University Choir and Symphony Orchestra
Conductors: Mark Eager and David Ponsford
Music has been a subject of study at Cardiff since the University College, Cardiff, was founded in 1883. It is believed that both a choir and an orchestra were established soon after the foundation of the College, although there are no extant records detailing actual programmes. From 1987-2008, the University Choir and Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Dr Tim Taylor, who is Senior Tutor in the School of Music. From 2008 Mark Eager joins the School as conductor of the Symphony Orchestra and David Ponsford, who already conducts the Chamber Orchestra, becomes the conductor of the University Choir. The Choir and Symphony Orchestra usually give three main concerts each year, one for the orchestra alone in November, one in December (usually in Cardiff City Hall) and the third, in March/April, in Cardiff's magnificent St David's Hall. This year for the first time the University Choir will also take part in a concert with the Chamber Orchestra.
Concert Dates for 2009-10:
- Sunday 1 November 2009, University Symphony Orchestra (University Concert Hall)
- Thursday 10 December 2009, Robert Plane (clarinet), University Choir and Symphony Orchestra (City Hall)
- Friday 19 March 2010, Choir and University Symphony Orchestra (St David's Hall)
If you are interested in joining either the University Choir or Symphony Orchestra, please follow link to either Membership or Rehearsals.