History
The choir was formed in 1978. From the outset it
had a core of Welsh born members but has increasingly
attracted members with no obvious Welsh link. A shared
attribute is a love of singing; a bond is created
through the mutual enjoyment of the wide variety of
music in our repertoire.
The Early Days The Welsh Rugby Union tour of Australia
in 1978 inspired the formation of the Sydney Welsh
Rugby Club, whose teams made an immediate impact not
only for their performances on the field but also for
their singing at the post-match celebrations. A male
voice choir was created at the club, broadening into
a mixed choir in 1980. Margaret Hughes began her long
career as Music Director in 1981, remaining in control
until the end of 1999, and building up the choir into
a separate entity with an international reputation. The
Sydney Welsh Choir now has over seventy members onstage at
major concerts and has outlived its parent rugby club,
which was wound up in 1997.
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