Brangwyn Hall, Swansea. 6/11/2016

We had been invited to sing in this concert as part of the Mumbles Festival of Music and The Arts, formerly known as All Saints Alive. Just three days before, we had sung in another All Saints – in Bath.
Our Deputy Musical Director Helen Wyn was in charge as we sang twelve songs from our repertoire, with Bass Huw Roberts singing the solo part in Anfonaf Angel. Hywel Evans accompanied us on the All Saints piano, which he knows so well. Also performing was soprano Adele O’Neil, accompanied by Robert Marshall. We have sung many times with Adele, and her programme of popular operatic arias and I Feel Pretty from West Side Story was well received by the audience.
The church had undergone many improvements to the entrance since our last visit, but funds are still needed to complete the extensive renovations and improvements to this great place of worship and excellent concert venue.
Billed as a Three Choirs Concert – Music From The Hills And Valleys, this was a “return” concert with the Mendip Male Voice Choir following their visit to us in 2015.
The ladies of Parti Llwchwr also joined us in the concert, having been part of last year’s event. They were conducted by Janet V. Jones and accompanied by D. Huw Rees, our MD. We were accompanied by Rhiannon Pritchard.
Each choir sang from its own repertoire, with the Mendip choir (MD Jamie Knights, Acccompanist Phil Evry) singing the well-known Welsh hymn Llanfair in English. To end the first half we joined the Mendipmen in You’ll never walk alone.
The second half took the same format, but we were joined by Parti Llwchwr in Anfonaf Angel, and then all three choirs ended the concert with American Trilogy.
The performances were warmly appreciated by a packed church, and the evening ended with wonderful afterglow in the adjacent hall, with an excellent buffet and sing-song. We would like to thank all those responsible for our warm welcome, and for the buffet – especially the lady who made ALL the cakes!