Awards and Accolades
Andrew Jenkins
Winner of the Blue Riband at the National Eisteddfod, Cardiff, 2018
Andrew lives in Newport, Gwent, and has been singing as long as he can remember. During his studies at Crosskeys College Andrew sang with the college choir and took part in many musical events as a soloist. He possesses a natural baritone voice of a beautiful quality. He enjoys singing a wide range of music from music theatre to operatic items.
RISCA MALE CHOIR - HIGHLIGHTS OF ITS MUSICAL LIFE
COMPETITION SUCCESS / AWARDS
Winners: Male Choir of the Year
Winners: B&I Choral Challenge Shield
Winners: National Eisteddfod (Newport)
Winners of Male Choir section, Jersey Choral Festival
Winners: Majestic Battle of the Choirs Competition (Torquay)
Bronze Medal: Malta International Choral Festival
WS Gwynn Williams Award (Welsh Arts Council) for contribution to contemporary Welsh music.
Best Male Choir: Llangollen International Eisteddfod
Semi-finalists: Côr Cymru competition
Winners: National Eisteddfod (Pontypridd)
COMMISSIONS / FIRST PERFORMANCES
Her Triumph (Suite for male voices and piano)
Richard Roderick Jones
Psalmody (3 Psalm settings for male voices and piano)
Richard Roderick Jones
Let us now praise famous men (anthem for male voices, piano, brass septet and percussion)
Richard Roderick Jones
Time let me hail and climb (After Fern Hill for male voices and piano)
Richard Roderick Jones
Beowulf and Grendel (Cantata for brass band and male voices)
Mervyn Burtch
Owain ab Urien (Cantata for brass septet and percussion)
David Wynne
Carbon 12 (Choral symphony for WNO)
Errollyn Wallen
Prayer for the Third Millennium
Andrew Lloyd Webber
INVITATIONS TO SPECIAL PERFORMANCES / RECORDINGS
A Partridge in a Pear Tree for HTV Wales
Can they hack it? For BBC Wales
FA Cup Classic for BBC
Magic of the Musicals for BBC 2
Millennium Songs of Praise for BBC
Beethoven Choral Symphony for Sinfonia Cymru conducted by Gareth Jones
Carbon 12 for WNO conducted by Carlo Rizzi
We’ll keep a welcome for Deutsche Grammophon with Bryn Terfel
CHORAL WORKS
Beethoven: Choral Symphony
Cherubini: Requiem in D minor for male voices and orchestra
Verdi: Requiem
Verdi: Nabucco
Wallen: Carbon 12 WNO
IMPORTANT FOREIGN CONCERT VENUES
Grace Cathedral: San Francisco
Mariacki Basilica: Krakow
Stephansdom: Vienna
Thomaskirche: Leipzig
Arras Cathedral: France
Ghent Cathedral: Belgium
Menin Gate: Belgium
Thiepval Memorial: France
Eisteddfod 1988 (Argus)
The Cuchalainn Trophy - B&I competition 1986
Eisteddfod 1988 with cup at Celtic Manor
B&I Competition photo at Newport Centre with shield 1986
Rose Bowl - Battle of the Choirs Torquay 2013
Risca Male Choir: an enthusiast's view
Some highlights in the choir's history, recalled by John Rogers
