Caldicot Male Voice Choir will once again take part in the Festival of Massed Male Choirs at the Royal Albert Hall on 27th April.
As part of the preparation it took part in a rehearsal at the Coleg Cymenudol yr Dderwen in Tondu on the 3rd March immediately following its St. David’s Day concert at Redwick.
Attended by over 400 choristers from all over South Wales and parts of England they were put through their paces by conductor Alwyn Humphreys, accompanied by Caradog Williams by practicing all the songs that will be sung at the Royal Albert Hall.
As a reflection of all the hard work done previously at local practices under the guidance of the local musical directors, the rehearsal was a great success and proceeded smoothly right through to the end, although ‘Kwmbayah’ needed some intensive work to reach perfection.
The next practice will be again at the College in Tondu on April 14th and Alwyn has dictated that copies of the pieces will not be allowed, so much work still to do!
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett