Dream of Gerontius with our Cantorion Menai

Liverpool Welsh Choral is very pleased to support Clatterbridge Cancer Charity.  We are delighted that £1829.10 has been raised through bucket collections at our last 3 concerts.

125th Anniversary Concert 

A hugely appreciative full house at the fantastic Tung Auditorium witnessed the premiere performance of Keith Orrel’s outstanding new work, ‘Four Rivers’, commissioned by LWC.

Keith was delighted to welcome his former piano teacher, the acclaimed pianist Martin Roscoe, to help the Choir celebrate 125 years of glorious singing.

Many thanks to special guests, Lord Lieutenant Mark Blundell, Deputy Lord Lieutenant Billy Hui and their wives Suzanne and Kerry, plus Guy and Heather Kelland whose generous sponsorship contributed greatly to the success of the evening.

And an extra special thank you to the wonderful Jean Hathorne and her son Charles for their presence. Jean is the grand-daughter of the Harry Evans, Liverpool Welsh Choral’s very first Choir Master in 1900.

From left to right:

Kerry Hui, Jean Hathorn, Deputy Lord Lieutenant Billy Hui, Wena Evans LWC Chair, Lord Lieutenant Mark Blundell, Charles Hathorn

From left to right:

Stephen Hargreaves LWC accompanist, Keith Orrell LWC Musical Director, Martin Roscoe 

From left to right:

Charles Hathorn, Wena Evans LWC Chair, Jean Hathorn, Rhiannon Liddell, Trish Murray, Professor Huw Reece President of LWC

WOW performance at Liverpool One!

Liverpool Welsh Choral spread Christmas cheer at Sudley House

A group of 30 members of Liverpool Welsh Choral, performed traditional Christmas carols at the beautifully decorated Sudley House on Sunday 8th December.

As we start to celebrate this most wonderful time of the year, the choir, in usual fine voice, delighted visitors to the Victorian Christmas event singing firm festive favourites such as Away in a Manger, Oh Come All ye Faithful, Silent Night and of course…..We wish you a Merry Christmas!

Festive Fanfare

Liverpool Welsh Choral joined forces once again with Northop Silver Band (conductor Chris Binns) for a spectacular Christmas concert, full of festive cheer, humour, beauty and charm. The choir sang many favourite carols, alongside some unusual pieces including an Icelandic composition called Heyr Himna Smidur by Sigurbjornsson.  

This time, under the baton of Stephen Hargreaves, the choir gave a delightful performance filled with festive spirit.

LIVERPOOL WELSH CHORAL were back on the Wirral singing the choral masterpiece that is Faure Requiem, alongside the beautiful Messe Solennelle De Saint Cecile.

The Choral Symphony

Liverpool Welsh Choral and Liverpool Mozart Orchestra joined forces to perform Beethoven No.9 “The Choral Symphony”, which is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential works in classical music.  Consisting of four movements, including the famous choral setting of Friedrich Schiller’s poem “An die Frude” (Ode to Joy), the masterpiece transcends time and continues to inspire generations of music lovers even today.

“Just to say a colossal, immeasurable thank you for tonight – a standing ovation thoroughly deserved all round. The LWC were blisteringly brilliant in every corner, and I can’t thank you enough.  We did the work proud and I’ve had lots of great audience feedback about how doing it in the smaller venue of Tung added to the excitement of the whole concert. We will look forward to working with you again in the future.”

Jonathan Stone Chairman/Principal Cello – Liverpool Mozart Orchestra

Wow Event!

Liverpool Welsh Choral braved the elements to bring some of Verdi’s Requiem to the shoppers of Liverpool ahead of the big concert scheduled in April.

Festive Fanfare

Liverpool Welsh Choral (conductor Keith Orrell) and Stephen Hargreaves (accompanist) joined forces once again with Northop Silver Band (conductor Daniel Brooks/Gareth Brindle) for a spectacular Christmas concert, full of festive cheer, humour, beauty and charm. The choir sang many favourite carols, with contemporary twists of original pieces.

The ever-popular Christmas collaboration of the choir with the Northop Silver Band, renewed once more, was a delightful evening filled with festive spirit.