A thousand Christmas voices unite in song

Denbighshire1The annual Thousand Christmas Voices concert was held last night (13 Dec) at DenbighshireLlangollen. With an exciting programme of events held throughout the year at the Pavilion, the Council is proud to have sponsored the event. County Council’s Royal International Pavilion in

The evening showcased some of the best Welsh talent, including West End star, Mark Evans from  Denbighshire, and what better place to hold it than in a Pavilion which has hosted some of the best international talent over the last few decades. This year’s competition to compose a carol was won by Denbighshire father and son team, Eifion Lloyd Jones and Ynyr Llwyd. Their winning carol was performed on stage by Elin Fflur during the concert.

Councillor Hugh Evans, Leader of Denbighshire County Council said “It is always a pleasure to welcome back the Thousand Christmas Voices concert to the Royal International Pavilion, a superb location enjoyed by thousands of people, local and international, throughout the year. Considerable investment will be made here over the coming months to ensure an even better facility for such events in the future.”

Home of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, the Pavilion has a year round programme including dance, music and comedy, and is also a well known and trusted host to a broad range of festivals and fairs, including the award winning Llangollen Hot Air Balloon Festival and the highly acclaimed Llangollen Food Festival. It is also the perfect venue for off-site meetings and conferences with spacious facilities and grounds and plenty of on site parking.

This year’s programme ends this Thursday evening (17 Dec) with the “Kill for a Seat Comedy Club”, the popular, monthly comedy night
which features resident comedian, Silky and his guests this Thursday are Michael Smiley and Kevin Hayes. Bar opens at 7p.m.
Tickets £8 / Buy 3 get 1 FREE. Adults only. Tel 01978 860111

For details of the events programme for 2010 or to book a conference or meeting contact the Pavilion team on 01978 860111.

The Thousand Christmas Voices concert, from the Pavilion, will be televised on S4C on 22 December at 8.25pm

Leave a Reply