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The Penrhyn Male Voice Choir is based in the old quarrying village of Bethesda in North West Wales. The village is situated in the Ogwen Valley in the Snowdonia National Park
The area is one of the strongholds of the Welsh language, the most widely spoken of the Celtic languages and one of the oldest European languages. Originally the Choir drew its members entirely from the local slate quarry after which the Choir is named. Nowadays, the hundred members are drawn from a large area of North Wales and from a variety of occupations. School teachers are in the majority at present, outnumbering the quarry workers by about four to one. There are professors and plumbers, accountants and ambulancemen, carpenters and computer consultants, television producers and barmen, firemen and farmers, bankers and businessmen - all with one thing in common - the love of good music. As one of Wales' oldest choirs, Penrhyn's repertoire reflects the traditional values of male voice singing.
We had a busy, tiring but successful day at the Maida Vale studios, and recorded four songs which will be featured on the new CD which is now the focus of our rehearsals. In addition we recorded some jingles for Huw Steven's Radio 1 show, some of these have already been aired.
The choir has released various LP's and CD's over the years, our latest CD is entitled "Arwelfa", which is also the title of a very famous Welsh hymn. The CD was released some five years ago and includes a varied repertoire of material. Copies are available at all our concerts. We also have a DVD of a concert held in 2006 at the Chicago Cultural Center, parts of this DVD are on our YouTube channel
August 27 |
St John's Church, Llandudno Concert, 7.30 |
Sept 24 |
St John's Church, Llandudno Concert, 7.30 |