City of Coventry Male Voice Choir (CCMVC)

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City of Coventry Male Voice Choir (CCMVC)

Founded in 1946 as Binley Male Voice Choir. We adopted the City’s name and emblem in 1992. We sing traditional and more recent music in four part harmony.

We rehearse on Wednesday evenings at Woodside Avenue Methodist Church, usually starting at 7:30pm. CCMVC History

The history of the City of Coventry Male Voice Choir is as varied as its musical repertoire, having started life over 60 years ago. The choir originated from an amalgamation of the miners from Binley colliery joining with like-minded singers from the Coombe Social Club, forming the Bin

ley Male Voice Choir in 1946. The original membership numbered only ten but the enthusiasm for singing soon attracted more and the colliery workers coming from Wales to work at Binley soon had the choir growing. The choir went from strength to strength in the ensuing years and regularly took part in competitions and eisteddffords as well as appearing in many prestigious concerts throughout the country. The Binley Colliery closed down many years ago now but the Choir has continued, albeit with singers now coming from more varied walks of life. In 1992, it was decided that the name of the City of Coventry should be carried by the choir to enhance its identity and an inaugural concert was held on 6 November 1992 at St Mary’s Guildhall to celebrate this change. Now the choir officially carry the City of Coventry emblem. The choir has participated in several massed choir events, including for several years concerts organised by The Birmingham St George's Day Association at Symphony Hall in Birmingham. In 2006, the Choir celebrated its 60th anniversary and throughout the year held special events in recognition of this. The main focus was a concert at The John White Centre, the site of the entrance to Binley Colliery. The choir also produced a commemorative CD – Solid as a Rock. The choir appears in a number of charity fundraising events including in November 2009 a very successful concert for Cancer Research UK at Stratford Civic Hall. On 6th November 2010, the choir took part in the 30th Anniversary of the Welsh Festival of Remembrance in St David's Hall, Cardiff. In 2011 we hope to produce another CD. We will continue to perform at local concerts, and raise funds for charities.

19/09/2025

We look forward to you joining us

25/06/2025

Congratulations to CCMVC , Rugby MVC and our guests Loughborough MVC for an excellent concert at Baginton Road URC last Saturday. The church was filled to capacity and the music was warmly applauded by the appreciative audience.

Please look out for future concerts.

22/02/2025

David williams - lifetime member certificate award. December 2024

25/08/2023

One of our favourite songs

15/08/2023

01/02/2023

It's Wednesday evening which can only mean one thing... learning new songs and having fun doing it at our weekly rehearsals at Woodside Avenue Methodist Church 7.30-9.30pm!

08/12/2022

Getting ready to sing for some local VIPs at Coventry's Lord Mayor Civic Heads Christmas Dinner. We hope we impress!

24/12/2021

Merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful New Year from City of Coventry Male Voice Choir (CCMVC) to all our families, friends, and followers.

If you're in the mood for a rousing carol, here we sing "While shepherds watched their flocks by night" to a tune that you may all know but may still surprise you!

Be sure to turn up the volume.

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Address

Woodside Avenue
Coventry
CV36BE

Website

https://sites.google.com/view/ccmvc/

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