37th Annual Concert. Saturday14/05/2022. Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston.
We were delighted to welcome our guests artists for the evening “Athena” and Huw Euron.
Three of Wales leading classical artists. Gwawr Edwards, Sioned Terry and Ellen Williams come together as harmonious trio “Athena” who sing operatic and filmic favorites to pop classics along with a few traditional Welsh favorites.
These glamorous ladies are familiar faces on Wales media and have performed in prestigious venues across the UK including the Royal Albert Hall, Brangwyn Hall and Wales Millennium Centre.
Unfortunately Gwawr was ill on the day so could not make it. (The choir give Gwawr their best wishes for a speedy recovery)
Huw Euron is a Cardiff born Bass soloist and professional actor and has stared in numerous television and film productions.
His work as a soloist has given him the opportunity to perform on many of the UK’s most prestigious stages and to record extensively for television and radio.
Huw has also been successful on the music stage and has won several national singing awards and has been a member of the “BRITS award-winning vocal group Only Men Aloud.
Caradog Williams is a vocal coach at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and freelance pianist. Accompanist for Huw Euron on the evening. Choirs will know Caradog as he was the official accompanist for the last four massed choral festivals of the Welsh Association of Male Voice Choirs at the Albert Hall.
Our compère for the evening was Garry Owen. Garry is one of the most familiar faces and voices in Wales, an award winning journalist with BBC Wales. He presents his own daily news lunchtime phone in programme, Tarro’r Post on BBC Radio Cymru and is part of the team of presenters on the BBC Wales today Television news programme. Garry is also in demand as a literature adjudicator at Eisteddfodau.
Garry carried off the evening with his usual charm.
A big THAK YOU to Musical Team for all their hard work in preparing us for this concert.
Musical Director D. Huw Rees BMu (Hons) PGCE and Assistant Musical Director Helen Wyn BMus(Hons),
Hywel Evans BMus(Hons) accompanist, : Rhiannon Pritchard BMus(Hons) Deputy Accompanist
and our Choir president Huw Tregelles Williams OBE DL BMus FRCO FRWCMD at the chapel’s organ, we sang 17 pieces from our repertoire.
First Half
Morriston RFC Male Choir
I bwy y perthyn mawl
Gwahoddiad
Cwm Rhondda
Huw Euron
Morriston RFC Male Choir
Glyn Rhosyn
Pure Imagination arr: D Huw Rees
Tell My Father
ATHENA
Morriston RFC Male Choir
The Three Welsh Greats
Choir & Artists
You Never Walk Alone
Second Half
Morriston RFC Male Choir
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Choir & ATHENA
The Holy City
Huw Euron
Morriston RFC Male Choir
I Stood on the river of Jordan (Spiritual)
What I did for love arr: D Huw Rees
Deus Salutis (Llef)
ATHENA
Choir & Artists
Anfonaf Angel
This is the Moment arr: D Huw Rees
The concert also gave the choir the opportunity to recognise the long service of:
Gwyn Morgan. 40 years,
D. Huw Rees.(MD) 30 years.
Norman James, Gerallt Davies, Tom John, Paran James. and John Fry. 25 years
Well done gentlemen for your service and dedication to the choir. Keep it going.
Thank you to our Honoured Guests for your continued valuable support. Your presence at the concert means so much to the choir.
Rt Worshipful Lord Mayor of the City and County of Swansea and Consort.
Councillor Mary Jones and Councillor Jeff Jones.
Mr Mike Hedges and Guest – Member of the Senedd.
Canon Jason Jones and Mihangel ap Rishart – Sacred Heart.
Parch Eirian Wyn – Seion Newydd.
Jacqualyn Box and Guest. – Tabernacle Chapel.
Cerith Owens and Susan Roberts – Loud Applause Rising Stars.
Mr Paul Reynolds and Guest – Welsh Association of Male Choirs.
Mr Michael Skone and Guest – Morriston Orpheus.
Anthony and Rhian Williams – Morriston Ladies Choir.
Mr Myrddin Rees.
David and Joan Evans.