An audience generous with their smiles. as well as their applause, congregated for a feast of music in St. Johns Church, Tenby, on September 16.
Under the baton of their musical director, Richard Stephens, and with Jasmine Thomas as accompanist, the Griffon Choir opened the evening with the stirring 'Chorus of Slaves' from Verdi's 'Nabucco'.
This was followed with songs in Welsh, as well as English, as the choir roved through centuries and styles, enough to please every listener.
In the first interval, Richard gave the choristers a chance to rest when, as a pianist, he delighted with Mozart's B flat sonata and then Ravel's 'Bolero'. Later in the evening, soprano, Marianne Osbourne charmed with the Welsh lullaby 'Suo Gan', before singing 'Memories' from Lloyd Webber's 'Cats'.
Then it was a dash across the town to the Giltar Hotel for the entire choir to entertain a host of holidaymakers with a lighter repertoire seasoned by a Welsh flavour.
There was also time for everyone to enjoy duets by two Griffon sopranos, Vera Mitchell and Dawn Homfrey, calling on the original Engelbert Humperdinck as they sang his 'Evening Prayer' from 'Hansel and Gretel'.
In contrast, the ladies displayed their talents, claws and fur as they were 'purrfect' in their offering of Rossini's 'Cat Song'.
As a finale, Ray Kane 'introduced' a familiar Welsh farewell to an audience soon helpless with laughter from his impromptu speech, but he became serious as he led the choir in the promise to 'Keep a Welcome'.