HEREFORD again provided the venue for a wonderful evening of choir singing. On Saturday, April 4, the Hereford Rail Male Voice Choir held its annual concert. They welcomed the return of the Halfway House Ladies Choir from Shropshire as their guest choir.
The two choirs have performed jointly on previous occasions both in Hereford and Shrewsbury and complement each other in both style and content. The Shrewsbury choir, whose name relates to a village on the road to Newtown, is more than 30 years old and performs regularly on behalf of charities across Shropshire. It was led by Peter Shepherd and sang a mix of traditional and modern songs including a medley from the show Oliver and another featuring songs from Les Miserables.
The Rail Choir, having completed its 14th year and its first under the directorship of Derek Gough, sang favourites including Blue Moon, My Heart Will Go On and My Love is Like a Red Red Rose.
Both choirs combined to sing Speed Your Journey as a finale to a well-received event attended by a full audience at Holy Trinity Church in Whitecross.
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