The Welsh Association of Male Choirs is organising a massed Male Choir concert to be held at the Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool on Saturday, 27th June 2026. The concert will feature approximately 450 choristers

The musical team for the concert will be Alwyn Humphreys, Caradog Williams and Huw Tregelles Williams. One of the soloists will be WAMC President, Wynne Evans, and last year’s King’s Harpist, Alis Huws, will be the second soloist.

Participating choirs include; Guernsey Welsh, Aber Valley, Chepstow, Beaufort, Côr Meibion De Cymru, Morriston RFC, Blaenporth, Dowlais, Mynydd Mawr, Cardiff Arms Park, Dunvant, Talgarth and Rhymney Silurian.

Ticketing

There is capacity for an audience of 1,000 at the cathedral with an option to add a further 100 seats if necessary.

Tickets for the event will cost £45.

All audience seating is at ground floor level whilst the choir will have tiered seating.

Participating choirs will have the opportunity to order tickets from 1 September 2025. Non participating member choirs can apply for tickets from 1 October while general public tickets will be available from 1 November 2025

Further information about the purchase of tickets will be provided in due course.

Rehearsals

The second joint rehearsal for the above concert will be held on Sunday, 5 October 2025 at Coleg y Dderwen, Tondu, CF32 9EG from 1pm to 4pm. It would be helpful if choristers could arrive by 12.30pm onwards to be seated in preparation for the rehearsal.

The items to be rehearsed will be; Sanctus - (Isalaw) arr. Arwel Hughes; Anfonaf Angel - (Robat Arwyn); Yesterday - (Lennon-McCartney) arr. A. Humphreys; Any dream will do - (Rice/Lloyd Webber) arr. Jean Paul Manasse; Think of me - (Lloyd Webber) arr. Jean Paul Manasse; The Phantom of the Opera - (Hart/Stilgoe/Lloyd Webber) arr. Jean Paul Manasse

Choristers will also rehearse the songs below that were previously on the list for 6 April 2025.

A Roman War song - (Rienzi) Wagner arr. Fletcher pub. Roberton; Soldiers Chorus - (Faust) Gounod arr. Chorley pub. Roberton; Sanctus - (Cherubini); When I'm sixty-four - (McCartney) arr. Simmonds; Ave Maria - (Caccini) arr. A. Humphreys; O Gymru - (Rhys Jones)

Please ensure that your choir has the correct copies of the above music and that the preparatory work has been done prior to the rehearsal. It is also important that as many choristers as possible from your stated number attend.

The 3rd joint rehearsal will be held on Sunday, 22 March 2026 at Coleg y Dderwen, Tondu, CF32 9EG from 1pm to 4pm.

Please contact me if you have any queries regarding the above information.