This Christmas will be busier than ever for the Cardiff County & Vale of Glamorgan Music Service ensembles, with no less than 14 festive concerts and events taking place, involving over 1,000 children.
The season begins with the Transitional Wind Band Concert at St Andrew’s & St Teilo’s Church in Woodville Road on Friday, December 4.
On December 9, 500 children from all over Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan will take part in the Music Service Christmas Showcase at St David’s Hall. Of the nine ensembles involved, one will be this year’s massed choir, consisting of 250 pupils from eight primary schools. All feed into St Cyres and Stanwell schools in Penarth, where the pupils have been busily rehearsing since September.
The ensembles taking part in the annual prestigious event are: the Youth Brass Band, the High Schools’ Orchestra and
Choir, the Youth Big Band (“Jazz News”), the Advanced Percussion Group, the High Schools’ Wind Band, the Intermediate Brass Band and Junior Jazz.
Performances will include arrangements of traditional, pop and classical music, ranging from The Holly and the Ivy to
Christmas at the Movies.
Executive Member for Education and Lifelong Learning Councillor Freda Salway, said: “The annual music service Christmas showcase at St David’s Hall is a real highlight of the festive calendar. It’s really wonderful to see the children
and young people coming together to put on such a professional performance.
“A lot of hard work has gone into their performances and I’m sure the standard will continue to be high again this year.”
Other concerts scheduled for the festive season include the Christmas Celebration at City Hall, featuring the Youth
Orchestra and Choir. At Llandaff Cathedral the Youth Brass Band will perform with Llandaff Choral Society. At the Wales Millennium Centre the Youth Wind Band will take to the stage and the Junior Schools Choir will perform at St Germans Church.
Jeff Davies, Head of CCVG Music Service said “It’s a very busy time for us but it’s fantastic to see and hear the talents of so many young people at Christmas”
All performances can be found on the CCVG website: www.ccvgmusicservice.org
