About Us

Who are we?

We are a fresh and lively group, informal and currently non-auditioned. We come together for weekly rehearsals and post-rehearsal drinks, interspersed with a range of exciting performances.

Meet the boys

Joining

We are still accepting new members - if you want to join, just get in touch by emailing us. See our Join Us page for more information.

 

How it all Began...

SWGMC launched with a splash in early 2008, founded by current musical director Andy Bulleyment. Our first Coming Out concert on home turf formed part of the Cardiff Pride Celebrations later the same year.

In the early days, we worked on finding our voice and finding audiences who were keen to hear a new breed of male voice choir. We sang at private events, in pubs, in churches, on the street. We found that people wanted to hear us, people who had forgotten the wonderful sound of male voices in harmony or hadn't even heard a male voice choir before, people of ages and backgrounds. As we became known through word of mouth, we found more and more men who had a passion for singing started coming along to our rehearsals and we had more and more enquiries from people looking to hire us for their special occasion.

Now we have about thirty regular chorus members and we all look forward to our busy schedule of performances booked throughout the year. We're very proud to be part of a strong Welsh heritage and proud to be playing an active role in the local community. At the heart of the choir is a passion for music, for expression, for fun and for connecting with our friends in South Wales and across the globe.

Our appearances have included...

  • Senedd - we have sung here a number of times for high profile equality and diversity events over the past couple of years.
  • Wales Milennium Centre - the choir sang on the opening night of the Take That Musical, Never Forget on the Glanfa Stage
  • Gate Arts Centre - our 2008 Christmas concert Fairy Lights
  • Chapter Arts Centre - our 2009 Christmas Concert Bad Habits
  • Swansea Grand Theatre - our 2009 Christmas Concert Bad Habits
  • Sherman Theatre - our 2009 American themed spring concert Spangled Stars
  • Swansea Pride - we were there at the first Swansea Pride and looking forward to future Prides
  • Cardiff Mardi Gras - on the stage in Coopers Field (even when it's raining)
  • Brighton Pride - joining with the Brighton and Hove (actually) Gay Men's Chorus for the 2008 Brighton Pride celebrations

SWGMC photo gallery on Facebook. You don't need to be a Facebook member to view our photos, just click on this link.