Hi All...This gives a taste of the spread of competitors present at Langollen. As we'd expect, the young competitors are the main focus of this article.From the Flintshire Standard.www.flintshirestandard.co.uk/eveningleadernews?articleid=3029631Choir serve up a tasty show with their festival debutFor pics as listed below, click the URL above.Ysgol Deiniol in Marchwiel performing during yesterday's junior children's choirs competition.
An artiste from Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Polish dancers in the children's folk dance competition.
Michaela Fullman, from St Christopher's High School, Wrexham, meets two of the many international performers at the eisteddfod.
REPORTCHILDREN from Ysgol Deiniol, Marchwiel, served up a treat with a fine presentation of two demanding songs in their first appearance at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.
After the set-piece, John Dankworth's Light of the World, they performed Ice Cream, by Ruth Elaine Schrom at yesterday's International Youth Day.
"Oh what a treat any day of the year," they sang of the ice cream.
"Perfectly sweet, smooth and delicious", words that could just as well have described their own singing performance.
Under the baton of Jane Guy, with accompaniment from Doreen Monslow, they stole the hearts of listeners at the junior children's choirs competition and scored a richly deserved 172 out of a possible 200.
The adjudicator felt they had given "a good, strong, fearless delivery", adding: "We could practically taste the ice cream, and the long phrases were admirably sustained throughout."
Mrs Guy said: "The children were overwhelmed by the beauty of the stage, but I was very pleased with the way they performed."
Choir member Franky Hunnisett, who was celebrating his 11th birthday yesterday, said: "Performing on the eisteddfod stage was the best birthday present I could have had."
Headteacher, Terry Walker, said: "It was a great honour for our children to be invited to compete on such an international stage.
"All credit goes to Jane Guy for putting in the preparation time and commitment, to ensure the choir met the criteria to compete.
"I must also thank the parents, friends and local community for their unstinting support, including the generous sponsorship of our bus.
"My biggest thanks go to the children for their enthusiasm, interest, effort and performance in their bid to be successful. They were a credit as representatives of Wrexham, and performed to the very best of their ability. I am proud of them all."
l A visitor to the eisteddfod field was Robert Holmes Tuttle, US ambassador to the court of St James, making his first trip to Llangollen in that role.
He said: "I am thrilled to be here, the beauty is just breathtaking. What I liked most was seeing children of so many different nations and cultures enjoying themselves in harmony."
Also paying a visit was culture minister, Carwyn Jones, who was delighted to see the eisteddfod doing well.
He said: "I see the Llangollen eisteddfod as having an important contribution to make to international culture. There's a feeling in some parts that intolerance and racism have vanished from the world, but they haven't, and I applaud the eisteddfod's efforts to fight them."
Competitions also took place in individual folk dance, vocal solo, children's folk dance groups, instrumental solo, youth choirs, vocal solo and instrumental solo.
The evening concert starred Tia McGraff and Mabon.
Last Updated: 13 July 2007 11:55 AM
Graemek
Wonder who will be first with the review and some photo's?
