Many thanks to chorister Andy Friedman for taking the time to write about his experience at Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately there isn’t a photo of Andy available. Buckingham Palace! We are in London to give a performance at the garden party in honour of Prince Charles 70th birthday. We were chosen to be the Welsh choir…

Photos from Choir members.  Left click to enlarge.   Following on from an incredible weekend in London, which included a performance at the Royal Albert Hall, 65 members of Caldicot Male Voice Choir returned early on Tuesday 22nd May to provide Welsh choral music at Buckingham Palace by singing for Prince Charles, the Duchess of…

Photos by Colleen Gauntlett.  Left click on the images to enlarge.   What an incredible occasion!  The culmination of 18 months of hard work practising and learning twenty pieces for this fabulous event.  There were times of despair, thinking that we would never learn all these pieces, some familiar, some totally new to us but…

Photo by Colleen Gauntlett Prior to our visit to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 22nd May, on the evening before Nicky Smith of BBC Wales, with cameraman Rhodri and sound man Paul came to the choir hall to hear us sing and interview the Choir’s Public Relations Officer, Lyn Gauntlett and Musical Director Siân Hatton live…

Photo by Andy Friedman Chorister 2nd Tenor Andy Friedman was so moved by the experience of singing at the Royal Albert Hall he has written a piece to relay his feelings of the occasion.  I’ve reproduced it below.  Well done Andy, you’ve expressed all our feelings in this. We’re probably the Christians, Andy and the…

About 850 choristers from 49 male voice choirs are travelling to London to take part in the Festival of Male Choirs at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday evening May 19th.   Caldicot Male Voice Choir is the largest single contingent with over 60 making the trip but many of its choristers and their wives…

Caldicot Male Voice Choir is not just about singing in a great choir, which has obvious health benefits but it also has an active cycling club, Côr Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club and Golf Society, the ‘Birdie Boys’ which hold events to raise money for charity. On a glorious Spring day just right for cycling around…

On Saturday the 28th April, on our return from the wedding of Michael and Rachel at Mathern, we were thrilled to receive the following notification by e-mail from the Welsh Association of Male Choirs confirming that we will be representing it at Buckingham Place on May 22nd. HRH The Prince of Wales is Patron of…

Photograph by Colleen Gauntlett On Saturday 28th April, Caldicot Male Voice Choir was privileged to sing at the wedding of Michael John Griffiths to Rachel Elizabeth Davies at St Tewdric’s Church, Mathern near Chepstow.  Michael is the son of baritone chorister Anthony Griffiths and his wife Carolyn Griffiths and Rachel is the daughter of Steven Davies…

Someone once said that second tenors are as rare as hen’s teeth but somehow in the past few months we have recruited no less than four. First to join before Christmas was Ken Nurden whose movement into becoming a full member has been delayed due to surgery but nevertheless is committed to the choir.  He…

  At Caldicot Male Voice Choir’s practice on Thursday 12th April, the choristers were reminded by chairman John Nicholson, that since March 1988, it is just over thirty incredible years that Siân Hatton took up the baton, so to speak, of Musical Director of the Choir.  Many of the current choristers, several of whom have…

. Caldicot Male Voice Choir was deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the death of long standing and legendary, second tenor, chorister Colin Jones on April 9th at the Royal Gwent Hospital. Colin had been suffering ill health for a few years and was admitted on April 8th but sadly passed away the next…

  Photos by Lyn Gauntlett   Caldicot Male Voice Choir has had a very few busy days in not only attending practices, performing at its Annual Concert, but over forty of its choristers made their way to the Sports Centre in Neath to join about 600 other chorister from all over Wales for a final…

Photos by Colleen Gauntlett.  Left click on images to enlarge. On Saturday April 7th 2018 Caldicot Male Voice Choir was delighted once again to perform at its Annual Concert for the residents of Caldicot at the local Leisure Centre. Under the expert guidance of its musical director Siân Hatton, assistant director Shirley Anne James and the…

Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett.  Left click on the images to enlarge The Choir last sang at the Bethany Church in Rhiwbina, Cardiff in May 2012 and was delighted to return again on 24th March to perform to help raise fund for Bloodwise, the Blood Cancer Research Charity Cardiff Branch. In a brightly lit church in…

Not forgetting the giant screen showings of the 6 Nations at the Choir Hall this weekend and Super Saturday next week, I’d just like to remind you that our Annual Concert is coming up quickly on April 7th. Following on from last year’s fabulous concert we’re proud to invite local prize winning soprano Ffion Edwards…

  We’re really sorry and know how disappointed you must be but due to the severe weather conditions we have decided to cancel practice tonight and postpone the St David’s Day concert on Saturday. Although we have practiced hard for this concert, we would not want any of you to be put in danger trying to…

Caldicot Male Voice Choir has a long tradition of opening its doors to visitors from around the Globe and as such were delighted to welcome Susan Crewe and her son Haydn to practice last night (22nd February).  Sue sings in a choir in Australia and thought that it would be a wonderful opportunity to visit…

    Caldicot Male Voice Choir was honoured and privileged to attend the funeral of well loved and devoted chorister John Wyson at Caldicot Catholic Church on Friday 2nd February.  Following the service the choir was proud to sing Welsh hymns Gwahoddiad and Llef, conducted by Shirley Anne James and accompanied by choir and crematorium…

  6 Nations Rugby will soon be upon us and the Choir Hall in Mill Lane will once again be the venue for showing all of the matches on a giant 3 metre screen with fabulous sound. Doors open one hour before the first kick off on all weekend days. The first match is Wales…