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Annual Concert with Kate McCarney
May 12 2012 Malton Milton Rooms
7.30pm Tickets £8.00.

From Hoppers in Malton Market Place,
Malton District Male Voice Choir
Tel: 01653-692014 or from choir members.

Malton District Male Voice Choir was created on September 21st 2007 and is believed to be the first male choir for many years to be founded in the North Yorkshire market town of Malton.The district is well served by talented singing and performing groups of all kinds, but the absence of a male voice choir was long seen as a major gap by its founders.

To help fill that gap, local amateur singer and musical performer Tom Todd teamed up with singing teacher Chris Thornton-Holmes, who sings with Covent Garden and sang for many years with La Scala Milan and Glyndebourne Opera. The response to their appeal for members was immediate.

“From day one, we had a group of enthusiastic and dedicated members, most of whom are still with us” said Tom. “Many, particularly those who have sung with male voice and other choirs in the past, said they had long hoped to see a male choir in the area and couldn’t wait to join”.

Now with around 30 members whose ages range from 16 to 85, the choir has helped raise thousands of pounds for local good causes and taken part in dozens of concerts in North Yorkshire. In 2010 it released its first CDs. It has been a hectic but exhilarating and rewarding time and the choir has been given a warm welcome wherever it has performed.

The choir is now under the baton of a new conductor and musical director - Chris Gulley, who teaches at St Peter’s School York and is a member of the York Minster choir and a periodic performer with Opera North. It meets most Fridays from about 7.45 to 9.30 pm in the Methodist Church hall in Saville Street Malton and practices are informal, always fun and, in the opinion of many members “a great way to start a relaxing weekend”.

The choir is keen to boost its size even further and welcomes new members of all ages over 15. Previous musical or choir experience is not necessary but an ability to sing and a love of singing obviously is! If you would like to join, call Choir Secretary, David Ackroyd on 01944-758693 or Chairman Tom Todd on 01653-692362.