July sees the Brecon Choir Festival in the heart of Wales. Situated in the beautiful Brecon Beacons, also known as Bannau Brycheiniog, with unforgettable choral experiences, the aim is to bring people together through the power of music & song while creating lasting memories and designed to evoke the senses.

With venues throughout Brecon you get the opportunity to hear newly commissioned music from first class composers, the opportunity to take part in discussions with academics and to enjoy the soaring vocal tradition that is the Welsh singing culture.

There is also the opportunity to see the natural landscape around Brecon and the historical buildings within the town itself, including the 13th centaury chapel at Christ College, the magnificent Cathedral which dates in parts back to 1093 and the site for the final evening of the festival, The Plough on Lion Street

The full Festival programme is available HERE

Highlights for the Brecon Choir Festival this year include

• The legendary Zulu Royal Chorale joining forces with Aberhonddu & District Male Choir for an extraordinary international exchange of culture and song at Theatr Brycheiniog
• The  famous "Red Jackets" of the London Welsh Male Voice Choir led by Edward-Rhys Harry delivering the Grand Concert the Brecon Cathedral
• Our first festival theme on Henry Vaughan: Music, Mountains and Memory
• Rising stars of the British choral world Continuum with a Vaughan-inspired set in ancient Christ College Brecon chapel with a world premiere of Vaughan's The Morning-Watch set by Geraint Lewis
• Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams forming part a pre-concert panel discussing the musical legacy of Vaughan  
• A Brecon Singers-led Festival Chorus singing Karl Jenkins' celebrated mass for peace 'The Armed Man' (a 'Come and Sing' workshop day is planned for interested singers on the 13th July)
• The return of the famous Afterglows, Festival Choir Trail and festival closing Cymanfu Ganu hymn singing event

For full details please do read up about the festival on their website