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Southern England's most exciting male voice choir!
Registered charity number: 1112732
New pianist joins choir
AUGUST 2: David Terry has joined CMVC as its new pianist, replacing Nat Brawn who left the choir for a teaching job in China at the end of June.
David Terry joined choir on 8 July
Choir sings at Weatherill memorial
AUGUST 1: CMVC sang at the memorial service of Bernard Weatherill QC in Wimbledon on Friday July 30. At a packed St Mary’s Church, it performed two pieces: Be Still My Soul, the Hymn from Finlandia by Sibelius; and The Battle Hymn of the Republic, with the solo part by choir baritone Stewart Robinson.
CMVC assembles at St Mary's, Wimbledon
Farewell, Nat
25 JUNE: The choir said goodbye to its pianist Nat Brawn on Thursday. Nat, who has been choir accompanist for three years, is leaving to take up a prestigious teaching job in China.
Roger, Kim and Nat (with his prezzie)
Coronavirus: Up and singing again!
MAY 23 2021: The Croydon choir is back! After poring over government regulations, conducting a rigorous risk assessment and carefully studying the local weather forecast, no fewer than 28 choristers gathered at Sandilands for a sing on Saturday morning.
Back together after 14 months (Photo Paul Binge)
Coronavirus 2021
JANUARY 24 2021: Sadly, there is no prospect of the choir resuming performances any time soon. However, we have been active both in and out of the remote rehearsal room. We have been conducting online sectional rehearsals, via Zoom, almost since since Covid struck. We have been adding new pieces to our repertoire and have been singing with our customary gusto. Outside, the choir walking group continued with its outings for as long as permitted, as did the Beer and Ditties team.
The choir walkers in socially-distanced pose at Chaldon Church in October
Coronavirus
MARCH 17 2020. We are very sorry to have to announce that the choir is suspending all its activities due to the coronavirus crisis. We hope to resume in September, but meanwhile all the concerts we were planning over the next three months have been cancelled. We are desperately sorry to have to come to this decision but feel we have no alternative in light of the government's advice, delivered yesterday. It also means that we will have to cancel our annual tour, planned for Peterborough in May.
We will miss singing and rehearsing enormously. We will miss our audiences too, but hope that we will be reunited before too long. Meanwhile we wish all our members and followers good health and fortune over the coming months.