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Est. 1948
Please find below our projected concert programme for 2026. Venues and concert details are yet to be finalised.
Saturday 30th. May - "Spring into Summer" A joint concert with The Gibside Singers from Rowlands Gill and in aid of charity
Friday 23rd. October - "Autumn Memories"
Thursday 10th. December - "Winter Showtime"
Further details, venues and ticket prices will be published nearer the concert occurring but please put the above dates in your diaries!
Our next upcoming concert on May 30th. will be our first concert in our new home of St. Aidan's URC in Hexham and will be a joint celebration with The Gibside Singers, an all-ladies ensemble from Rowlands Gill. As a male voice choir it is always a pleasure and a privilege to sing with a ladies choir and it makes us up our game, so expect some wonderful mixed pieces as well as individual songs from both choirs. Money raised from this concert will be in aid of The British Heart Foundation. Entry to the concert is free with donations taken at the door. If you cannot make the concert but would like to donate anyway please click on the link below.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/donate/your-donation/get-started?
The West End Methodist Church which has been our base and rehearsal venue for many years if not decades, was closed at the end of April 2026. This is sad news but unfortunately, not unexpected.
This means that our concert held on Saturday 14th. March, "A Celebration of Song" was the last ever in our spiritual home. The event was well attended with lots of variety for the audience to enjoy, including a couple of a cappella pieces from the choir. There were guest slots from local ladies quartet " Anything goes" as well as solo performances from well known bass and choir favourite Lee Falkingham and choir members Jim Wright and Ray Taylor. Our accompanist Chris Watson performed his own remarkable piano improvisation.
For anyone contemplating coming along to one of our rehearsal please note our last rehearsal in the West End Church will be Thursday March 26th. We are then taking a short break for Easter recommencing in St Aidan's URC on Thursday April 16th.
Events
Spring into SummerSat, 30 MaySt Aidan's URC Church- Weekly RehearsalEvery Thursday Evening 7.00 p.m.- 9.00 p.m.St Aidan's URC Church
- OPEN PRACTICE NIGHTS - First Thursday every month.First Thursday of every month 7.00 -9.00 pmSt Aidan's URC Church
Summer Concert July 2022
3tynespodcast December 2024
Town Twinning Event in Hexham Winter Gardens with Noyen, France. June 2025
Summer Concert Corbridge Hub
July 2025
About Hexham Male Voice Choir
Who Are We?
The Choir was formed in May 1948 with the ethos to foster and encourage male voice singing. Seventy years later that core mission has not changed and we actively encourage men of all ages from all walks of life to come and sing with us.
The organisation is non-profit making and exists with the aid of members subscriptions and voluntary donations. We support a wide range of charitable causes throughout the North East, and are happy to help organisations to put on fund-raising concerts (we normally ask for a small fee to help choir funding).
New members are always welcome. Why not join us and discover the enjoyment of singing within our friendly group. We rehearse every Thursday night throughout the year (with the month of August off) from 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. at West End Methodist Chapel, Shaftoe Leazes , Hexham, NE46 3DF
Registered Charity No: 1202632
Our Musical Director
Ray Taylor
Ray joined us in March 2022 as a Tenor, bringing a wide range of experience singing in different groups, including Hexham Amateur Stage Society and the Northumbria Chamber Choir. And before returning to his home town of Newcastle, he started his own choir in Derbyshire called Chameleon, singing a variety of musical styles.
As an accomplished pianist, Ray has sometimes played for our rehearsals and stood in to lead the choir when needed.
Ray became our Musical Director in March 2024, and has ambitions to develop the musical skills of the members and expand our repertoire.
Friends of the Choir
Throughout the history of the choir we have been fortunate to have had the patronage of many good people from the Hexham area who have been kind enough to support us with annual charitable donations. This regular and predictable cashflow helps the choir with forward planning and gives a small but necessary financial cushion against the vagaries of modern life. During the covid pandemic, for instance, when we could not rehearse, we were able to continue paying an allowance to our professional freelance accompanists for whom music is their livelihood. This outreach into the wider community through our patrons also helps to promote the choir to a wider audience who may not be aware of our activities.
As part of a general revamp of the choir we have decided to drop the slightly dated term “Patrons” and replace it with the simple word “Friends” as in “Friends of Hexham Male Voice Choir”.
We would like to recruit more “Friends” to help secure the long-term funding of the choir and promote the choir generally. Donations start from as little as £25.00 per person or £40.00 for a couple per annum. If you are a UK taxpayer then gift aid can be claimed from donations in full or in part provided certain conditions are satisfied. In return we will provide two free tickets per person (four for a couple) and hospitality to any one of or concerts throughout the year. Friends will also receive regular updates on choir activities, receive invitations to choir social events and will also be acknowledged in our concert programmes, although of course any request for anonymity would be respected.
If you feel that supporting the choir and helping to ensure its future is something worthwhile that may be of interest to you then please complete the “Contact Us” form below in the first instance and one us will promptly reply to you, or speak to any member of the choir.
Join the Choir
New Members Welcome
It’s true – joining a choir is good for the soul. Hexham Male Voice Choir is always on the lookout for new members of any ability; to bring their unique sound and fresh energies to the choir. If you would like to have a try, we’d love to hear from you.
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Contact
Stephen Redhead
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Enquiries 07931 678246
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