At the concert given by Tenby Male Choir at St. Mary's Church on Thursday, June 19, the chairman of Tenby Sea Cadets, Mr. Keith Peachey, gave the very good audience of around 160 people, a warm welcome, as he introduced the choir and spoke about the work of Tenby Sea Cadets. He said that the aim of the association, was to teach the young people, who are aged from 10 upwards, skills such as team working, engineering, boating, cooking etc, etc, and above all, introducing them to adventure and serious fun. The Tenby branch has been in operation since 1951. Its present commanding officer is Roy Broxham and the cadets meet every Tuesday and Thursday at their base at the harbour, Tenby. When the choir entered the church, to good applause, their compére David, introduced the MD Ian Williams and accompanist Jill Williams, and they began with their present repertoire opening number, the Welsh hymn 'Rachie'. The audience, mainly made up of visitors to Tenby, were clearly impressed with the first number and the choir's second number 'Dashenka' was also much enjoyed. It was at this point that David introduced young Christian Norris, a member of the Sea Cadets, in his uniform. Christian, aged 14, and a pupil at Greenhill, was to play a trombone solo. This was part of the Hebrew Slaves chorus from the opera. He played unaccompanied, with the notes singing out confidently in the lovely old church. Christian's addition to the programme, whilst unexpected, was much enjoyed. The choir, who had remained 'in situ' to listen to Christian, continued with their first set, singing three more items before leaving the 'stage' and giving way to their guest artist for the evening, Catherine Hare. Catherine is at present a pupil at Greenhill School. Also only 14 years old, Catherine is a very accomplished flautist. She is principal flute of the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Wales, and plays piccolo and flute in the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. In September, Catherine leaves Tenby to go to Cheetham's School of Music in Manchester. This is a very well-known and prestigious school, where Catherine will continue her GCSE academic studies, but spend much more of her time studying music. For her first set, Catherine played the first and second movements of Sonata for Flute and Piano, accompanied by her teacher Dr. Stuart Evans. This was a technically demanding piece, full of arpeggios running through the music, but played expertly. Secondly, Catherine played Rhene-Baton's 'Passacaille', another complicated piece, but better known to the audience and of a soothing, lighter quality. Catherine, in her opening remarks, thanked the choir for the opportunity to play solo, as, she said, she plays a lot in orchestras, but not often as a soloist. Her work was delicate and beautiful and much enjoyed. The choir next returned to sing five further items, choosing a combination of gospel music, a Welsh lullaby and two beautiful ballads, including the lovely melodic 'Shenandoah'. One has to wonder, when the choir sings 'Amen' at such a tempo, how does Jill keep up and can it possibly get any faster? Catherine's return to the front was warmly greeted as she and Dr. Evans quietly moved from the front pew to the centre staging area. Her first piece was a very haunting piece which had North African overtones. This was 'Spiral Lament' by Ian Clarke. It was followed by 'Sunstreams' by the same composer, but was a much happier, brighter tune, as was her final item, 'In Ireland' by Hamilton Harty. Her pieces were played with much feeling and maturity, and professionally accompanied by Dr. Evans. The choir's final set included a rousing 'Men of Harlech', which always seems too short, and 'Thanks be to God', dedicated on this occasion to Brian Harris, a long-standing chorister, who celebrated a special decade birthday very recently. Happy Birthday Bri - and many more of them! Finishing with the 'American Trilogy', the choir was joined by a visiting chorister from Newtown and District Male Voice Choir. This number was sung 'on full power' especially from 'Glory, Glory Hallelujah' onwards. There was heartfelt applause from the audience, whose reception of all items conveyed their enjoyment. At the end of the concert, chairman of Tenby Sea Cadets, Keith, came forward to thank all who had taken part in the concert and to ask people to stand to sing the two National Anthems and to remain standing for the Sunset Ceremony of lowering the ensign to a set piece of music, which occurs every night at Sea Cadets. This was quite a special moment, and one got the feeling that many in the audience were thinking of our Armed Forces and the dangers they face, as they listened and marked the ceremony. Both Jill and Catherine were presented with beautiful bouquets by two members of Sea Cadets before the Anthems and Sunset Ceremony, which was a nice token of the appreciation of Sea Cadets for their freely-given services. A total of £700-plus was raised for Sea Cadets that evening. Tenby Male Choir's next concert is on July 1 at St. Mary's and is in aid of The Harriet Davis Trust.