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Welcome to the Website of the Dalesmen (Male Voice Choir) from the Derbyshire Dales

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25th-AnniversaryThis year sees the 25th Anniversary of the Choir which was formed in 1987 by a small band of enthusiasts in the Derbyshire Dales; the main aim being to enjoy singing together and to add to the musical life of the area. Since that time the Choir has grown into highly successful group of choristers from around beautiful Derbyshire.

 PresidentA founder member and President of the Choir is the Rev Reg Dean, who celebrated his 109th Birthday in November 2011.   Reg rarely misses a rehearsal or concert and whilst  we are no longer privileged to hear his lovely 2nd bass voice, he continues to be an inspirational presence for the Choir.

 

Dalesmen 2004 2s

The Choir rehearses weekly at the Strutts Centre, Belper, throughout the year, under their Musical Director Richard Hayward, Deputy MD John Lloyd and Accompanists Bill Templeman and Patricia Affleck who together, ensure that the Choir  maintains a full and varied programme of music, rehearsed to a very high standard.

The Choir performs at around thirty events annually, supporting a wide range of charities and increasing its good reputation and popularity both on the concert platform and concert arena. 

 In recent years the Choir has undertaken Concert Tours to Aberporth, Pembroke, Barnstaple, the Isle of Wight, the Dordogne region of France, Clonmel in County Tipperary, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk and Harleston, Norfolk, Bodmin, Penzance  the Eden Project and recently Llandudno.

Chatworth 2010
The Choir has twice shared the concert stage with the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines School of Music in Derby Cathedral, with The Band of The Grenadier Guards at Derby Assembly Rooms and with The Syd Lawrence Orchestra on two occasions. The Syd Lawrence Orchestra is led by our President's son, Christopher Dean.

 

Contacts

For general enquiries or to book the Choir for your event

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Concert Secretary
Neville Fairey
1 Alsop Lane, Merebrook, Whatstandwell
Matlock, Derbys. DE4 5NB
01773 853294
n.fairey@btopenworld.com

Chairman
 John England
 01332 840923
englands17@btinternet.com

General Secretary
Stuart Crosskill
01332 552125
stuart.crosskill@btinternet.com

Press Officer
Mark Ridge
 01773 853248
dmvc10@aol.com

Treasurer
 Malcolm Neaum
 01773 823941
m.neaum@btinternet.com

 

Friends Of The Dalesmen & Newsletter Editor
Colin Plevey
01629 581049
yvonneandcolin@hotmail.co.uk

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