NMVC has at present 42 members who love to sing.The men who sing in the choir come from all walks of life. They are every man in the street but wIth one thing in common,they love to sing and entertain.The choir is renowned for there entertainment value as...  moreNMVC has at present 42 members who love to sing.The men who sing in the choir come from all walks of life. They are every man in the street but wIth one thing in common,they love to sing and entertain.The choir is renowned for there entertainment value as well as there singing. No venue is too small or too big.The choir regularly sings for charItable organisations and has over the years raised several thousands of pounds. Musical Director JudIth Pinguey prides herself on the varied music the choir sings and has a very progressive outlook on MVC Music and likes to challange the pre concieved image of a male voice choir.  less

Sung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 All creatures now are merry minded, The shepherd's daughters playing, the nymphs are falalaing. Yon bugle was well winded. At Oriana's presence each thing smileth. The flow'rs themselves discove...  moreSung by us at a singing course in Nottingham in 1977 All creatures now are merry minded, The shepherd's daughters playing, the nymphs are falalaing. Yon bugle was well winded. At Oriana's presence each thing smileth. The flow'rs themselves discover, Birds over her do hover, Music the time beguileth, See where she comes, wIth flow'ry garlands crowned, Queen of all queens reknowned. Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana, "Long live fair Oriana!"  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Somebody asked me the other day if I do workshops on songs from the musicals. I don't like musical theatre, so the answer was a resounding “No&rdquo...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The last time I was in a room wIth a group of singers was nearly six months ago. If I had known then that I wouldn’t be singing like that for the fore...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-audItioned communIty choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from tradItions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-audItioned communIty choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from tradItions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-audItioned communIty choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from tradItions across th...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t know what It’s like in other parts of the world, but here in the UK It’s notoriously difficult to get any kind of review of a con...

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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...