From ‘The Libretto’ – May 2010 Date: 24th April – Choir number: 56 I thought the choir gave an excellent concert, many pieces were very well sung especially ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘The Rhythm of Life’, in particular. The audience were great and thoroughly enjoyed it, indeed, they would like to make it an annual event.…

From ‘The Libretto’ – May 2010 I’ve produced a DVD called ‘Autumn Leaves’ as a follow-up to the ‘Four Songs’ one, which has now raised £100 for the Choir. The ‘Autumn Leaves’ DVD contains nearly 300 photos of Caldicot, Tintern and the Wye Valley as far as Monmouth taken last October and November. These are…

From ‘The Libretto’ – May 2010 A great time was had at the Country & Werstern night. The night was made even better as most people dressed in western clothes. The music was brilliant and even if you didn’t like Country & Western music you could not help but get up and line dance. On…

From ‘The Libretto’ – May 2010 LOVIN’ IT!            When I joined this choir about 18 months ago, little did I realise that not only would I learn new skills in how to warble or croak my way through Tydi y Roddaist in sort of harmony with the rest of you, meet a great bunch…

From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2010 After the glowing response from Siân and the general feeling from around and about I decided to ask two paying members of the audience what they thought of the concert. I told them to say it as it is and not pull any punches. Presentation: Both commented how the…

From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2010 After the accomplishments of the annual concert I would expect to see the same number of choristers at both recording sessions. As with most concerts the larger the choir! The better the sound! So it is so important to have a large choir. The music chosen for the CD…

From ‘The Libretto’ – April 2010 Overall, I thought the concert went very well on Saturday night. It was a difficult venue to perform in due to the layout of the church and the location of the piano for the choir. The choir was very squashed into a small space and the rows were not…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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………..

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…

           

The Choir sang at the dinner to commemorate the 60th birthday of Welsh sporting legend Gareth Edwards at the Celtic Manor Resort.