Choir of the World 2017: The Aeolians of Oakwood University (USA)
Choir of the World 2017: The Aeolians of Oakwood University (USA)
A local school has provided a key building on the site of the International Eisteddfod with a makeover for its 70th anniversary celebrations.
Pupils from Ysgol Dinas Brân were invited by the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod to create a piece of artwork that represented the festival’s message of peace, goodwill and international friendship, which have been transformed into a mural to brighten up the Eisteddfod’s hospitality building.
The mural was formally unveiled on Tuesday 4th July, when 12 of the 100 children involved attended a reception with President of the International Eisteddfod, Terry Waite CBE.
Crowds at the Llangollen Eisteddfod were brought to their feet to deliver a roaring standing ovation following a breathtaking performance of Puccini’s Tocsa on Tuesday 4th July.
Internationally renowned opera stars Sir Bryn Terfel, Kristine Opolais, Kristian Benedikt shared the stage at for the very first time to deliver the powerful and unique rendition of the dramatic love story.
The performance at the International Eisteddfod, sponsored by Pendine Park, featured three of the opera world’s most admired talents, accompanied by the acclaimed Welsh National Opera Orchestra, and saw a successful end to the second day of the 70th anniversary festival.
An Edge Lane-based florist has provided 8,000 stems to the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod for the stage displays at the festival’s 70th anniversary evening concerts.
F & H Flowers, who are based at Liverpool Flower Market on Edge Lane, provided the flowers to the floral committee of the International Eisteddfod on Saturday 1st July. Following the collection a team of green-fingered volunteers worked over the weekend to weaved each stem into the famous displays.
The tradition of decorating the main stage at the International Eisteddfod with flowers began at the first festival in 1947, when a few blooms were placed in jam jars to hide the tent poles that held up the stage’s awning. Over the past 70 years the tradition – and the quantities of flowers – has grown, with the displays as iconic as the festival itself.
The world number one brass band and four formidable male voice joined forces on Monday 3rd July to provide a rousing opening for the Llangollen Eisteddfod’s 70th Anniversary festival.
The Cory Brass Band joined forces with the Colne Valley, Canoldir, Froncysyllte (Fron) and Rhosllanerchrugog (Rhos) male voice choirs and euphonium soloist, David Childs, under the leadership of acclaimed conductor Owain Arwel Hughes CBE.
Dance Champions 2017: Loughiel Folk Dancers (Northern Ireland)
A week of breath-taking competitions rounded of with exciting battle for prestigious titles of ‘Choir of the World’ and ‘Dance Champions of the World’
The 70th anniversary of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod came to an exciting climax last night [SATURDAY 8TH JULY] as two international groups won the dance and choral competitions’ highest accolades.
After a thrilling final, The Aeolians of Oakwood University from the USA were named Choir of the World, while Northern Irish dance group, Loughgiel Folk Dancers were crowned Dance Champions of the World.
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod has plenty to spare as it breaks unofficial ‘world record’
Eighty-nine tenors have created a new World Record after filling the Dee Valley with the sounds of iconic song Nessum Dorma, which was made famous by opera superstar Pavarotti’s performance at the World Cup in Italy in 1990.
The impromptu performance took place after the announcement of the winners of the Male Voice Choir category at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod yesterday evening [SATURDAY 8TH JULY], as performers spilled out of the pavilion towards the bar.
Name | Country | Total Mark | Position |
MEN IN BLAQUE | USA | 87 | 1st |
Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir | Cymru | 86 | 2nd |
Ar Ol Tri | Cymru | 85 | 3rd |
Vocale Saengerkranz | Germany | 82.3 | 4th |
Cor Meibion y Machlud | Cymru | 81 | 5th |
Flint Male Voice Choir | Cymru | 81 | 5th |
Dunvant Male Choir | Cymru | 80 | 6th |
Name | Country | Total Mark | Position |
Cor Glanaethwy | Cymru | 94.3 | 1st |
MEN IN BLAQUE | USA | 88.7 | 2nd |
Cor Morgan Llwyd | Cymru | 88 | 3rd |
Affinity Show Choir | England | 87 | 4th |
Clwyd Clippers | Cymru | 87 | 4th |
Hallmark of Harmony | England | 85.7 | 6th |
Rhapsody UK Chorus | UK | 85.3 | 7th |
Palmdale High School Chamber Singers | USA | 85.3 | 7th |
Milltown Sound Chorus | UK | 84.7 | 9th |
National Institute of Technology, Jinggaswara | Indonesia | 83.7 | 10th |