Following our appearance in July at an event in support of John van Wisse’s assault on the Marble Arch to Arc de Triomphe triathlon record, Vic Welsh joined the Brighton Icebergers once again, this time to celebrate his success! The
Choristers attended the funeral of Rex Healey at St David’s Church, Moorabbin. As mourners assembled we sang Cwm Rhondda and Morte Criste. After a welcome from the officiating priest Rev. Johnsan David, the choir led the congregation in Abide With
Drew Hopkins (Narrator) and Tony Davies (Swagman) first performed their presentation of A Diary of a Welsh Swagman at the Castlemaine Festival in April 2011 to tie in with that year’s theme of Storytelling. We were therefore delighted to be
On 9th November 2014 Victoria Welsh Choir led the singing at the Remembrance Day Service at the Springvale War Cemetery for the eighth time since 2004.
“Loved all the songs” “beautiful” “memories of Wales” “lovely harmonies and voices” “goose bumps” For our last main choir concert of the year we were invited back to the burgeoning area of Hoppers Crossing, and the very keen audience was
“A joy to hear” “Nicely relaxed concert.” “choir harmonise beautifully” “wonderful feeling of camaraderie – spilled out into the audience” “Excellent singing, entertaining humour” The small choir Côr Bach journeyed to Gisborne on a sunny afternoon. Baritone Bob Ash came
The choir was very happy to be back in Ballarat, albeit at a different but equally splendid venue. Bendigonian Rob Hopman acted as compere for the day and ably steered proceedings through a packed and wide-ranging musical afternoon. Regular attendees
On Sunday 24th August, VicWelsh were guest performers at the Legends of Brass “Last Night of the Proms” concert at Epicure the Centre, Ivanhoe – the old Heidelberg Town Hall – a magnificent art deco building perfectly suited to the
“keep up the good work!” “please come again” “Great quality and variety” “unforgettable” On Sunday 17th August, following our concert on the 16th at Wagga Wagga, Vic Welsh completed the second half of its country tour with a concert at
On Saturday 16th August the Vic Welsh choir travelled 450km north to Wagga Wagga, NSW for the first leg of a weekend country tour. There, to a sell-out crowd of around 400 people on Saturday evening, we presented a joint
On 8th August 2014 the choir performed at a private function in the City. The event commemorated the long involvement in, and significant contribution to, the development of education law in Australia of the late Mrs Ann Shorten, mother of
On 25th July our Côr Bach took part in a function held by the year-round open water swimming group the Brighton Icebergers at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. This function was to support one of their members, John van Wisse,
“Wonderful blend of voices, our hearts were soaring” “A fantastic afternoon of great entertainment” “A concert not to be missed” “Very polished and professional” After a three year gap David Hobson was again our guest artist, this time In A
The full choir returned to Beaumaris after two years for a Sunday afternoon concert on 22 June. After a rousing opening bracket Ambrose Morgan entertained the audience with a sporting tale of woe. This was followed by a trio of
Our broader-based Celtic theme at our St David’s Day concert stood us in good stead as we gave the Portarlington Celtic Festival fans a good taste of just what a Welsh male choir could do. The noontime show at Parks
Strathmore Unting Church: “A wonderful afternoon of music, fun and fellowship” “A great joy and inspiration” “Social history combined with beautiful music” “At the end, moved to tears” “If that is what heaven is like, I wouldn’t mind going there!”
Christ Church Birregurra: “the blending of your voices is heart warming” “Made me cry then massive enjoy” “A choir of distinction with great voices, clear diction, a sense of humour and obvious enjoyment in singing” “great selection of songs: good
“Excellent – engaged audience!” “Superb! Beyond belief! So beautifully harmonised!” “A flawless performance” The small choir (Côr Bach) journeyed down the bayside to present a Saturday afternoon concert at All Saints Anglican Church, Rosebud and was welcomed by Father Stephen
“Good variety of song choices and inclusion of audience” “Harmonies lovely.” “A spine tingling experience!” We were very pleased to be invited back to Doncaster on Saturday 5 April. Launching the concert with the dynamic Let All Men Sing –
“I don’t know about heaven, but I’ve just been there for two hours.” “Nostalgia, challenge, humour and beauty” “A wonderful musical and spoken rendition of The Welsh Swagman.” On 22nd March our small choir (Côr Bach) ventured into the Goldfields
On 16th March Victoria Welsh Choir was privileged to participate in the service led by Archbishop Dr Philip Freier which marked the opening of the new church of St Peter’s, Kinglake, five years after its predecessor was destroyed in the
The annual St David’s Day Gymanfa Ganu was held at St Michael’s Uniting Church on Sunday 2 March. VicWelsh was in attendance along with men from the other two Welsh male choirs and Welsh ladies from Geelong and, this year,
“I knew it would be good, but I didn’t realise how good.” “pure magic. Absolutely beautiful.” “finale was so moving, amazing. Thank you I will be back.” “The last hymn was still going through my head when I went to
Perhaps as we were the first booking at the new Melbourne Recital Centre on 28 February 2009 to fill the 1000 seater Dame Elisabeth Murdoch auditorium, we were very happy to accept their invitation to take part in their fifth
Photo by David Barrett Perhaps as we were the first booking at the new Melbourne Recital Centre on 28 February 2009 to fill the 1000-seater Dame Elisabeth Murdoch auditorium, we were very happy to accept their invitation to take part