Cymro a'r Celt Llundain

MILE END ROAD WELSH CHAPEL. 0 Musical 13reat of tfie Season. A GRAND EVENING CONCERT in connection with the above Chapel, will be held on I THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25th, 1909, — AT — SHOREDITCH TOWN HALL, by the well-known MACHYNLLETH MALE VOICE CHOIR Conductor-J. 0. WILLIAMS, Esq. (Numbering 50 to 60 Voices.) The latest Successes show a great record by the following Press comments:- RHOS CHAIR EISTEDDFOD, f, LLANFYLLIN EISTEDDFOD, July 5th, 1909. June 25th, 1909. Adjudicators: Prof. DAVID EVANS, Mus. Bac., and AdJudicator: B. EVANS, Esq., Mus. Bac., F.R.C.O. Mr. W. 0. JONES, Cylfynydd. f q" v > The principal competition of the day was the male voice The principal event in the afternoon was a competition > competition. Considerable interest was taken in the event for male voices of not less than thirty-five in number, the test and the competing Choirs were •—Vroncyssyllte Choir con' piece being "The Pilgrim's Chorus" (Dr. Parry). The ducted by Mr. J. Morris; Llanfyllin Choir, conducted by entrants, all of whom took part, were as followsKhos Mr. D. T. Davies; and Machynlleth Choir, conducted by (Conductor, Mr. E. Emlyn Davies), Maelor (Mr. J. Wright), J Mr. J. 0. Williams. The test piece was "Pilgrim's Chorus" Broughton and District (Mr E. Evans) Moelwyn (Mr. C. ■; (Dr. Parry), and the prize was £ 20. Mr. Evans, in awarding Roberts), Vron (Mr. J. E. Morris), and Machynlleth (Mr. the prize amid cheers to the Machvnlleth Choir said onp'S T. H. Williams) > attention and feeling was stirred by their performance. The In awarding the Prize to Machynlleth, the Adjudicator pace was right and the feeling was right. It was a capital (Mr. D. Evans) said the performance of this Choir was above blend, and the feeling was always restrained. He had heard criticism, and he desired to thank the singer of the solo the solo sung before, but never had he heard it sung as it was (Mr. Arthur Davies, of Cefn) for his contribution to the sung that day. What a gorgeous voice the soloist possessed rendering. He had never heard such fine spiritual feeling. The accompaniments were admirably managed but they could Machynlleth stood alone. They gave one of the finest j not help singing. The performance of the Choir should be examples of male voice singing he had ever heard and were J described as first-rate. The baritone solo was extraordinary, worthy of any prize that might be offered. I and of course they were easily first. WINNERS OF MANY VALUABLE EUPS, Including the Fifty Guinea Challenge Cup at Aberystwyth, June, 1908, when five well-known Choirs competed, representing North and South Wales. Also have been successful at the last Eight Eisteddfods, winning First Prize in each. im Full Particulars will appear shortly. Printed and Published by THE LONDON WELSH PUBLISHING CO., LTD., at 302, Gray's Inn Road, London, W.C. Wholesale Agents-M. SOUTHWELL, Paternoster Row, and Printed by GRELLIER & SON, 302, Gray's Inn Road, London, W,C.