Become a patron and help the choir 

Our patrons bring us vital support in providing enjoyment for our audiences and raising thousands of pounds for a wide range of local and national charities.  The costs, which we feel are very reasonable, are set out below.   As well as the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping the choir in a very important way, you will also be entitled to a complimentary ticket to the annual summer concert, one of the highlights of the performing year.  Contact details for our patrons' office are below.  He would be delighted to hear from you.     

How to become a Patron

Please contact our Patrons' Officer, George Taylor, 38 Paul Gardens, Radcliffe Road, Croydon CR0 5QL.  Phone 020 8681 0868, 07736 720100 Email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Here are the costs: 

Single annual membership £30  Single life membership £240 

Joint annual membership   £50  Joint life membership £400 

Ask about corporate sponsorship too.  We have packages offering excellent promotional opportunities and you associate your name with the brilliant Croydon MVC brand! 

Come and try us!   

We welcome new members for our choir, one of the best in southern England.   Just come along to one of our Thursday evening rehearsals, held at our headquarters at Sandilands Sports Club in Addiscombe.  The rehearsals run from 8pm to 10pm.

The choir sings at a recent concert

The club premises have a welcoming ambience. There is a well-stocked bar at Sandilands, with one or more brands of real ale on tap.  On summer evenings in June and July you can stand outside and watch the cricket too.

Our rehearsals are fun, friendly and informal, although we also work hard.  We stage about 12 concerts a year and are constantly renewing our repertoire, so there is always something new to learn.

We take a break from rehearsals for approximately six weeks of the summer holidays, during late July and August.   We hold informal singalongs during the summer period, when we rehearse the pieces we perform at the apres - the wind-down sessions held in local pubs after concerts.  These are from 8pm to 9pm and you are welcome to come and try us there too.

So, if this appeals to you, just come along one evening to see what you make of us. You can sit with the choir and sing along, or you can just sit and watch.  It's best to arrive around 7.45pm. If you have not called us first, introduce yourself to any choir members you meet and they will take you in hand.

You do not need to be able to read music (only around half of our members do so.)  If you like singing and you can sing in tune, you can join us, and we promise that you will enjoy yourself.  You will need enthusiasm, a sense of humour, and a willingness to commit to the choir. That means rehearsing once a week and learning both words and tunes, as we perform without looking at sheet music.

You need to decide which "voice" you are - top tenor, tenor, baritone, or bass. If you are uncertain we can offer advice. After you have been practising with us for a few weeks, you will be asked to take a short informal audition (the pass rate is around 90%.) Then you will be awarded the choir's distinctive silver-grey jacket. From that point, you will be able to take part in our concerts and enjoy the choir to the full.

If you are interested, come and take a look.  The club is in Sandilands at the junction with Grimwade Avenue, CR0 5DB. (See map on "How to find CMVC" page.)  Just turn up - or give us a call to let us know you are coming. Choir chair Kimball  Ormond (01689 850371) or secretary Roger Lee (020 8686 2427) would be pleased to hear from you.

The Christmas Album is our latest CD.  It costs a very reasonable £10.
Containing a wonderful selection of carols and songs, this album will surely be a favourite every Christmas.

			The Christmas Album  is on sale for just £10. TO BUY ONE contact Andrew Dadley: Telephone 07941 890992 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The 15 tracks on the CD are:
- Sussex Carol - Deck The Hall - Away In A Manger - Coventry Carol - Good Enough For Him - Silent Night - Unto Us A Boy Is Born - Past Three A'Clock - See Amid The Winter's Snow - Sing Noel - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - A Christmas Medley - White Christmas - The Little Drummer Boy - O Holy Night

The Croydon Male Voice Choir has been singing for more than 40 years. From modest beginnings, when we advertised for recruits in newsagents' shop-windows, we have grown to our current strength  of almost 70 members.  We sing at a variety of venues, from local halls and churches to the Royal Festival Hall.  

We have a rich and diverse repertoire, including British and American folk song, hit numbers from the great musicals, resounding English and Welsh hymns, American spirituals, classical pieces from opera, and great set pieces such as the Hallelujah Chorus.

We take part in festivals and tours, and have competed in the prestigious international choir competition in Truro, Cornwall.  Our increase in size has gone hand-in-hand with ever-rising standards and ambitions, enabling us to be ranked among the most accomplished male voice choirs in Britain.

The choir on tour in Suffolk in 2017

We are immensely proud of our success and above all enjoy communicating our pleasure to our audiences.    Over the next pages of our website, you can read about our latest achievements, our history, our directors and soloists, and our repertoire.

You can find out how to book us for concerts and how to buy our CDs. You will find contact details for our officials and how to join the choir. Use the menu on the lefthand side of this page to find the information you want and to move between pages.

For any details you cannot find on our website, please get in touch via the links on our Contacts page.

Our registered charity number is 1112732.