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Côr Cymru is a Welsh TV competition searching for the best choir in Wales, which airs every 2 years on S4C. The first series was presented by Aled Jones and Heledd Cynwal in 2003, but subsequent series have been fronted by Nia Roberts and Gareth Owen .
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The words sung in Welsh to "Rachie" are typically I Bob Un Sydd Ffyddlon, [4] and were written by Henry Lloyd (1870-1946), who is better known by his bardic name Ap Hefin. [5] [1] The lyrics are a call to battle, this can also be seen in the English translation. The words express a similar call to arms as does the hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers".
A former member of the National Youth Theatre of Wales, Hollywood actor Matthew Rhys narrated the first-ever Welsh translation of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra in a NYOW concert at St David's Hall, on 7 August [2] as part of the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff.
Rhys-Evans, from New Tredegar, was a vocal tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. [4] He has conducted several choirs, including The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales and Dunvant Male Choir. [5] He founded Only Men Aloud! in 2000 [6] (also known at Cantorion) and led them to victory in the Last Choir Standing competition in 2008.
The choir was formed by Tim Rhys-Evans, a classically trained singer and former musical director of Welsh National Youth Opera. It originally had 15 members and is based in Cardiff. [citation needed] Following Last Choir Standing, the choir signed a five-record deal with Universal Music and released their first album. [2]
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Recent full-scale WNO Youth Opera productions include Brundibár (2019), Kommilitonen! (2016), and Paul Bunyan (2013). The groups meets regularly in throughout the academic year with and work with directors, vocal coaches and musicians to improve performance skills, as well as collaborating with composers and writers in the creation of new pieces.