The Severn Valley Railway will resonate with song on Saturday, August 17 as the leading heritage line welcomes eight male voice choirs to entertain passengers throughout the day and into the evening.
Performances will take place across the Severn Valley line at Kidderminster, Bewdley, Arley and Bridgnorth stations and at The Engine House, Highley during the day. Choirs from as far afield as Torbay, in Devon, and Castleford, in West Yorkshire, will be travelling to the railway for the occasion and will join West Midlands-based groups in a wonderful celebration of harmony.
“Male voice choirs are renowned for the richness of their sound,” said Lewis Maddox, the SVR’s visitor engagement manager. “It’s a big honour to have so many of them visiting us for our Singin’ on the Train event. The railway is going to be a very special place as visitors travel around, catching performances as they arrive at different locations.”
In the evening, a special choral performance will take place from 7.30pm in the concourse at Kidderminster Town station, running until 9.30pm. Tickets for the concert cost £8 and are available from svr.co.uk.
“It’s quite something to be joining together with so many other male voice choirs,” said John Parkinson, who sings with Kidderminster Male Choir. “The railway will be the perfect backdrop for the many performances that will be taking place at the line on the day and, of course, we are bringing everything together for the main event, the evening concert in the wonderful surroundings of the covered Kidderminster Town station concourse. It’s a real high note for us as we are celebrating our 120th year.”
For those travelling by heritage rail to the concert, there’s a 5.45pm service leaving Bridgnorth, and stopping at all stations, which will arrive in plenty of time, with a return service at 10pm. Freedom-of-the-line tickets bought earlier in the day will be valid on this service.
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