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Chairman’s Invitation

‘Come and join us, you’ll have a great time’

John Bartle
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why a male voice choir?

There’s something very special about the sound of a group of men singing together. There is a fantastic camaraderie that builds up by sharing this experience. We have 4 sections; tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone and bass – so wherever your voice is across this range you will find a comfortable home in which to sing. Unlike many mixed choirs, where men are often a small proportion, in a male voice choir, there is room for anyone, and the others will support you in your section. There’s also loads of research showing how good singing is for social connection as well as physical and mental health – being with a group of men as friendly and welcoming as ours is a real treat and people often say how lifted they feel after time singing with us. Performing together in harmony sounds fantastic and is very special in its own way. Just listen to our singing on YouTube! We are, of course, very well supported by two amazing women in our music team and those who have female partners report they are happy to see us going out to sing together!

Yes indeed, we welcome anyone who can sing tenor or bass to come and sing with us. If you’ve never sung before we will help you by providing a mentor who will be a buddy for you and support you in learning to sing better. If you’ve been in other choirs, we really welcome your knowledge and expertise. You will find people have all sorts of experience with varying levels within our choir but share the aim of supporting each other to sing as well as we can together.

Yes, of course. We started in Radcliffe on Trent and continue to rehearse there because the Methodist Church has great acoustics, and we always do a Christmas concert in the lovely St Mary’s Church in the village. But we welcome anyone who wants to sing with us and will join in our rehearsals on Thursday evenings. We have had members from right across Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. People find it’s worth the travel!
No, we do not audition for membership of our choir. We see ourselves as a community choir where you’re welcome if you want to sing and learn to sing better. You will have a very short voice test just to see where across the tenor and bass range your voice is best suited. You will not have to sing on your own in our choir, you will always be singing with others in your section.
No, we do sing from music scores with the words and music in them and we provide information to help you learn to recognise music but there are many people in our choir who do not ‘read music’. The important things are to learn the length of notes and to recognise how to go up and down the scales whilst looking at what is in front of you. Our music team are exceptionally skilled at helping us all to make sense of the music and use it to sing well. We also provide ‘practice tracks’ for each piece we learn so you can get to know and sing with the tune for your section in your own time. We all find that the more you learn the words and music, the better your confidence and singing. We do all use folders with the music in them when we perform – but the main thing is to ‘watch the conductor’!
It’s obviously helpful to get to as many rehearsals as you can, but we know everyone in the choir is going to have times when they are away. The practice tracks will help you learn in your own time and these will be a great help in keeping up with the progress everyone is making.
We sing a whole variety of music, chosen by our Musical Director. This will range from classics sung by male voice choirs, such as Gwahoddiad (in English) and The Rose, classical pieces like Mozart’s Ave Verum and Verdi’s Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves and taking in pieces from musicals such as Les Miserables to more modern pop songs, such as Simon and Garfunkel and The Beatles, and we’re about to start on ELO’s Mr Blue Sky.
This year we will have done nine performances locally and two when we visited Wakefield. We always organise two concerts at Christmas time, one in Radcliffe and one in Bingham. These concerts are with a junior school choir and brass band for some pieces, as well as each of us performing alone. This year, we will be singing with primary schools in Bingham and Radcliffe, and we’ll have the thrill of Blidworth Band playing with us.

Originally, like most male voice choirs, we sang in uniforms with a blazer with the choir logo and a tie. More recently, we have varied what we wear when we sing. We sang in performance many times in aid of Prostate Cancer UK and they provided us with T-shirts which we have been very happy to wear. At Christmas time, we have been wearing black shirts with Christmas red accompaniments. We have also sung in white shirts and choir ties, and we are currently reviewing how we look and what we should wear in future.

We are a registered charity and the membership elects a committee of trustees from among the members who ensure that the choir is run well and in line with our constitution. The committee are elected annually. The committee appoints the music team, and the relationship between the committee and the music team is absolutely crucial. Many members of the choir take on tasks to help the choir run well.
We all pay an annual subscription, at a level agreed by the Annual General Meeting. This is less than the price of a pint each week. It can be paid as a one-off or by instalments.

Great! Use the contact form to let us know that you are interested and we will arrange to meet you when you come to a rehearsal. Or you can just turn up to one of our rehearsals and have a listen and see if you like what we are doing

What Members Say

In the summer of 2025 we asked choir members what they liked about the choir…they were so positive and their answers included:

  • I like the friendly and welcoming environment and varied singing and social elements. I like performing with the choir to varied audiences and with other performers with the aim of supporting charities. I like the music team for their professionalism, approachability and friendliness.
  • I like performing and knowing we have a performance to look forward to. The camaraderie.
  • it gives me the opportunity to sing with like-minded men to a high standard, the organisation is excellent as is the music team. I enjoy the camaraderie.
  • Fun, singing in a group, great experience.
  • The fellowship, the challenge, the charity work and the pub after rehearsals.
  • Camaraderie. Very mutually supportive. So impressed with the openness and support. Brings people together. From a therapeutic point of view, it brings comfort and a sense of belonging. And when we get 4-part harmony right it brings a very emotional experience. Performance I’ve never experienced but I love it. Out of my comfort zone.
  • I love music and singing. Challenge. Collaboration – working as a team and the camaraderie. The coaching and musical direction we get and the links with music theory.
  • I can’t think of anything I don’t like about it…. now I feel part of it, integrated. Going to the pub has been part of that. pleasant atmosphere, no cliques, no gossip..
  • Discipline to learn, turn up, do the best to represent the choir. Camaraderie, promoting networks of music interest.
  • Community, camaraderie, welcoming, excellent musical directors and choir directors etc.
  • It’s very welcoming to anyone new. There is a good balance between serious singing and having fun.
  • I enjoy the challenge. I enjoy the sense of accomplishment, both on a personal level and as part of the group, when songs come together and we perform them well. I enjoy the camaraderie, the humour, and the opportunity to connect with new people. I think the music team are all amazing – so talented and supportive, and patient!
  • Satisfies my desire to sing. It is set at the right level. Not too perfect but good.

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