hundreds of voices to the sanctuary annually. Martha Borosky of Plains Township is chairwoman of the event, and she and her committee are expecting to accommodate a crowd. Four generations of ...

POULTNEY — So what exactly is a gymanfa ganu? "It's a traditional Welsh hymn sing," said St. David's Society president Janice Edwards of the group's annual event, held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Welsh ...

In Wales, hymn singing is not just for church services. It is part of the national culture, a unique choral tradition. You ...

Cor Cymraeg De California, also known as the Welsh Choir of Southern California, is in a celebratory mood. Its concert Sept. 7 is in honor of its 10 th anniversary as a multiethnic choir dedicated to ...

The music of Wales grew up around the coal pits, the steel mills and the churches. It's a thriving tradition today in a nation known for singing. "The perception is that everyone sings," says John ...

ROSENDALE - The annual Peniel Welsh Gymanfa Ganu, a Welsh hymn sing festival, will start at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at the 160-year-old Peniel Chapel, Fond du Lac County FF, west of State 26 ...

The public is invited to the 94th annual Peniel Welsh Gymanfa Ganu (Hymn Singing Festival) to be held Sunday, Aug. 28, at 2:30 p.m. at the 160 year-old historic Peniel Chapel, located 1/2 mile west of ...

If you ever find yourself at a rugby game in Wales, don’t be surprised when the crowds begin to belt out Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah, known as Bread of Heaven to the Welsh. Called the “Land of Song ...

OSHAWA — The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir will perform A Children’s Christmas in Wales on Nov. 29 in Oshawa.The choir will perform a selection of Christmas carols, Welsh hymns, spirituals and a few ...

...the introduction of tonic-solfa...meant that congregations could participate in part-singing at the cymanfa ganu or singing festival. "When they make music together, they sing their songs not in ...