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EXCELSIOR 15 Fairfield Hall, Croydon
16 EXCELSIOR and that of Jeanne Grey who do such a lot of work for us. For the future, we will continue to develop songs that have been learned and will generate a range of new music throughout 2011. Already a number of prestigious events have either been booked or are in the development stage, so it would appear that another busy year lies ahead. Not that anyone is complaining, we are all linked by the desire to sing and to entertain. Long may it continue. A NIGHT AT THE CONCERT by CRAD EVANS Treorchy Male Choir certainly knows how to pick its venues. The past couple of years have seen performances at Llandaff and Winchester Cathedrals, Millennium Stadium Cardiff, and of course the iconic Sydney Opera House. You wouldn`t then, necessarily link the “Stroud Subscription Rooms” with the architectural magnificence of these sights. However, built in 1833 the building may not share the same size and grandeur but it`s nevertheless a handsome Regency Building in its own right. Where it does outperform these other arenas is in its cosy intimacy, the combined length of its stage and auditorium probably less than the length of the hallowed Cardiff pitch itself, and with seating for about 400 a mere fraction of the others` capacity. So it was that on a cold, damp night at the end of November, and long before doors opened we queued with glorious expectation. At the same time our anticipation was enhanced by the sight of the two coaches bringing the Choir itself, meaning that matters would proceed according to schedule, and that if the doors opened on time we might just have time for a pre-concert drink in the bar before settling down in our seats. Imagine therefore, in such a cosy environment, the effect of such an explosion of harmony when the Choir comprising some eighty in number, began the first part of the evening. They opened with obvious enthusiasm performing the appropriately named ‘With a Voice of Singing’. Its contribution in that first half included a small number of well-loved Welsh hymns and spirituals. Their rendition of that favourite Welsh hymn ‘Llef’ (meaning “cry from the heart”) was sublime. Incidentally why are all the best Welsh hymns written in the minor key? Perhaps it makes them more reflective. Dovetailed into the programme were songs and arias by Kate Woolveridge, without question a mezzo soprano of immense talent and charisma. Kate took us all by surprise by coming in on the blind side, entering at the back
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