2014
More New Members Join in December
I don’t know what inspires people to join our choir. Is it because they already have friends who are choristers, have they seen us in the local papers, visited our web site or been to one of our concerts? Whatever the reasons we have seen our numbers rise by 24 new choristers in the past twenty months…
Read MoreChildren and Choir Bring Christmas Cheer
After a two year hiatus, the long standing tradition of the Caldicot Choir Carol Concert was reintroduced onto the choir’s Christmas calender. The ever popular concert features the choir and a local primary school in yuletide harmony; singing festive songs and raising funds for the designated Parent Teacher’s Association. Thus it was that…
Read MoreChoir Inspires Famous Victory
Saturday, 29th November 2014 WALES 12 SOUTH AFRICA 6 A MILESTONE MOMENT AT THE MAJESTIC MILLENNIUM. Caldicot Male Voice Choir were highly honoured to have been invited to the majestic Millennium stadium, on Saturday 29th November, 2014 to join with choral colleagues from Maesteg a’r Cylch and Penybontmawr, as guest choirs of the Welsh Rugby…
Read MoreTwistin’ the Night Away
What a great evening at the Choir Hall on Saturday, 15th November. About a hundred and fifty people flocked to the hall to watch the local group ‘The Beat Goes On’ getting the room rocking with their array of Beatles hits. They were all there, from ‘Love Me Do’ to ‘Yellow Submarine’, a splendid…
Read MoreRemembering Them at Caldicot Castle
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on the image to enlarge. The final concert of three in one week by the choir to support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and Welsh Warrior was an incredible event at the fabulously poppy festooned Caldicot Castle. Organised by Monmouthshire County Council on Saturday November 8th., an audience of…
Read MoreAt All Saints, Long Ashton to Support Poppy Appeal
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on the images to enlarge. On a wet and stormy Friday night on November 7th the Choir of about 70 members made its way over the Severn Bridge and on to All Saint’s Church at Long Ashton Bristol to support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and Church Restoration funds.…
Read MoreMassed Choirs at Wales Remembrance Festival
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge On Saturday 1st November, the Choir was privileged to be invited to join several other choirs from across Wales to sing at the The Wales Festival of Remembrance 2014 at St David’s Hall, Cardiff. After making our way through the labyrinth of corridors and…
Read MoreQuiz Night Finalises Fund Raising for Prostate Cymru
Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge October 24th saw the last of the fund raising events supported by the Choir this year to raise funds for Prostate Cymru, our nominated charity. Several events have been staged, starting with a Table Top Sale last January, an Open Rehearsal Evening in March and…
Read MoreBrothers Join Brother in Tenors
We already had one brother, top tenor John Antell in the choir and a few months ago his two brothers Nick and Nigel also walked through the doors and after listening to us for a short while, walked into the back room with Siân to take their first voice tests to determine which section they…
Read MoreSouth African Anthem
As most of you know we’ll be singing at the Wales – South Africa game on 29th November at the Millenium Stadium. The choir is very busy practising all the pieces we have to sing including the South African National Anthem If you click on the link below it will take you to…
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