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| Name: | ann myers |
| Date Added: | Saturday, May 18, 2013 |
| Subject | concert ystradgynlais |
| Message: | thank you for a wonderful event saturday 18th may ystradgynlais lovely to hear a choir that moves you with its voice not by jiggling about well done1f |
| Name: | Barbara Mansell |
| Date Added: | Monday, May 13, 2013 |
| Subject | Perth Concert 30 July 2013 |
| Message: | Can't wait for you wonderful choristers to come to Perth. I'm from Cardiff and miss my beautiful Wales every day. Am so thrilled to see you all, but always end up in floods. Hope you don't hear the sobs!! Have a good journey and be safe. See you all in July. With very best regards, Jonesy |
| Name: | Mai Davey |
| Date Added: | Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
| Subject | Annual Gala Concert |
| Message: | It's the first time I've written to your guestbook but I just have to let everyone know what a spine-tingly and thrilling concert we had last Saturday. John Owen Jones is a great solo singer and his high notes were controlled with ease. He captured the hearts of the audience. But more impressive was the huge sound the choir made at times, absolutely wonderful and awe-inspiring. I thought that Jesus Christ Superstar was in a class of its own from the opening organ fanfares right through to the climax. Y Tangnefeddwyr inspired me in a different way, such moving harmonies and melodies. Above all, congratulations to Choir conductor Joy Amman Davies who directed with such enthusiasm and professional control. Good luck to Joy, Alice and Leslie and the choristers in Australia. What a treat awaits the Aussies down under! Mai Davey. |
| Name: | Joyce Jones |
| Date Added: | Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
| Subject | Annual Concert Saturday 13th April |
| Message: | What an excellent concert on Saturday night. It was lovely to see 102 men on stage. Congratulations to Joy and well done to you all. I also thought John Owen Jones was marvellous, what a voice and with such humour. Best wishes. |
| Name: | David & Betty McKnight |
| Date Added: | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
| Subject | Annual Concert 2013 |
| Message: | The concert on Saturday was the first time we have heard the Morriston Orpheus in concert and we thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Both the Choir and John Owen Jones were fanatastic and well worth the trip to Swansea! We are from Northern Ireland and it would be great to have the boys visit our part of the world soon! |
| Name: | Angharad Jones |
| Date Added: | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
| Subject | Annual concert |
| Message: | Having been to a number of concerts involving the Orpheus I have to say that the performance on Saturday ranked as one of the best and was in a different league to the annual concert of 2012. John Owen Jones was outstanding and, although difficult to choose from an excellent repertoire, the choir's superb rendering of both Jesus Christ Superstar and Benedictus will remain with me for a very long time. Well done to all concerned and I look forward to the next concert with eager anticipation. |
| Name: | Cerith Owens (Director of Loud Applause Productions) |
| Date Added: | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
| Subject | Annual Concert 13th April, Brangwyn Hall |
| Message: | Congratulations on a really excellent concert. Amongst the best I have attended. JOJ was on top form and I must say the Orpheus was too. The choir's repertoire offers something different and is delivered so well enhanced by Joy's unique style of conducting. Well done to Alice Reed and Les Ryan also in fact well done to all involved in delivering such a professional evening. |
| Name: | Nigel Jones |
| Date Added: | Monday, April 15, 2013 |
| Subject | Annual Concert at the Brangwyn, Saturday, 13 April, 2013. |
| Message: | Yet another fantastic, extraordinary event with The Orpheus. It was as good as it gets. A sell out in The Brangwyn is always impressive. Add to that standing ovations and foot stamping rumbles and calls for more! Not a bad summary of a spectacular evening,. It brought Joy to all those priviliged to be present. So what was so good? Firstly, John Owen Jones was just awesome. A local boy made good from Burry Port. Now a West End and Broadway star. What a gift to be able to sing with such power and softness, from top tenor to near baritone. His diaphragm must be made of the famous Welsh steel! He should be proud and we certainly were. And such charm and conviviality. It was as if he was talking to us individually in his own sitting room. That is really something. His repertoire of extracts from his legendary term in Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables and also Miss Saigon were spellbinding. His Accompanist Caradoc Williams is another huge talent and was outstanding throughout. They richly deserved the standing ovations. Secondly, were the boys themselves. 102 choristers on stage. Superbly directed by the maestra Joy Amman Davies and supported so magnificently by Leslie Ryan and Alice Reed. And they were good. Really, really good. This was, by general acclaim, probably one of the finest performances in recent years. And that is saying something! It was all just so good, it is almost unfair to say what was the best, but Jesus Christ Superstar was incredible. The diction of 102 choristers conveying meaning at the same instant was unforgettable. Nella Fantasia, Llanfair and To Where You Are, were wonderful. At the end, the duet with John Owen Jones to sing You'll Never Walk Alone was a fitting emotional finale to an evening that will stay in the memory for many years. Such memorable evenings are a continual reminder of the astonishing committment of every individual's time spent to rehearse and learn anew in the pursuit of a dream and to live a culture. All those present that share in such memorable moments, thank you all for what you do. And finally, many congratulations to the new Chairman, David Taylor, a very popular and committed 'Orpheusian'. We wish him a great term in office. |
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