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Newquay, Cornwall’s surf & holiday capital is also home to an excellent Male Voice Choir. The Choir has nearly 40 members who come from all walks of life and are united by a love of singing which takes place in a wide range of venues. In recent years, the choir have performed in chapels, churches, preaching pits, schools and cathedrals and have entertained in pubs, clubs, marquees, hotels and conference centres. We have sung at weddings, festivals, funerals, conferences, school assemblies, dinners and a wide range of charity events.
We hope that you can find all the information that you require about our Male Voice Choir which has its home in Cornwall’s premier holiday resort boasting “the finest coastline and beaches in Europe”. If you are interested in joining the choir, we would be delighted to see you at our rehearsal, which is normally held on a Wednesday evening at the Methodist (formerly Claremont) Church hall in Beachfield Avenue, Newquay, 6.45pm for 7.00pm. It really doesn’t matter whether you can read music or not. If you enjoy singing, everything else can be worked on.
Latest Choir News:
Next Concerts:
Sun 13 May (7.30pm) Indian Queens Methodist Church Concert with soloists & "Oll an Gwella"
Sat 16 Jun 7.00pm at Newquay Methodist Church with Newquay Strings
Fri 22 Jun (6.30pm) River boat Social Cruise Truro to St Mawes & Malpas
Sat 30 June (7.00pm) Gala Jubilee Concert w Newquay Band +Trenance Learning Academy Choirs for Lions Charities & 'Armed Forces Day' at St Michaels Church
Sat 07 Jul (3.00-3.30pm) ‘Newquay Festival’ The Killacourt, Newquay
Sun 22 Jul 7.30pm St Michaels Church - Johnny Cowling with Newquay Male Voice Choir “Summer Spectacular”
Wed 25 Jul 7.00pm BBQ at Trevornick Farm, St Columb with Nick & Jenny Brown (last rehearsal before summer break)
(05 Sep - 1st rehearsal after summer break)
Sat 15 Sep Choral Workshop with Dr Alwyn Humphreys.
Sun 16 Sep 1.00-2.00pm ‘Newquay Fish Festival’ at Newquay Harbour with 'Oll an Gwella'
Sat 13 Oct Concert with Saltash Ladies Choir in Newquay details TBC
Sat 10 Nov (Eve - TBC) Concert with Penzance Orpheus Ladies in Penzance
Sat 1 Dec (Afternoon TBC) Christmas Community Fayre, Hotel Victoria TBC
Fri 14 Dec Eve St Columb Minor Carol Concert, Tree Lights & Social
Sun 23 Dec 6.00pm Newquay Methodist Church Carols with Oll an Gwella
We already have bookings for 2013 including our International Festival commitments, early May Bank Holiday weekend, our Booking with Johnny Cowling at the Minack Theatre on Sat 11th May and the Cornish Federation Albert Hall Concert - 2nd November).
Since 2008, the choir has established a proud record of support for local schools. Choristers regularly encourage, rehearse with, and sing with, local primary and secondary school male choirs. The focus for all this activity is the encouragement of boys to participate in and enjoy choral singing, in the hope that the proud Cornish tradition of Male Voice Choir singing can be enjoyed for generations to come. Members have appeared on stage with the Treviglas Male Chorus (from Treviglas Community College) and they were noticeably a little older than the 5, 6 and 7-year old lads from Trenance Learning Academy Boys Choir with whom they have sung regularly in Concert at Newquay venues and at Truro Cathedral. The Cornish Federation of Male Voice Choirs has been pleased to support the initiative and recognised the work by awarding the "President's Plate" to Newquay MVC in 2010. Full details can be found on the CFMVC website.
The choir enjoys both singing in Cornwall and performing for audiences outside the county and has raised thousands of pounds for charity and good causes in the 37 years since it was reformed.
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Phil Bunt & Chrissie Lamming (Cornwall Photos), Barrie Aughton Studios, Will Bunce, Roy Picton, John & Janette Steer and Linzee & Rob Spowart.
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