Fancy singing with us?
No auditions. No need to read music. No experience required. If you enjoy singing, you're already qualified - the rest is just turning up once or twice a week.
"But I haven't sung since school…"
That's what half of us said before we joined. Most men are far better singers than they think — told to mime at the back at school by a teacher who should have known better, and they've believed it ever since. In a male voice choir you're never singing alone: you stand with your section, you follow the man next to you, and the sound carries you along. Within a few weeks the songs go in without you noticing.
Can't read music? Neither can many of us. You'll get the words and the music, but you learn by ear, by repetition, and by standing next to someone who already knows it. It works — it's worked here since 1898.
Your first night, honestly
Turn up. That's genuinely all there is to it. Someone will meet you at the door, get you a cup of tea, and sit you with a section — you can just listen, or join in when something takes your fancy. No forms, no introductions in front of the room, and absolutely no singing on your own.
If you decide to come back — and most do — our Musical Director will find a quiet five minutes with you. A few notes up and down the piano, just to hear where your voice sits: tenor, baritone or bass. It's not an audition and nobody fails. Every voice has a home in a male voice choir; this is simply how we find yours.
After that, you're one of us. Music in hand, a section to stand with, and a fair chance someone's already talked you into the bar afterwards.
The practical bits
When and where: Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:30pm, at Llantrisant Working Men's Club. Just come along — no need to book. Come to one a week or both; whatever fits your life.
What it costs: Subs are £20 a month, which covers our music, Musical Director and accompanist. Your first few weeks are free — come and see if it's for you before you pay a penny.
The commitment: Concerts through the year, and you sing when you can. Work, family, holidays — real life comes first, and we'd rather have you some weeks than not at all.
The age thing: Our members range from their 20s to their 80s. Whatever your age, you won't be the odd one out — and if you're on the younger side, you're exactly what a choir founded in 1898 needs.
What the newer boys say
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Ethan
I'll be honest, I expected to be the odd one out at my age. Lasted about ten minutes — someone stuck a cuppa in my hand, the boys started taking the mick, and that was that. Getting my tie last month felt like a proper achievement. Best thing I've joined in years.
— Ethan, baritone -
Owen
I'd been saying 'I should join the choir' for about five years. My wife eventually called my bluff. Wish she'd done it sooner — the singing lifts you more than you'd believe, and there's a pint and a laugh waiting after every rehearsal.
— Owen, second tenor
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Jeff
I've been singing here 30 years now, and I've seen dozens of nervous blokes walk through that door and never look back. These days I look after our new members — so if you come along on a Monday or Wednesday, I'm probably the first one you'll meet. Drop your details below and I'll give you a ring for a chat first, if you'd rather.
— Jeff, baritone
Leave your details and Jeff will give you a call
Or skip the form entirely and just turn up to rehearsal — that works too.