Imperial Male Voice Choir takes its name from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, part of the University of London and situated in South Kensington. It was here that the choirs' founder members met in the 1970s whilst rehearsing stage productions with the College Operatic Society. The Society's traditional summer tour to Devon offered the gentlemen of the cast the opportunity to take a break from Gilbert & Sullivan and explore the repertoire for male voices in four part harmony.

Performing initially as an octet at charity concerts in the local parish church during the 1978 and 1979 tours, the choir more than doubled its membership in 1980 and gave its first public concert in London. It was at this time that Deborah Miles-Johnson began her long association with the choir as musical director. Harnessing our youthful enthusiasm, she led the choir to a series of successes in competitive festivals, initially in London and the Southeast, but later further afield. Cups and awards were won at festivals, which included Cheltenham, Bath and the inaugural Elgar festival in Worcester Cathedral. It was noticeable that we often boasted the youngest average age of competitors in our class by at least 30 years and adjudicators frequently commented on our distinctive sound and energy of performance. 

This section gives some details of the history of the choir and some of our achievements.  It is split in to several sections accessed from the menu alongside.

There is a also a table of performances.