The Metropolitan Male Choir Of South Australia

Established in Adelaide, South Australia by Mr Clarrie Roberts in 1927, the Metropolitan Male Choir of South Australia is an incorporated not-for-profit choir of international renown. Singing music from all genres the choir presents an internationally recognised 4-part male blend. Clarrie Roberts led/conducted the choir for 25 years (presumably until 1943). Mr Lex Wood became the choir's second conductor in 1951 until 1981. At the choir's Golden Jubilee (50th year) in 1978 the membership stood at 42 men, according to the rear cover of their Jubilee album. At August 2019 the choir comprised 47 choristers and 8 honorary members (from the choir's website). As of April 2021 the choir's website claims about 60 members aged between 20 & 90 and has the following structure: MUSIC DIRECTOR: Mr Evan Patton M.Ed, B.A.Mus, L.Mus.A, LTCL. DEPUTY MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL ACCOMPANIST: Thomas Saunders BMus (Hons.), GCertMusTeach, AMEB Examiner DEPUTY ACCOMPANIST: Elisabeth Sweetman 1ST TENORS Barry, Colin (L) (Part Captain) Boundy, Dean Dyson, Christopher Gamble, Neil Hutchison, Keith Pope, Trevor Sheun, Norman Tretheway, Roger(L) Walker, David 2ND TENORS Mackenzie, David (Part Captain) Bourne, Peter Charlesworth, Chris Forrest, Neil Lockwood, Greg Martin, Malcolm Mc Guirk,Trevor Murray, Jim (L) Nicholas, Lynton Rowe, Lou (L) Sweetman, Ron (L) Thomson, Tim Williams, John (L) 1ST BASSES Coombe, Stephen (Part Captain) Alderton, Terry Barker, David Clarke, Ian Clayton, Bruce Lewis, Milton (L) Maczkowiack, Darrel McCormick, Nathan Russell, Peter Scott, Bill (L) Sheppeard, Hugh Sullivan, Peter van Wageningen, Brian Wills, Matthew 2ND BASSES Hutton, John (L) (Part Captain) Bartlett, Jim Butler, Murray (L) Castine, Lee Chinner, Errol (OAM) (L) Coulter, Graham Daniel, Alex Hobbs, Colin Hooper, Maurie Kamm, Geoff (L) Lindholm, Lloyd (L) McKay-Smith, Ron Nugent, Michael Staniforth, Graham Triggs, Bob HONORARY MEMBERS Geoffrey Knights (St Ives, Cornwall) Genders, June OAM (South Australia) George, Ronda (L) (South Australia) Lang, Margaret (L) (South Australia) Medi Jones-Roberts (Ferntree Gully, Victoria), Wilf Taylor (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England), Huib deRooy (Utrecht, Netherlands) Seiben, Geoff (L,G) South Australia Peter Stevens (Gloucestershire, England) *(L) = Life Members (G) = Gold Members