Posts by Tony Griffiths
Cruise News
From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2010 Well they say impressions last and after such a great Annual concert we must have left an impression on Aled and Eleri Edwards (guest artists on the night). They have both decided to join us on the cruise. I know they will be made welcome and be part of…
Read MoreGolf Trip
From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2010 A brilliant four days of golfing was enjoyed by all that went. A big thank you to Dave Gould for organising the event. T. Shepherd won the overall tournament. Dave Scott had to leave early due to Ellen being taken into hospital. On behalf of everyone in the choir…
Read MoreRace Night 2010
From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2010 A big thank you to all of you that supported the race night. Once again it was a great success and well organised by Richard Evans. A massive thank you to Richard for the night and all the effort he puts in to it, not only the race night…
Read MoreConcert: Annual 2010
From ‘The Libretto’ – March 2010 Date: 6th March 2010 Choir number: 70 I can honestly say that I think this was the best Annual Concert I have ever conducted. The singing was superb and the diction excellent. It was obvious that many choristers had put in the extra work at home learning the Italian…
Read MoreConcert: Newent 2010
From ‘The Libretto’ – March 2010 Date: 27th February 2010 Choir number: 68 The hall in which we performed was not ideal and the acoustics were very poor. The choir was very squashed in to a small space, this meant that the sections were not properly defined. It was difficult for the lower sections to…
Read MoreThe Stage Was Set
From ‘The Libretto’ – March 2010 Annual Concert: What a fantastic night. On behalf of all the choristers I would like to say a big thank you to Siân, Shirley-Ann, John and Steve for another wonderful programme. To Leon for the staging which made a lot of difference. To Richard Evans and all the vice-presidents…
Read MoreWelcome
From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2010 Welcome to our newest member Dave Matthews who is a 2nd tenor. I hope you enjoy the experience of male voice choir singing. Also I would like to say well done to the following new members Ray Needham, baritone (who is due for his final voice test soon), Kevin…
Read More2010 Concerts
From ‘The Libretto’ – March 2010 March 6th – Annual Concert March 27th – Faringdon (Oxfordshire) April 11th – Pentyrch Recording April 17th – Pentyrch Recording April 24th – Crickhowell May 22nd – Garndiffaith June 5th – Horton (Somerset) June 11th – Dewstow Gardens June 22nd – Weesford Staff (90th birthday) June 26th – Exeter July…
Read MoreCruise Collage
From ‘The Libretto’ – February 2010 Well done to Larry Lynch on the completion of his 2008 Cruise collage. This can be seen next to the Notice Boar. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen most of them photos on Crime Watch………..
Read MoreValentine’s night
From ‘The Libretto’ – February 2010 The Fund Raising Committee held a Valentine’s night on Friday, 12 February. It was an enjoyable evening with music by KETTLE O FISH. The turn-out was poor, with only 20 choir members attending the function. Please try and support the fund raising committee, they have many events planned. There…
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