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Abertillery Orpheus Male Choir - Leisure

Last updated: 27/10/2025
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What we do

Provides male companionship for all ages from 16 upwards, through the study and practice of male choral music in order to foster public knowledge of such music. The benefits of singing have long been known. Music making exercises the brain as well as the body, but singing is particularly beneficial for improving breathing, posture and muscle tension. Choir members report that learning new songs is cognitively stimulating and helps their memory and it has been shown that singing can help those suffering from Dementia, Parkinson’s and Lung Disease (COPD). Singing also improves our sense of happiness and wellbeing. Research has found that people feel more positive after actively singing than they do after passively listening to music or after chatting about positive life events. We sing in English and Welsh with other occasional languages sung.

Who do we support

Males who feel that they would enjoy singing (from beginners to advanced singers). There is a small voice test to see where the voice register fits within the choir. It may not be suitable for Trans Males unless they have completed cross-sex hormone (testosterone) therapy and possibly expert voice transition to enable masculinisation of the voice through increasing the size of the vocal cords and consequently lowering the pitch. Ideal for GP Social Prescribing.

This service is for people of all ages.

Is there a charge to use this service?

Yes - Normally the weekly cost is £5.00 per week paid weekly or in advance. Payment by standing order arrangement is available.

Can anyone use this service?

No referral required although small voice test may be required to ascertain correct vocal register.

 Address

 You can visit us here:

Abertillery Male Voice Choir
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Park Place
Abertillery
Blaenau Gwent
NP13 1ED

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 Opening times

The Choir meets at The Ebenezer Baptist Church Hall, Park Place, Abertillery NP13 1ED every Tuesday from 6.45 pm till 9.00 pm.
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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.