Video Information

• Choir: Aberystwyth Male voice choir
• Piece: Bon jour monceur
• Composer:  Roland De Lassus
• Conductor:  David Griffiths
• Voices:  Male voice
• Genres: Renaissance
• The Choir was first formed in 1962 as Aberystwyth Post Office Gleemen under the direction of James Morse. During the forty plus years of its lifetime it has benefited from the leadership of four further conductors, David Griffiths, Margaret Maddock, Len W...  moreThe Choir was first formed in 1962 as Aberystwyth Post Office Gleemen under the direction of James Morse. During the forty plus years of its lifetime it has benefited from the leadership of four further conductors, David Griffiths, Margaret Maddock, Len Williams, and our present Director of Music, Carol Davies. The choir has travelled widely over the years with tours in Europe, United States and Canada besides engagements throughout Wales and England. Our concert venues have varied from village halls to national auditoria and great cathedrals. In the Eisteddfod field we have won two National first prizes plus several seconds and others. In 2002 we celebrated our 40th anniversary with a sell-out concert in the 1000 seat Great Hall in Aberystwyth. One of the Choirs highlights was performing with the Central Band of the RAF at the Mayflower theatre Southampton and before Princess Beatrice of the Netherlands as part of a joint concert of a 1000 Welsh and Dutch voices. The choir has sung at the Albert Hall London and Cologne Cathedral to mention a few  less