Sung at a choral course in Nottingham in 1977 Sing we and chant it While love doth grant it Not Long youth lasteth And old age hasteth Now is best leisure To take our pleasure All things invite us Now to delight us Hence, care, be packing! No ...  moreSung at a choral course in Nottingham in 1977 Sing we and chant it While love doth grant it Not Long youth lasteth And old age hasteth Now is best leisure To take our pleasure All things invite us Now to delight us Hence, care, be packing! No mirth be lacking! Let spare no treasure To live in pleasure  

(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) How do we measure success? This, of course, is a lifeLong question that stares us in The face every Day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I caught a scene from The movie Spartacus The oTher Day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He Then proceeded to speak ...

A couple of years ago, around this time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful Day. I won’t bore you with The details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at The ...

After an outing at our latest Sing Day in North Yorkshire, this lovely gently flowing arrangement of Tim Knight's 'The Lord bless you and keep you' proved to be immensely popular so we've now made it available on our website (you can also source The piece...

Through The past thousands of years, choir singing has become more and more widespread, more and more part of our everyDay lives. We can only contemplate how it started - maybe with religious rituals? Or work songs? But nowaDays, choir singing - and mus...

A rendition of Christmas Carols in accordance to The Nativity story comprising; Gabriel’s Message Away in a Manger Hark The Herald Long time ago We Three Kings Drummer Boy Silent Night

Okay- so I've been a bit slack about blogging lately.  Not that I have been idol- There is so much to blog about but 24 hours in a Day a full time job and more music than I can ever learn to play means There  isn't enough time!   In The l...

Formed in 1956 as The Derby Police Choir, The choir retained a Long-standing connection with The Derbyshire Constabulary until 2018 when The choir separated from The police and rebranded with an emphasis on promoting male voice choral singing and raising ...  moreFormed in 1956 as The Derby Police Choir, The choir retained a Long-standing connection with The Derbyshire Constabulary until 2018 when The choir separated from The police and rebranded with an emphasis on promoting male voice choral singing and raising money for charity- epitomised through charity registration in 2020. DCMVC rehearses MonDays 7:30-9:30pm at St Osmund's Church, London Road Derby. The choir is also available to book for events. For more information, see our website.  

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