Choir Members
Musical Director: Aled Phillips
Aled was born locally in 1976 and is married with a young son.
He graduated with honours from the University of Wales Bangor, specialising in performance, conducting and composing. Aled studied privately for over ten years with the internationally acclaimed chorus master, vocal consultant and composer Brian Hughes.
He has been involved with and conducted mixed,
male and female choirs for many years. Aled has been successful in
many choral competitions
including winner of the chief mixed voice
competition at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, and finalist of
the BBC Radio Wales choral competition in St David’s Hall Cardiff.
Aled has recorded many programmes for BBC Radio, including the life
of the Welsh Hymn writer Caradog Roberts and carols by local Welsh
composers.
In 2006 Aled was awarded a scholarship by the Association of British Choral Directors. The award was given to the three most promising young conductors in Britain in which Aled Phillips was one of them. During this time he had the opportunity to work alongside many of Great Britain’s leading conductors and ensembles, these include the Liverpool Philharmonic and RTE National Orchestra of Ireland. Concert performances include Bach’s Motets, Handel’s Saul, Brahms’ Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, Verdi’s Requiem, Dvorak’s Stabet Mater, Beethoven Fidelio,
Aled often leads choral weekends and conducting master classes throughout the, UK, he regular adjudicates in National Eisteddfodau.
Aled is teacher of music and Head of Community Music at the Alun School Mold and in the spare time he has he can often be spotted on the local golf courses!
Accompanist and Assistant Musical Director: Kevin Whitley B.Mus (Hons) ALCM MBA
Born in Wrexham, Kevin graduated with Honours in Music from the University of Wales Cardiff in 1995. While studying there he accompanied the University Choir for two consecutive years. Kevin studied organ with Roger Fisher and in 1994 he played the organ at St David’s Hall in Cardiff for Mahler’s Symphony No 8. He also has been guest organist at St Collen’s Church, Llangollen and St Giles Church, Wrexham, for works including Stainer’s Crucifixion, The Last Supper and Handel’s Messiah.
He has achieved an Advanced Certificate in piano performance and a ALCM Diploma. He was appointed choir accompanist in 1995. Kevin is also Musical Director of the music at the Annual Welsh Amateur Music Federation Competitions, which are held at The Pavilion in Rhyl. Kevin has appeared on S4C, ITV and BBC television and has been heard on radio. He has produced a CD of songs from the shows and ballads entitled ‘Fingers in the Sky.’ In 2006 Kevin was appointed to the post of Deputy Director of Music of the Rhos Male Voice Choir.
In September 2007 Kevin took up his new post as Head of Music at Rhosnesni
High School, Wrexham.
Compere: Harold Richards
Harold Richards is a long-standing member of the choir, having joined in 1959 and in that time he has served as chairman, vice-chairman and committee member. Audiences warm to Harold's little stories and his theory is that they put audiences at ease so that they can relax and enjoy an evening of good music from the choir.
Committee
Committee Members |
Non-committee
members |
Chairman: Norman Davies 01829 270210 Librarian: Glyn
Jones Aled Philips, Mel Evans, Geraint Phillips, Tudor Rowlands, John Raymond Jones, Paul Scott |
Press Officer: Melvin Evans (2nd Bass) |
Choir
1st
Tenors |
2nd
Tenors |
1st
Bass |
2nd
Bass |
Kevin Davies |
Jed Allister |
Alun Davies |
John Davies |
Norman Davies |
Colin Aubrey |
Jim Davies |
Mel Evans |
Gwyn Gilpin |
Paulinus Barnes |
Berwyn Dodd |
Ceredig Evans |
Larry Groom |
Gareth Cottier |
Hywel Dodd |
Lloyd Hitchmough |
Chris D James |
Brian Davies |
Paul Edwards |
Peter Hobson |
Dennis Mills |
Craig Davies |
Stewart Ellis |
David Hughes |
Len Phillips |
Graham Edwards |
Gareth Evans |
Gruffydd Jones |
Barry Powell |
Michael Edwards |
Mel Evans |
Rhys D Jones |
John Roberts |
Ronald Evans |
John R Jones |
Richard Jones |
David Scott |
Rhys Hitchmough |
Ian P Jones |
Dyfan Morris |
Paul Scott |
Glyn Jones |
Neville Jones |
G Pritchard-Hughes |
Bill Schleising |
Phil King |
Vince Morris |
Alun Roberts |
Austin Thomas |
David Lloyd |
Stephen Parry |
Keith Roberts |
Gordon Williams |
David J Morris |
Geraint Philips |
Gareth Scott |
Noel Williams |
Michael Parry |
Eric Pritchard |
Enoch Smith |
Gareth Pritchard |
Gary Pugh |
Harry Pritchard |
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Len Gilpin |
Harold Richards |
Gwynfor Roberts |
David Watts |
Vaughan Pritchard |
Daniel Rowberry |
Tudor Rowlands |
Tom Lancaster |
David Thomas |
Owain Smith |
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Cyril Roberts LM |
Matt Williams |
Tudor Jones |
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Sam Jones LM |
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Herb T Williams LM |
Kynaston Davies LM |
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Musical Director |
Accompanist |
Transport
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Aled Phillips
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Kevin Whitley |
Richie Jones |
LM = Life Member |