
Registered charity number: 1112732
Farewell Matthew!
September 7: The choir said farewell to its outstanding music director Matthew Quinn on Thursday. Matthew, who joined CMVC two years ago, is leaving to take up a new post as chorus director of the English National Opera.
Matthew with choir photo and choir chair Kim (photo JWT)
In his two years with the choir, Matthew brought radical improvements in its singing technique and produced concert performances that won acclaim for their energy, dynamics and emotional expression.
Gareth name-checks CMVC
July 21: Gareth Southgate was quoted as name-checking the choir in a recent BBC interview following his retirement as England soccer manager.
Gareth Southgate: making CMVC famous (again)
Choir stars in return to Caterham
Dave Bannister writes: It was a pleasure to bring the choir back to my home town Caterham and childhood church St John’s on June 15. The choir last visited St John’s way back in 2011 when the historic organ was being rebuilt and its 2,300 pipes were stacked around the nave.
CMVC at St John's (photo Glen McCready)
Croydon Choir brings sunshine to Caterham Festival
John Ward Turner writes: On a lovely balmy Sunday, June 2, two dozen members of Croydon Male Voice Choir met up to sing from the steps of Caterham Community Centre, soaking up the year’s first hint of summer warmth, as well as the appreciation of the many visitors attending the ever-popular annual Caterham Festival.
CMVC boys take to the steps in Caterham (photo John Ward Turner)
Choir delights on Worthing tour
May 21: The Croydon choir has returned from a barn-storming tour of Worthing and Arundel. It delighted packed audiences with spirited performances covering the whole of its current repertoire, and created extended reverberations in the stunning acoustics of Arundel Cathedral.
The choir sings at Arundel Cathedral (photo Leni Gillman)
A storming spring concert
April 21: In an exuberant spring concert, the choir renewed its partnership with the Swift Singers, a women’s choir from South Woodham Ferrers in Essex, to deliver storming performances to a packed audience at Shirley Methodist Church on Saturday.
CMVC and Swfits combine at spring concert (Photos: Phil Talmage)