Gresley Male Voice Choir, Autumn Celebrity Concert 2015

WORKSHOP → 25 /10/ 2012, AULA ceremonial Hall of the Faculty of Philology (University of Athens). On Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Saint Alexander's Male Voice Polyphonic Choir (Palaion Faliron) presented the Workshop “Music for non-Musicians” in the ce...  moreWORKSHOP → 25 /10/ 2012, AULA ceremonial Hall of the Faculty of Philology (University of Athens). On Thursday, October 25th, 2012 Saint Alexander's Male Voice Polyphonic Choir (Palaion Faliron) presented the Workshop “Music for non-Musicians” in the ceremonial Hall of the Faculty of Philology (University of Athens), as the opening event for the celebrations for the 175 years since the founding of the University of Athens, an event which was held under the auspices of the Dean of the Faculty of Philology (University of Athens).  less

The City of Bath Male Choir are one of the leading Male Choirs in the United Kingdom. The Choir was started back in January 2007 by Founder Grenville Jones. Grenville stepped down at the end of 2022 as conductor and his son, Laurie Jones, has taken on the...  moreThe City of Bath Male Choir are one of the leading Male Choirs in the United Kingdom. The Choir was started back in January 2007 by Founder Grenville Jones. Grenville stepped down at the end of 2022 as conductor and his son, Laurie Jones, has taken on the leadership role as Musical Director. The ‘Boys from Bath’ are a 60 Voice auditioned Choir who have entertained audiences across the UK and toured Europe and the world performing in some of the most prestigious concert venues. In 2008 the Choir achieved national acclaim when they reached the finals of a Saturday evening BBC television Choir competition ‘Last Choir Standing’. The Choir sing a wide range of music from traditional, pop, gospel, musicals and secular music. The Boys from Bath always strive to make the best sound and guarantee they will entertain and put a smile on their audiences faces as they experience the Wall of Sound (as quoted by celebrity tenor Russell Watson).  less

Gresley Male Voice Choir, Autumn Celebrity Concert 2015

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Béla Bartók Male Choir The all-Male chorus was founded in 1945, and it has been conducted by Lakner Tamás since 1980. The Choir is famous for its amazingly rich collection of fourty-two prizes and awards of different international Choir competitions. The...  moreBéla Bartók Male Choir The all-Male chorus was founded in 1945, and it has been conducted by Lakner Tamás since 1980. The Choir is famous for its amazingly rich collection of fourty-two prizes and awards of different international Choir competitions. The years of 2006 and 2008 were particularly successful for the group, as the 4th Choir Olympics in China and the 5th Choir Olympics in Austria brought twice the Olympic Championship of All-Male Choirs to Pécs. In 2014, the Pécs men fascinated the jury and audience again – resulting an absolute first prize in the Beijing International Competition for Choirs. As a result of the high artistic reputation, the chorus has been invited to make tours in Europe as well as in the US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and China. The double CD of Choral Works for Male Voices by Zoltán Kodály was issued in 2010, as a world-premiere. The following year focused on bicentenary of the significant composer of the 19th century, Erkel Ferenc, resulting a further CD, with the Male ch...    less

Cantorion Colin Jones, a Welsh Male Voice Choir from North Wales perform Bring Him Home during a concert in France. Please visit http://www.cantorioncolinjones.co.uk/guestbook Cantorion Colin Jones are a Male Voice Choir from North Wales. FOR MORE DET...  moreCantorion Colin Jones, a Welsh Male Voice Choir from North Wales perform Bring Him Home during a concert in France. Please visit http://www.cantorioncolinjones.co.uk/guestbook Cantorion Colin Jones are a Male Voice Choir from North Wales. FOR MORE DETAILS and INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WELSH Male Voice Choir, CLICK ON OUR NEW WEBSITE http://www.cantorioncolinjones.co.uk The Cantorion singing Bring Him Home from the hit show, Les Misérables. Lyrics below: God on high Hear my prayer In my need You have always been there He is young He's afraid Let him rest Heaven blessed. Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home. He's like the son I might have known If God had granted me a son. The summers die One by one How soon they fly On and on and I am old and will be gone. Bring him peace Bring him joy He is young He is only a boy You can take You can give Let him be Let him live If I die, let me die Let him live Bring him home Bring him home Bring him home.  less

The Gillingham Male Voice Choir in Torquay for the battle of the Choirs competition 2011. This video features The Choir singing Water Of Tyne. The Choir's musical director is Paul Robinson and the accompanist is Matt Whitworth. Website: http://gmvc.99k.org

Arranged Emrys Williams

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Lots of mixed Choirs don’t have enough Male singers, and many established Male Voice Choirs are not managing to find younger recruits (see my series of ...