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Southern England's most exciting male voice choir!
Registered charity number: 1112732
Croydon boys do Mozart
Seven CMVC members sang in a performance of Mozart’s Requiem on Good Friday – April 21. The performance, at St Mary’s church in Fetcham, near Leatherhead, was conducted by choir music director Roger Pinsent
The seven choir members – six pictured above, together with Roger (back row, centre) – were part of a 50-strong choir that Roger had assembled from a range of choirs, friends and friends of friends. The choir had just two rehearsals, one of them on the afternoon of the concert.
Goose bumps in Addiscombe
MARCH 17: The Croydon choir staged an exuberant concert at St Mildred’s church, Addiscombe on Saturday March 16. An enthusiastic audience, some on their feet, gave prolonged applause when the concert closed with Dona Nobis Pacem, sung as a round with the choir’s guest singers, the Tour Choir from Wetherby Preparatory School, London.
The choir at St Mildred's
A big cheque for Crisis charity
FEBRUARY 26: The choir presented a cheque for £1100 to the Croydon Crisis charity for the homeless at its Sandilands rehearsal last week. CMVC raised the funds for the charity while singing at the Whitgift centre during the Christmas period.
Choir chair Kim Ormond with Crisis exec Rosie Birch, plus £1100 cheque
Choir chair Kim Ormond said that the choir was delighted to make the presentation to “this fantastic charity”. He added: “I feel so sorry that we should need a charity to do this kind of work – but I hope our contribution will make a difference.”
Choir sings for homeless
DECEMBER 12: The Croydon choir staged a spirited performance at the Whitgift centre on Sunday, winning applause and collecting for charity from pre-Christmas shoppers.
Moving Armistice concert in West Wickham
NOVEMBER 16: The Croydon choir staged a powerful and affecting concert commemorating the centenary of the First World War Armistice in West Wickham on Saturday. It received a standing ovation and was widely praised for the strength of its singing and the emotions it aroused.
The choir with WW1 actors at St Francis (JWT)
Choir delights in Rochester
OCTOBER 25: The Croydon choir had an exhilarating sing at Rochester Cathedral on Saturday, October 20. It staged an hour-long performance, divided into three sets, that delighted a strong and appreciative audience, composed of cathedral visitors and the choir’s ever-loyal followers.
The choir’s twelve numbers comprised a mix of religious and secular, from Gwahhoddiad and Morte Criste to Bring Him Home and the haunting Seal Lullaby.
CMVC warms up at Rochester Cathedral