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Massed Choirs at Wales Remembrance Festival
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge On Saturday 1st November, the Choir was privileged to be invited to join several other choirs from across Wales to sing at the The Wales Festival of Remembrance 2014 at St David’s Hall, Cardiff. After making our way through the labyrinth of corridors and…
Read MoreQuiz Night Finalises Fund Raising for Prostate Cymru
Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge October 24th saw the last of the fund raising events supported by the Choir this year to raise funds for Prostate Cymru, our nominated charity. Several events have been staged, starting with a Table Top Sale last January, an Open Rehearsal Evening in March and…
Read MoreBrothers Join Brother in Tenors
We already had one brother, top tenor John Antell in the choir and a few months ago his two brothers Nick and Nigel also walked through the doors and after listening to us for a short while, walked into the back room with Siân to take their first voice tests to determine which section they…
Read MoreSouth African Anthem
As most of you know we’ll be singing at the Wales – South Africa game on 29th November at the Millenium Stadium. The choir is very busy practising all the pieces we have to sing including the South African National Anthem If you click on the link below it will take you to…
Read MoreQuiz Night is Fast Approaching. Do you know when?
The Quiz night as the last event in our fund raising efforts for Prostate Cymru is fast approaching and will be with us on 24th October. It starts at 7-00pm and Lyn will be the Quiz master once again. There were many requests to hold a Quiz night at more frequent intervals but once a…
Read MoreBeatles Tribute Comes to Choir Hall
An event to look out for when on November 15th the Beat Goes On, a Tribute to the Beatles Band are coming to Caldicot Choir Hall. This is the night when the Grand Draw will also take place for prizes of £500, £100 and £50 to the lucky winners. Tickets are £5…
Read MoreCaldicot Choir sings at Asda Store Opening
Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on the images to enlarge. On a cold, wet, windy October 13th morning the choir assembled inside the new ASDA store in Caldicot while hundreds queued in the pouring rain around the car park, waiting to be the first to enter . Ten o’clock arrived as local heroine…
Read MoreChoir Performs at Caldicot Methodist Church
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge From research by accompanist Stephen Berry of the choir archives, maintained by chorister Ron Palmer, it was determined that the first ever major concert by the fledgling choir took place 50 years ago in the Methodist Church in Caldicot. While we…
Read More50th Anniversary Concert at Caldicot Methodist Church
Left click on image to enlarge From research of the Choir archives (kept by Ron Palmer), accompanist Stephen Berry determined that the first ever major concert held by the choir was held on October 12th 1964 at the Methodist Church in Caldicot. To celebrate this significant and momentous anniversary, a concert has long…
Read MoreYet another new chorister! A top tenor too!
At practice last night, the door opened and in walked a complete stranger who, after introductions sat down to listen to us. At the interval he approached Siân and asked to take his first voice test. Keen or what? He emerged just a few minutes later and was announced that he can indeed sing and…
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