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Male Voice Choir

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Male Voice ChoirThe historic market town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire has been a centre of musical excellence since medieval times.

St. Mary's Parish Church has been at the forefront of this tradition and contains many carvings of musicians, indeed the very influential medieval Guild of Musicians was based in Beverley and gave generous financial donations towards the building of this glorious church.

The present choir is one of the very few parish church choirs in the UK without a choir school which still maintains the centuries-old tradition of having male only singers, i.e. boy choristers and adult male altos, tenors and basses.

Robed in blue cassocks and white surplices the choir leads the sung parts of our services twice every Sunday. It has a repertoire ranging from medieval plainsong to works of living composers.

Under the direction of Organist and Choirmaster, Alan Binnington, himself a former Cambridge Choral Scholar, the choir works hard to maintain the standards set by the countless generations of musicians associated with St. Mary's, Beverley.
Last modified: 27 September, 2004