MAJOR EVENTS ATTENDED

In recent years, the RNA Male Voice Choir has participated in a large number of major events - both in the UK and overseas. Brief details of a selection of these appear in the table below.
DATE
VENUE
EVENT
PARTICIPANTS
March 1985  De Montfort Hall, Leicester  Charity Concert in aid of SSAFA  300 Male Voices and brass band
June 1985  Birmingham Town hall  Charity Concert in aid of National Children's Home  200 Male Voices plus Band of the Royal Marines School of Music, Deal 
May 1992  Cardiff Arms Park  Massed Male Voice Choir Concert  8000 Male Voices plus 2 military bands and vocal soloists 
September 1993  Cardiff Arms Park  Massed Male Voice Choir Concert  9000 Male Voices plus symphony orchestra and vocal soloists
April 1995  De Montfort Hall, Leicester  1995 Anglo-Welsh Festival of Male Choirs  250 Male Voices plus associated artistes 
May 1995  Hyde Park, London  V.E. Day 50th Anniversary Celebrations  1000 Male Voices, military bands, vocal soloists etc. 
October 1997  Guy Nelson Hall, Warwick  RNA Choir Silver Jubilee Concert  120 Male Voices plus brass ensemble and solo vocalist 
April 1999 De Montfort Hall, Leicester 1999 Anglo-Welsh Festival of Male Choirs - in aid of "Rainbows" hospice for children 7 Male Voice choirs (300 singers in all) plus Elizabeth Woolett (Soprano), Paul Hudson (Bass) and Keith Swallow (Piano)
June 1999 Eglise St. Come & St. Damien, Villebon sur Yvette, France Twinning Concert RNA Choir plus "Ensemble Vocal Josquin des Pres"
September 2000 The Kingsley School Hall, Leamington Spa Charity Concert on behalf of Warwick Hospital A&E Appeal RNA Choir plus Cubbington Silver Band and soloists
May 2002 St. Margaret's Church, Whitnash Concert to celebrate the 10th  Anniversary of the twinning of Whitnash with Villebon sur Yvette, France RNA Choir plus "Ensemble Vocal Josquin des Pres"
October 2003
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
"Hundreds in Harmony II" - Massed Male Voice Choir concert in aid of Cancer UK.
13 Male Voice choirs (over 400 singers) plus The Band of the Prince of Wales's Division (Clive), together with vocal and instrumental soloists.
September 2004
Radford Road Church, Leamington Spa
Charity Concert in aid of the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance
RNA Choir plus St.Cecilia Singers (Cannock)
November 2004
Northgate Methodist Church, Warwick
Charity Concert in aid of  Parkinson's Disease Society
RNA Choir plus Village Voices
October 2007
St. Mark's Church, Leamington Spa
Charity Concert in aid of the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance
RNA Choir plus Brymbo Male Choir (Wrexham) plus Jayne Dalley (Soprano)

In addition to Male Choir events, members of the choir have frequently helped to make up large mixed choirs which have participated in various "spectaculars". These include several appearances in the annual Birmingham International Tattoo and, participation in the "East meets West Spectacular" at the Royal Albert Hall in 1996 - with Russian and American military bands, plus the Beverley Sisters. More recently, some choir menbers took part in the "Murallennium" - a special Millennium year concert where the singers were on top of the walls of Warwick Castle.
 
 

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