Upcoming
Performances
"Highlights from Paul Corfield Godfrey's
Epic Scenes and Musical Chapters from The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings after the mythology of JRR Tolkien"
29th May 2026, 18:30 - Geldern-Pont, Tolkien Tage
Stacey Wheeler (Soprano)
Emma Mary Llewellyn (Soprano)
Helen Jarmany (Mezzo)
Sophie Yelland (Mezzo)
Simon Crosby Buttle (Tenor)
Lucas Souza Gomes (Tenor)
Julian Boyce (Baritone)
Philip Lloyd-Evans (Baritone)
George Newton-Fitzgerald (Bass)
Stephen Wells (Bass-Baritone)
Rebecca Mattern (Violin)
Nicola Rose (Piano)
Previous Performances
What we have done
Opera Gala Performances in Hay-on-Wye, Bridgend, Pontypridd, Radyr, Newport, Cardiff, Bristol & Oxford.
Art song and lieder recitals in Talgarth and Pontypridd.
Semi-staged concert performance of Amahl & the Night Visitors (Menotti) in association with the Gower Chorale.
We have been engaged by Hay Music, the Forget-Me-Not Choir, Gloucester Welsh Society, Leonard Cheshire Homes and Penylan House.
Seasonal concerts include Christmas Gala Concerts at various venues, most recently; a rehearsed reading of "A Christmas Carol" in Victorian costume with period carols; "Christmas From Around The World" featuring a cappella carols in five part harmony, sung in their original languages.
"A Christmas Carol"
26th November 2017 at 18:00, St. David's Church, Hopkinstown, Pontypridd.
This is a rehearsed and costumed dramatic reading of the classic Dickens novel, interspersed with Victorian Christmas carols, solo songs and music of the period.
Soprano/Various Characters - Emma Mary Llewellyn
Mezzo-Soprano/Various Characters - Louise Ratcliffe
Tenor/Various Characters - Simon Crosby Buttle
Baritone/Narrator/Scrooge - Julian Boyce
Piano - Gareth Llyr Simon
"A Christmas Carol"
9th December 2017 at 19:30, St. Andrew's Church, Troed-y-Bryn, Penyrheol, Caerphilly.
We are returning, by request, to St. Andrew's this year with a repeat of "A Christmas Carol", last performed there in 2015.
This is a rehearsed and costumed dramatic reading of the classic Dickens novel, interspersed with Victorian Christmas carols, solo songs and music of the period.
Soprano/Various Characters - Emma Mary Llewellyn
Mezzo-Soprano/Various Characters - Louise Ratcliffe
Tenor/Various Characters - Simon Crosby Buttle
Baritone/Narrator/Scrooge - Julian Boyce
Piano - Nicki Rose
"Cake and Classical: The Songs of Travel"
8th October 2018 at 13:00, The Atkinson - Studio, Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1DB
Enjoy a slice of cake and a classical performance. At this performance Julian Boyce will be performing Vaughn William's "The Songs of Travel" as an audio-visual presentation. Part of the Wirral Arts Festival.
Piano - Edward Peak
"Music at the Manor"
8th October 2018 at 19:45, Thornton Manor, Manor Road, Thornton Hough, Cheshire, CH63 1JB
An concert of musical delights presented in the glorious surroundings of Thornton Manor. Programme includes music by Tchaikovsky, Gershwin, Mozart, Romberg and Rossini. Part of the Wirral Arts Festival.
Soprano - Emma Mary Llewellyn
Tenor - Simon Crosby Buttle
Baritone - Julian Boyce
Piano - John Gough
"A Very Volante Christmas"
8th December 2018 at 19:30, St. Andrew's Church, Troed-y-Bryn, Penyrheol, Caerphilly.
We are returning to St. Andrew's this year with "A Very Volante Christmas"
This is a celebration of everything to do with Christmas, involving spoken word and music - with a load of festive fun added in!
Soprano - Emma Mary Llewellyn
Mezzo-Soprano - Louise Ratcliffe
Tenor - Simon Crosby Buttle
Baritone - Julian Boyce
Piano - Nicki Rose
"Singing out the Summer"
11th September 2022 at 18:30, St. Luke's Church, Rhydyfelin, CF37 5LN.
Our first post-COVID concert and a special one with lots of our friends taking part! An evening of opera, musical theatre and song.
Soprano - Rosie Hay
Soprano - Emma Mary Llewellyn
Mezzo-Soprano - Helen Greenaway
Mezzo-Soprano - Francesca Saracino
Mezzo-Soprano - Stella Woodman
Mezzo-Soprano/Cello - Sophie Yelland
Tenor - Simon Crosby Buttle
Tenor - David Fortey
Tenor - Huw Llywelyn
Baritone - Julian Boyce
Bass - Jasey Hall
Piano - Ryan Wood
"Volante Tenors"
8th October 2022 at 19:00, The Vanguard Centre, Van Road URC, Caerphilly, CF83 1JZ.
An evening of songs and arias celebrating the tenor voice.
Tenor - Simon Crosby Buttle
Tenor - David Fortey
Tenor - Huw Llywelyn
Piano - Ryan Wood
Special Guest Artist:
Clarinet - Nathan Isaac
"The Songs of A. A. Milne (and Lewis Carroll) by Harold Fraser-Simson"
12th October 2023 at 11:15, Bangor Cathedral, LL57 1LH.
A recital of songs from our recent album.
Mezzo - Helen Greenaway
Mezzo - Francesca Saracino
Tenor - Simon Crosby Buttle
Baritone - Julian Boyce
Baritone - Philip Lloyd-Evans
Piano - Frederick Brown
"The Songs of A. A. Milne (and Lewis Carroll) by Harold Fraser-Simson"
13th January 2024 at 11:00, Llandaff Parish Hall, CF5 2DZ.
A recital of songs from our recent album.
Soprano - Rosie Hay
Mezzo - Helen Greenaway
Mezzo - Francesca Saracino
Tenor - Simon Crosby Buttle
Baritone - Julian Boyce
Baritone - Philip Lloyd-Evans
Bass - Stephen Wells
Piano - Frederick Brown
"The Songs of A. A. Milne (and Lewis Carroll) by Harold Fraser-Simson"
27th January 2024 at 14:00, Vanguard Centre, CF83 1JZ.
A recital of songs from our recent album.
Mezzo - Helen Greenaway
Mezzo - Francesca Saracino
Tenor - Simon Crosby Buttle
Baritone - Julian Boyce
Baritone - Philip Lloyd-Evans
Bass - Stephen Wells
Piano - Frederick Brown