1 TREORCHY Ramah Chapel JHD TJ 2 PENTRE St Peter's Church JHD
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1947 TOTAL NO DATE VENUE ARTISTS REMARKS PROCEEDS CHOIR CON ACC AUD 1 1 Sun July TREORCHY Cas Powell, Jack A collection of £12 made for Choir Funds JHD TJ 20 Hughes, D. Davies, choir funds – the start of a Ramah Chapel Eddie Hughes glorious future! 2 2 Sun July PENTRE Olive Jones & organists A £2.2.0 from the church to Choir Funds JHD TJ 27 Nancy Dotter, Myra choir funds St Peter’s Church Lewis, Bryn Howells 3 3 Sun Aug CWMPARC Leslie Edwards, Idris A £7 collection for the choir Choir Funds JHD TJ 10 Higgon, Tom Griffiths. funds Salem Chapel Eddie Hughes 4 4 Mon PORTHCAWL Hilda Edwards, Idris The first “away” concert JHD TJ Sept 14 Higgon, Eddie Hughes. The Pavilion D. Davies 5 5 Sun Dec TREORCHY Hilda Edwards, Idris Organised by the Chapel JHD TJ 9 Higgon, D. Davies Fellowship Bethlehem Chapel 1948 TOTAL NO DATE VENUE ARTISTS REMARKS PROCEEDS CHOIR CON ACC AUD 6 1 Sun TREORCHY Linda Parker, William The Choir’s First Celebrity JHD TJ April 1 Parsons Concert Bethlehem Chapel Sat May Adjudicators Dr The Whitsun Eisteddfod. £20 won for 7 2 TREORCHY nd JHD TJ 18 Sumpsion & Ivor Owen Awarded 2 Place (behind Choir Funds Parc & Dare Hall Pendyrus) on Nidaros Sat June Adjudicator: Prof Semi-National Eisteddfod. £40 won for 8 3 LLANHARAN st JHD TJ 26 Joseph Lewis Awarded 1 Place for Choir Funds Eisteddfod Field (Guildhall School Mus) performance of Nidaros 9 4 Sun TREHERBERT Miss Bick, Tom £10 to church JHD TJ June 27 Griffiths, Idris Higgon funds Blaen-y-Cwm Chapel 10 5 Sun July TREORCHY Sam Griffiths, Haydn First appearance of Sam £15 to chapel JHD TJ 2 Parfitt, Master John Griffiths as choir soloist funds Ramah Chapel Hughes 11 6 Sun July CWMPARC W. Wilshire, Cas £5-8-0 to choir JHD TJ 25 Powell, Marilyn Davies funds Salem Chapel Sat Sept Adjudicator: Douglas Semi National Eisteddfod. £40 won for 12 7 PONTLLANFRAITH st JHD TJ 11 Robinson (Covent Awarded 1 Place for Choir Funds & Eisteddfod Field Garden) Nidaros Burgess Cup 13 8 Sun Sept TREORCHY Eunice Jones, Cas £13-4-5 to choir JHD TJ 12 Powell, Tom Griffiths funds Hermon Chapel 14 9 Sat Oct CARDIFF First broadcast called “Export £26-5-0 & £15- JHD TJ 9 Only” filled with Welsh 15-0 to choir Reardon Smith Hall choral music funds 15 10 Thurs TON PENTRE Emlyn Lewis, John Organised by the Loyal Order £10-0-0 JHD TJ Nov 4 Hughes of Moose. donated to choir Bethesda Chapel funds 16 11 Wed CARDIFF David Evans (baritone), Second broadcast of Welsh £31-10-0 to JHD TJ Brynmor Howells choral music choir funds Nov 10 Reardon Smith Hall 17 12 Sun Nov TONYPANDY Marilyn Davies, Betty £3.30 donated to choir funds £3-3-0 to choir JHD TJ 14 Baxter. Jack Hughes. funds Moriah Chapel Sam Griffiths 1949 TOTAL NO DATE VENUE ARTISTS REMARKS PROCEEDS CHOIR CON ACC AUD 18 1 Wed Jan TON PENTRE Singing at a meeting Organised by JHD TJ 16 addressed by Rt Hon James West Rhondda Workmens Hall Griffiths MP Labour Party 19 2 Tues TREORCHY BBC Welsh Orchestra The concert was broadcast £116-5-6 & 30 MT BBC Feb 8 (Con: Mansel Thomas), from 7.30pm to 8.15pm guineas to choir Parc & Dare Hall Norman Walker (Bass) funds 20 3 Tues TREORCHY Parc & Dare Band (con A BBC Programme – Songs £47 & 30 March 1 Haydn Bebb) Trevor of Wales guineas to choir Parc & Dare Hall Jones choir 21 4 Sat LONDON Performing for the newspaper 150 JHD - April 2 photographers prior to the Russell Square Gard evening concert 22 5 Sat LONDON 1st weekend engagement. 150 JHD TJ 9,200 April 2 NUM Boxing Final with Wembley Park HRH Duke of Edinburgh 23 6 Sat LONDON (Piccadilly) Performed Nidaros to the 50 - - - April 2 London crowds in Piccadilly Statue of Eros Circus 24 7 Sun LONDON Choir performed in the Music 150 JHD TJ - April 3 Room of the Hotel where Royal Hotel they stayed 25 8 Fri April TREORCHY Idris Daniels BBC Broadcast 20 guineas to JHD TJ 18 choir funds Hermon Chapel 26 9 Wed TREORCHY Speakers: G. BBC Broadcast – Wednesday 20 guineas to JHD TJ - May 4 Neighbour, S. Jones, T. Night at Seven with Alun choir funds Rehearsal Room Jenkins, W. Wiltshire Williams Tues Teifion Williams. Whitsun Eisteddfod – £50 won for 27 10 TREORCHY st 157 JHD TJ June 7 Adjudicator Arthur Awarded 1 Place for Choir Funds Parc & Dare Hall Davies & Dr Smith Pilgrims Chorus 28 11 Sun PONTYPRIDD Madam Olwen Jones, Organised by Pontypridd 30 guineas to JHD TJ June 19 Idris Higgon, Tom Urban District Council choir funds Ynysangharad Park Grffiths 29 12 Sat June LLANHARAN Adjudicator: Alan Bush. John Awarded 1st Place for £50 won for JHD TJ Morgan, Roger Jones. Soloist: Pilgrims Chorus Choir Funds 25 Eisteddfod Field Teifion Williams 30 13 Mon TREORCHY A public rehearsal of JHD TJ July 24 National Eisteddfod items Ramah Chapel 1949 (Cont) TOTAL NO DATE VENUE ARTISTS REMARKS PROCEEDS CHOIR CON ACC AUD 31 14 Mon TREORCHY Miss Mair Williams A public rehearsal of JHD TJ July 31 and Master Cennard National Eisteddfod items Hermon Chapel Davies 32 15 Sat Aug DOLGELLAU Adj: W Mathew Williams, First National Eisteddfod 160 supporters JHD TJ 1,000 E.T.Davies, Haydn Morris, Entry. Gained 2nd Prize out of went along 6 Dan Jones, John Clements Eisteddfod Pavilion five entrants 33 16 Sun Sept PONTYPRIDD Marilyn Hughes- Organised by the Pontypridd JHD TJ 11 Davies, Haud Hughes- Urban District Council Ynysangharad Park Davies, Sam Griffiths 34 17 Tues TREORCHY Idris Higgon BBC Broadcast on the Home £21 for choir JHD TJ - Sept 13 Service 8-8.30pm with Alun funds Rehearsal Room Williams 35 18 Thurs TREORCHY Ada Alsop (soprano), A Battle of Britain Week RAF JHD TJ Sept 15 Brynmor Howells Concert Benevolent Bethlehem Chapel (organ) Fund 36 19 Sun Sept TREHERBERT Aldyth Jones (soprano), JHD TJ 18 David Samuel (tenor), Libanus Chapel Della Jones (contralto) 37 20 Wed Oct TON PENTRE Maud Hughes-Davies, Organised by £3-3-0 to choir JHD TJ 5 J.D. Samuel,. Tom Cymreigyddion. funds Bethesda Chapel Griffiths 38 21 Thurs YSTRAD Marilyn Huhes-Davies, Bethel Church, JHD TJ Nov 10 D.T. Davies, Idris Ystrad. £10-0-0 Bodringallt Chapel Higgon (tenor) fee to choir 39 22 Fri Nov TREORCHY BBC Welsh Orchestra BBC Broadcast of Music MT BBC - 24 (Con. Mansel Thomas), Hour with Alun Williams Rehearsal Room David Lloyd (tenor) 40 23 Tues TREORCHY Idris Higgon, Sam Christmas Carol Concert. The 11- for choir JHD TJ Dec 15 Griffiths, Tom Griffith, organist was Haydn Pugh funds Bethlehem Chapel D.J. Samuel 41 24 Thurs CWMPARC John Williams, Idris Recording the Student Songs 20 guineas to JHD TJ Dec 22 Higgon programme for Boxing Day choir funds Park Hall 1950 TOTAL NO DATE VENUE ARTISTS REMARKS PROCEEDS CHOIR CON ACC AUD 42 1 Mon Jan TON PENTRE Master Trevor Hughes, Chairman – Rev W.D. £9-6-4 donated JHD TJ 15 Mrs W.D. Morgan, Morgan. Organised by to choir Hebron Chapél Ieuan Morgan Hebron Young People Soc 43 2 Sat Jan TREORCHY Three French Choirs BBC “Choral Exchange” 25 guineas to JHD TJ N/A 20 programme with Lille in choir funds Rehearsal Room France 44 3 Sat Feb TREORCHY John Morgan First “All Together” 25 guineas to JHD TJ N/A 18 (baritone), John Wills programme with Alun choir funds Rehearsal Room (piano) Williams 45 4 Sat Feb TREORCHY John Morgan “All Together” programme 25 guineas to JHD TJ N/A 25 (baritone), John Wills with Alun Williams choir funds Rehearsal Room (piano) 46 5 Sat Feb TREORCHY Recorded Harlech & Dewch JHD TJ 25 I’r Ior for BBC children’s Rehearsal Room programme Owain Glyndwr 47 6 Tues TREORCHY Recording BBC “Dewi Sant” £5-5-0 to choir JHD TJ N/A March 1 programme funds Rehearsal Room 48 7 Sat TREORCHY John Morgan “All Together” programme 25 guineas to JHD TJ N/A March 4 (baritone), Winifred with Alun Williams choir funds Rehearsal Room Davey (piano) 49 8 Sat Mar TREORCHY John Morgan “All Together” programme 25 guineas to JHD TJ N/A 11 (baritone), Winifred with Alun Williams choir funds Rehearsal Room Davey (piano) 50 9 Sun ABERCYNON Mary Jarred (contralto), Abercynon JHD TJ March12 Heddle Nash (tenor) Colliery Sports Workmen’s Hall Fund 51 10 Thur TREORCHY Pendyrus Male Choir. BBC “Music Hour – Old 25 guineas to JHD TJ N/A April 27 Cefn Mawr Male Choir Favourites” programme choir funds Rehearsal Room 52 11 Sat May SENNYBRIDGE Adjudicator J. Morgan Placed fourth JHD TJ 6 Nicholas Eisteddfod Field 53 12 Thur TREORCHY Wilfred Pickles BBC “Pleasant Journey” £15-15-0 to JHD TJ programme choir funds May 18 Polikoffs Hall 54 13 Tues TREORCHY Adjudicators: Dilys Eisteddfod Competition – £50 won by the JHD TJ May 30 Wynne Jones, Ivor Award First Place choir Parc & Dare Hall Owen 1950 (Cont) TOTAL NO DATE VENUE ARTISTS REMARKS PROCEEDS CHOIR CON ACC AUD 55 14 Mon CARDIFF BBC Welsh Orchestra BBC Transcription Service £26-5-0 to choir AH BBC June 5 (Arwel Hughes), broadcast for Welsh Hills - funds Reardon Smith Hall Elizabeth Evans the “Harlech” marathon! 56 15 Sat June LLANHARAN Adjudicators: Joseph 1st. Mr Bush presented his £50 to choir JHD TJ 24 Lewis, Alan Bush composition of “Owain funds Eisteddfod Field Glyndwr” dedicated to TMC 57 16 Sat June TREORCHY “All Together” programme 12 ½ guineas to JHD TJ - with Alun Williams choir funds 24 Rehearsal Room 58 17 Sat July TREORCHY “All Together “ programme 12 ½ guineas to JHD TJ - with Alun Williams choir funds 1 Rehearsal Room 59 18 Sat July CARDIFF Brenda Trotman Organised by Cardiff £36-15-0 to JHD TJ 8 (soprano), Sam Corporation choir funds Castle Grounds Griffiths 60 19 Sat July TREORCHY “All Together” programme 12 ½ guineas to JHD TJ - with Alun Williams choir funds 8 Rehearsal Room 61 20 Sat July TREORCHY “All Together” programme 12 ½ guineas to JHD TJ - with Alun Williams choir funds 15 Rehearsal Room 62 21 Sun July TREORCHY Maud Hughes-Davies, Public rehearsal of the £9-3-11 to choir JHD TJ 23 David Davies National Eisteddfod items funds Ramah Chapel 63 22 Sun July TREHERBERT Maud Hughes-Davies, Public rehearsal of the £9 to choir JHD TJ 30 Marilyn Hughes- National Eisteddfod items funds Libanus Chapel Davies 64 23 Sun Aug TREORCHY Idris Higgon, George Public rehearsal of the £10 to choir JHD TJ 6 Thomas National Eisteddfod items funds Hermon Chapel 65 24 Sat Aug CAERPHILLY Adj: Leslie Woodgate, National Eisteddfod – £75 won by the JHD TJ 12 Herbert Bardgett, Awarded Second Place choir Eisteddfod Field E.T.Davies, J.M.