Concert Tours

In addition to 'traditional concerts' Pontnewydd Male Choir's trips abroad have provided opportunities to sing at unusual and sometimes spectacular venues. In the Netherlands this included an appearance at the impressive 'Congresgebouw' in the Hague. In France the choir was the first to sing at the famous 'Pegasus Bridge' and was rewarded with Champagne served from the historical Café Gondrée. In Normandy the choir sang, in sorrow, at the Bayeux War Cemetery and at Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha beach, the British and American war cemeteries respectively. In Caen the choir sang at L'Abbaye-aux-Hommes around the tomb of William the Conqueror.

Whilst in Canada the choir sang in the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, as well as in the breathtakingly beautiful Notre Dame Basilica in Montréal. Singing within sight and sound of the Niagara Falls also proved a wonderful experience.

In Spain the choir's singing at the magnificent Basilica in Montserrat was an undoubted highlight.

During 1988 an initial singing delegation of nine choristers, plus the Musical Director, visited Bruchsal, Germany, and were invited to sing at their beautiful Bürgerzentrum. Since this initial contact the Pontnewydd Male Choir can now look back on three unforgettable visits to this beautiful area in Germany as guests of our good friends from the Männergesangverein Harmonie Büchenau. The links between M.G.V. Harmonie Büchenau and Pontnewydd Male Choir are so strong that the village of Büchenau now has a street called: Pontnewydd Straße. (Inhabitants of the street still find it difficult to pronounce!!)