Côr
Godre'r Garth - Wales
Arweinydd:
Eilir Owen-Griffiths.
Cyfeilydd:
Branwen Evans
Côr Godre'r
Garth is a mixed choir of 60 members based in Pontypridd, some 20
Kilometres north of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Our name means
"The choir from the foothills of the Garth Mountain", a local landmark.
The choir was formed in 1974 with its main priority
being to re-establish the Welsh language in the Pontypridd area.
One of its first public performances was at the National Eisteddfod
in Carmarthen, where it won first prize in the Rural Choir Competition
against eight other choirs from all parts of Wales. Ever since the
exciting beginning the choir has gone from strength to strength
and it is one of the most successful choirs in Wales. Last year
it won the Chief Choral Competition in the National Eisteddfod for
the seventh time.
The choir sings all types of music: Welsh Traditional
folk songs, hymns, classical oratorios, light songs and operatic
works. The choir has also commissioned lively modern works by Welsh
composers. The choir has appeared frequently on television and radio
and has also travelled widely, both throughout Wales and abroad
with tours to Brittany, Paris, Belgium, Bavaria, Scotland, Ireland
and Catalonia. The choir, in turn, hosted several choirs from overseas
including Germany, America and Lithuania.
The choir presents a lively concert programme with
soloists and instrumental works.
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