Côr Cymru

Revision as of 17:30, 10 April 2017

Host

Aled Jones (2003)

Nia Roberts (2005-7)

Heledd Cynwal (2009-)

Co-hosts

Heledd Cynwal (2003)

Gareth Owen (2005-7)

Morgan Jones (2009-)

Broadcast

Opus for S4C, 2003 to 2007

Rondo Media for S4C, 2009 to present

Synopsis

Biennal Welsh language choir contest.

Winners from five category-based heats (Male, Female, Mixed, Youth and Children) take part in a grand final for the title of best choir in the Land of My Fathers along with a tidy £7,000 or so.

2007 saw the introduction of an £1,000 prize for the best conductor during the series. A separate viewers' choice award was introduced four years later; it was abolished in 2017 when the title was decided by televote.

Outside Wales, interest was piqued when the 2017 winners were invited to participate in the first ever Eurovision Choir of the Year, to be held during the summer in Riga, Latvia.

Champions

2003 - Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion (youth)
2005 - Serendipity, Cardiff (mixed)
2007 - Cywair, Newcastle Emlyn (mixed)
2009 - Ysgol Gerdd Ceredigion (children)
2011 - Cywair, Newcastle Emlyn (mixed)
2013 - Côr y Wiber, Newcastle Emlyn (women)
2015 - Heol y March (children)
2017 - Côr Merched Sir Gâr (youth)

Best conductor award:
2007 - Mari Pritchard: Côr Ieuenctid Môn (Anglesey Youth Choir)
2009 - Sioned James: Côrdydd, Cardiff
2011 - Islwyn Evans, Cywair
2013 - Aled Phillips, Côr Meibion Rhosllannerchrugog (men)
2015 - Janet Jones, Parti Llwchwr
2017 - Eilir Owen Griffiths, CF1

Viewers' choice award:
2011 - Cantata, Llanelli (women)
2013 - Côr y Cym (youth)
2015 - Parti Llwchwr (women)
2017 - Côr Ieuenctid Môn (children)

Côr Cymru Cynradd (for primary school choirs)
2015 - Ysgol Iolo Morganwg
2017 - Ysgol Pen Barras

Trivia

The title translates as Choir of Wales.

Recorded at The Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

Web links

Official site

Wikipedia entry

Feedback

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 Winners from five category-based heats (Male, Female, Mixed, Youth and Children) take part in a grand final for the title of best choir in the Land of My Fathers along with a tidy £7,000 or so.
-saw the introduction of an £1,000 prize for the best conductor during the series. A separate viewers' choice award was introduced four years later.
+saw the introduction of an £1,000 prize for the best conductor during the series. A separate viewers' choice award was introduced four years later; it was abolished in 2017 when the title was decided by televote.
-introduced a big change in the show's format in which the winner will represent Wales in the first ever [[Eurovision Choir of the Year]], which will be held in Riga, Latvia in the summer. This will be the first time ever in 60 years that United Kingdom has not participated as a unified state.
+Outside Wales, interest was piqued when the 2017 winners were invited to participate in the first ever [[Eurovision Choir of the Year]], to be held during the summer in Riga, Latvia.
 == Champions ==
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 - C&ocirc;r y Wiber, Newcastle Emlyn (women)<br>
 - Heol y March (children)<br>
+- C&ocirc;r Merched Sir G&acirc;r (youth)
 Best conductor award:<br />
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 - Aled Phillips, C&ocirc;r Meibion Rhosllannerchrugog (men)<br>
 - Janet Jones, Parti Llwchwr<br>
+- Eilir Owen Griffiths, CF1
 Viewers' choice award:<br>
 - Cantata, Llanelli (women)<br>
 - C&ocirc;r y Cym (youth)<br>
-- Parti Llwchwr (women)
+- Parti Llwchwr (women)<br>
+- C&ocirc;r Ieuenctid M&ocirc;n (children)
 Côr Cymru Cynradd (for primary school choirs)<br>
-- Ysgol Iolo Morganwg
+- Ysgol Iolo Morganwg<br>
+- Ysgol Pen Barras
 == Trivia ==