Posts by Lyndon Gauntlett
Central Church, Torquay
As you know the organisers of the concert at the Riviera Centre, Torquay on November 19th have cancelled the event and so Ken has been busy trying to find an alternative. He has come up with what looks like a fabulous venue; the Central Church in Torquay. Built in 1976 from the sale of two Methodist…
Read MoreDouble Return to Choir
It was really great to see Bill Thomas pay us a visit on Thursday night. Bill has been out of action since Christmas with a long running battle with illness. His treatment has prevented close contact with visitors and his turning up at practice is hopefully a sign that things are getting a lot better. …
Read More2012 Annual Concert
Ken Cooper has just advised the web-site that the Guest Artist for our Annual Concert on the 14th April 2012 will be Huw Euron, a talented bass/baritone. Huw hails from Caerphilly and played Darren in Pobol y Cwm for which he won a BAFTA/Cymru best actor award in 2004 . He has recently returned from a Christmas tour…
Read MoreSt Mary’s Monmouth Concert
Press Release On Saturday, 8th October, Caldicot Male Voice Choir made the comparatively short journey to the county town of Monmouth to perform in a fundraising concert for St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church. In splendid seclusion, set back slightly in the street line and sandwiched between tall, medieval terraced town houses, the Roman Catholic Church…
Read MoreChepstow Racecourse
The Choir is delighted and thrilled to accept the invitation to perform at Chepstow Racecourse on the Coral Silver Cup Day, October 22nd from 12-00pm. It is appreciated by us that any number of choirs could have been invited to sing at this prestigious event, but the organisers have chosen us. Together with the invitation to…
Read MoreCalifornia Tour 1991
Do you realise that exactly 20 years ago on October 3rd, some 60 members of the choir and their families flew from Heathrow to San Francisco for a tour of California? A few days later they were staring awestruck at the Crystal Cathedral! Bearing in mind Tommy was younger than I am now and Siân was a…
Read MoreSt Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth
Our next concert is at the St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Monmouth on 8th October, starting at 8pm. Tickets are £10 including a glass of wine for non-choristers. This historic, picturesque little church is the oldest post-reformation church in Wales and has links to the martyr St John Kemble executed at Hereford in 1679. More…
Read MorePixie Perez
What can one say? OOh! What CAN one say? He came in as Gary, albeit half an hour or more late and left as Pixie after entertaining most of the sixty or so audience at the Choir Hall last Friday. It was clear many of the audience knew what to expect and some obviously didn’t, as Pixie,…
Read MoreGeoff Hallsworth
It was with sad regret that we learned of the sudden death of tenor Geoff Hallsworth on 15th September at Chepstow Hospital after a short illness. Geoff was well-known and liked both as a chorister and as the local barber for over 30 years and will be sorely missed. Our heartfelt sorrow and condolences go out to…
Read MoreP.R.O.
The Choir members were upset to learn that Jeff Williams has had to regrettably stand down as Public Relations Officer due to ill health. Jeff is staying on as a chorister in the tenors though. Although Jeff had only bravely taken on this job a short while ago from Ken Cooper, he had already…
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