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Choristers Tour de Taff Trail
Early in the morning, on Sunday 19th August, 11 intrepid riders from the choir and 22 choir supporters will meet at the choir hall at 7-30am (organised by Dave Kirton) and be taken by mini-bus to Brecon canal basin to start the marathon ride to Cardiff Bay. This is a sponsored event, organised by…
Read MoreNew Members Pass Second Voice Test
Great News! Recent recruits, Spencer Dowse (Top tenor) and David Hennesey (Baritone) both made the desision to impress Siân with their new found choral skills for their second voice test and BOTH PASSED! The story behind them joining is that they were in a local pub, enjoying a refreshing, cool lager when they thought ‘let’s see…
Read MoreNew Member Ron Awarded Certificate
It is a daunting prospect for a new chorister to have to sing a choral piece to Siân in order to demonstrate his ability to sing in our choir. This usually requires about 3 months of hard practice. In recognition of passing their second voice test and also for making the commitment to join us, each…
Read MoreDVD of Belarus Childrens’ Visit
Choristers will have noticed Colleen with the camera taking photographs of the visit of the Victims of Chernobyl Children last week. She also video’d some of our practice performances and Marya playing Ave Maria on her flute. Lyn has put together a DVD of the evening and is offering this to choir members (and others)…
Read MoreAustralians Complete Triplet of International Visitors
Followng on from this month’s earlier visitors from Egypt and Belarus, the Choir was pleased to welcome old friends, John and Marcia Williams from Adelaide, Australia to tonight’s practice. John and Marcia are coming to the end of a seven week trip which has taken in Vancouver, Boston and South Wales before they leave for…
Read MoreBelarus Children visit Choir Practice
Press Release Left click on photos to enlarge добро пожаловать, WELCOME, CROESO Last February, for Valentine’s Day, the choir and JJR Trio were pleased to assist in raising over £1300 as a contribution to the Victims of Chernobyl Children’s Fund, a charity which enables children of Belarus affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor…
Read MoreMusic for Masonic Hall
Press Release While the miserably damp July followed on from an equally wet June, the Choir made its’ way over the Severn Bridge and down the M4 to picturesque Bradford on Avon situated astride the fast flowing River Avon and the Kennet and Avon canal between Bath and Trowbridge. The town is famous for its’…
Read MoreDisco Night for Geoff
A Disco and Karaoke Night on 14th July at the Choir Hall, Caldicot is being organised by Matthew, in memory of his father Geoff Hallsworth, a tenor in the choir who sadly died last year. Geoff was a well known figure in the town, being the local barber for many years. Matthew has taken his place,…
Read MoreVocal Network for Vodaphone
On the 1st of July evening that our brief Welsh summer ended, the choir assembled at The St Pierre Resort between Caldicot and Chepstow to entertain a corporate meeting of Mobile Communication Networking companies sponsored by Vodaphone. After their evening dinner and coffees, the attentive and interested audience consisting of nearly two hundred corporate executives from world famous networking…
Read MoreChoristers see in Caldicot Mayor
Press Release Left click on images to enlarge Leaving the wettest June on record for a reasonably sunny July day and surrounded by civic dignitaries with enough gold chain to put Tutankhamun to shame, Jeff Williams and Lyn Gauntlett were pleased to represent the choir at the Civic Service on the occasion…
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