On the 29th May, the Choir had a visit from a very special lady, Bethan Wynne Phillips. Bethan is accompanist for the Amman Valley Male Voice Choir, and she celebrates her 30th birthday in 2020 (the same year that the Amman choir itself turns 30), and as part of the celebrations Bethan has chosen to undertake 30 various fund-raising activities on behalf of the Amman choir’s nominated charity, MIND Cymru.

One of the challenges is to obtain 30 ‘selfies’ with 30 South Wales Male Voice Choirs, and CMC was delighted to help Bethan achieve her goal.

To get further details of Bethan’s 30 challenges and to donate to her charity, visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bethanwynnephillips30/

For the third consecutive year the choir helped the villagers of Penllyn to celebrate St David’s Day. In doing so the choir has enabled the village to purchase not just one but two defibrillators. A good time was had by all and after the event we retired to the Red Fox for an informal sing-song.

On Saturday, 23rd February, the choir entertained guests of Legends Hospitality in the Radisson Blu Hotel. Former Welsh internationals J.P.R. Williams, Robert Jones and J.J. Williams were there to speak to Legends’ guests and the choir was in full voice to put everyone in good spirits before going off to watch the game.

The choir looks forward to returning to the Radisson Blu on Saturday, 16th March to entertain guests of Legends Hospitality prior to the Wales v Ireland match.

Cardiff Male Choir’s Annual Gala Concert 2018

That time of year has rolled around again, and Cardiff Male Choir will be hosting their annual Gala Concert. This year celebrates the choir’s 120th birthday.

Join us at the Earl Haig Club for a superb evening of Welsh choral music, featuring guest soloist Andrew Matthews.

 

Andrew Matthews (Baritone) was born in Swansea. He has sung extensively in opera, oratorio and song recitals.

He recently won the coveted Blue Riband Prize at the Llanelli National Eisteddfod in 2014 and was made a member of ‘orsedd y beirdd’ the following year.

He is a dentist by profession and an FAW football referee.

 

 

Tickets are limited, and the concert is a regular sell out.

To reserve your tickets, please call Emma on 07985754889 or email us.

Friday 23rd November, 7:30pm

Earl Haig Memorial Club

23 – 25 Penlline Road, Cardiff, CF14 2AA

Tickets £7

 

Cardiff Male Choir Weddings

Cardiff Male Choir are honoured to perform at weddings across South Wales (and beyond) every year, and we’ve been blessed as a choir to add that special touch to so many couples wedding days.

In December 2017, Cardiff Male Choir sang at Jonathan and Lucy’s 1940s inspired wedding which has recently been featured on the Love My Dress website.

“We had the magnificent Cardiff Male Choir to accompany the hymnal singing at the church and to entertain our guests back at Rosedew. Since our friends Beck and Rhys got married and we witnessed their incredible choir, we knew it was something that would be pretty high on our lists of wants. CMC did not disappoint. They were so welcoming at the rehearsal we attended and looked and sounded amazing on the big day. Personal highlights were the Eli Jenkins Prayer, It’s Not Unusual by Tom Jones and seeing Wayne cry to Band of Brothers.”

You can read the whole article here

The choir have now closed their books for 2018, but we are taking wedding bookings for 2019 and beyond. Why not get in touch if you’d like to book the choir for your special day? Here are some more snaps from weddings over the last year.

 

Cardiff Male Choir host Koninklijk Kerkraads Mannenkoor

Both choirs enjoyed a very successful May Day concert on Tuesday the 1st of May as part of Koninklijk Kerkraads Mannenkoor’s tour to Wales. Both choirs sang a variety of opera choruses, classical items by Karl Jenkins, popular ballads including ‘The Rose’ and ‘You Raise Me Up’ as well as traditional items from both Wales and The Netherlands.

We were honoured to have both the Mayor of Kerade and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Bob Derbyshire with us for the evening.

 

 

Only two nights to go before our May concert!

Cardiff Male Choir and Koninklijk Kerkraads Mannenkoor in concert.

The Koninklijk Kerkraads Mannenkoor is visiting Cardiff in May 2018 for a three day visit to the capital city of Wales, and on Tuesday the 1st of May they will be joining the Cardiff Male Choir for an evening concert.

Tickets are selling fast, so do ring to reserve your ticket.

St Teilo’s Church, Old Church Road, Whitchurch,  Cardiff,

CF14 1AD      7:30pm

Tickets are £7.00

To reserve your tickets to this event, please email:

musicaldirector@cardiffmalechoir.co.uk      Mobile: 07985754889

Here’s our Event Secretary Perry Martin promoting the event on the Wynne Evans show!

 

Cardiff Male Choir at Penllyn Village Hall

Due to the poor weather, this event was cancelled but has been rescheduled! Please come and join Cardiff Male Choir on Saturday the 14th of April to celebrate a slightly belated St David’s Day!

Phil Redmond

It is with deepest sadness that we announce that Phil Redmond, part of our Tenor 2 section and the choir’s Event Secretary passed away at Christmas. It was a huge shock to all of us here at Cardiff Male Choir. Phil was a wonderful member of our choir, loved and well respected by all of us. His enthusiasm for the choir knew no bounds and he drove the choir forward immensely as our Events Secretary. Phil will be hugely missed and the choir wish to send their sympathies and best wishes to Marilyn, Phil’s wife, and all of their family.

Phil’s funeral will be held at Glenwood Church, Circle Way West, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff CF23 6UW on Saturday the 13th of January at 10:15am.

 

 

 

 

Cardiff Male Choir Annual Concert 2017

SOLD OUT

We’re sorry to say that our annual concert is now sold out. Please come back soon for more information on upcoming concerts including our Spring concert with the visiting Dutch choir Koninklijk Kerkraads Mannenkoor.

The choir will be singing in Queens Arcade Cardiff on Saturday the 16th of December, 11:00am. Why not come and join us to hear some carols and raise money for Cancer Research Wales.

 

Friday 24th November 2017, 7:30pm

Whitchurch Sports and Social Club, Samuels Crescent, Cardiff CF14 2TH

This year’s annual concert will feature soloist Corey Morris, a trumpeter and recent graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

 

Graham Woodcock

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of our dearest and long serving members, Graham Woodcock. Graham kept our Bass 2 section rousing in many Welsh choruses over the years and will be greatly missed by everyone in Cardiff Male Choir. Graham was a keen musician and was also a member of the Newport Philharmonic Choir.

 

 

September Weddings

September is a busy month for wedding! Cardiff Male Choir were delighted to sing at the Wedding of Rory and Rhiannon, Penarth Pier on the 16th of September, and at the wedding of Sara and Jon, Miskin Manor on the 23rd of September.

If you would like Cardiff Male Choir to add that special touch to your big day, why not contact us to find out more?

Champions League 2017

Two spring weddings took Cardiff Male Choir as far as Brecon. Congratulations to Jodie and Michael and to Hannah and Marcus.

Cardiff Male Choir have a very busy late summer schedule for weddings, but we are still taking bookings for the end of 2017. Our 2018 calendar is already filling up. If you’d like to add that special touch to your big day, why not drop Phil Redmond our Events Secretary an email?

Cardiff Male Choir were honoured to be a part of the Champions League preparations here in the Welsh capital. We were invited by Nissan to help a group of Latin American fans sing ‘Cwm Rhondda’ which was filmed for a facebook live feed.

  Cardiff Male Choir sing at corporate events around South Wales. Why not drop us an email to see how we can add some Welsh flavour to your event!

Summer Concert with the St Donat’s Atlantic Chorale

Cardiff Male Choir joined forces with the St Donat’s Atlantic Chorale at St Teilo’s church in June. This was the final concert for our accompanist Carl Grainger who is the Musical Director of St Donat’s. The two choirs performed a wide variety of repertoire and it was a great opportunity to say thank you to Carl for his services to Cardiff Male Choir. We also awarded two life membership awards to Alan Pearce and Stuart Cooper for 25 years service to the choir.