Caldicot Male Voice Choir kicked off the festive period with a triplet of disparate musical engagements, during the first three days of December.
The choir conscientiously supports community events and on Friday, 2nd December, nearly 60 choristers squeezed onto a covered stage in the centre of Caldicot village. They braved the brumal rain to entertain the stoically enthusiastic crowds, at a ceremony to ‘Switch-on’ Caldicot’s coruscating Christmas illuminations.
The choir’s attendance at the annual civic jamboree was framed by appearances at two completely contrasting sporting venues. On Thursday, 1st December, Caldicot Male Voice Choir was humbled to be invited to sing for the 1st Battalion, The Rifle Regiment, on the occasion of the inaugural Corporal Palin Memorial match; a thrilling encounter, contested between Chepstow Football Club and a team representing the Chepstow based Rifles, at Caldicot Town’s Jubilee Way ground.
Two days later, the choir was in the slightly more grandiose setting of the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, for the Wales V Australia rugby International. The choir was honoured; along with our friends from the Beaufort, Cwmbran, Pontnewydd and Risca Male Voice Choirs, to represent Gwent as constituent members of the largest Male Voice Choir ever assembled at a rugby International match.
Caldicot Male Voice Choir warmly welcomes new members and rehearsal nights are Monday and Thursday, between 7:15 and 9:15pm., at the Choir Hall, Mill Lane, Caldicot.
Photo by Colleen Gauntlett
Note: Coruscating means brilliant or showy