Young singers and musicians from across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan are preparing to get everyone in the festive spirit with a bumper schedule of seasonal concerts.
The Cardiff County and Vale of Glamorgan Music Service will be presenting no less than 10 performances this December featuring hundreds of children, who have been busy rehearsing over recent months.
The action starts with the Junior Schools’ Choir Christmas Concert at St German’s Church in Adamsdown on Friday, December 3 (7pm) which, this year, will also features the Beginners and Foundation Brass Band.
The annual Christmas Showcase takes place on Wednesday December 8 at St David’s Hall (7pm) with eight county ensembles plus a 200-strong Cluster Choir from the Cantonian High and Bishop of Llandaff High area while on Saturday, December 11, the Brass Bands and Percussion Ensembles will play to parents at the Friary Centre.
Also on December 11, the Symphonic Brass will join with the Cardiff Ardwyn Singers for their concert at All Saints Church, Penarth (7.30pm) and the Youth Brass Band will perform with Llandaff Cathedral Choral Society at their traditional Christmas Carol Service at the cathedral.
The annual Christmas Celebration takes place at City Hall on Monday, December 13 (7.30pm) and once again features the talents of the Youth Orchestra and Choir in a heart-warming concert.
The countdown to Christmas continues when the Youth Choir and Youth Brass Band join carollers at the annual County Hall Carol Service on Wednesday, December 15 and the Transitional Wind Band will join with the Advanced Percussion Ensemble on December 17 for a performance at St Andrew’s and St Teilo’s Church in Cathays.
On December 18, the Youth Wind Band will perform on the Glanfa stage of the Wales Millennium Centre (6pm) and the season’s musical festivities will come to a conclusion when the Youth Orchestra perform at Llandaff Cathedral on December 20, featuring Saint-Sean’s Organ Symphony with guest organist Huw Tregelles-Williams.
Executive Member for Education and Lifelong Learning, Cllr Freda Salway, said: “December is always a busy time of year for the music service. The children and young people have been hard at work rehearsing for their performances for months and they always give it their best when they perform. It’s great to see the music service involved in so many events once again this year.”
