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Southern England's most exciting male voice choir!
Registered charity number: 1112732
Singers and dancers come together for Iain
November 16: CMVC joined the Madder Mill Molly Dancers and the Sandilands ShantyMen on Saturday in a memorable evening raising funds to help Iain, recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Croham Hurst Golf Club generously provided their capacious hall free-of-charge for this worthwhile cause.
Madder Mill Molly Dancers strut their stuff for Iain (photos from Helen Sharp and MMMD)
Choir sings for Iain
October 22: CMVC is joining forces with two other local groups to perform at a benefit event for its member Iain, who has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Choir in the news again
October 21: Croydon Male Voice Choir hit the media again with an extensive report in the lively local news site, Inside Croydon. The site had learned about the choir’s frustration at being banned from resuming its customary Christmas performances at the Whitgift Centre.
The choir has sung at the centre for the past ten Christmases, raising thousands of pounds for local charities such as Crisis at Christmas, Croydon Vision and Croydon Council’s Just Giving Fund for victims and families of the Sandilands train crash.
CMVC sings for homeless charity Crisis - but not this year
Stirring Southwark debut for MD Andrew
Dave Bannister writes: The choir, led by its new music director Andrew Moore, performed a triumphant concert in Southwark Cathedral on Saturday September 21. A resounding standing ovation from a packed audience brought a fitting climax to Andrew’s CMVC concert debut.
CMVC at Southwark - Andrew Moore in dark jacket (photo JWT)
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)