Llanelli Choral Society scoops Welsh award

CARMARTHENSHIRE, WALES, UK — A prestigious national music
award has been awarded to a Llanelli choral society for its leading
development and contribution to amateur music making in Wales.

The Llanelli Choral Society are winners of the highly
prestigious 2010 W.S.Gwynn Williams Award, awarded by the Welsh
Amateur Music Federation, to the musical organisation from across
the whole of Wales that has made the greatest progress and
contribution to amateur music making in Wales in recent years.

Key winning attributes for the Llanelli Choral Society in
winning the award were the society’s musical capability and choral
standards, recruitment and development and particularly the value
of the Society to its local community.

“This is a great and prestigious honour for the society”,
explained society chairman Cerith Owens.

“It is a positive recognition of the hard work of the choristers
and organisers as well as the exciting developments, performances
and activities driven forward by the society and its contribution
to its community.”

The choir, founded by Director of Music John Hywel Williams MBE
remains true to its original founder’s vision and mission, namely
to build a musical community from the community for the community
with the mission to be inspired and to inspire others by learning,
teaching and performing great choral works.

“It is thrilling to see the society progress and develop into
such a leading choral powerhouse in the region”, said John Hywel
Williams.

“The passion and progress of the society is a credit to the hard
work and enthusiasm of all involved – its Chairman, the Committee,
the Choristers and the valued support of its Patrons and community.
The society has truly become musical community built from the
community for the community.”

For more about the choir, see the website at –

www.llanellichoralsociety.com