Tenby Male Choir held the second concert of their 2013 programme on Easter Sunday at St. Johns Church, Tenby.

In a varied programme, two new songs were performed by the choir for the first time in public, these being the Welsh hymn 'Llanfair' and the very stirring 'By Babylon's Wave', telling the story of Psalm 137 referring to the exile of the Jews from Jerusalem and of both their yearning to return and the violent feelings of revenge which they held for their Babylonian conquerors.

In a varied programme, the audience were also treated to a violin concerto by Lara Thomas and Tom Pearce sang a solo of 'My Little Welsh Home' as part of a medley of three Welsh songs including 'Calon Lan' and 'O Gymru'.

It was also a first solo performance of the season for the choir's main soloist Paul Varallo. Paul sang the lovely Welsh lullaby 'Suo Gan', the classical Neapolitan song 'Torna a Sorrento', the hymn 'How Great thou Art' and the song 'Bless this House', once recorded by Perry Como amongst others.

On a lighter note, the audience were given the chance to sing along to 'Climb Every Mountain' from the Sound of Music. This is just one of a number of popular show songs which the choir perform.

Once again, the audience benefited in particular from the delightful quality of the piano accompaniment of Jill Williams and the audience showed their appreciation for that at the end. It was also another excellent performance from energetic musical director Ian 'Wilbur' Williams. With pockets emptied, cleaner than usually shaven and with both shoes on the right feet, he was looking resplendent.

With a second successful concert behind us, our thoughts now turn to our first away from home trip as we are off to Keynsham, Bristol, this weekend for a joint-concert with the Bristol and Avon Constabulary Choir. Over 200 advance tickets have been sold, so we should be able to look forward to a really good atmosphere on the night. This will be part of a three-day break for the choir, their partners and other choir supporters and we anticipate a really enjoyable weekend all round.

A.G.K.