Male Voice Choir to sing in Ka¯ piti show
The Wellington Male Voice Choir is presenting a concert at Ka¯ piti Playhouse Theatre, Ruahine St, Paraparaumu on Sunday June 17 from 2.30pm.
Proceeds from the concert will be in aid of Age Concern in Ka¯ piti.
Tickets are $20 each, available at Coastlands information desk.
The choir is a community choir, singing sacred and secular songs in traditional style, both accompanied and unaccompanied.
Their repertoire includes music to suit all tastes and ages, from pop through to religious music.
They share many attributes in common with male voice choirs in other countries, Wales in particular, but present their own interpretations of the music they sing.
The choir has a strong tradition of fellowship, and strives for high quality singing.
The choir presents two public concerts each year (at St Andrew’s Church on The Terrace in Wellington) and sings, by invitation, at many venues and events.
Members are drawn from throughout the Wellington region as well as the Manawatu¯ .
The choir was formed in 1961 as the Onslow Male Voice Choir and became the Wellington Male Voice Choir in 1992.
They practice in Tawa on Thursday evenings from February to December and aim to provide entertainment for others, to enjoy the pleasures and fellowship of male voice singing and to continually improve their standard as a choir.
They sing at retirement villages, churches, theatres and functions and have also participated at five New Zealand Festivals of Male Voice Choirs held around New Zealand.
During the weekend of November 26, 2011, they hosted members of the Orange Male Voice Choir from New South Wales and the Nelson Male Voice Choir for two concerts to celebrate their 50th Anniversary.
During the Rugby World Cup in 2011 the choir performed at the Fan Zones in Wellington providing entertainment before the matches.
The choir decided some years ago to support worthy local charities.
They perform two major concerts in June and November of each year atSt Andrew’s Church on The Terrace, Wellington.
The proceeds of both concerts are donated to Wellington Free Ambulance.