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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
Choir Open Evening
2 October: The choir is staging an Open Evening on Thursday 15 October, inviting potential new members to come and see us and give us a try.
The event, at choir headquarters at Addiscombe Sandilands club, is intended for anyone who may be interested in joining a choir for the first time, or for those who may already have sung elsewhere and are looking for a new choir.
As our poster for the evening states, “no experience needed – just a love of singing”.
CMVC banner in Purley (Photo Banners)
Choir thrills at Southwark
September 6: The choir staged a memorable performance at Southwark Cathedral on Saturday September 5, winning applause and plaudits from near and far. The singing was enhanced by the cathedral’s magnificent acoustics, which thrilled choristers and audience alike.
Audience rapt as CMVC sings at Southwark
Combined triumph at summer concert
18 July: The choir staged a magnificent summer concert on Saturday, doing so with the Côr y Gyrlais choir from South Wales. It was a stunning double performance at St Mildred’s, Addiscombe, with each choir singing two sets of its own and combining twice for a total of four numbers. The packed audience was in raptures, acclaiming the two choirs for creating a brilliant choral evening.
Andrew conducts CMVC (photo Seth Gillman)
Double firsts for conductors Fionnuala and Sam
8 June: Croydon Male Voice Choir made history on Saturday when, for the first time in its 51 years existence, it was conducted by a woman.
The watershed moment came during the final set at its concert at St Mary’s Caterham. That was when Fionnuala Ward stepped on to the podium to lead the choir through two hymns, Morte Criste and Gwahoddiad – the latter sung partly in Welsh.
Fionnuala makes history with CMVC
Great day in St Albans - another cathedral notched
2 June: The choir enjoyed an action-packed outing to St Albans on Saturday 30 May, singing at a succession of venues despite the temperature touching 28C during the afternoon (82F in old money).
CMVC sings in its latest cathedral (photos Paul Binge)
Vic wins hearts, Pete wins prize
30 April: Two choir veterans with 56 years membership between them were in the spotlight this week.
Vic Wallace stole hearts when he appeared on Channel 4’s talent contest Your Song on April 27. Vic, 90, a choir member since 1993, sang in the London section of the contest, where the winner would go through to a grand final at Hackney Empire.
Vic, winning hearts on tv