SMVC Event Schedule
Detailed concert and event information for members - scroll down for more info
This information could be changed at anytime. Please check in occasionally, right up until the actual event.
2025 EVENTS and CONCERTS
It is important that we have the full support of ALL the Choir for these events. Members will be asked to "sign-up" for each event, to make a committment. Huw has issued a form which all members are asked to indocate which concerts they can attend. As a Choir we cannot peform with an unbalanced four-part choir. Please sign-up ASAP.
Saturday May 10th, 2.00pm
COME AND SING Handel's MESSIAH
St Faith's Church, Lee-on-Solent
Organised by Lee Choral Society this is a really fun day.
Rehearsing from 2.00pm for parts two and three of MESSIAH.
COST £15
If you have no score of your own one will be available to hire at £2
Don't worry if you haven't sung MESSIAH before. Nobody is expecting a masterful performance. The joy of singing with other people, people who you have never met, many of whom who will know MESSIAH, many who have only sing bits of it before. All singing together for the joy of singing. Experienced singers will help you. It is a great experience and it will also help your sight-reading of music and is an opportunity to sing something in a totally different style to our usual music.
There will be a performance at 7.00pm to a paying audience.
Five SMVC members have told me (DMcV) that they are attending. More are welcome.
Sunday 25th May, 7.30pm
ONE SOUND - at the Mayflower Theatre
We have been offered free tickets to be in the audience for this concert by three "community" choirs based in and around Southampton. They are inviting lots of other choirs so it will be interesting musically and socially.
We will meet somewhere close to the theatre and all go in together. Casual SMVC uniform, if you have it,
The e-Tickets have now arrived.
I HAVE SPARE TICKETS OF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US
Thursday 12th June, 7.30pm
Waterlooville Music Festival
St George's Church, Waterlooville, PO7 7EH
We have been booked to sing first half a concert.
Cascades Ladies Barbershop Choir to sing the second half.
Practice at 6.00pm or earlier (depends on the ladies).
FULL UNIFORM
Plenty of parking in adjacent public car park
Tickets on sale via TicketSource
Tuesday 8th July
FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY - we relocate to the Emsworth Community Centre, North Street, Emsworth PO10 7DD - MAP
In a room called Mountford2
Normal practice night in a different location. It is the same place we used last year.
700 bus stops close by. Limited car parking at the Centre, but public car park in Palmers Road (behind Tesco).
Sunday July 20th
Stansted Summer Festival
We are singing in the two venues within the Festival.
Our sessions will be:
12.00-12.30 Lime Tree Island
14.00-14.30 Lime Tree Island
15.00-15.30 Walled Gardens
Casual uniform. Three sets, singing to backing tracks.
Parking info, practice times etc. to follow.
Saturday 15th November 7.00pm, St Faith's Church, Havant
Joint Concert
With Treharris MVC, from Wales.
THIS WILL BE A BIG CONCERT!
Practice at 6.00pm
Friday 14th Meet-and-Greet
Treharris were so welcoming to us when we went to Wales.
We should try and offer somehing similar on Friday evening and have booked Denvilles House, Emsworth Road, Havant. We will entertain our guests to a finger buffet, a short quiz and some singing. Members are welcome to bring a guest and we are asking that Members and their guests to pay £6 towards the cost of the buffet.
Saturday 15th AFTERGLOW
Current thinking is we all squeeze into the Robin Hood, adjacent to St Faith's for a drink after the concert. We are talking to the Robin Hood about this.
Saturday 6th December, 7.00pm
Concert for Rowan's Hospice
Portchester Methodist Church, Castle Street, Portchester, PO16 9RS - MAP
Our annual sing in aid of Rowan's Hospice at the Portchester Methodist Church. One hour Christmas music and readings in support of this worthy cause.
Buffet and grand raffle afterwards.
Full Uniform.
Practice 5.30pm.
Plenty of parking adjacent.
Thursday 11th December, 2025 - 7.00pm
SMVC Christmas Concert
St Faith's Church, Havant
Our annual Christmas concert
FULL UNIFORM
OTHER EVENTS - we are waiting for confirmation for other events in the year.
In 2026 we have a provisional booking to sing at a St David's Day Dinner and we have been asked if we would like to participate in Portsmouth City Centenary Celebrations at a possible gala concert in May 2026 and a concert on Hayling in July.
