Cornwall Gets Set for a World of Song
– St Petersburg Boys Choir at Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, during the 2015 Festival
Cornwall International Male Choral Festival: April 27th – May 1st 2017
Two thousand singers of all ages and nationalities are preparing to descend on Cornwall for its world famous International Male Choral Festival - to entertain 45,000 people with joyful events and keenly contested competitions over the May Bank Holiday.
The world’s largest male choral event is welcoming 60 choirs for 50 concerts and celebrations in 40 venues across the county with St Petersburg’s Boys Choir loving the Festival so much they are extending their stay for an extra concert at the cliff-top Minack Theatre, West Cornwall, on Tuesday May 2nd.
With their gothic looks and angelic voices the boys will also pop up on St Michael’s Mount on Thursday 27th April and pit their choral wits against young choirs from Warwickshire, Peterborough, Bromley and Cornwall in the Youth Gala Concert and Competition at the Hall for Cornwall on Sunday April 30th, 7pm.
Among the global visitors for this eighth biennial Festival are choirs from Australia and America, Russia and across Europe as well as Wales, Scotland, England and, of course, Cornwall itself.
“In these “interesting” times it’s wonderful to be bringing singers and their entourages from all over the globe together for a long weekend of harmony,” says Festival Director Rob Elliott. “There’s no agenda apart from singing our hearts out and bringing joy to as many people as we can possibly reach.”
Tickets (from £7 - £20) and details of concerts, competitions and events can be found on the Hall for Cornwall website along with a short film show-casing the Cornwall International Male Choral Festival.
Competitions, evening concerts and daytime events are being held in all parts of the county at churches, theatres, gardens, castles and tourist attractions, with the following Gala Concerts and Competitions taking place at Hall for Cornwall:-
Saturday 29th April: Male Choral Festival Competition, Hall for Cornwall, 9am (£7 for morning or afternoon, £11 all day)
Saturday 29th April: International Gala Concert, Hall for Cornwall, 8pm (£11 - £20) Vocal Six ( Sweden), Manifestum (Finland), Froncysyllte Male Vocie Choir, Cor Meibion De Cymru, G.V. Harmonie 1879 Bernbach e.V (Germany), St. Stythians
Sunday 30th April: Youth International Gala Concert & Competition, Hall for Cornwall, 7pm (£7 - £13.50) Warwickshire County Choristers, Peterborough Boys Choir, Truro School Barbershop, St.Petersberg Boys Choir (Russia), Bromley Boys Singers, Warwickshire County Male Voices, Cornwall Boys Choir, Cornwall Cambiata
Monday 1st May: Finale International Gala Concert, Hall for Cornwall, 7.30pm (£11 - £20) Trelawny Male Choir, Gentlemen Singers (Czech Republic), Wessex Male Choir, Melbourne Welsh Male Voice Choir (Australia), St Petersberg Boys Choir (Russia)
Further details are available on the Festival website at www.cimcf.uk
Other events are being held at the following venues:
Thursday 27 April...
Opening Gala Concert, Truro Catherdral, TR1 2AF, 7.30pm Celtic Male Ensemble, Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir (Wales), Wessex Male Choir (England), G.V. Harmonie Bernbach (Germany), Vocal Six (Sweden)
Chapel Street Methodist Church, Penzance, TR18 4BE Mousehole Male Voice Choir, Marazion Apollo Male Choir, Melbourne Welsh Male Choir (Australia), Grass Valley Male Choir (USA)
Saltash Wesley Methodist Church, PL12 6LA Burraton Male Voice Choir, Rame Peninsular Male Voice Chpir, St. Petersburg Boys Choir (Russia)
Friday 28 April...
Falmouth Methodist Church, TR11 3PG Nankersy Male Choir, Eight inBar, Tenby Male Choir, Grass Valley Male Voice Choir (USA)
Bodmin St Petorc's Church, PL31 2DT Pelynt Male Voice Choir, Imerys Mid Cornwall Male Voice Choir, Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir, Westerton Male Voice Choir, Manifestum (Finland)
St Michael's Church, Newquay, TR7 1QZ Newquay Male Choir, Wessex Male Choir, Caernarfon Male Voice Choir, G.V. Harmonie 1879 Bernback e.V (Germany)
St Neot Parish Church, PL14 6NG Lovenny Male Choir, Epsom Male Voice Choir, Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir, Vocal Six (Sweden)
Saturday 29 April...
St John's Methodist, St Austell, PL25 5AE Mevagissey Male Choir, South Wales Gay Mens Chorus, Melbourne Welsh Male Voice Choir (Australia), Gentlemen Singers (Czech Republic)
Liskeard, The Public Hall, 3-5 West Street, PL14 6BW Liskerret Male Voice Choir, Tamar Valley Male Voice Choir, Westerton Male Voice Choir, Gentlemen Singers (Czech Republic).
Launceston Central Methodist Church, PL15 8AZ Launceston Male Voice Choir, Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir, Rossendale Male Voice Choir, Peterborough Boys Choir
St Pol-de-Leon Parish Church, Paul, Penzance, TR19 6UA St, Buryan Male Voice Choir, Phoenix Male Choir, Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir, St.Petersberg Boys Choir (Russia)
Porthleven Methodist Church, TR13 9AQ Kerrier Male Voice Choir, Maelstrom, Weybridge Male Voice Choir, Bromley Boys Singers
Sunday 30 April...
All Saints Church Falmouth, TR11 2EN Treverva Male Voice Choir, Budliegh Salterton Male Voice Choir, Caernarfon Male Voice Choir, Gentlemen Singers (Czech Republic)
Camborne Centenary Methodist, TR14 8DP Holman Climax Male Voice Choir , South Wales Gay Mens Chorus, Bristol Male Voice Choir, Gentlemen Singers (Czech Republic)
Bude Central Methodist Church, EX23 8LA Tintagel Orpheus Male Voice Choir, Wadebridge Male Voice Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir, Melbourne Welsh Male Voice Choir (Australia)
St Elwyn's Church, Hayle, TR27 4JT Praze Hayle Male Voice Choir, Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir, Wessex Male Choir, Roeros Sangforening (Norway)
St Just Methodist Chapel, TR19 7UA Marazion Apollo Male Voice Choir, Cor Meibion De Cymru, Rossendale Male Voice Choir, Vocal Six (Sweden)
Helston Methodist Church, TR13 8EL St.Stythians Male Voice Choir, Epsom Male Choir, Wyndham Singers, Grass Valley Male Voice Choir (USA)
St Andrews Church, Redruth, TR15 2QB Four Lanes Male Choir, Phoenix Male Choir, Westerton Male Choir, G.V. Harmonie 1879 Bernbach e.V (Germany)
There is daytime singing at the following venues:-
Thursday 27 April…
St Michael’s Mount 10.15am St Petersburg Boys Choir (Russia)
Friday 28 April…
Lunchtime concert – Truro Cathedral, 1pm Rossendale MVC, Weybridge MVC, Melbourne Welsh MC (Australia)
Saturday 29 April…
Lunchtime concert – Truro Cathedral, 1pm Cor Meibion De Cymru, Hampshire Police MVC, Grass Valley MVC (USA)
Daytime singing –
Land’s End 11.30 – 12.45
Trebah Gardens 12 noon – 2.45
…and throughout the day on Truro Piazza
Sunday 30 April…
Daytime singing –
Eden Project 10am – 3pm
Lost Gardens of Heligan 12 noon – 1.30pm
Land’s End 11.30am
Minack Theatre 11.30am – 1pm
National Maritime Museum Cornwall 12 noon – 1.15pm
Monday 1st May…
Daytime singing –
Eden Project 10am – 3.30pm
Pendennis Castle 12 noon – 1.30pm
Tate St Ives 11.30am – 12.45pm
Lunchtime concert –
Truro Cathedral 1pm Bromley Boys Singers, Bristol Male Voice Choir, Budleigh Salterton MVC
Tuesday 2nd May…
Minack Theatre 11.15am St Petersburg Boys Choir
The 2017 Cornwall International Male Choral Festival runs fromApril 27th to May 1st
· All details of the 2017 Cornwall International Male Choral Festival, plus background and photos from previous festivals can be found at www.cimcf.uk
· The Festival was inaugurated in 2003 and is held every two years.
· The Festival is a non-profit making company, limited by guarantee and is a registered charity.
· It is supported by its patrons, sponsored by a wide range of local businesses and helped by more than 400 volunteers - to all of whom the Board is sincerely grateful.