Welcome to St Edmundsbury Male Voice Choir
Founded in 1988 by four teachers, the St Edmundsbury Male Voice Choir now comprises around 60 members. Its singers are drawn from Bury St Edmunds, nearby villages, and more distant areas including Ipswich, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire.
The choir performs an extensive and varied repertoire, including 1940s swing, classical and traditional compositions, spirituals, folk music, selections from musical theatre, and popular chart-topping songs. In addition to performing locally in Suffolk, we have toured extensively across the UK and Europe, supporting a wide range of charitable organisations in their fundraising efforts. We also enjoy collaborating with other choirs, musical groups, bands, orchestras, and solo artists.
Join the Choir – No Auditions, Just Music and Friendship!
Curious about singing with us? You’re warmly invited to join the Choir as our guest for four weeks. Come along, enjoy the music, and see if you’d like to become a member – no voice tests required!
Not ready to sing? You can still be part of our community by becoming a Friend of the Choir. We’d love to have you with us!
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Here, you’ll find everything you need — from concert details and our current repertoire to our history, social events, and how to become a member.
If you’d like to get in touch, please visit our Contact Us page.
We rehearse at Howard Community Academy, Beard Road, Bury St Edmunds IP32 6SA every Thursday from 7.30pm–9.30pm (during term time).
Thursday 19 November - Christmas Lights Event performance - BSE Market Square Sound Stage
We will be singing from 5.55 to 6.10pm.
The Christmas Lights Event is organised by Our Bury St Edmunds BID and supported by Bury St Edmunds Town Council and ShopSafe.
Saturday 21 November Christmas Market performance - 11.30 to 12.15
University & Professional Development Centre, 73 Western Way, Bury St Edmunds IP33 3SP
Saturday 5 December - Joint Concert with Solent MVC in St Faith's Church, Havant at 7pm
Tickets £12.50 - £15 online and at the door. Online booking details HERE
Sunday 6 December starting at 4pm - Xmas Concert with Milton Glee and the Royal Marines Association Band at St Mary’s Church, Fratton, Portsmouth PO1 5PA
Tickets £17.50 available online here
Friday 11 December – Christmas Concert with Newmarket Town Band, school choirs others at Tattersalls, Newmarket Organised by Newmarket Rotary.
Celebrate the festive season with Racing Welfare at Tattersalls on Wednesday 9th December, with an evening of carols, music and Christmas cheer, raising money for racing’s chaplaincy services.
Doors open at 6.15pm, with the concert starting at 6.45pm. The evening will be introduced by Simon Bailey, Chaplain to the horseracing industry.
Tickets are £8, with free entry for children under 12. Each ticket includes a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie on arrival.
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Saturday 6 March - Concert with The VIPS
CHRIST CHURCH MORETON HALL
Lawson Place, Symonds Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 7EW
Saturday 20 March at Bury Rugby Club from 14.45
A pre match sing at the Rugby Club the third of the season.
Access by match ticket only
Saturday 27 March - Concert at Rougham. Details to follow
Saturday 10 April at Bury Rugby Club from 14.45
A pre match sing at the Rugby Club the fourth and last of the season.
Access by match ticket only
Sunday 11 April - Mayor's Concert at Haverhill
Details soon.
Saturday 19 June - Concert with Prime Brass and soloist Gemma Alexander, Christ Church, Moreton Hall
PLEASE SUPPORT THESE EVENTS
USED STAMPS NEEDED
Sylvia Wilson is collecting used stamps for AGSD UK (Association of Glycogen Storage Disease UK), a very small charity for which this provides valuable income. To maximize their value she kindly requests that the stamps are trimmed from the envelope with a 1cm border around them. Stamps can be passed onto Sylvia via any member of the Choir.
For further information please email info@semvc.com
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