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South Wales tour 2016

Friday 20th to Monday 23rd May 2016

Flag of WalesThe choir is looking forward immensely to our upcoming tour. Previous visits to Wales have always been special (our 2007 concert with New Harmony in Cwmbran was particularly memorable).

Performances will be as follows

Friday 20/05/16 Concert with Port Talbot Cymric Choir in St Mary’s Church, Aberavon, Port Talbot SA12 6DZ

Saturday 21/05/16 Concert with New Harmony Singers in Our Lady of the Angels Church Hall, Cwmbran NP44 3LT

Sunday 22/05/16 Short afternoon recitals at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

Performance at Steeton Hall

Sunday 15/05/16

Steeton Hall

Steeton Hall Hotel, Station Road, Keighley BD20 6RY

The choir will be singing at the formal opening of the new Bandstand at Steeton Hall Hotel.

The choir will be performing from 2 pm onwards. Do come along - Steeton Hall is the choir’s favoured venue for post-rehearsal refreshment and we are delighted to be able to lend our support.

Concert in Bradford Cathedral

23/04/2024

Bradford Cathedral BD1 4EH

Bradford Cathedral BD1 4EH

Concert at 7.30 pm in Bradford Cathedral, Stott Hill, Bradford BD1 4EH

Tickets are £8 and are obtainable from our Concert Secretary.

This is a joint St George’s Day concert with Otley Brass Band in support of the work of Manorlands Hospice

Further details on our Concerts/Events page and also on the Sue Ryder website.

The concert will close in a rousing St George’s style, with the choir, the band and audience joining for Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory.

Concert in Padiham, Lancs.

12/03/16

Padiham Nazareth Chapel

Padiham Nazareth Chapel

Concert at 7.30 pm in Nazareth Unitarian Church, Padiham BB12 8JH.

Tickets are obtainable from our Concert Secretary.

Further details on our Concerts/Events page.

New Video - The Colliers’ Requiem

08/03/16

At our concert in St Peter’s Church, Shipley on 27th Feb 2016, we performed The Colliers’ Requiem from the cantata Fell ‘Em Doon by Derek Hobbs. This piece has become a real favourite with the choir and our audiences. The closure of the Kellingley Colliery, UK’s last deep coal mine, in December 2015 has given the song even deeper significance.

As the song says “One by one, the mines have come and gone - now there’s none”

 

Our heartfelt thanks to Eric

22/02/2024

Eric Parker presentation

Chairman David Borley (left) presents Eric Parker with his Certificate of Appreciation

At Monday’s rehearsal, the choir gave a resounding welcome back to Eric Parker, who had been missing with health problems since before Christmas. In addition to being a stalwart member of the Bass section and the Choir Committee, for the past six years, Eric has carried out the combined roles of Concert Secretary, Press and Publicity Officer and also administered the sales of concert tickets. A huge job indeed and time for a well earned retirement from these roles, so we took the opportunity to present Eric with a Certificate of Appreciation as a token of our regard for him and all the work he has done.

It had been decided that Eric’s role should not be passed on to one man alone, so in his place we have George Hladowski as Concert Secretary and David Barraclough as Press and Publicity Officer (see the Contacts page for details). Eric will continue to have a role in the sale of tickets to the public, but he will now have the assistance of Charles Sowden.

Concert in Shipley

27/02/16

St Peter's Church, Shipley

St Peter’s Church, Moorhead Lane, Shipley BD18 4JN

Concert at 7.30 pm in St Peter’s Church, Shipley BD18 4JN.

Tickets are obtainable from our Concert Secretary.

Further details on our Concerts/Events page.

 

Hallelujah - Steeton sings with the ladies!

22/11/15

SMVC and Opus 44 at the Octagon Nov 2015

Hallelujah! SMVC and Opus 44 at the Octagon

Sunday afternoon is not our usual time for a concert nor is the Octagon in Sandbeds, Keighley a typical venue for us. However last year’s concert with Ladies Choir, Opus 44 at the same time and place had been such a success, we definitely lookedforward to repeating the experience.

Opus 44 are a highly accomplished choir and their well-chosen programme showed them at their very best, and the more robust (and definitely more masculine!) qualities of Steeton MVC made for an extremely well-balanced concert, much-appreciated by the full and enthusiastic audience.

The concert closed by the two choirs joining forces in Handel’s Hallelujah chorus and considering we had never sung this together before (not even to practice) it went extremely well.

We really look forward to singing with Opus 44 again soon!

End-of-year concert in Skipton

12/12/15

Skipton Holy Trinity Church BD23 1NJ

Skipton Holy Trinity Church BD23 1NJ

Do make a point of coming to our ever-popular end-of-year concert in Skipton Parish Church (the one at the top of the High Street). The choir will be singing some of our favourite pieces (plus some new ones!).

There will also be seasonable refreshments in the form of wine and mince pies. Plus, the audience will have the opportunity to sing with the choir in a few well-loved carols.

Tickets are obtainable from our Concert Secretary.

Further details on our Concerts/Events page.

Concert in the Octagon, Keighley

22/11/15

The Octagon Live, Sandbeds, Keighley BD20 5LY

The Octagon Live, Sandbeds, Keighley BD20 5LY

Note that this is a Sunday afternoon concert, starting at 2.30pm! It will be a joint concert with our friends Opus 44 Ladies Choir.

Tickets are obtainable from our Concert Secretary.

Further details on our Concerts/Events page.