St Asaph Cathedral

The first concert of our UK tour was on June 30th at St Asaph Cathedral in Denbighshire, North Wales, with the Trelawnyd Male Voice Choir, whose musical director Geraint Roberts had been guest conductor of our 2009 St David’s Day Concert. Coincidentally (and fortuitously) our 2012 guest conductor Anne Ilid Jones deputised as our tour accompanist, as Lorna Ogilvie had to remain in Melbourne for family reasons.

The first half comprised the Trelawnyd Choir with some brilliant choral singing, followed by a local children’s choir.  Vic Welsh took over after interval, and presented a mini concert including numbers featuring chorister soloists. In addition, the packed Cathedral was thrilled by our two sopranos, Rhonda Yates and Melanie Ash.

The very appreciative audience made us feel very welcome, as did the Trelawnyd Choir with their pre-concert hospitality and, it must be admitted, there was a bit more singing in a local hostelry afterwards.