Cwmbach Male Choir

Cwmbach Male Choir
are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Quick as our new Musical Director.

Andrew, originally from Bristol, has lived and worked in South Wales most of his life. He brings to Cwmbach Male Choir his extensive expertise from a rich musical background.

Following his appointment, Andrew commented,

" I'm delighted and honoured to be appointed as the MD of this choir which has such a long and distinguished history. In the brief time I have been associate conductor, I've been touched both by the warmth of the welcome and the responsiveness of the choristers, and I look forward to fruitful and rewarding times ahead."

Cwmbach Male Choir perform at City Hall Cardiff conducted by Andrew Quick, to the delight of supporters from London Welsh who once again came to enjoy the atmosphere of the moment and witness our glorious victory over the French.

(And we entertained some French supporters too!)

Above picture: Cwmbach sing some Welsh favourites while in the background Italy gets a fine win over Scotland. The whole of City Hall eagerly awaits Wales' greatest moment of the 2012 Six Nations.

What an absolutely brilliant night we had at the Coliseum Theatre on 3rd March 2012 celebrating Saint David's Day. The Choir were in superb voice from start to finish under the direction of our Associate Conductor, Andrew Quick.

The Choir performed a mixture of traditional and new items. We once again enjoyed solos from both Kirk Lewis (2nd Bass) and Brent Owens (Top Tenor). Mark Llewelyn Evans was amazing! He had just returned to Wales from the USA and entertained with some great songs interspersed with some extremely funny and entertaining tales.

A presentation was made to Malcolm Jones (Baritone) on his achievement of 50 years in the Choir (see photograph below). Brian Williams, as compere, kept us amused with his humour, and also reminded us of some of the poignant memories of the past 12 months.

Overall this was a delightful evening in celebration of Saint David's Day.

Many thanks go to everyone who made this a very special evening, including those who worked on the programme and organisation of the event behind the scenes. Well done everyone!

The Cwmbach Male Choir was formed in 1921. Local history being that they were formed at a local cricket match held in June 1921. A number of the crowd watching the game became uninterested in the play and began to sing hymns and part songs. This led to the suggestion that a Male Voice Choir be formed. From this a meeting was held at the Cwmbach Hall and Institute and the Cwmbach Male Voice Choir became a reality.

OFFICIAL CHOIR PHOTOGRAPH