Castleford Male Voice Choir

Castleford Male Voice Choir
Choir
Also known as Castleford MVC; CMVC
Origin Castleford, United Kingdom
Founded 1926 (92 years ago)
Genre Male voice choir
Headquarters Castleford/Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Website www.castlefordmvc.co.uk

The Castleford Male Voice Choir (CMVC) is a male voice choir based in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.[1] The choir was established in 1926.

The choir has recorded LPs.[2] It has appeared on the BBC television programme The One Show.[3] It has toured nationally and internationally, for example to Salzburg in Austria where it appeared with the Salzburg Singers.[4] The choir undertakes joint concerts as well as appearing on its own.[5]

The Castleford MVC meets weekly at the Trinity Methodist Church Hall in Castleford.[3]

Discography

Recordings include:[2]

  • Golden Jubilee (1975)
  • Yorkshire Mixture (1978) – with the Queensbury Music Centre Band
  • With A Voice Of Singing (2001)

References

  1. ↑ "Castleford Male Voice Choir". Wakefield District Community Online. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Castleford Male Voice Choir Discography", Discogs, retrieved 17 July 2017
  3. 1 2 "Castleford Male Voice Choir will make its television debut on the BBC's The One Show this evening (Tuesday March 6)". Pontefract and Castleford Express. 6 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Thackray, K. (17 October 2012), Vocal Concert – Salzburg Singers And Castleford Male Voice Choir, UK: Silcoates School, retrieved 17 July 2017
  5. ↑ Joint Concert with Castleford Male Voice Choir, UK: Spirit of Harmony, 20 October 2017, retrieved 17 July 2017
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