Pennod 6 Llangollen

-Welcome to the colourful stage

-here at the Llangollen Eisteddfod.

-The doors of this event have been

-open to the world since 1947.

-It was set up to celebrate

-friendship between nations...

-..at the end of World War 2.

-We'll hear more about the origins

-of the event later in the programme.

-But first, a look at the highlights

-of today's competitions here.

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-On the international menu tonight,

-the Senior Children's Choirs...

-..and Children's Folk Song Choirs.

-Incredible instrumentalists

-hitting the perfect notes.

-And a show with a bit of razzamatazz

-on the pavilion stage.

-Fifteen choirs

-from all over the world...

-..competed in the Senior

-Children's Choirs competition.

-Among them were three from Wales

-but who were they?

-Cor Y Cwm.

-Cor Y Cwm.

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-Cymer.

-Heol Y March.

-Good luck to them all.

-Here's Cor Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda

-with a Czech dance song.

-# Dowch i ddawnsio,

-ysgafn mor ysgafndroed

-# Law yn llaw

-fe siglwn ni, siglwn ni

-# Chwythu'r tan

-yn fflam loywach, fflam loywach

-# Codi'n llais mewn

-can gryfach, can gryfach

-# Nawr yn nesu, nawr yn rhannu,

-dawnswyr heini, sboncia o'r llawr

-# Parau'n cilio, parau'n closio

-# Dal pob merch

-a'u troi'n gylchoedd mawr

-# A! O 'run hoff, bydd annwyl im

-# A gwel ynof dan cariad,

-tan cariad

-# Paid a gwrthod 'mreichiau i

-# Yn y ddawns ein dwylo

-yn cydio'n dynn

-# Nawr yn nesu, nawr yn rhannu,

-dawnswyr heini, la la la la

-# Parau'n cilio, parau'n closio

-# Dal pob merch

-a'u troi'n gylchoedd mawr #

-From the Cymer to the Caribbean.

-Here's a colourful choir

-from Trinidad and Tobago.

-This is a festival song

-celebrating dancing and music.

-# The might of my culture seizing my

-future, feeding me from its roots

-# Taking over the stage,

-calming my people's rage

-# I jump on my boat, morning and

-evening, shouting to the flame

-# Calypso is my name,

-say the sweet refrain

-# Follow the drummers, oh ay oh,

-call the band players, oh ay oh

-# Tell them I'm ready,

-I feel like dancing tonight

-# Follow the string band, oh ay oh

-let out the maya, oh ya oh

-# Hey Mister Bass Man,

-I feel like dancing tonight

-# I feel like dancing tonight

-# I feel like dancing tonight

-# I feel like dancing tonight

-# I feel like dancing right here #

-How would you describe

-the singing in your culture?

-Our culture is unique

-compared to others.

-We like to call ourselves

-the Cole Porter of culture.

-There are people from everywhere

-in our choir.

-We have different influences

-from different styles of music.

-They come from different places

-from around the world.

-From a festival song to Happy Land,

-a gospel song by Bob Chilcott.

-This is TGS Motet Choir from Kent.

-# Bright, in that happy land

-# Beams ev'ry eye

-kept by a father's hand

-# Love cannot die

-# Then shall his kingdom

-# Shall share a glorious home

-# And bright above the sun

-# We'll reign for aye

-# Bright, in that happy land

-# Beams ev'ry eye

-kept by a father's hand

-# Love cannot die

-# Then shall his kingdom

-# Shall share a glorious home

-# And bright above the sun

-# We'll reign for aye #

-Next, a choir that has travelled

-over 7,000 miles from Indonesia.

-They performed a traditional

-Mexican song, Las Amarillas.

-We can enjoy more performances from

-the Senior Children's Choirs later.

-The competitors don't just compete

-on the stage here in Llangollen.

-There are plenty of opportunities

-to entertain elsewhere as well.

-Here are the Gabhru Panjab De

-dancers, who represent India.

-Is there anyone at home

-to make us a cuppa?!

-Hello? Yoo-hoo!

-We move on now

-to the Open Folk Instrumental Solo.

-China should be very proud of these

-three young instrumentalists.

-The first to compete was Yanping

-Peng, who also competed last year.

-Next, Sabrina Hiu Yui Chan.

-She played a piece about the success

-of hunters in the forest.

-Liu Heng was the youngest

-of the three competitors.

-She's only 10 years old.

-She performed on the striking

-traditional Chinese instrument...

-..the guqin.

-The first prize went to Sabrina.

-The piece about the hunters

-was awarded 95 marks.

-Many congratulations to her.

-Join us after the break to hear more

-Senior Children's Choirs.

-Don't miss

-this very special dance lesson!

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-Welcome back.

-It was a night for voices

-from musical theatre last night.

-That brought the queen of the West

-End, Kerry Ellis, to Llangollen.

-# Touch me, it's so easy to leave me

-# All alone with the memory

-# Of my days in the sun

-# If you touch me,

-you'll understand what happiness is

-# Look, a new day

-# Has begun #

-This is the 70th International

-Llangollen Eisteddfod.

-The event has a very colourful

-and interesting history.

-One person who knows what the

-Eisteddfod means to the world...

-..is Beti George.

-The sleepy, quiet town

-of Llangollen...

-..nestled between the hillsides

-of the Dee Valley.

-It's similar to other small Welsh

-towns, except in summer...

-..when it wakes up.

-Seventy years ago, nothing short

-of a miracle took place.

-Over the years, I was lucky enough

-to be part of the Eisteddfod...

-..as a presenter of programmes

-from here.

-I had great fun here.

-But it's worth remembering

-how the Eisteddfod started...

-..and why performers from

-the four corners of the world...

-..still come here every year.

-We should all thank the journalist

-Harold Tudor.

-He had the original idea.

-He chose the town of Llangollen

-for its natural beauty...

-..and enthusiastic residents

-such as musician W S Gwynn Williams.

-Wales was still suffering the

-horrific effects of World War II.

-There was a demand for ways

-to unite countries in peace.

-The international language of music

-was perfect to achieve this aim.

-The first Eisteddfod

-was held in June 1947.

-Never before,

-in any town in Wales...

-..have so many people

-of so many nationalities...

-..assembled for the purpose

-of lifting their voices in song.

-Is there anybody here

-who understands music?

-Oh, good. Just come and give me

-a hand please to move this piano!

-It was intended to be

-an international choral festival.

-But a group of dancers from Spain

-came to visit the Eisteddfod...

-..hoping to compete.

-They were invited to perform

-in one of the evening concerts.

-The audience enjoyed it so much...

-..the organizers added a folk dance

-competition the following year.

-After visiting the Eisteddfod

-in 1953, Dylan Thomas said...

-.."The only surprising thing

-about miracles, however small...

-"..is that they sometimes happen."

-The performance of a children's

-choir from Obernkirchen...

-..singing The Happy Wanderer

-completely enchanted him.

-Dylan called them

-"angels in pigtails".

-The miracle of Llangollen

-is the fact that a small town...

-..has successfully staged

-an internationally renowned event.

-It continues to develop

-seven decades later.

-There is no escaping

-last night's football result.

-The winner of the International

-Voice of the Future competition...

-..Elsa Roux Chamoux,

-comes from near Lyon.

-We forgive her! She has just won.

-Congratulations.

-What does winning this competition

-mean to you?

-For me,

-winning here means an awful lot.

-It's a huge step

-and will help with my career.

-It's a lovely surprise to win...

-..and is a great boost for me

-to continue singing.

-Excellent. Felicitations! And bonne

-chance - good luck with your career.

-Diolch!

-Diolch!

-

-Merci.

-Dawnswyr Penrhyd, are you all OK?

-ALL: Yes!

-Noa, you've come up

-from Ammanford today.

-How many times have I

-interviewed you over the years?

-Several times.

-You've never taught me how to dance.

-How about starting today?

-Can we have a little bit of music?

-It might help

-and won't make me look as bad!

-Noa, what are you going to teach me?

-Noa, what are you going to teach me?

-

-The scissors.

-Where do we start?

-And again?

-Out. Across. In.

-OK. How did I do?

-OK. How did I do?

-

-Alright.

-Alright? One more then.

-Not the scissors this time.

-How do the claps go?

-OK.

-I definitely need music

-for this one!

-As loudly as possible. Thank you.

-That's enough! Thank you very much.

-Thank you, thank you.

-I'm going to get out of the way now.

-You're going to dance Cylch y Cymry.

-You go and find your place.

-Thank you, Penrhyd!

-Mari Pritchard has been listening to

-the Senior Children's Choirs for us.

-Before we mention today,

-let's talk about yesterday.

-Cor Ieuenctid Mon won the Junior

-Children's Choirs competition.

-Congratulations.

-Congratulations.

-

-Thank you.

-Have your feet touched the ground?

-Have your feet touched the ground?

-

-Despite the football, we're happy!

-We're celebrating yesterday's

-success. We're over the moon.

-There was a more international

-flavour to the competition today.

-It was wonderful to see a variety of

-countries from all over the world.

-There was a Norwegian choir

-in their traditional dress.

-They sang a song about marriage.

-They acted the wedding out as a part

-of their performance.

-They had nice, warm voices.

-It may not have been

-the highest quality...

-..but it certainly raised a smile

-in the audience.

-Cor Heol Y March chose

-three shorter pieces.

-I particularly enjoyed

-their final piece...

-..Distawrwydd by Euros Rhys Evans.

-# Swn traed yn dringo grisiau

-# Swn drysau llofft yn cau

-# Distawrwydd

-# Distawrwydd #

-Their rhythms and sound

-were very tight.

-I was very impressed

-with their performance.

-# Distawrwydd

-# Distawrwydd

-# Yna dim swn o gwbl

-ond swn rhyw gyfarth gwan

-# Fan draw wrth odre'r mynydd yn awr

-# Ac yn

-# Y man

-# Man #

-I enjoyed

-the Liverpool Philharmonic Choir.

-They had a very high standard

-and were professional.

-# Gloria

-# Tua

-# Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus

-# Sanctus dominus Deus

-# Sanctus dominus Deus

-# Sanctus dominus Deus Saboth

-# Pleni sunt caeli et terra

-# Pleni sunt caeli et terra

-# Gloria

-# Gloria tua #

-Cor Y Cwm came to the stage next.

-They sang two contrasting pieces.

-That's important

-in these competitions.

-# People who make music together

-# Cannot be enemies

-# Cannot be enemies

-# At least while the music lasts #

-They also sang a challenging

-piece by Gareth Glyn.

-They won the audience over

-with the challenging rhythms.

-# O wyllt-hwch, cadnoaid,

-creaduriaid

-# O wyllt-hwch, cadnoaid,

-creaduriaid

-# Ni ddiangai'r un

-# Ni ddiangai'r un

-# Nad oes rym

-# I'w adain #

-Who takes it today?

-For me, Cor Y Cwm and Heol Y March

-were very close.

-Personally, I really enjoyed

-the repertoire of Heol Y March.

-I think it could go

-to either one of them.

-But to Wales?

-Absolutely to Wales.

-Absolutely to Wales.

-

-Like yesterday.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-

-Let's see.

-The winners are Cor Y Cwm,

-Rhondda, Wales.

-Congratulations.

-How do you feel?

-Congratulations.

-Well, it was so close!

-Oh my gosh, yeah.

-How did you feel

-when the marks were read?

-I was so nervous, I felt ill.

-What does it mean to you as a choir?

-Everything. It means everything.

-Cor Y Cwm won with Cor Heol Y March

-a close second.

-The Indonesian choir came third.

-Cor Y Cwm and Heol Y March...

-..are through to the Choir of the

-Year final in Birmingham in October.

-Congratulations to both of them.

-The tears have been flowing today.

-Join us for more highlights

-after the news.

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