Cantorion
& Symphonica Tywi
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Events in 2009 and earlier
Events
in 2009 and earlier:
December,
2009: Christmas Concert
The
annual Christmas Concert on December 19, 2009, was a great success and the choir and orchestra
enjoyed the audience participation. Under the baton of Musical Director,
Mike Cottam, the audience sang verses from operas, clapped to Viennese Polkas
and burst paper bags to produce sounds of cannon shot to the l812 Overture. It
was a reminder that music is a living entity to be enjoyed in so many ways.
October,
2009: Curtain Up!
It
was curtain up in Llangadog Parish Church on Saturday, 17th October, 2009. Under the
baton of Michael Cottam, Cantorion and Symphonica Tywi combined to present a
lively evening
of excerpts from well loved operas to a capacity audience. Joining them was
international soprano Maria Lyn who also sang songs from "South
Pacific" and "Phantom of the Opera".
Maria Lyn
An
appreciative audience was invited to join the festivities by singing choruses
from Nabucco (The Hebrew Slaves - in Italian!) and Carmen (Toreador's Song).
They were enthusiastically applauded by the choir and invited as guests to see
how the choir rehearses on Sunday, November 1st, in the Community Hall.
At
the interval a mother told her 7 year old son they would have to leave as the
babysitter was only booked until 9pm. The little boy's eyes filled with tears
- "Can I stay until the end?" Mum relented when a kindly member of
the audience agreed to keep an eye on the boy. Half an hour later Mum was
back.. Dad had come home early and so she could return to join her son in what
she called a fantastic evening. "To think all this is on our doorstep and
my boy is hooked".
"Curtain
Up" was a night of fun and festivities, but with a sad note.
The audience joined the conductor, choir, and orchestra in saying
farewell to their much loved Assistant Musical Director, Dr Mark Boulter.
After fourteen years of committed service he was now relinquishing the post,
but assured the assembled audience that he would join them whenever he was
able.
March,
2009: Easter
Concert
The
choir and orchestra gave a concert at Christ Church, Carmarthen, on March 28th:
Requiem
by John Rutter,
Cantata
No 118b (Jesu Christ, mein's lebens licht) by Bach,
Messiah
(Part 2 choruses) by Handel.
December,
2008: Christmas
Concert
The
choir and orchestra's traditional Christmas concert in Llangadog Parish Church.
November,
2008:
The
choir and orchestra gave a concert at Llangadog Parish Church on November 15th:
Requiem
by Karl Jenkins,
Hymn
of praise - Lobesang, Opus No. 52, by Felix Mendelssohn.
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