To educate, entertain and increase the public understanding and appreciation of male choral singing by providing performances of an artistic nature in public places, senior citizens’ homes, churches, community centres and educational institutions.

HISTORY

The Burlington Welsh Male Choir was founded in June 2001, by three former members of the Canadian Orpheus Choir. Under the direction of the late Lyn Harry, the choir grew from an initial membership of twenty three members, to currently sixty nine choristers and still growing. Appropriately, the choir gave its first public performance on St David’s Day, on 1 March 2002.

The BWMC sing, in keeping with the tradition of Welsh four part Male Choirs, with a similar style and repertoire. It ranges from Welsh folk songs and hymns, to opera choruses, spirituals and musical numbers. The choir performs in various venues throughout Ontario and also undertakes tours out of the country. From the Cayman Islands in 2003, to the Festival of Male Voices at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2006. Then in September 2008 the BWMC travelled on a tour of New England, culminating in an invited performance at Carnegie Hall, in New York.

Since August 2002, the BWMC has been incorporated as a charity with the following objectives;

"To educate, entertain and increase the public understanding and appreciation of male choral singing, by providing performances of an artistic nature in public places, senior citizens homes, churches, community centres and educational institutions."

The BWMC has contributed to various charitable causes.

As an offshoot to traditional concerts, the choir has been fortunate enough to become involved with a Chicago based alternate country rock band – Jon Langford the leader is Welsh. There have been performances in Chicago and Toronto. Also, in October 2008, the choir performed with Jon Langford at a Bluegrass festival in San Francisco and was invited to sing on stage with Elvis Costello and Emily Lou Harris.