{"id":1729,"date":"2024-02-26T10:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glasphilmvc.org.uk\/?page_id=1729"},"modified":"2024-02-26T10:56:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T10:56:26","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/glasphilmvc.org.uk\/?page_id=1729","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the First World War there was a branch of the Coventry Ordnance Factory in Glasgow, and in 1917 a Mixed Voice Choir was formed from employees of this factory.\u00a0 After the end of the War, when the men were demobilised and returned home, the women found themselves redundant \u2013 how times have changed! \u2013 so the men formed themselves into the Partick Male Voice Choir.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many other Choirs had been formed from people who had been sent to Glasgow on war work, and quite a few of these folded at the end of the War.\u00a0 There were therefore new recruits from well outside Partick, and so on 9 June 1925 the Partick Male Voice Choir became the Glasgow Philharmonic Choir.\u00a0 The first Annual Concert of the newly formed choir took place on 5 March 1926 in Partick Burgh Hall.\u00a0\u00a0 We have provided concerts every year, and through the second world war and this unbroken run was only stopped in 2021 with the Covid lockdown. \u00a0We took part in the Police Scotland Covid Commemoration Service when the restrictions were over to remember those who lost their life and could not commemorate appropriately at the time. This was a moving event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Key Activities \/ Achievements. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Part of the achievement of the choir are establishing personal support mechanisms to allow men to have fellowship and a purpose in working together to gain excellence in making music. This is a highlight for some of our members, and we have some for whom who are unable to participate in concerts but turn up at our rehearsals and give their all.\u00a0 If this were our only achievement, then this would be sufficient however we have others which are mentioned below.<\/span><\/p>\n