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-I'm Wynne Evans and I love to sing.

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-Singing is my day job.

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-I want to know if there's

-a hidden singer in us all.

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-I'll work with three companies in

-Wales to create a workers' choir...

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-..to record a charity single and

-perform live with me, in concert.

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-This is a huge challenge.

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-Ten weeks have passed

-since my journey began.

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-I've travelled across Wales...

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-..in search of singers

-who work for three big companies.

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-Welsh Water, Arriva Trains Wales

-and Edwards Coaches.

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-After the auditions,

-I formed my 30-strong choir...

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-..and it's all coming together.

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-Don't ****** sing, mun!

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-It hasn't been easy...

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-Higher again!

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-..but our debut,

-on a television show, was a success.

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-Now, we move on to the next song

-and the next challenge.

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-The choir will sing in front of

-a live audience for the first time.

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-Back to the rehearsal room

-at the Millennium Centre.

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-Next, a piece by the world-famous

-composer, Karl Jenkins.

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-It's called Benedictus.

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-Benedictus was written

-by one of Wales's greatest sons.

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-My good friend, Sir Karl Jenkins.

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-Benedictus

-comes from The Armed Man...

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-..a mass dedicated to the victims

-of the war in Kosovo.

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-It was first performed

-in the year 2000...

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-..and it's performed twice a week

-somewhere in the world.

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-It's a huge success.

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-I chose Benedictus

-by the composer, Karl Jenkins...

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-..because I want to stretch

-the people in the group.

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-The rhythms are difficult to sing

-and so are the four-part harmonies.

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-It may sound simple

-but it's a difficult song.

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-# Benedictus #

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-We'll sing Benedictus

-in a beautiful church in Cardiff...

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-..to a special audience.

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-# Qui venit

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-# In nomine Domini #

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-We have two rehearsals to learn it.

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-First, I must choose soloists.

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-Who wants to sing a solo?

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-Just a little audition.

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-The audience decides.

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-The first brave auditionee is the

-safety champion and bodybuilder...

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-..Alun from Arriva Trains Wales.

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-Just pumping up.

-Wanna look good on camera.

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-# Qui venit

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-# In nomine

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-# Domini #

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-Arwyn?

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-Arwyn, from Welsh Water,

-is an experienced singer.

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-# Benedictus

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-# Qui venit

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-# In nomine Domini #

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-Full marks to the men, so let's see

-if the women can do even better.

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-# Benedictus... #

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-Kate, from Welsh Water, does well

-despite the nerves.

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-# Benedictus #

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-# Qui venit... #

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-Bethan gets off to a wobbly start...

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-..but don't forget this is the first

-time they've heard the song...

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-..never mind sing it solo.

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-APPLAUSE

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-The auditions are over,

-so who struck the right note?

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-Well done. It's difficult

-to sing in front of other people.

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-Well done.

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-The opening line goes to Arwyn.

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-Then we have Kate and Beth.

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-It was a bit overwhelming,

-to be honest.

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-Everything today has been full-on

-but I can't wait to do it for real.

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-I'm pretty excited

-to sing in front of everyone.

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-It's an honour

-to have been chosen as a soloist.

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-Benedictus is a beautiful song.

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-I'm worried because

-it's the opening line of the song.

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-I hope the opening line

-isn't the beginning of the end!

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-It's a new experience for the choir.

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-In order to get the best out of them

-I've been getting to know them.

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-Bethan works

-in the Welsh Water office by day...

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-..but by night, she's the

-lead singer of a punk rock band.

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-Where's my lycra?

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-Let's do this.

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-Hello. You said punk rock.

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-I thought

-I'd dig this out of my wardrobe.

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-I'm ready!

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-I'm ready!

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-You're in the band.

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-I'm in the band? I am the band!

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-Come on!

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-THEY LAUGH

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-What are we singing?

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-The song we'll rehearse now

-is called Fear.

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-It's also the name of the band.

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-# Take this one from me

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-# We don't eat for free... #

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-Forget Mat Loaf, Mercury,

-Jagger and Stewart.

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-There's a new star on the scene

-and his name is Evans.

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-Nailed it.

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-Nailed it.

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-Am I in, or am I in?

-Seven years at the Guildhall!

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-To be fair, he let me in his band.

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-They don't seem convinced...

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-..but I've seen

-another side to Bethan.

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-Why do you enjoy

-singing in a punk band?

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-I'm hoarse.

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-It's some sort of anger management.

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-It doesn't matter

-what you've been doing.

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-If work's been stressful or college

-work is getting on top of you...

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-..and you're angry...

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-..this is a way to get it out

-in a more creative way.

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-We enjoy doing it and

-there's some sort of end product.

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-We like it and we're not bothered

-if nobody else likes it!

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-My choir

-is very different from this.

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-Yes.

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-When I was growing up, I sang in

-choirs and in the Urdd Eisteddfod.

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-I did that until I was 16 or 17.

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-I then went to college.

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-There was no college choir but

-there was a band, so I joined it.

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-I've been in a band ever since then.

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-You sang

-'Let It Go' in your audition!

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-# Let it go, let it go

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-# Can't hold it back any more... #

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-Really?

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-I wasn't going to stand in front

-of the whole office and sing...

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-# Take this one from me! #

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-Not in front of my boss!

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-Fair enough.

-Let's get back to punk rock.

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-What's next, girls? Nessun Dorma?

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-One, two, three!

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-Nessun dorma! Nessun dorma!

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-Puccini would turn in his grave.

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-I hope the choir does Sir Karl

-and Benedictus justice.

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-They'll perform for a very special

-audience in a few days.

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-Can I have more bottom, as it were!

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-I'm Wynne Evans

-and I'm tackling a huge challenge.

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-I'm looking for singers

-from three big companies...

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-..to turn them into a choir good

-enough to record a charity single...

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-..and perform with me in concert.

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-From the top, please, with the solo.

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-# Benedictus... #

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-We're working on the second song -

-Benedictus by Sir Karl Jenkins.

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-We'll perform it to a special

-audience in two days' time.

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-It's a bit

-like bulls in a china shop.

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-# Benedi-hi-hi-hi-ctus #

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-You must sing long, lovely phrases.

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-# Benedictus #

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-You're in your own world.

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-# Benedictus #

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-When you close your eyes,

-it does something.

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-It's like...

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-..you've lost something.

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-# Benedictus #

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-I may seem harsh

-but I know my choir.

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-Arwyn, especially,

-has huge potential.

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-Rehearsal time is short...

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-..so I decided to visit Arwyn

-at his home in Seven Sisters...

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-..to give him a one-to-one session.

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-# I'll walk... #

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-I want you to sing

-with really open vowels at first.

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-# I'll #

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-When you sing, I want you to imagine

-a big space behind your head.

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-# I #

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-Not a thin vowel.

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-Get this association...

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-..between your speaking voice

-and your singing voice.

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-Ah, ah, ah, ah.

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-# Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

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-# Ah #

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-# Ah, ah, ah #

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-Don't tense.

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-Hello! Hello!

-Can you hear at the back?

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-Hello! Hello, dogs!

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-Everything OK in the kitchen?

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-# Ah #

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-No, just talk.

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-Hello! Hello, dogs!

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-# Ah, ah

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-# Ah, ah

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-# Ah #

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-Much better.

-It's a more honest sound.

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-This time, sing with feeling.

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-I'll try.

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-Sing from the heart.

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-It's a swinging brick!

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-# I'll walk beside you

-through the world today

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-# While dreams and songs and flowers

-bless your way

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-# I'll look into your eyes

-and hold your hand

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-# I'll walk beside you

-through the golden land #

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-Great. You worked hard.

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-I hope Arwyn learned something.

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-Singing is all about technique and

-I have a tip for the whole choir.

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-I'm sure you've all sung

-a bit of karaoke once...

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-..after a glass or two of wine.

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-A bottle or two in your case!

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-If you feel tired

-towards the end of a song...

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-..that's because

-you have two singing voices.

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-The head voice and the chest voice.

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-This is my chest voice.

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-Can I have a G, please?

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-# Ah #

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-The chest voice is a bit crude

-and it's a little bit bad.

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-This is my head voice.

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-# Ah #

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-Nobody would pay me

-to sing like that!

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-What you must do is mix both voices,

-like this.

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-# Ah #

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-Alternate quickly between

-the head voice and the chest voice.

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-# Ah, ah! Ah, ah! Ah, ah! #

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-You've got to combine both voices

-and find a happy medium.

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-That's your homework.

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-# Hosanna in excelsis #

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-Smile! Smile!

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-Rehearsal time is nearly over

-and I think they're improving.

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-Does Geraint agree?

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-They've got a lot of work to do

-on the Benedictus...

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-..but I'm pleased

-with a lot of the individuals.

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-Some work well as individuals

-and others work well as a team.

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-Generally, I'm satisfied.

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-We've achieved much more

-than I thought was possible.

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-Hey, well done! Very good.

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-Hey, well done! Very good.

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-Well done, everyone.

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-This is a very difficult piece.

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-You worked hard today.

-Thank you, thank you.

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-St German's Church

-in Splott, Cardiff.

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-A beautiful setting for the choir's

-first public performance.

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-Good morning.

-Welcome to St German's in Splott.

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-It's pronounced Sploh.

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-Upper Cardiff Bay.

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-Upper Cardiff Bay.

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-Upper Cardiff Bay! Thank you.

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-May I introduce Mr Jeffrey Howard.

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-Jeffrey Howard

-is a brilliant pianist and organist.

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-What's organ in Welsh?

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-What's organ in Welsh?

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-Organ.

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-LAUGHTER

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-It's the choir's first

-public performance...

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-..and their first performance

-with an organ.

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-# Benedictus... #

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-It's a pretty spectacular building

-and the song's quite emotional.

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-Put them together

-and you get something special.

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-# Domini #

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-# Don't slow down there #

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-Eirwyn's really excited.

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-For a boy

-who went to chapel in Pencader...

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-..to end up here today

-is a great thing.

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-When I listened to the girls sing,

-my heart was thumping.

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-It was a really wonderful feeling.

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-Gwyn seem worried.

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-I'm not sure if I'm looking forward

-to performing in a packed church!

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-We've worked hard and it'll be great

-to sing to an audience...

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-..so we can show everyone

-what we've done.

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-I hope they appreciate

-the sound we create.

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-I thought they sounded very good.

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-The beautiful acoustic in

-St German's helps their performance.

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-It's nice for them to come and

-to sing in a different acoustic...

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-..from a rehearsal room.

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-It's brought out the best in them.

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-After a quick half an hour,

-the rehearsal came to an end.

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-I'm feeling the pressure.

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-I'm really nervous.

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-The rehearsal went quite well

-but it wasn't perfect.

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-I've arranged for

-a very special guest to be here.

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-He's a good friend of mine.

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-Fingers crossed.

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-Showtime!

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-Ladies and gentlemen...

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-..please welcome

-the Wynne Ar Waith Choir.

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-The penny has dropped.

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-They'll sing to an audience of one.

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-One amazing composer.

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-The man who wrote the song the choir

-will sing - Sir Karl Jenkins.

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-Please, please don't disappoint me!

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-# Benedictus... #

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-When I saw him walking

-down the aisle, I thought, "Wow!"

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-What an audience!

-An audience of one.

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-The most important man imaginable.

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-# Hosanna in excelsis

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-# Hosanna in excelsis

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-# Hosanna... #

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-Maybe he can get us some work

-in the West End!

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-# Hosanna in excelsis #

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-It takes it to another level.

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-The sound was amazing.

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-It gave me goosebumps.

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-It was lovely.

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-# Benedictus #

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-The choir sounded full-bodied.

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-It's great for me, as an organist,

-hundreds of yards away...

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-..to hear that full sound

-in the church.

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-It sounded great.

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-# Qui venit

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-# In nomine

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-# Domini #

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-Well done. That was great.

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-A few weeks earlier, hardly any

-of these workers had sung before.

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-The big question is what did

-Sir Karl think of the performance?

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-What did you think?

-Are we still talking?

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-Absolutely! I was quite surprised.

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-I didn't know what to expect.

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-I knew they were non-singers...

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-..or people who don't usually

-sing in choirs.

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-It was a good sound.

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-I'm glad I made the trip.

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-It was excellent.

-It was really good.

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-What advice would you give to them

-and to me?

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-Practise!

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-Learn the music. Learn the words.

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-Phew! They pleased one of the

-world's greatest living composers.

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-Not bad for two days' work.

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-It's time to go down the pub.

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-Bye!

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-Next time,

-the choir goes all showbiz...

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-..as they record a music video

-with another Welsh superstar.

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