2012 is not only the year of the London Olympics, but it is in our opinion more significant, that one hundred and ten years has passed since Barry Male Voice Choir sang it’s first concert. In those early days the choir was known as ‘Barry Dock Glee Party’, but it wasn’t long until the choir [...]
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Barry Male Voice Choir 109th Annual Concert
September 20, 2011 – 9:47 pm
Barry Male Voice Choir’s 109th Annual Concert will take place on Friday 7th October 2011. This gala concert will be held at St Helen`s Roman Catholic Church, Court Road, Barry at 7pm. Tickets £6 are available from the Secretary (tel 01446 746387), from choristers or at the door. The choir is proud to welcome Ffion [...]
Summer Concert 2011
June 24, 2011 – 8:00 pm
This year’s summer concert at St. Mary’s Church, Barry on Friday 23rd June was another well received event. A near full house saw the choir perform some fond favourites such as ‘Yfory’ and ‘Speed Your Journey’ and also debuting some new material including ‘What a Wonderful World’ and ‘Y Tangnefeddwyr’. The choir were supported by [...]
Chorister Commended for 50 Years Service
June 20, 2011 – 8:00 pm
Barry Male Voice Choir president and former conductor Douglas Baxter was invited to rehearsal on Thursday 16th June 2011 to make a presentation to Gordon Mudford. Gordon became a member of the choir on the 15th June 1961. Douglas, on behalf of the choir, thanked Gordon for his loyalty and commitment over the years and [...]
Choir Website Being Re-developed
June 6, 2011 – 12:03 pm
Barry Male Voice Choir have now been ‘online’ for 2 years. During that time the site has developed and lots of content has been added. At the moment the site is being redeveloped to make it easier to update and allow for further expansion. Please bear with us whilst this work is undertaken. Please visit [...]
New Year and New Members for Barry Male Voice Choir
January 22, 2011 – 8:00 pm
Barry Male Voice Choir members have returned enthusiastically to rehearsals following their Christmas break. Ahead lies another busy year in which the choir will continue to support charities and develop further community links. March 1st will see the choir returning to Wetherspoon`s Sir Samuel Romilly for another festive St David`s celebration, followed later in March [...]
Of Boys and Men…
November 15, 2010 – 8:00 pm
We’re delighted to announce that Barry Comprehensive and Barry Male Voice Choir are joining forces to promote singing across the community. The first public event as a result of the partnership will be on Thursday the 31st March next year when there will be a joint concert in the Boys school. Musical Director (MD) Dot, [...]
Congratulations Miss Wales!
July 28, 2010 – 8:00 pm
Barry Male Voice Choir wish to congratulate Courtenay Hamilton in becoming ‘Miss Wales’. Courtenay, who at the time was already crowned Miss Vale of Glamorgan, performed as a guest soloist at their concert on The Glanfa Stage, at the Millennium Centre in April. Courtenay will now go on to compete in the Miss World competition [...]
Choir sing with West End legend
June 30, 2010 – 8:00 pm
In June, Barry Male Voice Choir had the pleasure of performing at the Memorial Hall Theatre (The Memo) in Barry with legendary West End star Peter Karrie. Peter Karrie is most famous for playing the lead role of the Phantom in the musical Phantom of the Opera worldwide. Once again, the choir showed their versatility [...]
Choir Recognise 100% Concert Attendance
May 22, 2010 – 8:00 pm
At a recent AGM of the Choir, a presentation was made by the Chairman Don Surridge, on behalf of the Choir to Arthur Griffith a long-standing and faithful member of Barry Male Voice Choir since 1972. This was to recognise that over the past 5 years Arthur had achieved a 100% record of attendance for [...]