Côr Meibion Hendy-Gwyn a’r Cylch
Whitland & District Male Choir
President Dai Jones, Llanilar MBE
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The present Musical Director is Juliet Rossiter who took over the baton in 1999. Juliet is a native of South Pembrokeshire and has accompanied choirs, soloists, instrumentalists and musical groups since she was 16 years old. Before her retirement Juliet was a deputy head teacher at Monkton Priory School in Pembroke and is now working as a freelance musician in the county. Besides being the Musical Director of Whitland Male Choir she is also the Pembrokeshire group leader of Côr Meibion De Cymru and also its assistant accompanist. Juliet is also an accompanist of the Lansker Singers from Haverfordwest and an organist at Bethesda Chapel, Narberth. Our deputy conductor and accompanist is Hefina Jones who moved to this area in 1997 from Capel Iwan where she was the accompanist for Côr Bro Nest.

 

National Eisteddfod Winners Cwm Rhymney 1990

Paul Williams with the Cup

Choir singing ‘Pan Fo’r Nos Yn Hir’
From  their CD ‘Can Mlynedd o Gân’
Choir History
Whitland Male Voice Choir in 1945
In 1922 Danny Stephens became conductor until his death in 1983 (61 years),
The name of the choir was changed in 1953 to Whitland and District Male Choir.
Past musical directors were Pat Jones 1983-4,            Paul Williams 1985-90,
                                     Christine Shewry 1991-5,  Rhian Jones 1996,
                                     Richard Stephens 1996,     Peter Carder 1997-8
Whitland Male Choir 1962