It is with great sadness that we have lost one of our Choristers – Raymond Pelzer who passed away on 9th March 2021. Tony Brooks (from the Bass Section) has written the following tribute to Ray.

“Whenever I think of Ray I always smile, he had a wicked and infectious sense of humour and was always laughing and telling stories, so much so, you just couldn’t help but laugh along with him.”  Ray was a gifted singer with a beautiful Top Tenor voice, he will be especially missed in the Top Tenor section and significantly by the Gwalia Singers as a whole.  Ray joined the Gwalia Singers in January 1992 and soon became a valued chorister, his attendance at Rehearsals and Concerts was exemplary. Ray remained with the choir for 29 years, playing an active role at Concerts and the Afterglows wherever the Gwalia Singers performed around the world. –  “Rest in Peace my Friend.”