London Welsh Voice Choir to perform in Cyprus

FOLLOWING the success of her recent appearance with the Morlais male choir during their trip to Cyprus, a Paphos businesswomen has been invited to sing with the London Welsh Male Voice Choir when they perform on the island in May.

Judith Evans- Davies said: “I will be singing two or three songs with the choir and I’m absolutely thrilled. I feel quite overwhelmed and really excited.”

Evans- Davies performed in March with the Morlais male voice; the first time the soprano had sung with the male choir.

The singer, who is now gaining an International reputation, was recently approached by Mike Charlesworth of the Male Choir after a recommendation following her recent performance.

The London Welsh Male Voice Choir was originally founded in 1902, but disbanded during the first and second world wars. The choir was re -established in 1961 and now boasts over one hundred members.

Originally from Wales, Evans- Davies is a classically trained singer and has performed in Cyprus on previous occasions, after making her debut performance in the Welsh National Opera “Madame Butterfly”

London Welsh Male Voice Choir, who have twice appeared at the Royal Variety Command Performance and at the Prince of Wales fiftieth Birthday celebrations, arrive on the island on May 28. They will perform three concerts in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund and the Friends Hospice of Paphos. Evans-Davies has been invited to sing at all three venues.

On Monday 30 May –the first performance will take place at the Akamas theatre at the Coral Beach Hotel in aid of the hospice. This will be followed by a performance at Pissouri Amphitheatre on Wednesday June 1 for the Army Benevolent fund, and a final performance at the castle in Paphos harbour on Friday June 3.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.