Recently, the Landsker Singers gave a concert for Tenby Arts Club in St. Johns Church. It didn’t fail to please. The Singers are a mixed choir of 30 voices, bass, tenor, alto and soprano, although the four-part harmonies sounded as one, with every note and word clear.

The conductor was Shirley Williams BEM, and they were accompanied on piano by Owain Lewis. Pat Swales Barker BEM, the president of the Landsker Singer, introduce the programme.

The programme started with Eternal God by John Rutter, followed by As Long as I have Music, and then World in Union, theme from Holst’s Jupiter, well known from the Rugby World Cup. The first section finished with Love Divine by Howard Goodall, with words by Charles Wesley.

The ladies sang The Lily and the Rose, a medieval poem set by Bob Chilcott, and Cantilena with flute by Karl Jenkins. The choir then sang The Rose, made famous by Bette Midler, and Salley Gardens, an Irish folk tune with words by WB Yeats and music by Benjamin Britten. This section concluded with the 2003 hit, You raise me up.

Georgina Morris played a sonata by Bach on the flute. The choir sang Did you Hear the People Sing from Les Miserables, Anthem from Chess and African Prayer. Josh Morris sang Gluck’s O Del Mio Dolce,

This was followed by The Great Prayer from The Appearance - The Ministry of Jesus, part of a trilogy written by the Rev. David Owen and composed by Eric Jones and recorded by the choir in St. David’s Cathedral for a CD which is now available.

The programme concluded with Guardian Angel, adopted by the Wales Air Ambulance and sung by Bryn Terfel, A Clare Benediction by John Rutter, and Hafan Gobaith, which was specially composed by D. Rees with words by Elen Richards for Bryn Terfel to sing for Hope House Hospice, near Oswestry.

The concert was excellent as usual; the Landsker Singers are always superb.

The next Tenby Arts Club meeting is Friday, February 16, when Margaret Acors will give a slide show entitled A Glimpse of Sicily. Anyone who has heard Margaret before will know that this will be an informative and beautifully illustrated talk - not to be missed. This will be in St. Johns Hall at 7.30 pm and will be £2 members and £4 for non-members to include tea/coffee and biscuits at the end. Everyone is welcome.

A.D.