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VISITORS' GUESTBOOK 1949-1969
“The happiest of times to you”
Ada Alsop, Darlington, Durham, Sept. 1949
“Congratulations for a truly splendid performance.”
Mr & Mrs J Hughes, New York, Sept. 1949
“Congratulations on your grand work.”
Jenkin Morgan, Coventry, Sept. 1949
“Thank you for a great experience.”
Eluned Roberts, New York, Oct. 1949
“I have looked forward to this for a very long time.”
Joanne Taylor, Berkeley, California, Nov. 1949
“Completed on Triple Crown Day, and I could write!”
Alun Williams BBC, Cardiff, Nov. 1949
“Magnifique!”
Henri Langlais, French Consul, Cardiff, Jan. 1950
“Marvellous!”
June Duyoewaarott, Hudson Heights, Quebec, Canada, Jan. 1950
“Good luck for the National! Most enjoyable.”
Cyril McNally, Ireland, July 1950
“Cymru am Byth!”
Shaaban S Farsi, Zanzibar, East Africa, July 1950
“Of course I’m proud of you.”
Fred Pullin, Middlesex, Sept. 1950
“Splendid! We travelled from Falmouth especially to hear you!”
Jack Pearce, Beverley Hills, California, USA, Sept. 1950
“Thrilling music! Every note!”
Dr Richard Smith, Morgantown, Oct. 1950
“With grateful thanks!”
Beryl Cook on behalf of the Ipswich Youth Singers, Oct. 1950
“With thanks for a wonderful experience and the best of luck to you!”
John Selwin, Singapore, Nov. 1950
“Ars gratia artis!”
Bryan Davies, Frederick Street, Ferndale, May 1951
“Absolutely thrilled with the rehearsal.”
H. Wingfield, Church Terrace, Tylorstown, May 1951
“A pleasure to listen to.”
E. Ring, Cardiff, June 1951
“I enjoyed it very much. Please come to the States and show them over there how to sing.”
Rose Wakeford, Utah, USA, June 1951
“The finest singing of any Choir I have ever heard. I hope to hear the Choir many more times.”
Jean Knozys, Cardiff, July 1951
“Ardderchog!”
Ray Thomas, Sydney, Australia, August 1951
“A pleasure I would never have missed.”
T Godding, Slough, Oct. 1951
“With thanks to the wonderful Choir.”
Ruth Packer, London, Oct. 1951
“Words fail me. My heart says it all.”
D.O.Griffiths, Birmingham Cymmrodorion Society, Oct. 1951
“Admiring congratulations on ppps as beautiful as your fffs!”
Jennifer Vyvyan, London, Oct. 1951
“Absolutely splendid”
Howell Glynne, Royal Opera House, London, Oct. 1951
“A wonderful experience.”
W. Hargeaves, Musical Director, Cory Band, Nov. 1951
“I enjoyed the Choir’s most excellent singing.”
Paul Botluma, Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec. 1951
“A unique evening for us to hear our work sung.”
Alan D. Bush, London, April 1952
“Extremely inspiring. We have so enjoyed our afternoon.”
Mr & Mrs Lock, Melbourne, Australia, June 1952
“A light to the heart.”
W. Munchheimer, Frankfurt, Germany, July 1952
“All the best of luck which you deserve for Aberystwyth.”
Lionel Birch, London, June 1952
“With sincere thanks for your artistic singing.”
Elsie Collinson, London, Oct. 1952
“Wonderful. Looking forward to your next broadcast.”
Hazel Nichols, Postwick, Norwich, Oct. 1952
“Absolutely beautiful.”
Frank Food, Alberta, Canada, Dec. 1952
“I was so moved by your quality and beauty.”
R Lewainska, Northern Rhodesia, Dec. 1952
“A marvellous experience. I loved it.”
M Dean, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, March 1953
“Best wishes to you all. With much love.”
Rachel Roberts, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, March 1953 |
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“Wonderful!”
Mervyn Johns, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, March 1953
“All the very best from us all. Comrades!”
Farquhar MacDonald, Conductor, Glasgow Police Male Voice Choir, May 1953
“The most wonderful singing. God bless you all.”
Fred Thomas, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, July 1953
“We had been looking forward to this for months. Wonderful”
Mdm Lumediluna, Nice, France, Sep. 1953
“I admire your wonderful voices and your use of the music.”
A Link, Esslingen, Germany, Sept. 1953
“Your great singing made us prouder than ever to be Welsh.”
D. Childs, Penarth, Cardiff, Sept. 1953
“This Choir is a great example of the very highest type of Welsh singing.”
S Boorman, St David’s College, Lampeter, Sept. 1953
“I should be so very happy to see you come to my country.”
G. Theotocatos, British Institute, Greece, Sept. 1953
“It was beautiful I shall come again.”
H. Lewis, San Francisco, California, USA, Sept. 1953
“Thank you for this wonderful experience.”
F. Keegh, Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 1953
“Thank you for the most pleasant evening in my three years in Britain.”
A. Sowarl, New York, USA, Dec. 1953
“Best wishes for such a wonderful, musical evening.”
Thomas Round, Sadlers Wells Opera Company, London, June 1954
“Looking forward to many more broadcasts on the BBC overseas service.”
P Williams, Kumasi, Gold Coast, Australia, June 1954
“We wish you the best of luck in the National.”
William Hughes, Michigan, USA, July 1954
“Thanks for having us. Wonderful singing!”
Mrs Peacock, Guildford City Football Club, July 1954
“Wonderful singing. Reminds me of the Treorky chorus of old.”
W.D. Williams, Newark, New York, USA, July 1954
“Beautiful harmony. Absolutely grand.”
Evan Evans, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, Aug. 1954
“You sound terrific.”
Tom Seng Yam, Malacca, Malaya, Aug. 1954
“You are simply wonderful.”
Christine Kaiser, Stuttgart, Germany, Aug. 1954
“Wonderful sound.”
G. Besada, Egypt, Aug. 1954
“Wales at its best.”
D. Hughes, The War Office, London, Aug. 1954
“Speechless!”
Emily Coldwell, Santa Cruz, California, Nov. 1954
“A truly thrilling evening.”
Petula Clark, London, Feb. 1955
“Many, many thanks for all the happy listening.”
Sian Phillips, Cardiff, Feb. 1955
“I have loved your singing so very much.”
Rebecca Phillips, Blanding, Utah, USA, June 1955
“First class. Marvellous.”
N Khadayan, Tehtran, Aug. 1955
“I enjoyed it tremendously.”
Ian Hurrell, H.M. Foreign Office, London, Aug. 1955
“The best singing I have ever heard.”
Philip Leyshon, Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia, Aug. 1955
“It was a privilege to hear you at work.”
Joan Pamela Russell, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, Oct. 1955
“All your Italian guests are very much impressed at the co-ordination and harmony of your magnificent Choir.”
J. Vegas, Milan, Italy, May 1956
“I enjoyed it very much. Good luck to you.”
H Hajema, Haarlem, Holland, June 1956
“Wishing you all the best. Your singing is simply wonderful. Magnificent!”
E Abidike, Nigerian Broadcast Service, Nigeria, June 1956
“Just wonderful.”
M. Reynolds, Vancouver, Canada, June 1956
“Very fine indeed.”
Hugh Gaitskill, House of Commons, London, July 1956
“A really great thrill!”
Oliver Jones, Berkeley, California, USA, Aug. 1956
“Thank you. Your recording of the 23rd Psalm will always be a reminder to me.”
H Miles, South Africa, Aug. 1956
“I have been eagerly looking forward to coming to your rehearsal. Marvellous.”
C.E. Daniel, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of National Planning, Rangoon, Sept. 1955
“What wonderful music you make.”
Geraint Evans, Covent Garden, London, Sept. 1956
“Wonderful harmony. A great pleasure to hear you. The highlight of our holiday”
W. Walker, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Sept. 1957
“Thanks for this feast of music.”
B Aundell, Geneva, Switzrland, Oct. 1957
The Choir’s Second Visitors' Book which spanned from 1958 to 1961 was taken from the Rehearsal Room and never returned.
“Great to be back to hear the finest choir in the world.”
Ivor Cassam, Cathedral Road, Cardiff, March 1961
“Listening to the records have thrilled us for years but to really hear you had been a rare treat.”
N. Atkinson, Sydney, Australia, March 1961
“I’ve always wanted to hear “in the flesh” the best male voice choir.”
Richard Jeffreys, St Bartholomews Hospital, London, March 1961
“Wonderful! The best!”
Cliff Morgan, Rhondda, now Cardiff, March 1961
“A joy to listen to. I am honoured to have been present.”
John Bushell, Yorkshire, April 1961
“It has been quite a thrill for me after being absent for 34 years.”
R.D. Lewis, Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada, April 1961
“A great joy to hear the greatest choir in the world. I sang with the old Treorchy from 1929 to 1932.”
P. Davies, Fulham, London, July 1961
“I have enjoyed listening to you many times. Tonight for the first time I have had the good fortune of watching you rehearse and it has been a thrilling experience.”
Harold Penny, Southampton, July 1961
“A thrilling performance that’s never to be forgotten. My dad sang in the Royal Welsh.”
Alice Smeal, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 1961
“An evening to remember. Good luck. I enjoy your singing very much.”
Jose Ruiz Ruiz, Santandez, Spain, Aug. 1961
“From Pendyrus, my best wishes at Rhos.”
D. Jenkins, Chairman, Pendyrus Male Choir, Aug. 1961
“Equal to the most beautiful sound on this earth but even more beautiful. May you sing forever.”
R. Cripps, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, Sept. 1961
“A real treat.”
J. H. Stewart, Nairobi, Kenya, July 1962
“A most unique experience. A marvellous conductor and a great chorus.”
G. Townsend, Seattle, Washington, USA, July 1962
“Definitely fabulous!”
Josephine Gray, Ohio, USA, Oct. 1962
“Absolutely tremendous!”
Leo Davidson, Rotterdam, Holland, Jan. 1963
“A most impressive and enjoyable evening.”
Vernon Buckler, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, April 1963
“To those who sing with the tongues of angels.”
William Knight, Department of State, Washington D.C., USA, April 1963
“To the Shakespeares of Music. A real blessing.”
Mr John, Pasadena, California, USA, May 1963
“I have never heard anything so beautiful.”
Grace Djeabo, Accra, Ghana, July 1963
“Wonderful to hear. I’ve been taken to heaven.”
Bess Rees, Philadelphia, USA, July 1963
“I have records of this lovely choir which I hear so often in Victoria.”
Phyllis Hill, Victoria, British Columbia, Aug. 1963
“The experience I will long remember with pleasure.”
Margaret Royal, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Aug. 1963
“So much pleasure by so few, to so many.”
John Haskell, New York, Aug. 1963
“With many best wishes to a great choir for bringing so much pleasure to so many.”
Cecil Thomas, Treherbert Police Station, Sept. 1963
“Now win at Swansea! Out of this world.”
John James, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, May 1964
“I am drenched in the voices of beauty.”
J. Long, Malaysia, June 1964
“At last fulfilled, a personal ambition.”
Jacob Cohen, Glasgow, Scotland, July 1964
“Wonderful to see and hear your choir after enjoying your records for many years.”
John Hanna, Sydney, Australia, July 1965
“Thank you so much for such a wonderful experience.”
K Ewing, Indiana, USA, Aug. 1965
“With many thanks for your singing. Such a privilege to hear you.”
Janet Steward, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 1965
“Many thanks for allowing us to enjoy this feast of music.”
Ceinwen Moxey, Great Yarmouth, Sept. 1965
“To hear music made so beautifully is both a memorable privilege and a rewarding experience.”
Lloyd Marham, Victoria, Australia, Sept. 1965
“Deafening and superb!”
Michael Fernando, The Times of Ceylon, London, Feb. 1966
“A most excellent visit which we enjoyed very much. We have heard your reputation now I have heard this magnificent singing.”
Edgar Proud, Salt Lake City, USA, March 1966
“Many thanks once again for the privilege of listening to the golden voices of Treorchy.”
Jack McCallum, Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. 1966
“It was worth travelling so far to hear the rehearsal and to see Mr Davies at work.”
Donald Clarke, Toronto, Canada, Sept. 1966
“It was an honour to hear your beautiful choir. I will never forget it.”
J Dickenbeige, Geneva, Switzerland, May 1967
“An inspiration to hear such lovely harmony. Wish we had some of you in Auckland!”
F.M. Cooper, Glenfield, Auckland, New Zealand, July 1967
“Your voices electrify the air. May you win all your contests.”
M Schuerkit, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Aug. 1967
“On behalf of the people of Zambia, I thank you for your contribution to the cultural heritage of Wales through your music.”
S Kabombo, Radio Zambia, Oct. 1967
“If music be the food of love play on! Speechless!”
Nonnie Pilane, Radio Botswana, Gaberones, Oct. 1967
“A marvellous experience to hear a magnificent party in the flesh.”
G Roberts, Harlow, Essex, June 1968
“Thank you for this wonderful experience. Dust goes in, silver comes out.”
G Danks, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Aug. 1968
“Praise be to you.”
Ben Aviv, Israel, Sept. 1968
“So inspiring. It’s wonderful to be here.”
Rose MacFarlane, Jamaica, West Indies, Oct. 1968
“A wonderful experience. This community singing is so touching.”
R Ezekiel-Hart, Lagos, Nigeria. Oct. 1968
“I’ve waited a long time to hear you. Worth every minute of the wait.”
E.J. Heycock, Woodley, Berks, March 1969
“I have been shown great kindness in Wales. This visit is the landmark of my life.”
R. Cole, Canterbury, Kent, July 1969
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