THE name of Côr Meibion Llanelli Male Voice Choir is being kept alive through a new Young Musician of the Year competition which takes place this weekend.

The choir finished active performing last year after struggling to recruit new members and officials.

But a choir spokesman said this week: “We remain determined to keep the famous name of Côr Meibion Llanelli alive in west Wales – and what better way to do it than to organise a competition to encourage the musicians and singers of the future.

“Down the years, the choir has raised thousands for local charities. We want to continue to play an active part in the local community to keep the name of our historic choir alive.”

The Young Musician of the Year competition will take place at Ysgol y Strade, Llanelli, at 7pm on Friday, June 21.

The competition is open to all pupils from Llanelli secondary schools.

The winner will receive the Trevor Lewis Shield, presented in memory of one of the choir’s most stalwart members.

There is a cash prize of £750 for the winner; £200 for second and £100 for third.

Adjudicators for the event will be Angharad Brinn, Cerith Owens and Meinir Jones Parry.

If anyone needs further competition information, then they should contact Chris Davies at Ysgol y Strade, email christopher.davies@ysgolystrade.org

Tickets for the competition will be £5 and will be available through the ticketsource website – www.ticketsource.co.uk/cormeibionllanelli

It would take a fairly hefty book to summarise the achievements of the choir over a history spanning nearly 60 years.

But here are some keynote events –

Côr Meibion Llanelli was formed in the village of Bynea under the baton of the late Denver Phillips BA. in 1964.

The choir’s longest-serving music director was D Eifion Thomas, who helped the choir grow in stature and strength to become one of the leading male choirs in Britain.

The choir was successful at all the major choral competitions in Wales.

The honours list included five National Eisteddfod first prizes – at Lampeter in 1984, Fishguard in 1986, Llandeilo in 1996, Bridgend in 1998 and Llanelli in 2000.

The roll-call of wins also recorded seven firsts at the Miners Eisteddfod at Porthcawl, six firsts at Cardigan and three Pontrhydfendigaid “Eisteddfodau”.

The choir was successful in winning the Corwen Choral Competition at its first attempt in 1987.

The Llanelli Male Choir graced many leading auditoriums and concert halls in the land – London’s Royal Albert Hall and Festival Hall, Birmingham’s Town and Symphony Halls, Oxford Town Hall, Plymouth’s Guild Hall, The MacRoberts Centre at Stirling, as well as Cardiff’s St David’s Hall and Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall.

Cathedrals also featured high on the choir’s touring list – Coventry, Bury St Edmunds, Wells, Brecon, Gloucester, St David’s and Llandaff cathedrals have been concert venues, as well as Westminster Abbey.

The choir travelled extensively throughout the world – Germany, Canada, USA. France, Ireland, Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand.

The choristers raised thousands of pounds for charities such as Cancer and Leukaemia Research, The Red Cross, Heart Foundation and Tenovus as well as local charities and school groups.

A choir spokesman said: “We are all looking forward to the competition and to encouraging the next generation of musicians and singers in and around Llanelli. It should be a wonderful occasion, so we look forward to welcoming friends, families and supporters to the competition night.”

A special fundraising concert, featuring two fine choirs, will be held in Kidwelly next month.

Swansea Excelsior ladies choir will join Meibion Elli male voice choir to present ‘A Summer Concert’ at St Mary’s Church, Kidwelly, on Friday, July 12 at 7pm (doors open 6.30pm).

Tickets are £7.50 available from Excelsior Choir members, at the door, or by telephone on 07708225254 or 07950913352.

Proceeds of the concert will be for St Mary’s Church. The Excelsior Choir’s accompanist will be Rachel Saunders. Aled Maddock will accompany Meibion Elli.

The growing links between Llanelli and its twin town of Agen in France are behind a special concert in July.

Llanelli and District Twinning Association will be presenting an evening of music featuring popular ladies choir Côr Curiad and special guests from Agen.

The French visitors will be the The Harpists of Agen and Lot-et-Garonne, the region surrounding Llanelli’s twin town.

The harpists go under the name of Harpinbag and they come highly recommended by members of the twinning association who have witnessed them in concert in Agen.

The musical evening will be at Llanelli’s Diplomat Hotel on Thursday, July 18, doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

Côr Curiad will be under the musical direction of Alex Esney and the compere for the evening will be Llanelli impresario Cerith Owens.

The evening will also feature accompanist Catrin Hughes and selected soloists from the Loud Applause Rising Stars (LARS) stable.

Tickets are £10 and are available from members of Côr Curiad, Loud Applause Rising Stars or from Paolo Piana on email at pianapaolo@hotmail.com or telephone on 07956 592806.

In Carmarthen, next week, the Carmarthen Amateur Operatic Society (CAOS) will be holding a ‘Meet And Greet’ event to recruit new members for the oldest Am-Dram Society in town.

The evening is at the Wesley Methodist Church (Behind Boots) in Carmarthen town centre at 7pm on Tuesday, June 25. There will be free drinks on offer and the evening is for 16-plus only.

A spokesman for CAOS said: “Love performing? Love the theatre? Then come and see what we’re all about!”

Finally, a summer concert is being held by Côr Glandulais at 7pm on Thursday, June 27, at Capel Hope – Siloh Chapel in Pontarddulais.

The concert will also feature the Meibion Elli choir. The conductor will be Aled Maddock and the compere will be TV presenter and journalist Garry Owen. The organist will be Ian Lewis and the soprano soloist will be Anita Appleton. Tickets are £5.

This critic’s ‘faulty’ review was a complete farce!

I couldn’t remember if Abraham Lincoln or The Chuckle Brothers first remarked “You can please some of the people all of the time; you can please all of the people some of the time; but you can’t please all of the people all of the time!”

When I checked, it was English poet John Lydgate (1370-1451) who coined that phrase – as well as “You cannot get blood out of a stone” and “Empty vessels make the most noise”.

Top bloke, John!

It’s his quote that Lincoln ‘borrowed’ years later that inspired this article.

In a café recently, I picked up a free newspaper, one that I wouldn’t usually buy, which contained a very sniffy review of the new West End stage version of the TV sitcom “Fawlty Towers”.

Yes, Basil, Sybil and Manuel all appear in the play that’s had some great reviews – except the one I read in the café!

John Cleese has adapted and ‘welded together’ three episodes (“The Hotel Inspector”, “The Germans” and “Communication Problems”) of his classic series and even if you’ve only seen one of the original 12 episodes, you’ll know the show is manic, over the top, laugh-out-loud funny.

But, my goodness, did the reviewer have a chip on his shoulder about this mid-1970s sitcom.

He criticised the ‘dated’ attitude of one character – who is supposed to have a dated attitude – while acknowledging some of the original lines have been removed incase sensitive audience members faint in their seats.

The po-faced reviewer begrudgingly mentioned the audience around him laughed throughout, while questioning whether adapting TV sitcoms for the stage was a wise move.

The team behind the successful “Only Fools and Horses” musical” can answer that!

Is he perhaps envious he didn’t create a sitcom that TV viewers have loved for 50 years and theatre audiences are still enjoying?

To paraphrase John Lydgate –

“You can’t please some of the critics any of the time!”

And, as Manuel might say about the critic . . .

“This man. He knows nah-thing!”

See you at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue . . . in the cheap seats!

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Not good for the stress levels!

Supermarket shoppers across the country are all too familiar with the frustration of choosing the wrong queue.

It seems like a universal law that the line you decide to join is always the slowest to move.

To make matters worse, there is always that one customer who has picked the only product in the store with no price tag.

And don’t even get us started on the checkout operator who decides to close their lane right before it’s your turn.

The same hurdles can be found at the cashpoint, where it feels like you always end up behind the person who has decided to print out and check a monthly statement, check the balance on all four of their accounts, and print out a receipt for each transaction.

The internal debate of whether or not to switch queues is something we have all faced.

Despite knowing that as soon as you move, your original line will miraculously speed up, the temptation to switch is often too strong to resist.

And, of course, as expected, your original queue starts moving quicker than you can say “unexpected item in the bagging area”.

So, next time you find yourself stuck in a slow-moving queue, just remember that you are not alone in your supermarket struggles.

And maybe, just maybe, your next trip to the store will be the one where luck finally decides to smile upon you.

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Comedian Phil Evans is from Ammanford. He is known as the man who puts the ‘cwtsh’ into comedy.

You can follow Phil Evans on Twitter @philevanswales and  www.philevans.co.uk

GET set for a special Midsummer Concert in the stunning surroundings of the National Botanic Garden of Wales in Llanarthne, near Carmarthen, this weekend.

The 60-piece symphony orchestra Symphonica Tywi will strike up at 7.30pm on Saturday (June 15) and play until dusk.

Four young vocalists, at the start of their performance careers, will be joined by established Welsh singers in a programme highlighting some of the best numbers from the world of opera and musical theatre.

They will all be accompanied by West Wales’s celebrated symphony orchestra, giving its 22nd annual concert from the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

One highlight will be a performance of the evocative Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens and performed by Sage Taylor, a rising young star violinist from within the ranks of the orchestra.

The evening will include vocal gems from Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, South Pacific, Cosi fan Tutte, Porgy and Bess and Carmen.

The programme is also interspersed with opera-themed orchestral items, including works by Wagner, Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Bizet and Richard Rodgers, among others. Michael Cottam will be the conductor.

The concert is scheduled to be an outdoor event and will take place in the heart of the Garden on Millennium Square.

Tables and chairs will be provided but visitors are welcome to take their own chairs or picnic rugs. In the event of heavy rain, the event will be moved into the Great Glasshouse.

A ‘Grazing Box’, featuring local produce, will be available to pre-order when ordering tickets. Refreshments will also be available to purchase on the evening from Café Oriel.

Midsummer Concert tickets are £16 for adults and £10 for under-16s.

A 10% Discount is available for members. Members are reminded to bring their membership cards to validate discounted tickets.

Gates open at 6.30pm.

Two of the featured singers at the concert will be well-known Tywi Valley singers Aled and Eleri Edwards.

Aled and Eleri live on the family farm, Cilycwm Home Farm near Llandovery, although Eleri is originally from the Conwy Valley in north Wales.

They are accomplished soloists, Aled is a baritone and Eleri is a mezzo-soprano.

The highlight of both their singing careers was winning the National Eisteddfod’s coveted Blue Riband – The David Ellis Memorial Prize.

Aled won at the 1997 National Eisteddfod at Bala and Eleri in 2013 in Denbigh. They are the only married couple to have achieved this prestigious double.

They are in great demand for oratorios and concerts where their repertoire of both solos and duets are varied in style and appealing to all listeners. They span most musical eras and many genres, from classical to contemporary.

Both Eleri and Aled have travelled extensively as guest soloists all over the world, particularly in Europe and North America.

On Thursday, June 13, the Welsh Chamber Orchestra will be visiting Carmarthen as part of their summer tour of Wales.

‘A Little Night Music’ includes pieces from Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Haydn.

The WCO will also perform a newly-commissioned work by Welsh contemporary composer Alex Mills.

Featuring Baritone soloist Jeremy Huw Williams and under the experienced baton of Anthony Hose, this promises to be a night of wonderful music.

The programme for the concert at The Lyric Theatre includes –

Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade no. 13 for strings K. 525); Tchaikovsky, ‘Andante cantabile’ (String quartet no. 1, Op. 11); Alex Mills, ‘Night, Sleep, Death and the Stars’; Borodin, ’Notturno’ (String quartet no. 2); Haydn, Symphony no. 8 (Le soir).

Tickets are £15 and £10.

On Friday, June 14, the Llanelli Chamber Choir will be staging a miscellaneous concert of light and very popular music at St Elli Parish Church.

The choir will be supported by the talented students of musical director Piet Zorn. They will perform solos and duets.

The programme for the evening will include Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus and Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, as well as the more upbeat Brindisi (Drinking Song from La Traviata) by Verdi.

Tickets are £10, available from chamberchoirllanelli@gmail.com  or 07535 166956. They will also be available at the door. The concert starts at 7pm.

Llanelli Chamber Choir was founded by Piet Zorn in October, 2021.

The aim of the choir is to bring a variety of classical and traditional music to Llanelli and add to the rich musical culture in south Wales.

In other news, the countdown is on to the Côr Meibion Llanelli Male Voice Choir Young Musician of the Year competition.

This is a new competition for Llanelli and is being held to keep the name of Côr Meibion Llanelli alive. The choir finished active performing last year after struggling to recruit new members and officials.

The Young Musician of the Year competition will take place at Ysgol y Strade, Llanelli, at 7pm on Friday, June 21.

The competition is open to all pupils from Llanelli secondary schools.

The winner will receive the Trevor Lewis Shield, presented in memory of one of the choir’s most stalwart members.

There is a cash prize of £750 for the winner; £200 for second and £100 for third.

Adjudicators for the event will be Angharad Brinn, Cerith Owens and Meinir Jones Parry.

Tickets for the competition will be £5 and will be available through the ticketsource website – www.ticketsource.co.uk/cormeibionllanelli

A special fundraising concert, featuring two fine choirs, will be held in Kidwelly next month.

Swansea Excelsior ladies choir will join Meibion Elli male voice choir to present ‘A Summer Concert’ at St Mary’s Church, Kidwelly, on Friday, July 12 at 7pm (doors open 6.30pm).

Tickets are £7.50 available from Excelsior Choir members, at the door, or by telephone on 07708225254 or 07950913352.

Proceeds of the concert will be for St Mary’s Church. The Excelsior Choir’s accompanist will be Rachel Saunders. Aled Maddock will accompany Meibion Elli.

The Salvation Army will be hosted a brass band concert at The Citadel at Sunninghill Terrace in Llanelli. The concert will feature the Wales Fellowship Band and takes place at 6.30pm on Saturday, June 15. Tickets are £5.

Click Bait, Runner Beans and A Funny To Finish!

While taking a break from researching quirky showbiz stories that might tickle your funny bone, I saw something on my not-very-smart phone that tickled mine – though it wasn’t supposed to.

While reading a news story on my ‘phone, a ‘breaking news’ headline appeared that must have had the entire nation enthralled, anxious to read the full story.

Well, if not the entire nation, it might have caused a flicker of interest with Mrs. Betty Evans, of Fishguard Harbour.

Betty, thanks for the runner beans which you left on my front doorstep, by the way.

Unfortunately, next door’s incontinent ginger tomcat did something unsavoury to them before I got home, so I couldn’t bring myself to eat them, as I’m sure you’ll understand.

However, my Uncle Cledwyn took them home and later phoned me from his hospital bed to say they were delicious.

The note you attached said they were picked from your garden, but the yellow Morrison’s sticker I found amongst the beans, stating they were reduced to 60 pence as they were past their sell by date, told a different story,

Still, it’s the thought that counts.

However small that thought might be.

Anyway, the ‘shocking’ headline that popped up on my phone was . . .

“This Morning TV studio descends into chaos during segment on hanging baskets!”

Summoning up all my willpower, I held back from investigating this piece of ‘click bait’, for surely that’s what it was, aimed at luring people into reading more brain-sapping stories.

If it wasn’t ‘click bait’, someone actually thought the world would be interested to know the ‘This Morning’ studio descended into chaos during an item on hanging baskets!

Unless a presenter emptied the contents of a hanging basket over a guest, what possible chaos could it descend into?

No. Please don’t write and tell me.

I’ve almost run out of space for quirky showbiz stories, but I must squeeze this one in.

Alan Bennett (recently 90) apparently asked friends to overhear conversations and report back any he might make use of in his writings.

A particularly favourite was . . .

“Since I bought that sundial last year, it’s paid for itself!”

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As I sit in my Speedos, staring wistfully at my paddling pool filled with rainwater and a half-charred barbeque, I can’t help but wonder: will this be the year Wales finally gets a proper summer?

The signs are promising, as the weather gurus have declared optimism for the upcoming months.

But as any Welsh resident knows, our sunny days are about as rare as a politician keeping their promises.

But, fear not, my fellow sun-deprived compatriots, for I have a plan.

I shall embark on a quest to find the person responsible for the weather and demand they turn on the sunshine tap for the entirety of summer.

I mean, if I can order groceries and schedule my dentist appointment online, surely controlling the weather can’t be that hard, right?

And who knows, maybe in the future we’ll be able to customise our weather preferences like a Netflix queue. “I’ll take a 75% chance of sunshine with a side of light breeze, please.”

So, dear readers, wish me luck as I set off on my mission to secure a summer filled with nothing but blue skies and ice cream.

And if all else fails, there’s always a cheeky holiday abroad to get our vitamin D fix.

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Comedian Phil Evans is from Ammanford. He is known as the man who puts the ‘cwtsh’ into comedy.

You can follow Phil Evans on Twitter @philevanswales and  www.philevans.co.uk

If I Didn’t Get So Annoyed, What Would I Write About?

I’ve discovered a trick enabling me to create an article every week.

The trick is . . . I don’t get up from my PC until it’s written.

Easy, innit?

It helps that, like other inhabitants of the comedy world, I can look at things happening around me (and to me) from a ‘skewed’ viewpoint, that non-comedy folk wouldn’t think of.

Then again, unlike a plumber, or electrician, I’m not qualified to solve practical problems.

Although, when I think about it, I could rewire your house for 50 quid in readies.

I’d make more money if I had a trade, but I’m grateful that whatever skill I have enables me to share my thoughts with you about matters that annoy me.

For example . . .

People referring to things that may happen ‘Going forward’, when they mean ‘In the future’.

People who, instead of admitting “I made a mistake” use the annoyingly juvenile Americanism ‘My bad!”

My bad what, exactly? Use of the English language?

The first person I heard say ‘My bad’ was Jonathan Ross, someone always eager to adopt Americanisms.

Although . . . I remember the infamous prank call he and Russell Brand made to Andrew Sachs mainly featured Anglo-Saxon phrases.

Last week, I saw a sign saying ‘Assisted Counter Service’ in a bank.

Not ‘Counter Service’ – ‘Assisted Counter Service’.

What sort of counter staff wouldn’t assist customers?

I found the inclusion of the word ‘Assisted’ patronising and insulting and an unsubtle attempt to deter a percentage of customers from ‘bothering’ bank staff with much more important things to do than serve people!

How banking institutions have changed.

‘Assisted Counter Service’ implies customers who prefer being served by a human being are elderly or possibly physically impaired.

The fact is, not everyone likes using machines!

The one staff member serving at the counter asked every customer, “Have you tried banking online?”

One gentleman recognised this was the equivalent of turkeys asking for an early Christmas and said, “No I don’t! And if everyone did, this place would shut and you’d all be out of a job!”

I laughed so much I dropped my shotgun and had to take the stocking off my head.

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Some Hot Advice . . . or Hot Mess?

As the sun beats down on Wales, it’s time to address the real dangers of basking in its rays. No-one wants to end up looking like a human tomato, a lobster, or even a raisin!

So, before you head outside, remember to slather on the sunscreen like your life depends on it (because it kind of does). And don’t forget to wear a hat and cover up – unless you want to be mistaken for a crustacean.

And for the love of all things moisturise, stay hydrated and lather on that lotion.

We don’t want you turning into a wrinkly old prune before your time!

In summary, enjoy the sunshine, but don’t let it turn you into a walking vegetable, seafood dish, or dried-up fruit.

Your skin will thank you – and so will your friends who won’t have to disguise you as a picnic snack.

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Comedian Phil Evans is from Ammanford. He is known as the man who puts the ‘cwtsh’ into comedy.

You can follow Phil Evans on Twitter @philevanswales and  www.philevans.co.uk

THE Llanelli Chamber Choir will be staging a miscellaneous concert of light and very popular music at St Elli Parish Church on Friday, June 14.

The choir will be supported by the talented students of musical director Piet Zorn. They will perform solos and duets.

The programme for the evening will include Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus and Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine, as well as the more upbeat Brindisi (Drinking Song from La Traviata) by Verdi.

Tickets are £10, available from chamberchoirllanelli@gmail.com  or 07535 166956. They will also be available at the door. The concert starts at 7pm.

Llanelli Chamber Choir was founded by Piet Zorn in October, 2021.

The aim of the choir is to bring a variety of classical and traditional music to Llanelli and add to the rich musical culture in south Wales.

The Llanelli Chamber Choir is about much more than just performance.

Piet hopes that by providing a space, where people are welcome to sing regularly, this will improve wellbeing and the mental health within our community.

He has ensured that joining the choir is accessible to everyone who has the desire to learn and sing, bringing joy to both the participants and the audience members.

Singing together is a fantastic experience – it can elevate, free up headspace, boost confidence, and keep the mind active.

Piet Zorn is a professional opera singer, vocal teacher, pianist, and composer.

He currently teaches music at a comprehensive school and has many of his private students go on to study singing, theatre and some who have become professional singers themselves.

He graduated with a master’s degree in music education from the Hamburg College of Music and Drama and went on to teach music teachers in Germany before moving to Wales eight years ago.

He has performed in many operas and oratorios both in Germany and Wales. Regular recitals and choral concerts round up his professional career.

Piet’s desire to start a chamber choir in Llanelli filled a gap within the community for this style of music.

You can find out more about the Llanelli Chamber Choir on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090227216918

In other news, the countdown is on to the Côr Meibion Llanelli Male Voice Choir Young Musician of the Year competition.

This is a new competition for Llanelli and is being held to keep the name of Côr Meibion Llanelli alive. The choir finished active performing last year after struggling to recruit new members and officials.

A choir spokesman said: “We remain determined to keep the famous name of Côr Meibion Llanelli alive in west Wales – and what better way to do it than to organise a competition to encourage the musicians and singers of the future.

“Down the years, the choir has raised thousands for local charities. We want to continue to play an active part in the local community to keep the name of our historic choir alive.”

The Young Musician of the Year competition will take place at Ysgol y Strade, Llanelli, at 7pm on Friday, June 21.

The competition is open to all pupils from Llanelli secondary schools.

The winner will receive the Trevor Lewis Shield, presented in memory of one of the choir’s most stalwart members.

There is a cash prize of £750 for the winner; £200 for second and £100 for third.

Adjudicators for the event will be Angharad Brinn, Cerith Owens and Meinir Jones Parry.

Pupils are being advised to register for the competition through their schools. If anyone needs further competition information, then they should contact Chris Davies at Ysgol y Strade, email christopher.davies@ysgolystrade.org

Tickets for the competition will be £5 and will be available through the ticketsource website – www.ticketsource.co.uk/cormeibionllanelli

A special fundraising concert, featuring two fine choirs, will be held in Kidwelly next month.

Swansea Excelsior ladies choir will join Meibion Elli male voice choir to present ‘A Summer Concert’ at St Mary’s Church, Kidwelly, on Friday, July 12 at 7pm (doors open 6.30pm).

Lynda Richards, who lives in Kidwelly, is the musical director of Swansea Excelsior Choir.

She gave the following message to west Wales music fans: “We hope to fill the church with both beautiful music and people. Please come along and support us. Your support is very much appreciated.”

Tickets are £7.50 available from Excelsior Choir members, at the door, or by telephone on 07708225254 or 07950913352.

Proceeds of the concert will be for St Mary’s Church. The Excelsior Choir’s accompanist will be Rachel Saunders. Aled Maddock will accompany Meibion Elli.

The Salvation Army will be hosted a brass band concert at The Citadel at Sunninghill Terrace in the town. The concert will feature the Wales Fellowship Band and takes place at 6.30pm on Saturday, June 15. Tickets are £5.

The growing links between Llanelli and its twin town of Agen in France are behind a special concert in July.

Llanelli and District Twinning Association will be presenting an evening of music featuring popular ladies choir Côr Curiad and special guests from Agen.

The French visitors will be the The Harpists of Agen and Lot-et-Garonne, the region surrounding Llanelli’s twin town.

The harpists go under the name of Harpinbag and they come highly recommended by members of the twinning association who have witnessed them in concert in Agen.

The musical evening will be at Llanelli’s Diplomat Hotel on Thursday, July 18, doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

Côr Curiad will be under the musical direction of Alex Esney and the compere for the evening will be Llanelli impresario Cerith Owens.

The evening will also feature accompanist Catrin Hughes and selected soloists from the Loud Applause Rising Stars (LARS) stable.

Tickets are £10 and are available from members of Côr Curiad, Loud Applause Rising Stars or from Paolo Piana on email at pianapaolo@hotmail.com or telephone on 07956 592806.

Finally, some diary dates . . .

Burry Port Male Choir will be singing at the Caulfields Hotel in the town on Monday, June 10, starting at 6.30pm. A spokesman said: “We invite you to come and sing with us and to enjoy the companionship.”

Seren Performing Arts will be performing Sister Act at Ffwrnes Theatre’s Stiwdio Stepni between June 26 and 29.

Dyfed Choir will be staging Carmina Burna at St David’s Cathedral on July 20. The performance will also feature Choral Dances from Britten’s Gloriana and Songs and Cries of London Town.

Llanelli’s Curtain Up theatre company will be producing West End to Broadway at Ffwrnes Theatre on October 4. The show will feature songs from Chicago, Six, Calendar Girls and Crazy For You.