2017
Choir 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,…
Read MoreChoir’s Birdie Boys have a great day at the St Pierre for Charity
It was another great day in glorious sunshine for Caldicot Male Voice Choir’s associated Golf Society, the Birdie Boys Charity Golf Event at the Marriott St. Pierre Old golf course on Saturday 2nd September. Well done to the Manor Parc for defending the overall trophy, hope to see you next year when you go for…
Read MoreChoir thrills audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe
On the recent August Bank holiday about forty choristers, the musical team of Siân Hatton, Shirley- Anne James, Stephen Berry and John Nicholson and some thirty supporters of Caldicot Male Voice Choir took to the high and low roads to Scotland and all arrived together in Edinburgh for their short tour of the city and…
Read MoreLong Standing Chorister, Roley Bennett Passes Away
We’ve just been informed of the sad death of chorister, top tenor Roland (Roley) Bennett who passed away yesterday afternoon after a long illness. A reserved and seemingly shy man, Roley was nevertheless a very popular, long serving chorister, well remembered for his punctuality (or lack of), always coming into practice late to loud cheers,…
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