CANTORION CREIGIAU is a mixed choir of 70 voices which has been singing for 37 years. The choir, which sings in Welsh and English, performs concerts throughout Wales and the other nations of Britain and has toured in Brittany, Austria, Italy and Ireland.
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Unwaith Eto (Once Again) |
Cantorion Creigiau was formed in 1970, mainly by people from the village of Creigiau, seven miles north-west of Cardiff, following a very successful evening of carol singing in support of a local children's foster home.
Today, the choir gives concerts in venues ranging from village halls to churches, cathedrals and concert halls. The voices of Cantorion Creigiau have been heard a number of times at St David's Hall in Cardiff, including the very first concert to be staged there. The choir is proud to continue its support for charitable causes, and over the years its concerts have raised more than £175,000.
The choir has music for every occasion, sacred or secular, highbrow or light. It performs well-known pieces, choral works and specially-commissioned works in both English and Welsh. The choir also includes first-class soloists, duets, quartets, non-musical items and composers... and choristers are well-known for raising the roof over a pint or two at impromptu post-concert sessions.
Mair Roberts: Musical Director and conductor
Mair was born and brought up in London and trained at the Guildhall School
of Music and Italia Conte stage school. She served her apprenticeship
in London, working in theatre, cabaret, pantomime and television. It was
television that brought her to Cardiff in 1966, where she married and
brought up three daughters. She was the conductor of the initial carol
singing that led to the formation of the choir and has been the musical
director of Cantorion Creigiau throughout its existence.
Mair's career as a professional soprano continues. She has appeared on many of the world's best-known concert platforms and is currently in high demand as an adjudicator at eisteddfodau and music festivals.
Siwan
Rhys: Accompanist
Siwan is a third year student in piano at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Although only to attain the age of 21 in December 2007 whilst on tour with the choir in Hong Kong, her standard of performance and depth of experience belie her years. At the Royal College she has already won The Year Prize 2006, The John Thomas (Merthyr Tydfil) Prize and The Eric Hodges Memorial Prize. Her role with the choir is but one of a number of outlets for her talent. Siwan is actively involved in chamber music; her piano trio having given concerts including Wiltshire Rural Music School at Longleat House for the Marquis of Bath.
Belfast concert pictures - now available!
Images of the choir in Belfast can be seen here.
COME SING WITH US
Join Cantorion Creigiau for fun, friendship and adventure! The choir is always looking for new voices and faces to strengthen the soprano, alto, tenor and bass sections. Rehearsals are held from 7.30pm to 9pm every Sunday evening at Creigiau School. The choir is a friendly, welcoming social group whose members come from a wide area around Creigiau - Cardiff, Tonteg, Llantrisant, the Vale of Glamorgan and elsewhere. If you've sung in a choir before, you'll be impressed by our ambitious style and outlook. If you've never sung in a choir before: It's an experience not to be missed, a blend of teamwork and teaching which culminates in the thrill of performing on concert platforms around Wales, across Britain and in other countries as well... and for the members of Cantorion Creigiau, performing under the skilled guidance of Mair Roberts, that really is a thrill.
MAKING CONTACT
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Click here for our latest list of concert dates and some of the highlights of our 37 years together |
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Peter Law
16 Maes Y Dderwen
Creigiau
CF15 9JS
Phone: +44 (0)2920 892387
Concert secretary:
Varion Gapper
15 Lancaster Drive
Llantwit Fardre,Rhondda Cynon Tâf
Phone: 01443 207923
Last updated: 06 November 2007
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