Singing at Porters

The Choir had the honour of being invited to sing at Porters, the official residence of the Mayor of Southend, to entertain a visiting delegation from Qatar. It was a lovely morning and the Choir sang in the gardens of Porters. Three songs were performed: Gwahoddiad, My Lord What a

Joint Concert with Pontnewydd Male Choir 9th March 2019

Bringing together two male voice choirs under one roof was always going to be an exciting event for the audience. It was also an opportunity for the two choirs to compare their repertoires and performances as well as enjoying singing some items together as a group of nearly one hundred

The Freda Parry Scholarship for Singers – Fund Raising Concert

The Leigh Orpheus Mail Voice Choir were invited to perform at this concert, held in St Augustine’s Church in Thorpe Bay Essex on 2nd March 2019, to help raise funds for the annual Dame Freda Parry scholarship for local singers. The Choir shared the concert with the 2018 scholarship winner,

Concert in aid of Red Cross Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami Appeal Raises £1,000

The Choir arranged this concert at short notice in order to raise money to support victims of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami. The concert was held at the Salvation Army Hadleigh Temple in Essex on January 26th 2019. The concert attracted a sizeable, appreciative and generous audience. The programme comprised

Christmas at the Royals

On 15th December 2018 The Choir returned, for yet another year, to serenade Christmas shoppers at The Royals Shopping Centre in Southend-on-Sea. Singing to an ever changing audience, between 11am and 2pm, The Choir performed items from their repertoire, ranging from a Welsh Hymn to a medley of 1960’s hits,

Sing For Christmas 2018

On 8th December 2018 with guests, The Belfairs Academy Choir, and a full and enthusiastic audience in the Salvation Army Temple, Hadleigh, the Leigh Orpheus commenced the concert with ‘Every Time I Feel The Spirit’ an African American Spiritual. The Compere, Eric Smith, welcomed the audience and warned them

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