Millhouse Green Male Voice Choir is a well established local choir with about 50 members, associated to the National Association of Choirs. We are based in Millhouse Green, a small village on the edge of the Pennine moors of South Yorkshire.
Next performance:
Annual Celebrity concert at Penistone Paramount
with special guests Philharmonic Brass
Saturday March 17th at 7:15pm
Tickets available from Melvyn Dyson 01226 766286
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New Galleries Feature A new feature has been added to the website. Select the Galleries option from the menu to see photographs of choir events.
If anyone has photos they'd like to see displayed, please contact Chris Mills.
Choir Practice Tracks All the choir practice tracks for the 2012 season are now available on the website.
Follow the link to the Choir Members only page.
Christmas concert with Penistone Ladies St. John’s Church, Penistone was full to capacity again for the choir's annual carol concert with Penistone Ladies Choir.
This year we were joined by soloists Emily Peace and Joe Shaw, nephew of John Hurst the late MD of the ladies choir.
The event raised £1400 for the Sick Children's Trust and a further £300 was donated to the Church.
The photo shows:
L to R - Steve Dixon (MGMVC Chairman), Sue Christie (M.D.), Christine Goodwin(Chairman, Penistone Ladies Choir), Jane Hobson(M.D), Ann Wyatt (Sick Children's Trust) and Rev'd Anne Parr (St.John's Church)
Institute concert Monday December 19th
On December 19th the usual Monday practice will be replaced by the annual Institute Christmas concert for the people of Millhouse Green. After the concert we will be going over to the Blacksmith's Arms for a less formal carol singing session.
Programme for concert in Porthmadog
On the weekend away in September we will be singing at two venues. On Saturday we will present a concert in Porthmadog with Cor Meibion Dwyfor. On Sunday we will call in at Alveston Hall near Chester and sing in the early afternoon.
Click here to see the items to be sung in the Porthmadog concert.
Annual General Meeting September 8th at Millhouse Institute The 2011 AGM will be held at the Millhouse Institute on Thursday 8th September at 7:30pm.
The meeting will be followed by a short practice to prepare for our trip to Wales the following week.
Please make every effort to attend.
Brush up your Welsh
In anticipation of our trip to Wales in September, you may feel the need for a bit of help with your Welsh. At the concert in Portmadog we will be joining with be singing Myfanwy, Gwahoddiad and Ar Lan y Mor either wholely or in part in Welsh. If you would like some re-assurance of your pronunciation click on the song name above and you'll hear a real Welsh person singing it and find links to many other great Welsh songs.
Cleethorpes Festival
The choir spent a blazing day out at the seaside when they competed at the Cleethorpes Music Festival on June 25th.
Although there was a disappointing turnout with only one other choir attending, we enjoyed the excellent a capella singing from the The Humber Belles and both choirs went home with two trophies.
As a special bonus Cleethorpes had laid on a special RAF flypast for their Armed Forces day. However, the timing could have been better as it took place during, and straight over the music festival.
Bank Holidays
There will be no practices on Mondays 25th April and 2nd May due to Bank holidays.
There will be an extra practice on Thursday 5th May at 7:30pm in Thurlstone Church.
Holidays 2011
There will be no practices on Mondays 25th July and 1st August 2011.
Symphony for Yorkshire DVD now available
Several people have asked when a DVD of the Symphony for Yorkshire will be available.
You can buy it now from a website called Charity Goods.
The DVD costs £10 with £5 going to Children in Need.
Click on the picture to visit the website.
It can also be purchased by sending a cheque, payable to 'Charity Goods', for £10.00 to:
Charity Goods
PO Box 695
Newport
South Wales
NP20 4ZU
Choir sing in Durham Cathedral
The choir has just returned from a wonderful weekend in Scotland. We gave concerts in Edinburgh and Perth and on the way back the choir performed in Durham Cathedral.
Click on the picture to see lots of others from the concerts in Edinburgh, Perth and Durham.
Many thanks to Graham Beck for providing them.
Symphony for Yorkshire Broadcasts
The Symphony for Yorkshire has been completed and broadcast widely on BBC local radio and TV.
Many of the choir members enjoyed a trip to see a preview showing of the finished film at a cinema in Leeds. The quality of the visuals was stunning when shown on a full size screen and the soundtrack excellent. You can see the film for yourself by clicking on the picture below.
We were also treated to a live performance from some of the excellent musicians that took part in the project and a film about the making of the symphony. This has been a great project that has galvanised so many people over a short space of time and has really invigorated our summer.
Thanks to the BBC and especially Benjamin Till for giving us such an exciting and inclusive community experience.
Sue on Radio, Choir on Telly
Sue has been asked to give an interview on Radio Sheffield about the choir's involvement in the Yorkshire Symphony project. This will be on Friday 9th July at 08:30 with Toby Foster.
On Sunday 11th we're being fimed in Sheffield in the morning and Millhouse Green in the afternoon for the Yorkshire Symphony.
And ... on Monday 12th July the BBC are coming to film the choir at that night's practice so that they can do an article on the choir on Look North.
It seems we're the media's darlings at the moment!
Provisional Programme for trip to Scotland The songs for our trip to Scotland have been chosen. Click here to view the provisional programme.
Choir record Yorkshire Anthem
On June 20th the choir travelled to Leeds to record the finale to the Yorkshire Symphony. It was a glorious summer day and we practiced out in the car park before the actual recording in a small, hot, air-tight studio. Composer Benjamin Till was delighted with the quality of the singing and in particular congratulated us on having such a jewel of a musical director.
We're now looking forward to July 11th when the filming takes place in Sheffield and at the Blacksmiths Arms in Millhouse Green where the choir was born. Let's hope the weather then is as fine as it was today.
A Symphony for Yorkshire
Musicians have been recruited from across the county and a male voice choir is needed to sing the specially written anthem.
The premiere of A Symphony for Yorkshire will be aired on BBC Look North and on the BBC local radio stations Sheffield, York, Leeds and Humberside on Yorkshire Day, August 1st 2010.
On June 20th, the choir will travel to the BBC studios in Leeds for the recording of the soundtrack of the symphony. On July 11th, a camera crew will visit Millhouse Green to film us out and about in the area singing the anthem.
Sponsorship
Chris Blantern, Director of Hi-Point Scaffolding has agreed to sponsor the choir. Chris has accepted our offer of the post of Vice President. Hi-Point will appear on our stationery, and this website, and we hope this arrangement will continue to flourish.
Christmas Concert 2009
The annual Christmas Concert with Penistone Ladies was a wonderful evening and again a sellout performance. This year's talented young guest performers were flautist Hannah Smalley and the Holmfirth Boys Choir.
Thanks to the ticket sales and the generosity of the sponsors, £1500 was raised for the
Kids Scanner Appeal at Sheffield Children's Hospital and £300 was donated to the Penistone St. John's Church building fund.
Melanie's Baby
Melanie had a bouncing baby boy on 7th October 2009.
Noah Christopher weighed in at a very substantial 10lb 10oz, a potential Russian Bass!
Congratulations Melanie. We're all looking forward to seeing you back at practices in a few weeks time.
AGM 2009
The 2009
Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday September 3rd. A summary follows, click on the link for more details
John Hind was re-elected as chairman with Steve Dixon as deputy.
Melvyn Dyson was re-elected as secretary of the choir.
Alan Booth continues as treasurer and reported that the choir's finances were in good shape and that subscriptions could be held to last year's level.
Sue Christie thanked the choir for their efforts through the year and said she was very pleased with the overall standards we achieved.