Choir History

The choir’s origins can be traced back to 1922, when the newly-formed Bournemouth Labour Choir sang on the Town Hall steps at a reception for the mayor. Later, the Bournemouth Male Voice Choir was born out of a merger of the Labour Choir with the Springbourne Choir, who sang in a local Non-Conformist church.

In recent years, the choir has performed in almost every concert venue in Dorset and, as part of the Welsh Association of Male Choirs, has sung at the Royal Albert Hall, the Millennium Centre in Cardiff, the Dome in Atlanta, USA, and (as part of a 10,000-strong choir) at the old Cardiff Arms Park.

The choir won the Cheltenham Music Festival in 2007, competed in the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in 2008, and won two prizes at the Larne Music Festival in 2009. The choir has recorded two CDs – ‘One Moment In Time’ (2004) and ‘Sing For Your Life’ (2009).

The full choir has around 55 members and we perform about ten concerts each year. There’s also a smaller group called ‘Mainly Men’, who sing at venues not large enough for the main choir. Many of our concerts are for charity and, since 2004, we have raised over £60,000 for various good causes.