Competition A9 Adult Folk Song Choirs

Stage Order Name Country Total Mark Position
5 Bob Cole Conservatory Chamber Choir USA 91.0 1st
8 Coro San Benildo Philippines 88.0 2nd
7 The Sunday Night Singers USA 87.0 3rd
4 Cantica Laetitia Czech Republic 85.7 4th
3 University of the Philippines Medicine Choir Philippines 85.0 5th
6 Surrey Hills Chamber Choir England 84.3 6th
9 Belle Canto Women`s Ensemble Canada 84.3 6th
1 Musica Oeconomica Pragensis Czech Republic 79.0 7th
2 Chamber Choir Ancora Finland 77.0 8th

 

Competition A8 Children`s Folk Song Choirs

Stage Order Name Country Total Mark Position
12 Pangudi Luhur Youth Choir Indonesia 90.3 1st
2 Côr Heol y March Cymru 85.7 2nd
1 Cantabile Girl`s Choir (H) England 84.7 3rd
11 North London Collegiate School Canons Choir England 82.3 4th
3 Cantabile Youth Choir (N) England 82.0 5th
9 Uppingham Children`s Choir England 81.0 6th
6 Bishop Anstey High School Choir Trinidad and Tobago 81.0 6th
5 TGS Motet Choir England 80.3 7th
10 Christophorus Children`s Choir Germany 79.7 8th
4 The Methodist Ladies College Australia 77.7 9th
8 Ysgol Gynradd Nantgaredig Cymru 77.3 10th
7 Highcliffe Youth Choir England 73.0 11th

 

Tragic MP Jo Cox inspires Eisteddfod’s traditional peace message

The words of murdered MP Jo Cox formed the centrepiece of a poignant Peace Message delivered by students of a Rhos-based theatre group before competition got underway at the Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod.

Members of Theatr yr Ifanc Rhos, a youth theatre group which has more than 60 members, took to the stage at the Royal International Pavilion on Wednesday and gave the traditional message asking the young audience to appreciate the views of others and celebrate their differences. (more…)

Legendary peacemaker Terry Waite unveils plaque at site of first Llangollen Eisteddfod

On the first day of the historic 70th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, its President, legendary peace campaigner Terry Waite, unveiled a plaque on the field where the first festival was held.

Intended to help heal the scars of World War Two which had ended only two years earlier, that 1947 Eisteddfod was staged on what is now the playing field of Llangollen’s Ysgol Dinas Bran. (more…)