Ysgol Glanaethwy is a

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. It is known in particular for its choir, Côr Glanaethwy.

History

Ysgol Glanaethwy was opened in 1990, founded by Cefin and Rhian Roberts. It is a performing arts school that operates outside normal school hours. Younger children take acting lessons and choir practice and the older pupils have choir practice only. The school became well known when its choir for older pupils took part in the UK TV channel

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'' show in 2008. The students went through auditions, callbacks, and knock out rounds. After being in the sing off once and chosen to continue by the judges, the choir won second prize in the phone-in vote for the final.

Choirs

The school has three choirs: the junior choir, the senior choir and the 'Da Capo'. In 2015 Côr Glanaethwy also reached the live finals of ''Britain's Got Talent'', finishing in third place. In February 2018 the

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controversially chose Côr Glanaethwy, instead of

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's own choir, to sing during the St Davids Day edition of the ''

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'' programme filmed at the cathedral.

Awards

Glanaethwy have performed at the

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's Schools Proms, and have won many competition prizes, including: *1st and 2nd in the

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Eisteddfod *

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*Finalists in Choir of the Year *Second in Côr Cymru *Second in Eisteddfod Llangollen (2010) *First in Llangollen

References

External links

* Welsh Eisteddfod winners Schools in Gwynedd Bangor, Gwynedd Britain's Got Talent contestants {{Wales-school-stub