On Friday 15th June we sang at the wedding of Nicola Kelly at St Joseph’s RC Church and the following day we were booked to sing at the re-opening of Oystermouth Castle. However, due to the high winds and impending rain, we decided to cancel the performance. There was no way that either Nick or Rhian could have stopped their music from blowing away! This month Alan (Curly) Davies passed his audition and we are pleased to welcome him into the bass section of the choir, well done Alan.
Annual Concert – 23rd June 2012
Our annual concert took place at All Saints Church, Oystermouth, on Saturday, June 23rd. The church was full, with about 350 people present. Our soloists were Joshua Mills, tenor, and violinist Andrew Millard. Joshua is a final year undergraduate student at the Guildhall School of Music and his ultimate ambition is to become an operatic tenor. Andrew sits his finals next year and hopes to complete a masters in violin at the Royal College of Music. They both delighted the audience with their renditions and we are sure that they will fulfil their ambitions.
The evening was compered by Father Tim Williams, vicar of St. Hilary Church, Killay, and it was good to see a number of guests including the Lord Mayor of the City and Council of Swansea, Councillor Dennis James and our own president, Geoff Wheel, attending the concert. Our chairman, Clive Walters, spoke at the start of the second half and he gave a brief resume of the past year.
We were once again accompanied by Rhian and Steve Wilson played the organ for a number of our items including The Lost Chord and An American Trilogy. We also included an arrangement of Shenandoah, by Steve, for the first time.
This was another wonderful ‘annual’ and thanks must go to Nick and the music team for their tremendous commitment and effort to ensure a well performed programme. Once again, the choir broke a record, as we had 52 choristers on stage.
