It was a big change and a pleasure for us to be invited to Dewsall Court in Herefordshire on Tuesday, 20th June for a birthday party performance for Tegwen’s 95th birthday. As we had previously performed for the same lady’s 90th, we took this as a compliment and took a good 40 choristers for the trip.
Following a slightly delayed start, the bus took the route over the Heads of the Valleys road (A465), along with its vast numbers of complex temporary roundabouts, thus making us arrive later than planned. However, the concert went ahead under the eye of previous MD Nick Rogers, with Gareth Widlake competently taking over as accompanist. Having had both language versions of ‘Happy Birthday’, Tegwen was presented with a card and a picture of the Gwalia singers. She gave a brief and lively speech and the music went down well.
It was a long trip, with a stop for food, liquid and song on the way back, with a couple of other unexpected delays, but we all hope that we’ll be asked back in another 5 years! Happy birthday, indeed, Tegwen, from the Gwalia Singers.
