Record

Performance TitleThe London Welsh Festival of Male Choirs
Performance Date18 October 2008
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersGwyn Hughes Jones,
Gwawr Edwards,
David Williams - vocals
Secondary PerformersJeffrey Howard - organ,
Annabel Thwaite - piano
Orchestra or BandThe Cory Band
ChoirsAberhonddu and District Male Choir,
Alcester Male Voice Choir,
Builth Male Voice Choir,
Cardiff Arms Park Male Choir,
Cheddar Male Choir,
Dunvant Male Choir,
Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir,
Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir,
Lira Male Choir, Slovenia,
Melbourne Welsh Male Choir,
National Male Choir of New Zealand,
Cor Meibion Onllwyn,
Rushmoor Oddfellows Male Voice Choir,
Saengerfest Men's Chorus,
Treorchy Male Choir,
The London Welsh Male Voice Choir
ConductorsHaydn James,
Dr Robert Childs
Set List'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem),
'Cadwyn o Emyn-Donau Cymreig (Joanna, Crugybar and Ebenezer)', trad., arr. Alwyn Humphreys,
'Va Pensiero' from Nabucco, Verdi, arr. Sydney Northcote,
'Buddugoliaeth', G W Hughes, arr. J Raymond Williams (with Gwyn Hughes Jones),
'I Dreamed a Dream' from Les Miserables, Schonberg, arr. Alwyn Humphreys,
'Bring Him Home' from Les Miserables, Schonberg, arr. John Samuel,
'Do You Hear the People Sing?' from Les Miserables, Schonberg, arr. John Samuel,
'Where Eagles Sing', Paul Lovatt-Cooper (Cory band, Gwawr Edwards),
'Memory' from Cats, Lloyd Webber, arr. Paul Bateman,
'Ai Am Fod Haul yn Machlud, Dafydd Iwan, arr. Eirian Owen (David Williams),
'Love, Could I Only Tell Thee', J C Capel, arr. Doris Arnold
INTERVAL
Installation of Huw Edwards as President of the London Welsh Trust,
'Toccata from 5th Organ Symphony', Widor,
'Prayer' from Lohengrin, Wagner, arr. George Mead,
'The Creation', Willy Richter, Gwawr Edwards,
'You'll Never Walk Alone' from Carousel, Rodgers, Hammerstein II, arr. Haydn James (Gwawr Edward),
'Ysbryd y Nos', Hefin Elis, arr. Jeffrey Howard,
'Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat' from Guys and Dolls, Loesser, arr. Haydn James (Gwyn Hughes Jones),
'Give Me That Old Time Religion', Spiritual, arr. Alan Simmons,
'Y Darlun', Davey Davies, arr. Jeffrey Howard,
'Gwahoddiad', Lewis Hartsough, arr. John Tudor Davies,
'Festival Hymn - Love Divine, All Loves Excelling', W P Rowlands,
'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau'
Performance NotesThe event was recorded and released as a DVD (110mins).
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2008/160)
Ticket Prices£10-£44
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Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2008/160The London Welsh Festival of Male Choirs18 October 2008
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
OsoodeanakaibaibThe London Welsh Festival of Male Choirs1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/2484The Cory Band; 1884-; Welsh brass band
DS/UK/2481Thwaite; Annabel (fl 2012); British pianist
DS/UK/1518Lincoln; Frank (fl 1976-2012); British actor, presenter
DS/UK/866Jones; Gwyn Hughes (fl 2012); Welsh tenor
DS/UK/5441Edwards; Gwawr (1984-); Welsh soprano
DS/UK/5440Howard; Jeffrey (fl 1990-); Welsh organist, pianist, singer, conductor, vocal coach
DS/UK/17335Childs; Robert (fl 1980s-); British euphonium player, conductor, music director, teacher
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