Wedding date for Cor Meibion Llanelli

Cor Meibion Llanelli will be performing at a wedding at Felinfoel Church, Llanelli, on Saturday (July 2), 11.30am for 12noon.

Latest pictures added to Cor Meibion Llanelli website

Porthcawl Golf Club event added to pictures on Cor Meibion Llanelli website - http://llanellimalechoir.co.uk/2011picturegallery.html

Splendid night at rehearsals

Excellent evening at rehearsals with Cor Meibion Llanelli. Highlights included the medley from West Side Story and Blue Moon!

Cor Meibion Llanelli entertain at golf international

Cor Meibion Llanelli were the special guests at the launch of the Vagliano Trophy golf match between The Continent of Europe and Great Britain and Ireland staged at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. Europe made light of the bad weather – a very strong, cool wind and intermittent rain – to beat Great Britain and Ireland 15 ½-8 ½.

Rehearsals tonight at Furnace Hall

Rehearsals tonight for Cor Meibion Llanelli at Furnace Community Hall. 7pm start. New members and visitors welcome.

Choir featured in the Llanelli Star today

Splendid picture in the Llanelli Star of Cor Meibion Llanelli with Welsh author Peter Griffiths, a native of Cynheidre now living in US.

Splendid rehearsals last night

Excellent evening at rehearsals with Cor Meibion Llanelli last night. The singing could be clearly heard on the Furnace RFC rugby pitch!

Rehearsals tonight

Rehearsals tonight for Cor Meibion Llanelli. Start, 7pm at Furnace Community Hall. Visitors and new members welcome.

Choir website has been updated

Cor Meibion Llanelli website updated with news about Saturday's trip to the Millennium Stadium - http://ning.it/hbkNuk

Choir featured in Evening Post today

Splendid story on Cor Meibion Llanelli's trip to the Millennium Stadium in the Going Out section of the South Wales Evening Post today.

Millinnium Stadium date for Cor Meibion Llanelli

Cor Meibion Llanelli (Llanelli Male Choir) will be teaming up with choirs from across Wales on Saturday to form a special 1,000 voice choir.

The choristers have been recruited by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) to envelop the Millennium Stadium in song when Wales face the Barbarians on Saturday (June 4), kick-off 2.30pm.

“This is a real one-off occasion and something to truly behold,” said choir secretary Fred Elias.

“The power and drama created by a Welsh male voice choir in full voice is something which raises the hairs on the back of your neck.

“Putting many of the best choirs in Wales together to create a 1,000-strong massed choir is a huge event and I know that all the boys in Cor Meibion Llanelli are thrilled to be taking part.

“We’ve got one choir member in Ray Williams who knows what it feels like to represent Wales on the field of rugby.

“Singing in a 1,000-strong male voice choir is almost like a choral international for us as singers and I am sure many of the boys will be feeling the same sense of pride to represent Wales in song.”

The match is a celebration to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the Welsh Rugby Union as the game’s governing body in Wales.

The choir will assemble in the north stand of the stadium, where they will be conducted by the stadium’s feature choirmaster, Haydn James.

He has devised a special repertoire of songs for the day, which along with the favourite hymns of old will include some modern tunes as well.

The choir will also unveil a medley of songs which Mr James is preparing to honour the countries represented by the players in the Barbarian line up.

Fans will be able to hear the massed choir from 1.30pm, which is precisely one hour before the kick off.

The massed choir will also strike up during the match to raise the noise level to a massive intensity as the game unfolds.

Some of the favourite hymns and songs to be sung will include Gwahoddiad, Llanfair, Rachie, Speed Your Journey and Myfanwy.

The choir will be accompanied by the Regimental Band of the Royal Welsh which regularly features at Wales home international matches.

Haydn James said: “This should give a spectacular sound from some of the very best choirs in Wales.

“We are all absolutely thrilled that so many choirs will be sharing in this very special day.”

The full list of choirs recruited so far is:-

Llanelli Male Voice Choir, Dunvant Male Choir, Morriston Orpheus Choir, Cardiff Arms Park Male Choir, Cor Meibion Taf, Pendyrus Male Choir, Bechgyn Bro Taf, Treorchy Male Choir, Cor Meibion De Cymru, Froncysyllte Male Choir, Cor Dodre’r Aran, Cor Meibion Llangwm, Cantorion Colin Jones, Built Wells Male Choir, Cor Meibion Maesteg, Maesteg Gleemen, Cor Yr Hen Blwyf, Glynneath Male Choir, Cor y Gyrlais, Eschoir, Cor Meibion Dyffryn Aman and Risca Male Choir.

The Millennium Stadium Manager, Gerry Toms, said: “The stadium is known for its singing but this choir will make the sound extra special on the day.

“The acoustics in the bowl of the stadium are fantastic for capturing the noise of the supporters and the sound made by this excellent line up will make the hairs on the backs of people’s necks stand up.

“We have had large choirs here in the past and anyone who has experienced those occasions will know how spectacular it can be.