A Wrexham choir will be performing at St Giles’ Parish Church in aid of the Turkey/Syria earthquake appeal.

The Sirenian Singers, made up of about 50 voices, will be conducted by Jean Stanley Jones MBE who founded the choir in 1990 and is their musical director. 

Jean has won many awards and prizes for her conducting musicianship, including at the Bartok Festival in Hungary and the Welsh National Eisteddfod. She was also formerly the head of Flintshire Music Service.

The Baritone soloist will be Samuel Snowden, a former choir member who studied with Quentin Hayes at the Royal Northern College of Music. Samuel was awarded the auspicious Sir John Manduell Prize, recognising exceptional work undertaken in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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The organist and piano accompanist will be Christopher Enston who has been the Sirenian Singers' accompanist since 2015, and has a long and distinguished career performing all over the world in concerts and festivals.   

The Leader: A poster for the event A poster for the event (Image: The Sirenian Singers)

Sirenian Singers have given concerts at many venues at home and abroad, including the Thomaskirke in Liepzig, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, and more locally Theatr Clwyd, Mold and William Aston Hall, Wrexham. 

Among its festival successes was winning the Choir of the World Trophy at Llangollen International Eisteddfod. 

The programme for the Easter Concert will include Fauré Requiem and choral music by Mascagni, Lotti, Karl Jenkins, Eric Whitacre, John Rutter to name but a few. 

The event will take place at St Giles’ Parish Church, Wrexham, at 7.30pm on Saturday, March 25. Tickets cost £12.00 and are available on www.eventbrite.co.uk  or at the door. 

For further information visit www.sireniansingers.org where you will also find Facebook and Twitter links.