Sandiacre Male Voice Choir

What They Say About Themselves

SANDIACRE MALE VOICE CHOIR was founded in May 1920 when a group of gentlemen with a passion for singing, met in the Clowes Methodist Church, Butt Street to discuss the formation of a male choral group. Within two years the group had grown to around thirty and was practising each week in the White Lion public house, singing part songs and choruses, both sacred and secular. The choir soon moved to new premises – the Ladycroft School in Victoria Street, which was its home until 2014 when it moved back to the Methodist Church where it all started! In the early years there was a tradition of sons following fathers into the choir and also a number of members achieving long service of around 40 years (Note – there are two current members whose joint service approaches 140 years!) There have been only five conductors since formation, Horace Wagg wielding the baton for 49 years and more recently Peter Barber for 41 years. The present conductor is Stuart Graham who succeeded Peter in 2012