Leigh Lights

On a dry, cold, late November night about 35 hardy souls from the Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir gathered to sing in Elm Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex as part of the celebration to mark the switching on of the Christmas lights. “So there we were a Merry Crew Of Basses and

Chapter House, Lincoln Cathedral

For the final performance of their Autumn Tour LOMVC visited Lincoln Cathedral on 5th November 2018 for a lunch time concert in the Chapter House. This circular building provides a unique acoustic which is very exciting for the choristers. The Choir sang a selection from the tour repertoire selected by

Autumn Harmony

For the third performance of their autumn tour LOMVC were guests of Eastwood Collieries Male Voice Choir at their Autumn Harmony concert on 4th November 2018 at St Mary’s Church, Eastwood, Nottingham. Most of the church having been burned down in the 1960s the venue consisted of the original tower

Joint Concert with The Sonara Singers

The second concert of The Choir’s Autumn Tour was held at the Post Mill Centre in South Normanton, Derbyshire on 3rd November 2018. By contrast to the previous evening’s small, medieval church the Post Mill Centre is a spacious modern building. Some unscheduled drama and sound effects were added to

St Andrew’s Church, Cubley

This was the first concert of the LOMVC Autumn Tour 2018. Held on the evening of 2nd November in St Andrew’s Church, Cubley in Derbyshire. This delightful little church dating back to 11th and 12th centuries is up a very narrow and dark lane, which necessitated the vicar leading the

LOMVC Charities Concert 2018

The LOMVC Annual Charities Concert was held at Westcliff High School for Boys, Essex on the 20th October, 2018. Four Charities were supported; Hockley/Hawkwell WI; Southend Talking Newspaper; St Nicholas Church (Great Wakering) and CAP (Christians Against Poverty). The Concert was compered, in his usual friendly, informative and amusing way

Remember the 60’s

A concert with a difference at Sweyne Park School on Saturday, 15th September! Rather than rows of chairs ‘theatre style’ guests took their places around tables, already loaded with drinks and nibbles, in teams. This promised to be an enjoyable evening and from the feedback received it seems to have

Proms in the Park

The Choir were invited to perform in Priory Park, Essex at the Southend Mayor’s charity Prom in the Park on 1st September 2018. The first half of the concert was outdoors in the Priory grounds and the second half in the Great Hall. The Choir closed the second half with

50th Anniversary Concert “1968 and All That”

2018 was the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir. This special concert was held at the Plaza Centre in Southend,Essex on 12th May 2018. The concert was a “sell out” with extra chairs having to be added at the last minute. There were many

Joint Concert with Stevenage Ladies Choir

It is always fun to sing with other choirs and the choir have taken part in a number of performances with their good friends at Stevenage Ladies. On this occasion LOMVC were entertaining them at the Salvation Army Temple in Hadleigh on 7th July 2018.