Little more than two weeks after a successful concert performance of A Village at War in St. David’s Cathedral, plans are being drawn up for the choir, soloists and musicians to don their finery again, this time in St. David’s Hall, Cardiff.

A Village at War started life as WW1: a Village Opera in 2014 when Llangwm Local History Society decided to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1, commissioning a work by local composer Samuel Howley and Librettist Peter George.

The opera played to sell-out audiences and featured on BBC Radio Wales and Radio 4, and was followed by an invitation to perform a concert version to coincide with the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme at the cathedral music festival.

The performance was funded by the Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Covenant and featured a guard of honour at the cathedral by members of the 14th Signals Regiment.

A member of the regiment, Captain Callum Cramp and his wife Hannah also took part as members of the choir.

Now the organisers are planning to take it to Cardiff for the centenary of the end of the war in 2018.

Organiser Liz Rawlings says St. David’s Hall is already booked for Saturday November 10 and talks are underway for further funding.

“It was an emotional experience for all of us in the cathedral and our grateful thanks must go to the MOD for supporting our commemoration of the Battle of the Somme,” she said.

“We hope servicemen and their wives will play an even greater part in the next performance.”