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Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir -Celebrating Wales, the ‘Land of Song’ - St David's Day 2010

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The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir invites you to celebrate St. Davids Day on Monday, March 1st, 2010, beginning with the annual raising of the Red Dragon at Toronto City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, at 4 pm. The oldest National flag still in use will fly proudly celebrating the Patron Saint of Wales. Being a land rich in tradition, music will ring out as members of the TWMVC join the community to sing Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.

The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir creates the unique sound of four part Welsh voice harmony, performing a variety of songs from the coal mines of Wales to North American spirituals and much loved opera choruses with the passion and reverence for music that has made Welsh choirs famous for over a hundred years.

The St. Davids Day Concert ~ Cyngerdd Dydd Gwyl Dewi ~ featuring the Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir and Guest Soloist, Shannon Mercer, takes place on Monday, March 1st, 7:30 pm at 3050 Yonge Street, Suite 206T, Toronto, Ontario M4N 2K4. Enjoy the rich culture and heritage of Wales with a bounty of music under the baton of William Woloschuk, Artistic Director, and Julie Loveless, Accompanist.

Wrapping it all together is Christopher Thomas as the Master of Ceremonies, who is proud of his Welsh heritage and contributes to the evenings festivities celebrating the Land of Song.

The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir was founded in 1995 to preserve in Canada the rich culture and heritage of a small country with only approximately 2.5 million people, roughly the population of Toronto spread over a geographic area the size of Lake Ontario, The Choir sings with a purpose believing that The world just wouldn't be the same without music.

For more information or Tickets to the Concert, please contact www.roythomson.com or 416-872-4255 or 416-410-2254, www.twmvc.com .