Like buses, you wait for a long time and then three come along, Huw Thomas, MD of the Solent Male Voice Choir was pleased to welcome three new members this month.

 

All three had spent several weeks attending Tuesday night practices in The Pallant Centre in Havant before deciding if they really wanted to join the Choir.

One of the new recruits, Rex, had sung in a male voice choir in Wales and says “… I joined the choir of St Faiths, in Havant and SMVC seemed a natural, though delayed, progression. A warm welcome has been delightfully enjoyed from all members of the Choir.”

Rex has found it is not just the music, but also the friendship and the feel- good factor that makes singing with SMVC so enjoyable.

 

Tuesday night practices are not just about singing, they are a big occasion, where members meet and chat. It is a singing club for men of all ages and abilities.

 

The Choir has a varied repertoire of around twenty songs, some traditional, some modern, some hymns, which are added to, and some dropped, throughout the year, so that the Choir can give varied and interesting concerts four or five times each year. Plus, of course, a totally new repertoire is needed around Christmas.

 

New members are welcome at any time of the year. It doesn’t take long to learn the music, much of which will be songs you already know, and there is no need to be able to read music. Just turn up on a Tuesday evening. You will be made very welcome and go home feeling uplifted.

Dave McVittie 30^th May

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