This is the Moment

The Beaufort Male Choir, one of the oldest in Wales, was founded at the end of the nineteenth century. Today’s choir was reformed after the Second World War and this year we are celebrating sixty years of successful music making. Though times and circumstances have changed, we, like our predecessors still aspire to the highest ideals of male voice singing. However, whereas they placed great emphasis on competition in Eisteddfodau with significant success, we for the past forty years have concentrated exclusively on concert work This allows us greater musical freedom and affords us the opportunity of performing in the principal concert halls through the UK and Europe. One of the most noticeable changes in perspective has occurred in recent years with the introduction of an international dimension. For in those years the choir has undertaken tours to Germany, Malta, France, Holland and the Republic of Ireland. In addition, the choir has played host to choirs from Germany, Holland, the USA and Japan. Among the highlights in recent years was the accolade of singing before heads of state at Kensington Palace and also before His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Under the musical direction of CRAIG James the choir has gained a varied repertoire ranging from Welsh and English Hymns and spirituals to modern ballads, as well as the more traditional male voice works. A highlight of this year was our Annual Concert with Rhydian as guest artist.

1        This Is The Moment (From Jekyll & Hyde)
Arranged By – Craig James (11)
Written-By – Frank Wildhorn, Leslie Bricusse

2        Alexander's Ragtime Band
Arranged By – Denys Hood
Written-By – Irving Berlin

3        He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Arranged By – Clifton Horrell
Written-By – Bobby Scott, Sidney Keith Russell

4        Return To Sender
Arranged By, Soloist – Craig James (11)
Written-By – Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott

5        Shosholoza (From Ipi Tombi)
Arranged By – Clifton Horrell
Tom Jones Medley
Adapted By – Craig James (11)
Arranged By – Clive Phillips (2)

6a        It's Not Unusual
Written-By – Gordon Mills (2), Les Reed
6b        Green Green Grass Of Home
Written-By – Curly Putman
6c        Delilah
Written-By – Les Reed, Barry Mason

7        Beauty And The Beast (From Beauty And The Beast)
Arranged By – Craig James (11)
Written-By – Alan Menken, Howard Elliott Ashman*

8        Calon Lan
Arranged By – Clive Phillips (2)
Written-By – John Hughes (38)

9        Bui-Doi (From Miss Saigon)
Arranged By – Craig James (11)
Solo Vocal – Gerald Phillips (4)
Written-By – Alain Albert Boublil*, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Richard Maltby*

10        This Little Light Of Mine
Arranged By – Derek Jones (16)
Written-By – Traditional

11        California Dreamin'
Arranged By – Craig James (11)
Written-By – John Phillips, Michelle Gilliam
Andrew Lloyd Webber Medley
Arranged By – Craig James (11)
Music By – Andrew Lloyd Webber

12a        Jesus Christ Superstar (From Jesus Christ Superstar)
Written-By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
12b        Starlight Sequence (From Starlight Express)
Written-By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Henry Zachary Stilgoe*
12c        Whistle Down The Wind
Written-By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman
12d        Music Of The Night (From Phantom Of The Opera)
Written-By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Henry Zachary Stilgoe*, Charles Clinton Wilson Hart*
12e        Love Changes Everything (From Aspects Of Love)
Written-By – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Clinton Wilson Hart*, Don Black

13        Sabbath Prayer (From Fiddler On The Roof)
Arranged By – Craig James (11)
Soloist – Gerald Phillips (4)
Written-By – Jerry Bock, Sheldon M. Harnick*

14        The Gypsy
Arranged By – Noël Davies
Translated By – J. C. Tunley*
Written-By – Islwyn Ffowc Elis

15        Let It Be Me
Arranged By – Haydn James
Written-By – Gilbert Bécaud, Gilbert François

16        Wind Beneath My Wings
Arranged By – Douglas J. Langdon*
Written-By – Jeff Alan Silbar*, Larry Henley

17        You'll Never Walk Alone
Arranged By – Alwyn Humphreys
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers