Posts by Tony Griffiths
Wanted Bar Staff
From ‘The Libretto’ – May 2011 The choir is looking for any members of the choir who would like to be trained as bar staff. At the moment we have 3 bar staff and we want to at least double that. This will give us more flexibility in the bar and also would keep queues…
Read MoreRoy Davies
From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2011 The passing of Roy was a big shock as he looked so well at the Race Night. The funeral was held at St. Mary’s Chepstow, where there was standing room only. Approx 40 choristers sang at the funeral conducted by John Evans. Roy had requested ‘The Fields of Athenry’…
Read More48th Annual Concert
From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2011 This years Annual concert was again well turned out with Sian making comments on the way we sang the following songs, ‘Tydi A Rhoddaist’, ‘The Crusaders’, ‘The Lords Prayer’ and ‘O Gymru’ (sang with Rhys Mierion). “The hairs on the back of my neck stood up” was the response from one member of…
Read MoreChoir Golf Tour
From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2011 The Annual golf tour to Ashbury in Devon was a great success all due to Dave Gould. 20 of us set out on a Sunday morning in glorious sunshine and headed off across the bridge. the overall winner was Leon Jones and the choir. We gave a few sing…
Read MoreOver 25 Years Service
From ‘The Libretto’ – November 2010 Left to right: J. GRIFFITHS A.M., M. REED, J. VIRGO, R. DOGGETT, R. BENNETT, C. JONES, L. LYNCH, K. GIBBS, A. CASWELL, R. SHUCK, D. GOULD, L. JONES, P. HESLOP, T. HOLE, D. CHOWN, B. NASH, V. LEWIS, D. KING, R. JONES, J. EVANS, G. SOTTON, O. HOWELL, D.…
Read MoreHaydon Davies
From ‘The Libretto’ – November 2010 The choir also lost a past member in Haydon Davies. Haydon was the choirs first P.R.O. and I have been informed he did a remarkable job in getting the choir known across the country and on T.V. and Radio. He was well liked and respected by choristers past and…
Read MoreLiz Evans
From ‘The Libretto’ – November 2010 The sad news of Liz Evans passing away was felt deep in the choir. Liz was well liked and well respected by Choristers and families. I know we all pass on our deepest sympathy to Richard and his family. The choir will be holding a remembrance service for Liz…
Read More2010 Cruise
From ‘The Libretto’ – November 2010 Well the cruise is over and it was a great success for the choir regarding the concerts. We achieved the same response as we did 2 years ago on the Oriana with both theatre concerts resulting in standing ovations. It was a shame that we were not treated…
Read MoreLOVIN’ IT! (Going on-stage)
From ‘The Libretto’ – November 2010 LOVIN’ IT! Ramblings of a Chorister In October’s ‘The Libretto’ under ZEN TEACHINGS there was a suggestion that if at first you don’t succeed, sky diving is not for you. Might I suggest the same applies to paragliding off a 7000ft mountain in Turkey. Funnily enough, that’s not when…
Read MoreConcert: Cirencester
From ‘The Libretto’ – October 2010 Aunty Sian’s Page Well, what a wonderful concert! After the small hiccup with the bus breaking down, you all gave one of the best performances I have ever heard, especially in an “away” concert. Every piece was sang superbly and the packed audience certainly had a good, fine evenings…
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