Record

Performance TitleFestival of One Thousand Welsh Male Voices
Performance Date15 March 1980
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersAnne Edwards,
Penelope Walker - vocals
Secondary PerformersBryan Davies - piano
Huw Tregelles Williams - organ
Choirs1000 Welsh Voices:
Cor Meibion Aberafan
Abertillery Orpheus Male Choir
Aber Valley Male Voice Choir
The Afan Glee Society
Blaenavon Male Voice Choir
Cor Meibion Cwmann A'r Cylch
Cwm Male Choir
Cor Meibion Glynnedd
The Gwalia Singers Swansea
Gwent Police Choir
Cor Meibion Llandybie
Cor Meibion Mynydd Mawr
Cor Meibion Maesteg A'r Cylch
Newport Male Voice Choir
Cor Meibion Pontypridd
Resolven Male Choir
Rhos 'Cwmtawe' Male Choir
Tenby Male Choir
Whitland and District Male Choir
Ystrad Mynach Male Choir
ConductorsAlun John
Set List'God Save The Queen' (The National Anthem),
'God Bless The Prince of Wales',
'The Bandits' Chorus' (Ernani), Verdi (1000 Welsh Voices),
'The Soldiers' Chorus' (Faust), Gounod (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Softly Awakes My Heart' from Samson and Delilah, Saint-Saens (Penelope Walker),
'Che Faro Senza Euridice' from Orfeo, Gluck (Penelope Walker),
'Rose of England', Novello (Penelope Walker, Choir),
'The Long Day Closes', Sullivan, arr. D Arnold (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Thanks Be To God', Dickson (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Llam y Cariadau', ap Caredig, R S Hughes (Anne Edwards),
'Homing', A L Salmon, T del Riego (Anne Edwards),
'Nidaros', D Prothero (1000 Welsh Voices)
INTERVAL
'Gloria' (12th Mass), Mozart (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Llanfair', arr. M Thomas (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Bryn Myrddin', J M Nicholas, arr. B Davies (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Morte Christie', E Jones (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Calon Lan' (Choir, Audience),
'Ombra Mai Fu' from Xerxes, Handel (Penelope Walker),
'Y Nefoedd' (Penelope Walker),
'My Lord What a Morning', Gilliam (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Jacob's Ladder', arr. J H Davies (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Ar Hyd y Nos', arr. H Evans (1000 Welsh Voices),
'Fy Nhad, Fy Nhad F'Anwylyd', arr.C Pritchard-Puccini (Anne Edwards),
'Cymru Fach', E-D Richards (Anne Edwards),
'The Holy City', arr. B Davies-Adams (Anne Edwards, Choir),
'By Babylon's Wave', arr. Fletcher-Gounod (1000 Welsh Voices),
'The Battle Hymn of the Republic', arr. Ringwald-Steffe (Penelope Walker, Anne Edwards, 1000 Welsh Voices),
'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' (1000 Welsh Voices)
Royal PresenceHRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
Performance NotesThe event was recorded by BBC Sound.

Mr Oliver Everett was in attendance.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1980/38)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/0890HMW0H-wsG-
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Yzadaigog_XaimFestival of 1000 Welsh Voices1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/4752Williams; Huw Tregelles (fl 1986-); OBE; Welsh organist, musical director
DS/UK/9175Edwards; Anne (1930-2005); Welsh soprano
DS/UK/9181Walker; Penelope (fl 1980s-1990s); English mezzo-soprano
DS/UK/2697King Charles III; King; Charles Philip Arthur George (14 November 1948-); King of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms
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