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Dragons Choir Perform at Stadium

The Dragons choir won the Codi Canu competition last Saturday and got to sing the national anthem before the Wales v England game at the Millennium Stadium.

Kath McCarthy | 19/03/2007

The Dragons choir won the Codi Canu competition last Saturday and got to sing the national anthem before the Wales v England game at the Millennium Stadium.

The musical inspiration of four mixed choirs made up of supporters of the Welsh rugby regions set Wales on its way to victory over England in the final Six Nations Championship match on Saturday.

The choirs performed a range of famous rugby songs at the Millennium Stadium before the game, with the 80 members of the Dragons choir beating the others to win the honour of performing Wales and England's national anthems before kick-off.

Conductor Owain Arwel Hughes had the task of choosing the winning choir, following months of rehearsals that saw singers transformed from off-key amateurs to polished performers capable of singing hymns and arias in four-part harmony.

Owain Arwel Hughes said:  "All the choirs have been fantastic and the improvement in the singing from the early days has been astounding. Many congratulations to the Dragons choir, they've done very well and their musical abilities certainly seem to have spurred Wales on to success.  It's to be hoped this competition will help stimulate a revival of the singing tradition in our rugby grounds."

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