Description
ABERYSTWYTH, Parry's best known hymn tune, was composed in 1876 and named after the Welsh seaside resort where he was teaching. Parry later joined the tune to “Jesus, Lover of My Soul”, and that combination has remained in most hymnals.
Joseph Parry was born into a poor but musical family. Although he showed musical gifts at an early age, he was sent to work in the puddling furnaces of a steel mill at the age of nine. His family immigrated to a Welsh settlement in Danville, Pennsylvania, in 1854, where Parry later started a music school.
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Only Boys Aloud Academi
Conductor - Craig Yates
Accompanist - Rhiannon Pritchard
Director - Michelle Christina Richards
A little bit about the Only Boys Aloud (OBA) Academi. Members of the OBA Academi all audition for their place and we work them incredibly hard during a week's residential stay. They start the week without knowing one note of the music and learn the entire concert repertoire from scratch during their residential. They receive two individual singing lessons, five sessions of music theory, movement and dance sessions. The boys work incredibly hard and we are always exceedingly proud of what they achieve during their week together. Thank you to all the boys and the amazing team of Aloud staff. Craig Yates. Creative Director. Aloud.
Tickets for this concert were £22. If you enjoyed video and would like to support these boys in the future, please donate here: https://www.aloud.cymru/support-us/donate/