1969: Launceston Male Voice Choir formed from an amalgam of Launceston Brotherhood and the Methodist Male Voice Choir.

1983: Took part in the 1,000 Voice Concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

 

From a 1988 programme:

Sue Ranson – Brotherhood, Musical Director.

John Beare – Methodists, Musical Director.

Lawrence Pett – Brotherhood, Accompanist.

Ida Stanbury – Methodists, Accompanist.

2011: John Beare, Musical Director at the Cornwall Internation MVC Festival.

2011: Carole Baker, Accompanist at the Cornwall Internation MVC Festival.

2013: John Beare, Musical Director at the Cornwall Internation MVC Festival.

2013: Carole Baker, Accompanist at the Cornwall Internation MVC Festival.

The choir’s main base is in Launceston – in the Central Methodist Church schoolroom where the superb hall is used for rehearsal and the main church for concerts.

The Choir has a membership of between 40 and 50 – drawn from a very wide area of both North and East Cornwall and parts of West Devon.

In a normal year the choir sing at about 20 events, mainly in support of local charities or organisations.

Weekend tours take place in most years and the choir has sung in both Gloucester and Wells Cathedrals, as well as in Malvern and Sherborne Abbey.

 

More information about the choir can be found on its website: https://launcestonmalevoicechoir.co.uk/

 

 

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This is a part of the Cornish National Music Archive (CNMA) project to Collect, Preserve and Share our Cornish Heritage and Culture.