Newport Philharmonic Choir has received grant aid from The Arts Council for Wales. The money is intended to help arts organisations whose income has been massively reduced as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic. The Arts Council of Wales, have reallocated National Lottery funding from existing budgets to create an urgent response fund…
Due to the Government advice issued today, tickets for our Spring Concert are no longer on sale. This concert has been cancelled, but we plan to return to the same music and perform it as an Autumn concert instead.
The local choirs concert list for the Spring and Summer of 2020 is now available by clicking here: Joint Choirs Spring 2020
The St Woolos Quarterly published a lovely article by a cathedral visitor who had enjoyed coming to our Autumn concert: Reflections by a Visitor on a Cathedral Concert ” I was staying a few days with my brother and his family in South Wales. On the Saturday evening they were planning to go to a…
The Newport Choirs Winter 2019 concert list is now available. Visit the SUPPORT US page to download your copy.
Check out this link to see how the South Wales Argus reported this event on May 23rd.
Our 2019 Spring Concert was held on Saturday 18th May at Rougemont School (our first time in their new concert hall). The concert celebrated the choir’s 30th Anniversary and the programme comprised some of the choristers’ own choices. The soloists were Will Jowett, an up-and-coming young singer still at school in Year 12 at Llanishen…
We were saddened by the death in February of our president, Mr Paul Flynn MP, but felt very privileged to take part in his funeral at Newport Cathedral last month. Paul’s wife, Sam, had asked us to perform “I would be true”, and this is one of the pieces we are performing in our forthcoming…
2018 Xmas Concert in Ss Julius & Aaron Church, featuring a group from Tongwynlais Temperance Band
Handel’s MessiahDespite problems with accommodation due to necessary maintenance, a capacity audience were treated to a fine performance of this iconic piece. At the end of the concert presentations were made to Guy Harbottle for 10 years as Musical Director, and to David Martyn Jones for 10 years as Deputy MD and also 30 years…