Our leader
To strength...
It's a long time now since our MD - Mark Thompson - conducted his very successful inaugural concert at Carew Wesley Chapel in April 2018.
Mark ...
with the choir
at a recent concert in
St. Mary's Church,
Carew Cheriton
Since then he has led the choir through dozens of successful concerts. At Christmas for instance, he conducted a busy and very successful series of performances in castles, care homes, churches and chapels, clubs and the open air. And those are just some of the venues that the choir is asked to sing in, across the year.
... leading a Thursday evening
rehearsal at Carew Wesley Chapel
As well as leading the Quaynotes, Mark is Choir Master at St Mary's Church in Tenby, is a trombone player of some renown and an accompanist who's in demand. So it's clear that he loves his music with a passion, and he works hard to ahieve consistently high results in what we sing, and how we sing it.
Mark's love of music, his leadership, guidance and his ambition for continuous improvement has helped build the Quaynotes' reputation for quality and enjoyment.
... from strength
We all got together for a well-earned meal at Charlie's Restaurant in Reynalton, to celebrate another year of fund-raising concerts and to say farewell to our Musical Director Dave Howells. Not that he's leaving the choir - he may have passed the MD baton to Mark but Dave will still be a key member of the bass section... and Deputy Conductor.
Quaynotes' Chair Ray Hughes
paid Dave tribute for his huge
contribution in taking the choir to new
heights, and presented him with a
beautiful panoramic photograph of Carew,
taking in the castle, the mill and the
chapel hall where he led rehearsals for three years.
Ray Hughes, Caroline Llewelyn and Dave Howells
Ray also thanked Caroline Llewelyn for all her hard work as Secretary throughout the year, which culminated in her arrangements for this splendid evening. And he paid a very special tribute to Eileen Thomas, the choir's extremely accomplished accompanist, for the dedication and hard work she puts into every concert and each rehearsal.
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Fame at last!
Dave was at the helm when Lisa Faulkner hosted the Pembrokeshire edition of
'Coastal Cottage' on 'This Morning', in November 2015 - repeated in September 2016.
ITV filmed our concert at the lovely mediaeval church of Eglwys Gymyn, near
Red Roses in Carmarthenshire.
Here's the clip, with the choir singing Calon Lan and Lisa interviewing Dave, and Choir Chair Ray Hughes... with a special contribution on Welsh Cakes from Carol Cole.
Click the arrow and then the little square, bottom right of the picture, for full screen.
Also available on You Tube by searching for Quaynotes choir, Pembrokeshire
From strength to strength
It's a long time now since our MD - Mark Thompson - conducted his very successful inaugural concert at Carew Wesley Chapel in April 2018.
Mark ...
with the choir
at a recent concert
Since then he has led the choir through dozens of successful concerts. At Christmas for instance, he conducted a busy and very successful series of performances in castles, care homes, churches and chapels, clubs and the open air. And those are just some of the venues that the choir is asked to sing in, across the year.
... leading a Thursday evening
rehearsal at Carew Wesley Chapel
As well as leading the Quaynotes, Mark is Choir Master at St Mary's Church in Tenby, is a trombone player of some renown and an accompanist who's in demand. So it's clear that he loves his music with a passion, and he works hard to achieve consistently high results in what we sing, and how we sing it.
Mark's love of music, his leadership, guidance and his ambition for continuous improvement has helped build the Quaynotes' reputation for quality and enjoyment.
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... as Dave Howells hands over the baton
We all got together for a well-earned meal at Charlie's Restaurant in Reynalton, to celebrate another year of fund-raising concerts and to say farewell to our Musical Director Dave Howells. Not that he's leaving the choir - he may have stood down as MD but Dave will still be a key member of the bass section.
Quaynotes' Chairman Ray Hughes
paid Dave tribute for his huge
contribution in taking the choir to new
heights, and presented him with a
beatiful panoramic photograph of Carew,
taking in the castle, the mill and the
chapel hall where he led rehearsals for three years.
Ray Hughes, Caroline Llewelyn and Dave Howells
Ray also thanked Caroline Llewelyn for all her hard work as Secretary throughout the year, which culminated in her arrangements for this splendid evening. And he paid a very special tribute to Eileen Thomas, the choir's extremely accomplished accompanist, for the dedication and hard work she puts into every concert and each rehearsal.
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