Côr Godre'r garth

 

 

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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.


Cyngerdd Nadolig 2006

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