On Tour!

After a whirlwind May fortnight, choristers were actually allowed a few days off this last weekend! The respite is short-lived, however, as choristers prepare for the Mansfield & District Male …

Sing, Fight, Cry, Pray and Wonder

The National Association of Choirs ( East Midlands) Concert –  Saturday 20 May 2017 – United Reformed Church, Sutton-in-Ashfield I borrowed the title for this blog post from the title of a …

Putting Something Back

Concert with Amersfoort Mannenkoor, Queen Elizabeth’s Academy – Friday 19 May 2017 “I want to put something back” – it’s something you hear occasionally  usually from those who have been successful …

Music in May

There is a bottomless resourcefulness in man that ultimately enables him to transform ‘the spear of frustration” into a shaft of light  – Howard Thurman Congratulations to all concerned and …

Enjoying the Journey

The Journey is the Reward ( Taoist saying). Nobody said that the road to the Royal Albert Hall and the Festival of Welsh Male Voice Choirs would be easy. No …