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Choir Returns to Roxbourne, Harrow
On a cool but sunny October 4th Autumnal afternoon the choir made its way over the Severn Bridge and along the M4, past majestic Windsor Castle before turning off to drive through the maze of suburban streets that make up the London Borough of Harrow. The Choir was delighted to accept the…
Read MoreMervyn Reaches Birthday Milestone
It is always a pleasure to report any significant moments in the lifetime of one of our most noted choristers and it is with delight to report the 80th birthday on Saturday October 4th of long standing, baritone chorister Mervyn Roberts. Mervyn first joined the choir, after re-locating from Neath in 1962…
Read MoreArtistes at our Annual Concert in April
GREAT NEWS! Firstly, every one was so impressed with our compère, Rebecca John at the Gala Concert recently, that we had no hesitation in inviting her back to host our Annual Concert next year on April 11th. To our delight she is available and has immediately accepted our invitation. We all fondly remember, not only…
Read MoreWalk in visitor comes to practice
We were delighted when a stranger walked into the choir hall and asked to listen to us practice. It seems that 71 year old John Phelps was walking past the choir hall a while ago on his round the Wales coastal path walk when he heard us singing. He resolved that when he finished his…
Read MoreChoir returns to Faringdon
On a misty day the Caldicot Male Voice Choir meandered its way through the the rolling pastures of the English countryside for the third time in five years to the ancient 12th century All Saint’s Church in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. On the 20th September , in aid of the Rotary Club of Faringdon and District, the…
Read MoreRemembrance Concert 8th November
Left click on the images to enlarge Caldicot Male Voice Choir is honoured to be invited by Monmouthshire County Council to perform alongside The Military Wives Choir and Welsh tenor, Wynne Evans at the Memorial Concert to remember those who made the greatest sacrifice for our country in the First World War a…
Read MoreNext Concert is Faringdon All Saint’s Church
Our next concert will be held at All Saints Church, Faringdon, Oxfordshire on Saturday 20th September. Click on the link to visit their web-site to find out more. Many of you will remember that we sang here on 4th June 2011 to a packed house although it is a narrow church and we were squeezed…
Read MoreGala Concert a Resounding Success
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett (Left click on images to enlarge) What an incredible night at Caldicot Leisure Centre on Saturday 6th September! The Choir sang its heart out perfectly, the Mabe Ladies Choir conjoined in wonderful harmony with Caldicot’s performance perfectly and Rebecca John from the BBC’s Wales Today programme compèred the evening…
Read MoreChoir to sing for Wales and South African Rugby Teams
At our Annual Concert this year, Dr Haydn James came along to listen to us. So impressed was he, that it was announced last Monday that on behalf of the Welsh Rugby Union, he invited us to sing, along with two other choirs to the 72,000 crowd before the kick off of the Wales v South Africa…
Read MoreCycle Club Trailer Passes Tests
We all appreciate that the Choir’s associated cycle club, Côr Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club does a fabulous job in promoting our Choir through its activities, fun bike rides and charity events. In addition to the twelve or so choristers who are members of the club, events also include up to another thirty or forty…
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