We will be joining Tongwynlais Temperance Brass Band for a concert on Saturday 18th April.

The event at St. Marys Church, Whitchurch, in Cardiff will start at 7:30pm and tickets are £8 with concessions for Students, OAPs.

The Great Hall, Cardiff City Hall

LAST night saw the choir sing a special St David’s Day concert for a Welsh Assembly conference in Cardiff’s City Hall.

We sang as the delegates finished their meal in the palatial Great Hall at the end of a conference involving local authorities from across Wales and officials and members of the Welsh Assembly.

The choir on-stage at the Temple of Peace

FRIDAY’S  Christmas concert was a great success with a sell-out crowd at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff.

The wonderful acoustics echoed to rapturous applause as the choir sang a selection of numbers, old and new, some seasonal, some classics at any time of the year.

Certain songs went down particularly well, with ‘When you Believe’ (from the Prince of Egypt) and the old favourite ‘Nessun Dorma’  being especially well-received.

Perhaps the highlight of the evening was when everyone joined to sing the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’. With  (most) of the audience remembering when to stand and when to sing it was a fantastic end to a memorable evening.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a great 2009

Nadolig llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Cardiff Male Choir/Côr Meibion Caerdydd

Ten Lords-a-leaping

Cardiff Male Choir proudly present their CHRISTMAS CONCERT. With a licensed bar, raffle and soloists along with Christmas songs and traditional numbers, it promises to be a festive night to remember.

The concert will be held on Friday 19th December at the Temple of Peace, King Edward VII Avenue, Cathays Park. The entertainment lasts from 7.45 – 9.45pm.

To buy tickets,  call Graham Woodcock on 07708 179497.

The choir go to Beverley in Yorkshire to sing this weekend.

The choir will perform at Beverley Minster with Beverley Male Voice Choir on Saturday November 22, in aid of Cancer Research UK.

The visit follows a succesful visit in February 2007 to give a memorable and sell-out concert at Bainton village church, raising over £1,300 for Cancer Research.

Oakdale Institute, St Fagans

SATURDAY saw the choir singing at the wonderful Oakdale Institute at St Fagans for a wedding. This was our first engagement since the National Eisteddfod in August. We rolled out two of the numbers from the competition to show we hadn’t forgotten them!

Having sung a full and varied set, the guests requested ‘Myfanwy’ which they gave us a crate of beer for. a fair exchange we thought!

To book the choir for a wedding or a concert, go to our weddings page.

LONG-SERVING member Jack Sully was honoured with life membership in August in recognition of his sterling work for the choir over the years.

Although this award is normally given to choristers with over 25 years service, it was felt that such was Jack’s contribution to the choir, particularly by conducting and almost single-handedly keeping the choir going in a difficult period during the mid nineties, warranted such an award.

Thankyou Jack!

FOLLOWING their succesful visit to Nantes, we’ve gathered together members’ pictures of a fantastic weekend. To view the images, go to our Flickr site.

Feel free to leave a comment either here or on the Flickr site.

BONJOUR  a nos amis Nantais! Merci encore de votre gentilesse a votre hospitalité. Nous avons envoyé nos pictoires d’un visite inoubliable. S’il vous plait – laissez vos commentaires ici ou dessous les images sur le site Flickr.

‘UNFORGETTABLE’ TRIP TO NANTES

The early hours of Monday morning saw Cardiff Male Choir back in their home city after what many are describing as the best tour we’ve had.

A return visit after L’Ensemble Vocal de la Houssiniere’s successful Cardiff trip in November 2007, we were awe-struck by the generosity and hospitality we received from our hosts in our twin-city.

The visit featured two concerts, one at L’Eglise St Martin de Chantenay on the outskirts of the city. The second was at the imposing Chateau des Duc de Bretagne where we were guests of honour in a day-long choral festival.

For a taste of our performances, Geoffrey Wilkins, partner of Envol’h chairman, Elisabeth Desobry and ace photographer had this to say:

“Cardiff Male Choir was electrifying. Their performance was so good, it gave me goose pimples and made my hairs stand on end. It was a knock out! I’m no music critic, so I’ll have to share my uninformed opinions in layman’s words. What I loved about this choir was the way its different voices; baritone, tenor, bass, all played their own part in every piece they sang, but all hung together too. There was no imbalance in sound. It was always a single choir with a single voice merging its sounds across different vocal ranges in a way that sounded homogeneous and harmonious. It was like an orchestra where the sounds of the tympani, the violin and the piccolo may be distinct, but where each makes its contribution to an overall single musical sound. “

To read more, click here

Click here  for pictures of the visit

Founded in 1898, Cardiff Male choir is one of the oldest choirs in South Wales. We sing a wide variety of songs, including; Welsh hymns and arias, jazz oldies from the twenties, songs from the shows, sentimental songs from the forties, choruses from the great operas, traditional songs from Way Back When, and even the odd latest hit.

WEDDINGS
The choir is available for weddings throughout the year. You can add a certain something to make your big day even more unforgettable. Click here for more information.

CONCERTS
From Pentyrch Village Hall to the Albert Hall, Cardiff Male Choir have performed at venues large and small across the UK and abroad. Let us know if you’d like us to perform at your event.