ABERTILLERY ORPHEUS MALE CHOIR CÔR MEIBION ABERTYLERI	FOUNDED 1908 PATRON: Robert Lloyd CBE Site updated:17 September, 2007

HASTINGS OBSERVER FRIDAY APRIL 2nd 1999

 

Old miners choir far

from pits.

The Dulcet tones of Wales Abertillery Orpheus Male Choir will fill the hall at St. Mary in the Castle this Easter on April 3 Organized by the local Lions Club, the event is a repeat of a successful sellout night tried two years ago in St. Clements Church.The famous choir was formed over 90 years ago by enthusiastic members of Abertillery Trinity Church many of whom were coal miners. Since then their mastery of vocal arts have seen them tour many countries including Germany, Italy, Holland and Spain. In Italy they even sang in Polish for the pope in St. Peters Square packed with 20,000 Easter pilgrims. The choirs repertoire is both sacred and secular Bringing together traditional Welsh favourites with tunes from around the world. The sixty strong group will perform tunes as varied as the Beatles Yesterday and the hymn How Great Thou Art. The choir will also be complemented by the soprano talents of Jill Padfield. Jill has recently triumphed at the Welsh National Eistedffod winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music.Next year they plan to tour the USA and Canada to celebrate the Millennium.The Lions Club is planing top donate all profits from the show to St. Michael' s Hospice. Tickets for the performances cost between and are available from St. Mary in the Castle on 781624 or the Lions on 445083 or 435564.