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2017 Review of the Year

Deal or No Deal Most Choirs will generally have a quiet period during the winter months after Christmas, re-charging  the batteries somewhat after the exertions of the festivities. One notable …

Our Very Own

Normal end-of- term  choir practice  was turned into a surprise concert  by Mansfield & District Male Voice Choir last Tuesday evening. Meryl  has decided, after 14 years’ service, to hand …

Christmas Business

“Business!’ cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again, “Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop …

Heralding Christmas

St.Mary Magdelene Church, Ogle Street, Hucknall NG15 7AS – Saturday 2 December – 7pm Mansfield & District MVC  and Bestwood  MVC Present “Heralding Christmas”   Setting the scene for the …

The Net “Chorister”

The latest version of the British Choirs on the Net ‘Chorister’ Newsletter is now available online. http://www.choirs.org.uk/chorister/nov2017.pdf This edition includes features on the London A Cappella Festival, Holocaust Memorial Day …

They Shall Not Grow Old

Festival of Remembrance Mansfield Palace Theatre – Sunday 29 October 2017 Programme for Mansfield & District MVC- Stout Hearted Men, Bring Him Home, Comrades in Arms, There is No Death, …

Let All Men Sing

Since singing is so good a thing, I wish all men would learn to sing – William Byrd ( 1540- 1623) “Let All Men Sing” – Joint Concert with The …

I Love To Sing: Mick Tunney

As singers we are all involved in the business of story-telling. The songs we sing are all about telling someone’s story and the songs we like to sing the best …

The Next Generation

There are 2 million of us in the UK who take part in choral singing on a regular basis. Most of us as adults will have had some exposure to …