Betws-Y-Coed

The third concert of our UK tour was at the Aston Village Hall in Oxfordshire on 4th July 2012. Arranged through friends of one of our basses, we were offered the usual country hospitality with a light meal between rehearsal and concert.

The hall was so packed that it was definitely an intimate venue but this enabled patrons and choir alike to quickly share the musical experience, complete with some enthusiastic audience participation. This was especially so with the new arrangement of When the Saints Go Marching In, with added virtuoso trumpet by one of our hosts, Tony Davis. Melanie Ash featured as our sole soprano on the night along with a number of chorister soloists.