One of the connections made by the choir has been that with the Hereford Police Male Voice choir, who in their own words are made up of “policemen, ex policemen, and people otherwise known to the constabulary!”
In June 1999, the Glasgow Phoenix Choir invited the Hereford Police Male Choir to take part in a Joint concert in the magnicent setting of Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Glasgow as part of the West End Festival. The connection was established by the Choir’s Honorary President, the singer Peter Morrison who was a guest artiste of the Hereford men. Peter suggested that the Police Choir and the Phoenix should get together. Thus began one of the most successful collaberations with the Phoenix being invited to sing in Hereford Cathedral later that year.
A Reciprocal Visit
The whole exercise was repeated the following year with the Hereford Police Male Choir joining the Phoenix in Glasgow at the same venue. Once again one of the highlights of the concert was the singing of one of the all-time favourites of male voice choirs – “Morte Christe” by the Hereford Choir joined by the men of the Phoenix.
