Saint Dennis Male Voice Choir was formed in 1922 with Marsh Kessell as its first musical director. Upon his retirement, Captain Hedley Martin took over until the outbreak of World War Two forced the choir to disband. The choir was re-formed in 1946 by Stanley Treloar whose son, Harold, took
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To mark the 75th Anniversary of Rotary International in 1980, male voice enthusiasts within the St Austell Rotary Club decided to run a competition chiefly for the benefit of male voice choirs in Cornwall, but also in the hope that choirs from elsewhere would be encouraged to take part. An
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A recording of Park Head made in the St Dennis band room on the 7th July 2022 A march written for St Dennis Silver Band by former musical director, John Brush. It was played in Bugle “Square” in 2016 when the band won the Royal Trophy at the contest.
Merv and Alison Davey take on the persona of Harry and Carrie two itenerant entertainers from the 1900s to provide workshops and talks about the folk traditions of the Clay Country.
This choir of around 30 ladies was formed in 1970 in response to demand from employees of what was then the English China Clay Company, which was supporting several male voice choirs. Starting as the John Keay House Ladies Choir, under the leadership of Joan Richards, and later led by
Musical Directors: Russell Kessell (1936-1959), Hildegard Craig (1980-1888 or later) 1936: Melba Kessell, Accompanist. 1956: The famous Treviscoe Choir which carried off the top award for choirs not exceeding 60 voices at the Llangollen International Music Festival. Russell Kessell, who led the choir from 1936 to 1959, holds the
“Bugle choir was formed in 1947 and I became a member in 1955. The conductor was the works captain of Rocks Pit. In 1957 the choir was renamed the Eastern Area Male Voice Choir, abbreviated to EAMVC. The new musical director was Barry Williams for a while until he was