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 with 50 on stage at each concert and has outlived its parent rugby club, which was wound up in 1997.
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