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A Blaenau Gwent Baptist Chapel Choral Festival Programme 1928.
This programme is for the Abertillery and District Baptist Choral Festival held at Blaenau Gwent Baptist Chapel on Easter Tuesday 10th April 1928.
The programme has 16 pages, with sheet music of the songs and hymns that were performed at the event along with a few advertisements of local businesses.
The festival was held over three periods – Morning session for children at 11.00am with Mr Ernest Hopkins: Afternoon session for adults at 2.30pm with Mr T. H. Prichard and the evening session also for adults at 7.00pm with The Right Hon Mr William Brace P.C.:
The conductor for the event was Mr T. Huggins, conductor of the Blaina Choral Society. The President was Mr W. R. Lewis of Oakleigh, Oak Street, Abertillery: Treasurer was Mr Arthur Morgan of Gwynfa, Pleasant View, Llanhilleth: Secretary was Mr Godfrey Jones of 30 Duke Street, Abertillery. Accompanists – Mr D. J. Griffiths, Organist: Mr Ed Morgan, Pianist and the Rehearsal Organist, Miss May Morgan:
Programme cost 1 shilling, equivalent to £3.16p in today’s money.