Pam, soprano
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The choir began as a concert party in 1981, evolving into Guilsfield Singers 8 years later. We currently number over 40 voices, enjoy the challenge of a wide repertoire and constantly aspire to raising our standards even higher.
James’ passion for choral music was enriched as a member of the National Youth Choirs of both Wales and Great Britain; the National Chamber Choir and Cantorion Sirenian Singers, Wrexham. His musical education continued in Birmingham where he gained his BMus (Hons) and MMus degrees with distinction.
James conducted the National Children’s Choir of Great Britain for 11 years, was Director of Canoldir Male Choir for 17 years, as well as touring extensively and conducting some of the world’s leading children’s choirs.
He is Musical Director of The Midlands Hospitals’ Choir; The Phoenix Singers, Bourneville; Cantores Beati Chamber choir and Rhos Male Voice Choir, one of the most successful and famous of the Welsh choirs. Guilsfield Singers was delighted to welcome James as our President in 2024, and now as our Associate Musical Director in 2025.
She began playing the piano aged 7, then the organ in her teens. She studied for her B.Ed. in Music at Chester College, and has led children’s choirs and chapel congregations ever since. Nicky enjoys a wide range of genres, which makes Guilsfield Singers her ideal choir.
Our regular performances are two Christmas concerts in local churches, an Spring concert which is usually a substantial classical work often with professional musicians, then a lighter Summer Concert with supper.
In the past we have also sung at Eucharist and Evensong services at Worcester and Lichfield Cathedrals.
We welcome invitations to sing at local events, in Remembrance Services or private celebrations, weddings or funerals.
December 2024
A lovely variety of music, from Rutter’s ‘Colours of Christmas’ and ‘Christmas Lullaby’, traditional carols ‘Quem Pastores’, ‘Infant Holy’, ‘Still, Still, Still’ and favourites ‘When a Child is Born’, ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘O Holy Night’. A wonderful way to end to 2024.
Berriew & Guilsfield Churches December 2023
Our ‘Joy to the World’ concerts featured music by William Matthias, Peter Tchaikovsky, Hector Berlioz, Malcolm Williamson, Peter Warlock, Bob Chilcott and John Rutter. Rousing carols and welcome mulled wine and mince pies rounded the end of the year on a high note for choir and audiences.
April 2023
A large, appreciative audience and varied programme made this a very successful concert. Guest soloist James Llewelyn-Jones was impressive, young soprano Alice Williams stepped in at short notice with great professionalism, and organist Gerry Howe brought skill and flair to The Faure Requiem.
Guilsfield Community Centre July 2022
Relaxed and joyful, “This Sceptred Isle” was a musical tour of the British Isles, starting in Wales, then to England, Scotland and Ireland, including folk songs and classical pieces. The audience response was enthusiastic and appreciative and the evening ended with supper. A memorable end to our term before the summer break.
Prior to covid shutdown 30th March 2019 – A Ceremony of Psalms
Quote from a newspaper review: ‘The concert presented by The Guilsfield Singers, under the baton of their Music Director Paul Wardell in Welshpool’s Methodist Church on Saturday 30th March 2019, provided the capacity audience not only with a display of the wealth, richness and universality of the Biblical psalms chosen, but also with a correspondingly wide breadth of musical settings of the texts. For the first time also, the performance of some of the psalms was further enriched by the inclusion of orchestral instruments. The choice of psalm settings ranging from Monteverdi to Bernstein created a stimulating and challenging programme for both choir and audience……. All the performers are to be wholesomely congratulated on this very exciting concert. Paul Wardell’s judicious choice of programme with its ‘riskier’ new elements paid off.’