St. Mary's Church, Tenby, was the venue for a most enjoyable concert given by two local choirs on behalf of Tenovus, the Welsh Cancer Charity. Pembroke and District Male Voice Choir, conducted by Chris Lloyd, and the Griffon Choir, conducted by Judy McGilloway, joined forces last Friday evening and entertained an appreciative audience of both local people and visitors.

The concert began with four contrasting numbers by the Male Voice Choir, including 'American Trilogy,' followed by a moving rendition of 'The Rose.' After singing 'O Gymru' and 'Rock a my soul', it was the Griffon Choir's turn to take the stage. They began with 'Hafan Gobaith,' a song composed especially for Hope House - a children's hospice near Oswestry - and followed this with 'Ashokan Farewell,' 'You raise me up' and an arrangement of Hungarian folk songs.

It was then the turn of the audience to get to their feet and join both choirs in singing 'Cwm Rhondda', which very nearly raised the roof of St. Mary's!

The second half of the concert began with the Male Voice Choir singing 'What would I do without my music?', which expresses exactly how they feel about singing, and followed this was a very moving performance of 'Bring him home,' 'Danny Boy' and finally 'African Prayer.'

The Griffon Choir's final selection of music began with the anthem 'With a voice of singing', followed by 'St. David,' a spiritual entitled 'Ride the Chariot,' and finally a song that expresses what they feel about singing, 'As long as I have music.'

The concert ended with both choirs joining forces for a rousing rendition of the Welsh hymn 'Rachie.'

The soloists during the concert were Marilyn Allen, Joan Lewis and pianist Andrew Cusworth, who also accompanied the Griffon Choir. Jenny Griffiths accompanied the Male Voice Choir and the comperes for the evening were Phil Lloyd and Adrian Davies.

Sincere thanks from Tenby Friends of Tenovus to all the members of both choirs for such an entertaining and enjoyable evening and for helping to raise much-needed funds for Tenovus.