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Another ex Chorister Sadly Passes Away
It seems that we are tragically this year often receiving the news that a chorister has passed away at short notice and to add to those who’ve sadly left us we are saddened to learn of the death of former Baritone Aldwyn Caswell on Thursday 28th September. 86 year old Aldwyn retired from the…
Read MoreChoir Says Goodbye to Chorister Malcolm Reed
It was a measure of the high esteem felt for Malcolm, both in the Choir and in the Caldicot Community that there was standing room only at his Funeral Service on Tuesday 26th September at Caldicot Methodist Church.. Amongst the congregation over sixty choristers were privileged and proud to pay tribute to Malcolm…
Read MoreChoir to Hold a Quiz Night for Charity
As the poster says, as part of its effort to raise funds for the Severn View Without Doors project, Jayne Stallard, wife of chorister Rob Stallard is hosting a Quiz Night on October 20th at the Choir Hall. The charity is the choir’s nominated charity for this year and already a large amount has been…
Read MoreChoir presents Awards to four Choristers at the Gala
Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge. Caldicot Male Voice Choir is proud of the dedication, long service and achievements of its choristers over many years and is pleased to mark and reward these services with periodic presentations. At the end of its Gala concert on September 9th the Choir was pleased…
Read MoreLong serving Chorister presented with Civic Award
Another post shows four choristers being presented with the Choir’s long service and lifetime achievement awards at the end of the Gala concert. There are also a number of unsung heroes who do tremendous work and show outstanding commitment to the choir who often go unrecognised outside the choir circle. It is with…
Read MoreSad loss of leading top tenor, Malcolm Reed
It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that leading top tenor Malcolm Reed passed away on Monday 11th September at 1 pm. Malcolm had been an ever present and excellent top tenor in the front row for nigh on forty years. He was devoted to the choir and despite his…
Read MoreUnique Gala Concert Shared with Neighbouring Choir
Photo by Colleen Gauntlett The audience at the Leisure Centre in Caldicot was witness to a unique event on Saturday 9th September when for the first time ever, despite being only four miles apart, Caldicot Male Voice and Chepstow Male Voice Choirs joined to give a magnificent Gala performance which showed off male voice…
Read MoreAnother Second Tenor joins the ranks
Earlier this week I reported that we had recruited an unprecedented two second tenors, Ken Nurden and Ron Atkins within the same week. No one ever expected that when Rob Lane, a local resident, walked in with friend, second tenor, chorister Alyn Dawe to listen to us that he too decided to make the short…
Read MoreChoir ranks swell with two new second tenors
On Monday September 4th 2017 the choir welcomed Ken Nurden to the Choir Hall who came along to listen to us. Ken has been a frequent visitor to the Choir but on this visit he plucked up the courage and went into the back room, nervously like so many dozens of others to do his…
Read MoreChoir sings at Roley Bennett’s Memorial Service
The Choir was saddened but proud and privileged to be part of the Memorial Service to tenor chorister Roley Bennett at the small, local St Stephen and St Tathan Church in Caerwent on Monday 4th September following his sudden death on August 7th reported earlier. Following a summary of 68 year old Roley’s life,…
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