Choral

Under the leadership of Mr. Derry Prothero the choir sang a variety of settings of Eucharist and Evensong, singing both simple and Cathedral settings. Anthems were sung at all festivals and many other Sundays. The choir held annual services of "Lessons and Carols" and has performed such major works as Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Creation and several settings of the mass. The choir occasionally sang at other churches in the area and was regularly invited to sing the offices at Llandaf Cathedral in the absence of the Cathedral Choir.

Ian Hopkins

Derry is currently leading the ladies choir Cantorion Cyfarthfa many members of which were also part of his highly successful girls choir from Cyfarthfa High School from 1972 to 1991.


St.David's Parish Church Choir (c1997)
Under the leadership of Mr. Derry Prothero the choir sang a variety of settings of Eucharist and Evensong, singing both simple and Cathedral settings. Anthems were sung at all festivals and many other Sundays. The choir held annual services of "Lessons and Carols" and has performed such major works as Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Creation and several settings of the mass. The choir occasionally sang at other churches in the area and was regularly invited to sing the offices at Llandaf Cathedral in the absence of the Cathedral Choir. Ian Hopkins Derry is currently leading the ladies choir Cantorion Cyfarthfa many members of which were also part of his highly successful girls choir from Cyfarthfa High School from 1972 to 1991.

	The extracts below are taken from a recording made in 1997 with the then current regular church choir numbering 32 choristers. This recording was made pre-dating the current mobile setup using a collection of AKG C1000s and SM58s to a now retired Fostex R8, 8 track reel-to-reel recorder, being finally mastered to minidisc. (Please check our current mobile setup here) Recording sessions took place over a number of dates with further post production back at the tadpole's studio facility.
	Praise to the Lord	The Vicar of Dibley	Extract: Magnificat / Nunc Dimittis plus Gloria (edited extracts)
Visit The Ariosa Singers Website		The Ariosa Singers The Ariosa Singers, an independent and exciting youth choir based in Swansea, Wales is directed by Penny Ryan OBE FRSA with Hywel Evans BMus, accompanist. The singers have a wide repertoire of classical and lighter music as well as modern arrangements and commissioned works. Their annual concert tours have taken them to Dublin and Prague with a visit to Paris for summer 2008. This collection of recordings was made over various sessions for different projects throughout 2007 and 2008 with the current setup of Cubase, MOTU and Octopre. (Please see The Studio page for further details)	Gloria (Mozart: Coronation Mass)
			Deep River
			In Paradisum (Faure: Requiem) (edited extracts)
Visit Lisa's website	Lisa Mears is a talented composer and accompanist living and working in Swansea, South Wales. This version of Ave Maria was comissioned and performed by a quartet from The Ariosa Singers and performed in venues in Great Britain and Europe. Quartet: Fiona Beresford Celine Forrest Carrie Thompson Charlotte Jug	Ave Maria