Christmas concert date for Llanelli


Carmarthenshire audiences will have the opportunity of welcoming the Christmas season in true musical spirit at the popular “The Magic of Christmas” concert.
The musical baton of conductor John Hywel Williams MBE (pictured above) will bring together the massed voices of the Hywel Girls’ Choir & Hywel Boy Singers, Llanelli Choral Society, tenor Joshua Mills, soprano Rhiannon Herridge, organist Huw Tregelles Williams and accompanist Jean Hywel for an exciting and mixed evening of classical music, Christmas carols and Christmas readings.
The evening, with popular Christmas music and carols blended with hearty congregational massed singing, promises to greet the Christmas season with a resounding welcome.
Programme highlights will include popular Once in Royal David’s City, O Holy Night, Ding Dong Merrily on High, Adestes Fideles to name but a few and will also feature a selection of organ classics by Huw Tregelles Williams and Christmas readings by Jeremy Hywel Wlliams.
“There is no other way to get into the Christmas spirit than with the wonderful sound of children’s voices, hearty roof-raising singing and of course a magical selection of Christmas music”, explains John Hywel Williams who will direct the performance.
Prior to that, John Hywel Williams will be performing at the Wales Millennium Centre with the Llanelli Choral Society this weekend.
The Magic of Christmas performance will take place at 7.30pm Saturday 11th December at Greenfield Chapel, Llanelli. Tickets £5 and available from The Ticket Office 01269 841658 and from Bizy Fingers, The Market Precinct, Llanelli. Further information on www.HywelChoir.com

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