Sounds of Welsh Choir to fill the halls of Trinity this Saturday

January 28, 2015 · 0 Comments

By Brock Weir

The sounds of Wales will fill the halls of Trinity Anglican Church this Sunday as the Toronto Male Welsh Choir bring their voices to Aurora to benefit the Welcome Table.

According to choir member, and Trinity parishioner, John Hitchmough, tickets are selling fast.

“We try to keep the program varied so there is a little bit for everybody,” he says. “What I always worry about is we might get too much Welsh in it and people who aren’t Welsh might find it a bit ethnic!”

Rounding out the program will be the traditional Welsh hymns, including those recently jazzed up by young contestants on Britain’s Got Talent, and more contemporary offerings, including selections from the likes of Rita MacNeil and Robbie Williams.

“A lot of people want to hear that Welsh sound, but you’ve got to entice them,” he says.

Aurora’s Welcome Table is based out of Trinity Anglican Church and provides weekly hot meals for people struggling with financial difficulties. As a charity, benefit concerts such as these are always, well, welcome, and proceeds raised will go directly into their programming.

Mr. Hitchmough adds while over 250 tickets for Saturday’s concert had been sold at press time, they aim to sell 300 at $25 a head. Freshly cooked welsh cakes sold at intermission will only sweeten the deal!

To reserve your ticket, call 905-727-6101. The concert begins at 7.30 p.m.