THE calibre of musical talent is certain to pack the magnificent Huddersfield Town Hall.

And it’ll all be for a good cause when Colne Valley Male Voice Choir are joined by some of the finest young musical voices and best musicians around.

The choir hosts a Grand Charity Concert as they celebrate their 90th year and hope to make it a night to remember for music lovers.

It takes place at Huddersfield Town Hall, on Thursday, May 17, and they’ve lined up the Black Dyke Band and the Colne Valley Boys to join them on stage.

The charity concert is being supported by Holmfirth Dyers Ltd, who are sponsoring all the major costs of the event, which means more of the proceeds can be shared equally by the charities.

John Lees chairman of CVMVC said: “The charities are the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice and Kirkwood Hospice who are both very important local charities, who deserve as much support as they can get and Colne Valley and Holmfirth Dyers are delighted to be able to support them.”

Compering the trio of talent will be David Hoyle of BBC Radio Leeds West Yorkshire Brass.

It includes soloists from the band including Carl Jenkins the Armed Man and the band playing Black Dyke Spooktacular: Carmina Burana, Casper and the Verdi Requiem, arranged by Dan Price, and the men singing Psalm 126, Speed Your Journey – Nabucco and the Toreador’s Song – Carmen, featuring Thom Meredith and a host of other songs, showing of the choirs varied repertoire.

Thom Meredith is the choir’s musical director and leads from the front when it comes to innovative ideas, which spread the joy of singing and of being at the heart of its community.

To this end Colne Valley Boys was formed to encourage boys between the age of eight and 18, to take up singing – it’s been so successful they have just marked their second anniversary this April.

Accompanied by Chris Pulleyn, they will be performing independently and with CVMVC at the concert.

Also making an appearance is Keith Swallow, who has been accompanist to the Choir for 55 years and will be performing with Black Dyke Band for the first movement of Concerto for Piano and Band by Dr Roy Newsome.

Dr Newsome died in October last year aged 81 he was bandmaster of Black Dyke Mills Band from 1966-1970 and Resident Conductor from 1972-1977.

He was commissioned to write the Concerto for Piano and Band (Three Movements) and the premier performance of the Concerto with Keith as the soloist with Black Dyke was at the 1969 National Brass Band Championships’ at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

This was followed by Keith and the band recording the work in 1970 on the Pye label ‘Golden Guinea’ vinyl LP, entitled Ivory and Brass.

CVMVC regularly appeared in concert with Black Dyke Mills Band in the 1960s and 70’s performing together such great works as The Feast of Feasts and Gilbert Vinter’s Hey Nonny.

“It is pleasing that at the forthcoming charity concert the band and choir will share the stage once again and perform together, Funiculi, Funicula and The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” John Lees added.

“It’s a long awaited and overdue event as the last shared concert was in March 1990.”

Black Dyke Band will be led by their Musical Director, Dr Nicholas Childs, who has achieved the highest international reputation as a performer, teacher, clinician, conductor, interpreter and advocate of new music.

l It’s not a concert you’ll want to miss, Colne Valley Male Voice Choir, Black Dyke Band and the Colne Valley Boys at Huddersfield Town Hall on Thursday, May 17. Tickets from Box Office 01484 223200.