Reg. Charity 513349
The South Wales Male Choir
Côr Meibion De Cymru
Presenter
Barri Hurford
A retired headmaster, Barri was a member of London Welsh Male Voice Choir for 9 years and made the 170 mile journey for rehearsals every week during that period.
A former President of Southampton Cymrodorion, Barri has for some years been ‘on the circuit’ as an after-dinner speaker. Reporting on rugby matches for various newspapers each Saturday during the season, Barri is Secretary of the Welsh Rugby Writers’ Association.
Barri compèred at concerts across the length and breadth of the UK and on the continent of Europe when with London Welsh and enjoys doing so at home and abroad for the South Wales Male Choir.
Soloists
Jo Herco - Soprano
Jo Herco is the conductor of the Cardiff group and a graduate from RWCMD and is a Soprano, Composer, Musical Director, Conductor and Teacher. Jo's extensive experience as a singer has taken her through opera, musical theatre, choral works, jazz and swing. Many of her compositions and arrangements continue to be performed. Jo has conducted Nova Voce, The Contemporary Music Ensemble at RWCMD and more recently Barry Choral Society. Jo has been the Musical Director for Operatic Societies in South Wales and recently conducted Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd and Bernstein’s West Side Story. Jo teaches singing to all ages and has sung and hosted master classes at a number of events. email: joherco@ntlworld.com
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Keith Bishop - Membership Secretary
Although not a singing member of the choir Keith is invaluable working behind the scenes in his tireless efforts to support the choir in many ways. Keith is the Membership Secretary who keeps accurate records for the choir and takes on the responsibility of collecting subscriptions and monies paid for trips, no easy task! When Father Christmas is too busy to attend our Christmas concerts Keith has even been known to be his willing helper!
Geoff Wilson -
Guitar Accompanist
Jean and Geoff have given committed support to the choir for many years.
Jean was the piano accompanist for the Wantage group and is the ‘page turner’ for Siân Davies at concerts.
Geoff is the Choir Marshall and Stage Manager responsible for staging the choir and generating discipline. Ask Geoff for help and you can guarantee that he will deliver.
Phil is responsible for ordering, caring for and distributing the large amount of sheet music needed by the choir.
Jim was born in Bristol of a Welsh father and is very proud of his Welsh ancestry. He originally studied with Reginald Unwin Porter (pupil of Madam Novello Davis) and then with Arthur Reckless, teacher of the great Bryn Terfel, at Guildhall and sang regularly with the BBC West of England Singers, he also auditioned successfully for English National Opera.
Tudor Curtis-Williams- Bass
At the age of 7 Tudor’s schoolteacher notified his parents that in his opinion ‘Tudor had a nice voice and would benefit from training’. Thus started Tudor’s singing career as a boy soprano at many venues including eisteddfodau. the Salvation Army.
Now a talented Bass singer he thoroughly enjoys his singing and has joined a choir wherever he has lived. From Port Talbot, Ottawa (Canada) to Creigiau (Cardiff) including choral works with mixed choirs. Tudor feels honoured to have been chosen by Côr Meibion De Cymru and pictured above is him singing ‘Master of the House’ from Les Miserables at the Follies Theatre, Folly Farm, Begelly, Pembrokeshire.
