Well, this was been a busy month!!
We started by singing at the wedding of Kelly and Craig at Llangyfelach Church on Saturday 4th and then on Friday 17th we sang at Holy Cross Church,
West Cross. The concert was in aid of church funds and we were joined by Tutti Flutti, a flute choir from Sketty. This was the 2nd time that we have ‘shared the stage’ with them. We were also treated to a couple of piano solos from Hywel Evans, the organist for the parish of Llwynderw, and accompanist to a number of choirs in the area. We have been rehearsing a number of pieces for the Welsh Festival of Remembrance Concert at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, in November and we sang ‘There Is No Death’ for the first time. This is a great piece of Victorian melodrama, with many moods and contrasts, and it went down well with the audience. We finished the concert by singing ‘An American Trilogy’, with Hywel joining us on the organ. The evening was a great success with over £500 being raised for the church funds.
On Saturday 25th we had 2 engagements. The first was in Penclawdd for the wedding of James and Charlene. We sang ‘The Rose’ and ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight’ during the signing of the register and ‘You Raise Me Up’ as the bride and groom processed out. The entire congregation stayed to listen to our rendition and we had a great ovation at the end. We then moved on to St Paul’s, Sketty, for a concert for the Soroptomists. We were joined on this occasion by a brass ensemble of young musicians who played beautifully. We were fortunate to have the organ available and Steve joined Rhian for a number of the choir items. The concert ended with piano, organ, brass ensemble, and the choir singing Gordon Langford’s ‘The Lost Chord’, which created a truly amazing sound. Thanks to James Davies for organising the brass ensemble and arranging The Lost Chord for them.
