EXCELSIOR - Treorchy Male Choir
EXCELSIOR - Treorchy Male Choir
EXCELSIOR - Treorchy Male Choir
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<strong>EXCELSIOR</strong> 23<br />
Performing outside the Red Cow.<br />
Rhondda Cynon Taf, Cllr Simon Lloyd attended along with a host of special guests.<br />
The event was subject to a series of “live” broadcasts on S4C’s evening<br />
news programme Wedi Saith, featuring interviews with Conductor Janice<br />
Ball and Conductor Emeritus John Cynan Jones.<br />
As the programme began the <strong>Choir</strong> performed “Gwahoddiad” prior to the<br />
actual unveiling and a performance of “Myfanwy” – the song performed on<br />
the first night in 1883 when the <strong>Choir</strong> won £1 for its efforts.<br />
Some of the many guests of honour included Roy Noble and Dewi<br />
Griffiths from the BBC, along with entertainer Wyn Calvin. <strong>Choir</strong> soloists<br />
Kate Woolveridge and Iona Jones attended, along with former soprano<br />
soloist Elvira Henry who was reunited with the choristers after almost fifty<br />
years.<br />
Former accompanist Jennifer Jones, Conductor of the Morriston Orpheus<br />
<strong>Choir</strong> Joy Amman Davies, President Brian Bates, Honorary Members Nigel<br />
& Judy Chivers and Jean Lawrence all attended the event.<br />
Chairman Gareth Evans presented landlord and landlady Clive and Zaina<br />
Aktar with a large framed collection of <strong>Choir</strong> pictures which will go on<br />
show in the public house when its impressive refurbishment work is concluded<br />
in 2011.
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