Castleford Male Voice Choir | |
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Choir | |
Also known as | Castleford MVC; CMVC |
Origin | Castleford, United Kingdom |
Founded | 1926 (98 years ago) |
Genre | Male voice choir |
Headquarters | Castleford/Pontefract, West Yorkshire |
Website | www.castlefordmvc.co.uk |
The Castleford Male Voice Choir (CMVC) is a male voice choir based in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. [1] The choir was established in 1926.
The choir has recorded LPs. [2] It has appeared on the BBC television programme The One Show . [3] It has toured nationally and internationally, for example to Salzburg in Austria where it appeared with the Salzburg Singers. [4] The choir undertakes joint concerts as well as appearing on its own. [5]
The Castleford MVC meets weekly at the Trinity Methodist Church Hall in Castleford. [3]
Recordings include: [2]
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