Country representing: Cymru Number of performers in the whole group: 20 Group Website: Facebook Competitions Participating In: Community Bands Biography: Llay Welfare Band formerly Gresford Colliery Band were formed after the NUM office in Wrexham closed in the 1970’s. They were offered a place to rehearse at Llay Miners Institute and Llay Welfare band was… Read more »
More infoCountry representing: Cymru Number of performers in the whole group: 35 Group Website: https://www.ysgolbrynhyfryd.com/ Competitions Participating In: Senior Children’s Choirs, Children’s Folk Song Choirs Biography: Ysgol Brynhyfryd is a bilingual co-educational comprehensive school for pupils between 11 and 18 years of age. The Senior Choir is one of a number of vocal ensembles in the… Read more »
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Country representing: Cymru Number of performers in the whole group: 36 Group Website: Facebook Competitions Participating In: Senior Children’s Choirs, Children’s Open Choirs, Children’s Folk Song Choirs Biography: Merched Plastaf girls’ choir from Cardiff started in September 2010 as part of ‘Adran Salem’, a new branch of the Urdd movement, with the aim of creating… Read more »
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Country representing: Cymru Number of performers in the whole group: 45 Group Website: https://www.facebook.com/MeibionMachynlleth/ Competitions Participating In: Male Voice Choirs Biography: Cor Meibion Machynlleth was formed in 2014 as a new male voice choir located in Machynlleth, Mid Wales. The Musical Director (Aled Myrddin) has always been at the heart of the choir when it… Read more »
More infoCountry representing: Cymru Number of performers in the whole group: 40 Group Website: https://ysgolplascoch.cymru/ Competitions Participating In: Junior Children’s Choirs Biography: Ysgol Plas Coch is a Welsh medium primary school in Wrexham. The children love to perform and it is an integral part of our curriculum. The choir has competed in the Urdd Eisteddfod, gaining… Read more »
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Country representing: Cymru Number of performers in the whole group: 70 Competitions Participating In: Junior Children’s Choir Biography: Cor Ysgolion Cymraeg Pontypridd was formed in June 2023 as a transition choir of the cluster schools of Ysgol Garth Olwg in Pontypridd. They performed in Llangollen, which at the time was estimated to be the largest… Read more »
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Country representing: Cymru Number of performers in the whole group: 20-30 Group Website: https://cerdd.com/ Competitions Participating In: Children’s Folk Song Choirs, Community Bands Biography: Gwasanaeth Cerdd Ysgolion Gwynedd a Môn is a school based in Caernarfon Choir The choir was formed as part of the additional curricular programme of the Gwynedd and Môn’s School Music… Read more »
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Country representing: China Number of performers in the whole group: 15 Competitions Participating In: Choreographed/Stylised Folk-Dance Group Biography: The UK Phoenix Chinese Cultural and Artistic Association is a Folk-Dance group representing China based in the UK. Formed over 10 years ago, the function of the group is to provide Chinese ladies living in the UK… Read more »
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Country representing: Bulgaria Number of performers in the whole group: 25-30 Group website: https://www.facebook.com/ftfblgariacentralnaanglia/ Competitions Participating In: Choreographed/Stylised Folk-Dance Group, Llangollen Dance Off, Non-Competitive Biography: Folklore Dance Formation ‘Bulgaria’ was founded in 2016 with the purpose of preserving and promoting Bulgarian folklore dancing and traditions in the UK. The formation has worked with embassies, local… Read more »
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Country representing: USA Number of performers in the whole group: 100 Group website: https://lachildrenschorus.org/ Participation: Non Competitive Biography: GRAMMY Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), one of the world’s preeminent youth choruses, has been lauded as “hauntingly beautiful” (Los Angeles Times), “the best children’s chorus I have ever heard” (Esa-Pekka Salonen), and “one of the… Read more »
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