:00:40. > :00:56.I say, you, old chap. I've only 23! I'm looking for... Llangollen. But,
:00:57. > :01:02.my dear fellow, off we go to this wonderful sounding new festival and
:01:03. > :01:37.don't forget my bags. Right. At that one, and that one. Come along.
:01:38. > :01:46.Don't adjust your set, it is 2016 and welcome to the Llangollen
:01:47. > :01:49.International Musical Eisteddfod. It is the 70th event and what better
:01:50. > :01:53.way to start the highlights here in the colourful parade through the
:01:54. > :01:55.town? There is so much to see, we had better split up, I will see you
:01:56. > :02:13.in about an hour. Don't get lost! Hello. How are you enjoying the
:02:14. > :02:24.parade? Can I have a go at waving your flag?
:02:25. > :02:38.AA, you guys. We've had a goat, now we've got a dog. He is a Welsh
:02:39. > :02:48.poodle. Are you enjoying it? Absolutely brilliant day. Hello,
:02:49. > :02:50.Trinidad and Tobago! The sun has come out for you. Yes, we are so
:02:51. > :03:03.happy. Australia, how are you enjoy it? It
:03:04. > :03:11.is amazing, the atmosphere is so beautiful, it's great, I love it.
:03:12. > :03:16.Hello, Norway. I have a bone to pick with you. I think we are in the same
:03:17. > :03:35.hotel and this morning you were doing the hokey cookie outside!
:03:36. > :03:43.Be booked onto Llangollen to enjoy the dance, colour and partying but
:03:44. > :03:49.since if one week every year, this town is home to the best choral
:03:50. > :03:51.music in the world. And this choir from California really stood out for
:03:52. > :04:28.me. I think you are the smelliest choir
:04:29. > :04:35.in the Eisteddfod. This week we have had so much fun. We took first place
:04:36. > :04:38.in the adult competition, then we took second in the youth choir
:04:39. > :04:43.competition and we have the most amazing parade. We have just now
:04:44. > :04:47.finished in the adult mixed competition where we have a good
:04:48. > :04:53.chance, I think. It was really good. A top choir with some Billy Clarke
:04:54. > :05:15.notes. -- with some really top notes.
:05:16. > :05:30.the small town of Llangollen is nestled in the Dene Valley and on
:05:31. > :05:34.the face of it looks like other small towns in Wales, but every
:05:35. > :05:37.summer this town is transformed and comes alive.
:05:38. > :05:44.70 years ago, something miraculous happened here. It was the journalist
:05:45. > :05:48.Harold dude who came up with the idea of an international festival,
:05:49. > :05:52.and he chose Llangollen because of the beauty of its location and
:05:53. > :05:59.because of the enthusiasm of local musicians. The world was still
:06:00. > :06:04.suffering the aftermath of the Second World War and here was an
:06:05. > :06:09.opportunity to offer hope, to heal and unite countries. And music and
:06:10. > :06:14.international language was the perfect way of achieving this. The
:06:15. > :06:21.first Eisteddfod was held in June 19 47. Never before in any town in
:06:22. > :06:27.Wales have so many people of so many nationalities assembled for the
:06:28. > :06:39.purpose of lifting their voices in song. Is there anyone here who
:06:40. > :06:44.understands music? , give me a hand, please, to move this piano. It
:06:45. > :06:48.started as an international choral Festival but a group of Spanish
:06:49. > :06:52.dancers turned up hoping to compete. They were invited to perform during
:06:53. > :06:56.a special evening concert and with -- they were such a hit with the
:06:57. > :07:14.audience that next year, a new folk dance competition was established.
:07:15. > :07:24.This children's choir, singing their hit song, transfixed the poet Dylan
:07:25. > :07:35.Thomas, who visited in 1953. He called them angels in pigtails, and
:07:36. > :07:39.the event itself a miracle. The miracle is that such a small town
:07:40. > :07:41.managers to stage such a grand international event which continues
:07:42. > :07:49.to evolve and capture audiences' imagination to this day. While this
:07:50. > :07:54.is an international festival, Wales regularly puts in a good showing,
:07:55. > :08:14.and especially this year in the children's choral competitions.
:08:15. > :08:19.How did they do today? I am really pleased with all of them, they were
:08:20. > :08:23.fantastic. They worked hard. It is the first time they have competed in
:08:24. > :08:24.this category. The aim was to enjoy ourselves and we definitely did
:08:25. > :08:48.that. APPLAUSE
:08:49. > :08:58.the choir were delighted to be declared winners in the junior bar
:08:59. > :09:08.section. Your teacher must be very proud of you. She's crying! And a
:09:09. > :09:12.senior children's choir competition is always keenly contested, and once
:09:13. > :09:25.again, with Wales putting in a strong showing.
:09:26. > :09:34.And Ali onstage for the girls, how did you get on? We were really
:09:35. > :09:36.pleased, all our hard work paid off. All the practices and early
:09:37. > :10:08.mornings, it all came together. Yes, another first prize winning
:10:09. > :10:27.performance for Wales. How does it feel? Amazing! Are no
:10:28. > :10:37.words. I'm shaking! Is it the first time that your core of one? -- that
:10:38. > :10:43.your choir have won? First time with me involved, yes.
:10:44. > :10:46.This is the 70th Eisteddfod here at Llangollen and to celebrate, they
:10:47. > :10:51.have an archive tent with all the history of the Eisteddfod and one
:10:52. > :10:58.thing in particular has caught my eye, a piece of sheet music. Tell me
:10:59. > :11:04.about this. It is called the son of freedom and it was composed for the
:11:05. > :11:10.very first Eisteddfod in 1947, and it has never been some never
:11:11. > :11:23.produced. Never been performed? Not at all. Can I get it open? I don't
:11:24. > :11:30.need gloves? Would you lend this to me for five minutes? Certainly.
:11:31. > :11:33.There are various theories as to fight the piece has never been
:11:34. > :11:38.performed but it was put in a box and has never seen the light of day,
:11:39. > :11:47.until today. All I need now is a choir to help me perform it. I have
:11:48. > :12:30.got a choir, let's do this! SINGING
:12:31. > :12:38.What do we think of that? Inter-mac I think it is very pretty. Would you
:12:39. > :12:40.like to put it into your repertoire? It is kind of long.
:12:41. > :12:49.BOOING I loved it. Thank you very much. I
:12:50. > :12:55.will entrust this into your care to take home. Once again, the 21
:12:56. > :13:29.strings ensemble from China were able popular favourite.
:13:30. > :14:04.Now, I've done it, I have found... Your back again. It is very
:14:05. > :14:10.different experience. I decided to bring them back again. Thank you for
:14:11. > :14:15.coming back. Tell me about this instrument. It is a very traditional
:14:16. > :14:25.instrument in China. It has 21 strings.
:14:26. > :14:40.Have you enjoyed the festival? We loved it here. It is gorgeous here.
:14:41. > :14:47.We loved having you, thank you for bringing your amazing instruments.
:14:48. > :14:51.We love Llangollen! Choirs come from all over the world to sing at this
:14:52. > :14:56.festival. One choir that has been killing the goal is Bishop Anthony
:14:57. > :15:59.high school choir from Trinidad and Tobago.
:16:00. > :16:12.CHEERING. Now, time for some sultry seduction
:16:13. > :16:19.and fiery heat on the stage at Llangollen. Are you ready, ladies?
:16:20. > :16:32.No, it's not me in concert, it's a production of Carmen.
:16:33. > :16:41.In every opera, there is a heroine. You are our heroine this evening.
:16:42. > :16:47.How are you feeling? Pretty good. I'm looking forward to my debut in
:16:48. > :16:51.the UK. This is the first time? Absolutely, my first time in Wales.
:16:52. > :16:57.What is the first thing that grabs you about Wales? The countryside. I
:16:58. > :16:59.am here with my daughter, she is five and she wants to be outside all
:17:00. > :17:26.the time. Let's talk about the role, which you
:17:27. > :17:29.have performed all around the world. How will your performance differ
:17:30. > :17:35.tonight, how do they differ with different conductors? I think every
:17:36. > :17:40.production is different. It depends on the cast, the other media sins,
:17:41. > :17:48.the conductor. That colours everything. My interpretation, the
:17:49. > :17:49.way I do Carmen is about how he interprets Don Jose as well. We try
:17:50. > :18:20.to adapt to each other. No are Stuart, Don Jose, what's
:18:21. > :18:27.going on? Additive feel up there? Is going to be back. Is it how you
:18:28. > :18:32.remember is? It's bigger. There are more flowers. There are -- there is
:18:33. > :18:40.this woman in Carmen who drives me crazy!
:18:41. > :18:47.What is it about singing here that makes it so special? It's
:18:48. > :18:55.everything. I grew up singing in a choir. Did you grow up singing in a
:18:56. > :19:00.choir? So it's almost like a retracing my steps. And seeing the
:19:01. > :19:03.photos of the choir competition and thinking, I can't believe that that
:19:04. > :19:42.was my first beginnings and now I'm living out my dream.
:19:43. > :19:49.International orchestra, doesn't get much better? No. And we haven't had
:19:50. > :20:15.much rehearsal, but the audiences are a treat.
:20:16. > :20:27.APPLAUSE. CHEERING.
:20:28. > :20:37.What a reception for the scintillating performance of Carmen.
:20:38. > :20:42.Now, we all know that Wynne Evans likes a challenge. I don't like a
:20:43. > :20:47.challenge, I love a challenge! Good, I will set you one. I was wondering
:20:48. > :20:54.if you would be willing to learn a few new dance moves. Not a problem,
:20:55. > :20:59.name your genre, Bollywood, ballet, ballroom, break dancing, I'm there!
:21:00. > :21:04.Will be the judge of that. Promise me by the end of the show, you will
:21:05. > :21:05.have learnt a new routine. And I got a challenge for you, Connie
:21:06. > :21:22.Fisher... Connie! 'S children stay here at Llangollen
:21:23. > :21:27.and this tent is full of local schoolchildren here to enjoy the
:21:28. > :21:32.entertainment on stage and and the Eisteddfod field. It is an amazing
:21:33. > :21:38.party atmosphere. There is entertainment on stage and
:21:39. > :21:49.activities on the field. Are you all having fun? Yes! Well, I'm yet to
:21:50. > :21:56.put a stop to all that fun. -- I'm here to put a stop. These children
:21:57. > :22:05.have just watched the three Little pigs, what you think of it? I liked
:22:06. > :22:09.it when he puffed the houses down. They have to and past and blew the
:22:10. > :22:20.house down. Did you enjoy your experience? Yes! Andujar, and I'll
:22:21. > :22:29.pass, and I'll blow your house in! -- and I will half, and I will pass,
:22:30. > :22:35.. If you are worried about showing yourself about Llangollen, give up.
:22:36. > :23:00.Go with the flow and go with it, Bollywood style.
:23:01. > :23:09.So Connie set me the challenge and I thought, Highland, I haven't done
:23:10. > :23:14.that before. So hello. Tell me a little bit about your group. My
:23:15. > :23:23.group come from the Highlands, Evanton. The group has been going
:23:24. > :23:30.for 26 years and I'd tutor each successive group. I'm not what you
:23:31. > :23:33.would call a professional dancer, but I'm pretty good. How do you
:23:34. > :23:41.think I will fare? I think you will find this a real challenge. OK,
:23:42. > :23:46.Irene, show me what I have to do. So stand in a circle beside your
:23:47. > :23:51.partners. Circle around 48, circle back again. Couples opposite each
:23:52. > :23:57.other are going to tango across for four. Coupled opposite going to
:23:58. > :24:01.tangle back -- are going to tango back. And then we will go for a
:24:02. > :24:10.small lift. You're not going to lift me? I would need porridge first! :.
:24:11. > :24:22.I haven't got a kilt on, that's the problem. Back, one, two, three,
:24:23. > :24:26.four... Clearly, at the moment, it looks like the generation game. Give
:24:27. > :24:35.me 24-hour is. This newly formed group combines the
:24:36. > :24:43.talents of two groups. Despite only working together a few hours before
:24:44. > :24:57.the competition they managed to secure first prize in their
:24:58. > :25:03.category. APPLAUSE. This is the 70th Eisteddfod here in
:25:04. > :25:11.Llangollen. But back in 1947, the current Eisteddfod field would have
:25:12. > :25:16.been empty. For the first ten years, this Eisteddfod would have been held
:25:17. > :25:19.here in this field. To tell us the story, the president of the
:25:20. > :25:26.Eisteddfod has come to unveil a clerk with the help of pupils from
:25:27. > :25:37.Klizan and Tobago. SINGING.
:25:38. > :25:41.-- from Trinidad and Tobago. To all the young people here today,
:25:42. > :25:47.believe in peace and don't believe that there is nothing that you can
:25:48. > :25:55.do. People here in Wales have had an impact that has extended around the
:25:56. > :25:56.world. APPLAUSE. The three honours declare this
:25:57. > :26:29.monument open. What does it feel like to be singing
:26:30. > :26:35.at the special ceremony? We feel so honoured to be here. We are from
:26:36. > :26:39.Trinidad and Tobago, a tiny island in the Caribbean so we feel honoured
:26:40. > :26:43.to be part of something special. The idea that music can bring together
:26:44. > :26:47.people from cultures and religions and that is what we believe in. So
:26:48. > :26:53.to be part of that is truly an honour for us.
:26:54. > :27:00.Terry, what a special day this has been? It is a wonderful inspiration
:27:01. > :27:05.because it shows that ordinary people such as you and I can make a
:27:06. > :27:11.difference. Here in Wales, people have used their natural talent. Some
:27:12. > :27:15.people in Wales can sing. You would know much about that, but some
:27:16. > :27:20.people... LAUGHTER.
:27:21. > :27:25.. Some people in Wales can sing. They use that ability to promote
:27:26. > :27:30.peace. You might think about that. They do say that everybody has a
:27:31. > :27:36.song in them. I am ready? We are going to do it together. You will
:27:37. > :27:42.have to prompt me for the words. # Will keep a welcome in the
:27:43. > :27:56.hillside, will keep a welcome in the veils... # Terry Waite, what a
:27:57. > :28:02.legend! And right at home here in Llangollen
:28:03. > :28:06.this year, Kerry Ellis is taking centre stage for a celebration of my
:28:07. > :28:14.favourite kind of music. She's the star of Wicked.
:28:15. > :28:23.CHEERING. Well, we are getting ready for the
:28:24. > :28:28.magic of the musicals and with the first Lady of musical theatre, Kerry
:28:29. > :28:35.Ellis. How excited are you to be here? I am so excited to be year. I
:28:36. > :28:39.arrived today and I been driving through the little village. Then we
:28:40. > :28:44.had a sound check here and a rehearsal. The orchestra sounds
:28:45. > :28:49.amazing, the girl and boy dancers are amazing. I feel really lucky to
:28:50. > :29:01.be here. What can we expect a year you singing? I'm singing songs from
:29:02. > :29:08.Wicked, and from cats. . # Touch me, it's so easy to leave
:29:09. > :29:18.the cooling, all alone with the memories of my days in the sun... #
:29:19. > :29:34.If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is Look, a new day
:29:35. > :29:47.has begun. #
:29:48. > :29:52.You have performed with some very exciting people, Brian May, Barry
:29:53. > :29:56.Manilow. Have you performed with Nia? I
:29:57. > :30:06.haven't, but I must do. # With Wynne Evans,. Talk through
:30:07. > :30:10.your career. I have been really fortunate to keep working. I have
:30:11. > :30:16.done some big West End shows. Wicked, we know.
:30:17. > :30:20.I think I just keep banging on people's doors and done, I'm still
:30:21. > :30:45.here! # All that jazz!
:30:46. > :30:48.# And that jazz. The people who really hold the power
:30:49. > :31:10.here are the flower committee. Right, teach me how to do something
:31:11. > :31:20.in less than 30 seconds. Come on, then. Can we have a go at that? You
:31:21. > :31:28.need to put the foliage in first to get the shape and start with the
:31:29. > :31:40.flowers. Hang on. I think this is turning out a bit better than yours!
:31:41. > :31:57.How am I doing so far? Who rubbish? -- who said. You need flowers. It's
:31:58. > :32:02.not finished yet! I'm still going. I think I'm bringing years of
:32:03. > :32:13.experience to this table. It is finished. It could do with a bit of
:32:14. > :32:36.gypsophila. What would you give for that? ?3.50. Excellent. It's yours.
:32:37. > :32:47.SINGING Back to the competitions and one of
:32:48. > :32:53.the most popular categories this year is the children's folk choir.
:32:54. > :33:31.You can see five. Taking first prize is this youth choir from Indonesia.
:33:32. > :33:40.APPLAUSE And this core also went on to win
:33:41. > :33:45.the prestigious children choir of the world price. An emotional visit
:33:46. > :33:51.for the Indonesians and Wynne was there to confront the edge-mac to
:33:52. > :33:54.congratulate them. -- to congratulate them. The children's
:33:55. > :34:05.choir of the world! You have been fantastic. I'm speechless! You must
:34:06. > :34:10.be showing wonderful now. Yes, yes. Very relieved, happy, proud, I don't
:34:11. > :34:18.know, everything. Will you let them have a party this evening? I think
:34:19. > :34:27.so! The children's choir of the world!
:34:28. > :34:33.APPLAUSE For the 70th Dallas concert this
:34:34. > :34:42.year, Bryn Turtle packed the audience into the International
:34:43. > :34:50.Pavilion. Bryn, hello. Good to be back at home? Always good to sing in
:34:51. > :34:54.Llangollen. Two years ago we did Sweeney Todd. You can't have
:34:55. > :35:33.anything that is so different, different atmospheres.
:35:34. > :35:42.A young singer from Malta has come to join. I think he came in the
:35:43. > :35:51.second year, I had my festival in Bangor. We sing together now and
:35:52. > :36:37.again. In this terrific world of ours.
:36:38. > :36:47.APPLAUSE We are backstage in the very
:36:48. > :36:53.glamorous dressing rooms. Your first time in Llangollen but not your
:36:54. > :36:56.first time in the Eisteddfod? Wales was the first time -- one of the
:36:57. > :37:30.first countries I started in. You got to sing with Bryn, that has
:37:31. > :37:39.to be a good thing. We sort of look like each other. I am a bit smaller.
:37:40. > :37:44.My children asked me, do you believe in Dragons? I told them, I sing with
:37:45. > :37:46.one of the most beautiful and talented Dragons in the world, which
:37:47. > :38:14.is Bryn. # If I were a Rich man... # Lord, who made the land and the
:38:15. > :38:49.lamb. APPLAUSE
:38:50. > :38:54.Let's talk about football. Luckily, Malta haven't drawn Wales in the
:38:55. > :39:07.qualifiers for the World Cup. You have the easy option! Very much so.
:39:08. > :39:14.I think Wales were a bit unlucky. But Malta still have to step up our
:39:15. > :39:51.game in football. But who knows? We will get there, much like Iceland.
:39:52. > :40:09.Martin, welcome to Llangollen. What does it mean to you to be
:40:10. > :40:16.President for the day? It means a lot, Terry Waite asks -- asked me
:40:17. > :40:20.stop I have had a fascinating time. We are gathered here at this
:40:21. > :40:25.magnificent festival at eight of rancour and division in our country.
:40:26. > :40:32.Cities against countryside, the old against the young. The time of
:40:33. > :40:37.bitterness and in commission and incivility. The contrast between the
:40:38. > :40:40.discord of our politics and the Concorde of our music could not be
:40:41. > :40:47.greater than at this time and this place. You describe this festival as
:40:48. > :40:51.a beacon of light in dark and troubled times. Is the festival as
:40:52. > :40:56.relevant now as it was when it started? I would say more than ever.
:40:57. > :41:01.I happen to believe we live in the most dangerous times, the last 40 or
:41:02. > :41:05.50 years, instability all around, recriminations at home, and we have
:41:06. > :41:10.to pull together as a nation again, we have this wonderful common Bond,
:41:11. > :41:16.which is music, which has or was provided solace in times of trouble
:41:17. > :41:21.and I think now more than ever. Against the darkness of the time,
:41:22. > :41:32.made this great festival shine like a beacon of light. Thank you.
:41:33. > :41:38.APPLAUSE One group that has created a huge
:41:39. > :41:42.impression this week is this dance group, all the way from Zimbabwe.
:41:43. > :41:44.The school was founded with the aim of inspiring children to grow, to be
:41:45. > :41:54.confident and responsible young people. They have travelled over
:41:55. > :41:59.7000 miles to perform and compete here, and the school's founder is
:42:00. > :42:09.very proud of her group. The children have been excellent in the
:42:10. > :42:14.performances. The first one was the children's folk dance. They came in
:42:15. > :42:18.fourth position. They did excellently because this was their
:42:19. > :42:19.first experience at an international level. So for us, they did
:42:20. > :42:38.wonderfully. BOOING
:42:39. > :42:42.Zimbabwe! I heard you had a big party last night, is that true? I
:42:43. > :42:51.hope there was no cheese in the ladies around! -- chasing. Are you
:42:52. > :43:23.ready? Bringing their distinctive vocal
:43:24. > :43:29.style this year, the Swingle singers. This piece was in the
:43:30. > :44:24.group's original repertoire, created in 1962.
:44:25. > :44:35.APPLAUSE The winner of the instrumental folk
:44:36. > :44:42.solo competition this year is this musician from China. The piece
:44:43. > :44:45.describes huntsmen having a successful day. It was certainly a
:44:46. > :45:25.success for Sabrina! So, early in the week I sent you a
:45:26. > :45:29.challenge at the moment has come to show us. Are you ready? I was born
:45:30. > :46:07.ready! Very good! I'm very impressed with
:46:08. > :46:14.that. Let's see what our audience think.
:46:15. > :46:24.Nailed it! Totally. Well, the winning dance groups go through to
:46:25. > :46:30.the dance Championships' competition. Sadly, Wynne Evans is
:46:31. > :46:34.not quite good enough yet for the competition. Next year? Hot
:46:35. > :46:40.contenders for the prize with these dancers from India. -- were these
:46:41. > :47:10.dancers from India. But winning the overall main prize
:47:11. > :47:14.itself, the 2016 dance Championships of Llangollen would simply stunning
:47:15. > :47:15.group from Indonesia, moving together with breathtaking
:47:16. > :47:53.precision. CHEERING.
:47:54. > :47:56.Llangollen Eisteddfod has welcomed its fair share of musical legends
:47:57. > :48:04.but one legend in particular stands out. In 1955, a male choir from
:48:05. > :48:11.modular in Italy came to compete here at Llangollen. Although they
:48:12. > :48:15.were up against 22 other choirs, they won first prize. The experience
:48:16. > :48:19.of visiting this International Festival made a huge impression on
:48:20. > :48:24.one of the younger members of the choir. His name, Luciano Pavarotti.
:48:25. > :48:31.And you promised them that he would be back. I always say that to the
:48:32. > :48:38.journalists when they ask me what is the day more memorable in my life.
:48:39. > :48:45.And I always say, the day when I won this competition. 40 years later, in
:48:46. > :48:51.July 1995, Pavarotti got the chance to come back with his father,
:48:52. > :49:04.Fernando. He was here for a special concert and to keep the promise he
:49:05. > :49:09.made in 1955. The beautiful people! For the first time in the history of
:49:10. > :49:15.the Eisteddfod, the crowd also paid to watch the concert outside the
:49:16. > :49:19.pavilion. And the concert was also related to Singleton Park in Swansea
:49:20. > :49:26.where a crowd of 40,000 watched the man on the big screen. I know there
:49:27. > :49:40.is other people outside... CHEERING.
:49:41. > :51:30.For 40 years, I was looking for this day.
:51:31. > :51:37.APPLAUSE. The organisation told me, you can
:51:38. > :51:44.come back in 40 years. LAUGHTER.
:51:45. > :51:51.. They are optimistic, and thank you for the beautiful night you give to
:51:52. > :52:01.me. It meant so much to him, the legend, Luciano Pavarotti.
:52:02. > :52:07.And Pavarotti's name is still still honours with Llangollen and because
:52:08. > :52:15.the winner of Choir of the World wins the Pavarotti trophy. It has
:52:16. > :52:19.all been leading up to this. And Wynne Evans is going to be our guide
:52:20. > :52:42.leading us through the Choir of the World 2016.
:52:43. > :52:50.So, the show has begun. The choir from the Philippines got us off to a
:52:51. > :52:54.flying start. They are a young choir and they really do perform. A
:52:55. > :53:00.spectacle for the eyes as well as the ears. But my criticism was that
:53:01. > :53:02.they could be a bit series, they needed to be a bit brighter. But
:53:03. > :53:07.having said that, the standard has been set, and it is a high one. --
:53:08. > :53:39.my criticism was that they could be a bit serious.
:53:40. > :53:46.Second on stage tonight worthy winners of the ladies' choir
:53:47. > :53:51.category. This choir had a great dynamic range and are not afraid to
:53:52. > :53:55.sing out loud, which I absolutely love. Maybe their programme was a
:53:56. > :53:59.bit safe to the winners of Choir of the World, and I'm not sure about
:54:00. > :54:00.the bouquets on their wrists. But they are polished and definite
:54:01. > :55:09.contenders. Next on stage, the winners of the
:55:10. > :55:14.mixed choir category, the Bob Cole Conservatory choir from the USA. And
:55:15. > :55:20.the standard got a whole lot higher. I love these guys. Difficult music,
:55:21. > :55:25.brilliantly executed, sung with soul and real passion. If I had one
:55:26. > :55:29.criticism, picking holes, right at the start of the programme, the
:55:30. > :55:31.intonation at the top of the voice was a bit dodgy. But I don't care,
:55:32. > :56:34.because I actually love them. Our penultimate choir do things on
:56:35. > :56:38.an epic scale. But their main strength for me is also their main
:56:39. > :56:42.weakness. It is such a wide age range. Some of the schools our
:56:43. > :56:47.primary is and there might be the odd member eligible for a free bus
:56:48. > :56:52.pass. As a result, it is difficult to blend the voices. But I love the
:56:53. > :57:33.choir's ethos and I think they will do fantastically well tonight.
:57:34. > :58:01.The final choir on stage tonight, the winners of the male voice choir
:58:02. > :58:05.category. These guys saying with passion. They may not be as polished
:58:06. > :58:11.as some of the other choirs, but they're saying makes me happy and it
:58:12. > :58:43.warms my heart. -- they're singing it makes me happy.
:58:44. > :58:51.Where is that trophy going tonight? Well, if I had to put money on it, I
:58:52. > :58:59.would say it was heading to the United States of America. The winner
:59:00. > :59:03.of Choir of the World 2016 is the Bob Cole Conservatory Choir from
:59:04. > :59:11.USA! CHEERING.
:59:12. > :59:18.Well, what a week and what a night for the Bob Cole Conservatory Choir!
:59:19. > :59:24.Congratulations to all the performers who performed throughout
:59:25. > :59:28.this event. And as the 70th Llangollen musical Eisteddfod draws
:59:29. > :59:34.to a close, we will remember it as a cultural feast and full of happy
:59:35. > :00:07.memories. From all of us, goodbye from Llangollen.
:00:08. > :00:09.It's officially summer - and in the run-up to this year's
:00:10. > :00:10.Royal Welsh agricultural extravaganza next week,
:00:11. > :00:13.It's officially summer - and in the run-up to this year's
:00:14. > :00:17.Royal Welsh agricultural extravaganza next week,
:00:18. > :00:20.get an insight into what makes the show so special -
:00:21. > :00:22.from the determination of the competitors
:00:23. > :00:25.to the dedication of the showground organisers.
:00:26. > :00:32.That's all in the Royal Welsh Preview, with me, Nigel Owens.
:00:33. > :00:37.Dip into a summer of amazing live music,