For Gwalia Singers, the lovely church of All Saints in Oystermouth is one that we consider ‘home’. We have held many concerts here and our Annual Concert on June 17th will be here yet again. With a large capacity, excellent acoustics and great facilities, this is a first rate venue. Also ‘home’ to us is the excellent charity for Marie Curie, one of our long-established groups of friends.

So, on the 11th March, when ‘Away’ victories were the trend (at least for Wales and France), it was a sweet taste of home success indeed. Despite Covid and other distractions, over 50 took to the stage and what an evening it was! The choir was on song, Musical Director Matthew brought the best out of all (as well as performing a popular solo verse himself), Rhian was as usual brilliant on the piano and Gareth spot on with the violin for the two established numbers. In addition, local saxophonist Mick Luck played a couple of fine sessions with some smooth music.

The evening ended with the large audience giving a standing ovation and then remaining standing to join in with the National Anthem, including the last lines under the direction of Matt, of course – followed by the final chorus with the accompaniment of the choir. An undeniable ‘home win’ and we hope for many similar fixtures in the future! The evening raised the grand amount of £2652 for the charity.  Thanks to the Marie Curie committee for organising such a lovely evening.