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Cantabile were invited to perform a selection of songs on the S4C outdoor stage. They found themselves in a very different kind of competition – with the broadcasts from the main pavilion! See if you think they managed to keep on track …
The sun was not the sole cause of a mini heat wave today in Wales – the Senior Children’s Choir class was a scorcher! What a great competition full of incredible choirs from all over the world. Cantabile was proud to be part of such a fantastic competition. Eleven, out of the twenty-one Choirs singing their hearts out, had travelled to the UK to compete.
Amazingly Cantabile won the class (90.7), with Russia’s Jazz-Choir of the State Children Philharmonic Society a close second (89.7) and Estonia’s Estonian Radio Children’s Choir third (89.0).
“Wow!” was how the Adjudicator, Ralph Allwood MBE, started his feedback to Cantabile with their performance of the Tiree Love Song with “a wonderful full sound … very difficult to fault.” He then described their rendition of Dance to your Daddy as a “Tour de Force … effortlessly sung” despite the complexity of the arrangement.
Jo Williamson was delighted to be awarded The Musical Director’s Award which is given by the Eisteddfod’s Music Director, and was inspired in part by the choir’s performance of the Tiree Love Song, arranged by Michael Neaum.
Hot off the press – Cantabile won their class at Cheltenham despite some great performances by their fellow competitors. Everyone elated but tired as many of them are preparing for exams this term, so well done!
Cantabile will be competing with other School Choirs at the Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts in the Cheltenham Town Hall on 7th May 2013 about 7:00 pm. The calibre of entries is expected to be very high and the choir is looking forward to what promises to be an exciting class!
Cheltenham Town Hall
Imperial Square
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire GL50 1QA
Last night Cantabile were guests of the Hereford Rail Mail Voice Choir, https://www.facebook.com/HRMVC, in aid of church funds for St Paul’s Church, Tupsley in Hereford.
It was a full house and both choirs sang their ‘sets’ in front of a thrilled audience even prompting the odd gasp and “WOW”.
An impromptu joint performance at the end was a fitting finish to the evening and a true crowd pleaser! A warm thank you to the hospitality of St Paul’s and the Hereford Rail Mail Voice Choir and the organisers of the event who worked so hard to create a really enjoyable evening of entertainment.
After an incredibly exciting and nail-biting competition, and up against very strong performances from all the choirs, Cantabile were delighted to win the International Senior Children’s Choir class.
You can watch their winning performance of ‘Water of Tyne’ and ‘Hava Nageela’:
Hereford Cathedral School Cantabile Girls Choir – Senior Children’s Choir Winners 2012 (please be patient this can take a little time to download).
and the other choirs which are all on the Llangollen Eisteddfod website.
Cantabile Girls Choir sang Purcell, Schubert, Mozart, Rutter, Neum and Kodaly as part of the Three Choirs Festival Plus programme of events that run alongside the Festival. They performed for a sell-out crowd to rapturous applause. The conductor was Jo Williamson.
Hereford Cathedral School’s Cantabile Girls’ Choir sang ‘For The Beauty Of The Earth’ when they were picked from over 300 choirs nationally to take part in the BBC Songs of Praise Choir of the Year 2012 – Semi Final.
To watch Hereford Cathedral School’s Cantabile Girls’ Choir performance on Songs of Praise on the 22 April visit the BBC iplayer at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r93cr.
Cantabile sang beautifully and were 7th overall in the hugely competitive Senior Children’s Choir class. Enjoy their wonderful performance.
The other choirs who performed in this class can be also be seen on the Llangollen Eisteddfod website.
Hereford Cantabile Girls Choir 