Castleford Male Voice Choir

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

Castleford Male Voice Choir
Choir
Also known asCastleford MVC; CMVC
OriginCastleford, United Kingdom
Founded1926 (95 years ago)
GenreMale voice choir
HeadquartersCastleford/Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Websitewww.castlefordmvc.co.uk

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. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. "Castleford Male Voice Choir Discography", Discogs, retrieved 17 July 2017
  3. "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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