President
John Pritchard
Music has always been a very important part of my life even from early days when I was in the chapel junior choir and the choir at school, going on to singing in the choir at senior school and the senior chapel choir.
I first became interested in male voice choir singing before I joined the Nottinghamshire Police Male Voice Choir and was indeed playing a recording of the London Welsh MVC when a policeman came to visit me about an accident we had on the M1.
He happened to be a member of the Police Male Voice Choir and he invited me to join them, from which I went on to become chairman.
The police choir had always had a close association with Bestwood MVC, with members singing in both choirs. We had said to Len Hogg, who was then president of BMVC, that if the police choir ceased to exist, we would join Bestwood. In 2003 Nottinghamshire Police MVC did their last concert at Hucknall United Reform Church and after that several of us joined Bestwood MVC.
It has always been a privilege to serve Bestwood MVC as president and certainly it is an awesome responsibility following such men as Len Hogg (the choir's founder) and Howard Leese (former Conductor emeritus). Although I am now unable to walk unaided, I continue to do what I can for the choir.
I first became interested in male voice choir singing before I joined the Nottinghamshire Police Male Voice Choir and was indeed playing a recording of the London Welsh MVC when a policeman came to visit me about an accident we had on the M1.
He happened to be a member of the Police Male Voice Choir and he invited me to join them, from which I went on to become chairman.
The police choir had always had a close association with Bestwood MVC, with members singing in both choirs. We had said to Len Hogg, who was then president of BMVC, that if the police choir ceased to exist, we would join Bestwood. In 2003 Nottinghamshire Police MVC did their last concert at Hucknall United Reform Church and after that several of us joined Bestwood MVC.
It has always been a privilege to serve Bestwood MVC as president and certainly it is an awesome responsibility following such men as Len Hogg (the choir's founder) and Howard Leese (former Conductor emeritus). Although I am now unable to walk unaided, I continue to do what I can for the choir.
Musical Director
Mirek Rus
Mirek was born in Poland but brought up and educated in Essex. After graduating in modern languages from Sheffield University, he moved to Nottingham through his work in local government.
Mirek joined the choir in 1992 as a singer in the second tenor section and within a short space of time he was helping with accompaniments at rehearsals and soon began to show interest and ability in conducting.
Upon the retirement of the choir’s then deputy conductor, Howard Leese, Mirek made the natural progression into the vacancy. During this time Mirek was also choir chairman, a position he held for the two previous years.
He relinquished both positions in January 1997 when invited to become the choir’s Musical Director.
Mirek joined the choir in 1992 as a singer in the second tenor section and within a short space of time he was helping with accompaniments at rehearsals and soon began to show interest and ability in conducting.
Upon the retirement of the choir’s then deputy conductor, Howard Leese, Mirek made the natural progression into the vacancy. During this time Mirek was also choir chairman, a position he held for the two previous years.
He relinquished both positions in January 1997 when invited to become the choir’s Musical Director.
Committee
Chairman
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Colin Pursglove
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Section Leaders
Top Tenors
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Colin Pursglove
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Technical Specialists
Librarians
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John & Linda Rigby
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