Special Events
On February 12, 2012 during worship fifty voices of Cor Crescendo, a Welsh choral group from the Ysgol Glan Clwyd school in Wales, will join forces with the West End Collegiate Church Octet & Choir.
And they will perform a short concert of classical and Welsh choral music at 1:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. One featured work is O Sanctissima Maria by Paul Mealor, who also composed Ubi Caritas, performed at the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
The Cor Crescendo Choir, from the school Ysgol Glan Clwyd from St. Asaph, Wales was formed in January 2011 to compete in the Welsh Llangollen Eisteddfod’s (a world wide choral festival) first-ever competition for show choirs. As winners they were honored to open the Choir of the World competition at the Eisteddfod itself.
The young, talented singers at Ysgol Glan Clwyd boast many soloists in their own right and have won singing competitions at national and international levels in the annual Eisteddfodau. The Choir regularly takes part in concerts to raise money for good causes, both locally and nationally. During the last month they sang with the renowned Welsh tenor Rhys Meirion and baritone David Kempster in St Asaph Cathedral.
As a reward for all their hard work, the choristers have organized this trip to New York. As one can imagine, they are very excited to be coming to New York, and we’re excited to have them here at West End Collegiate Church.
