Timothy Rhys-Evans
MBE FRWCMD (born c. 1972) is a Welsh conductor and best known as the founder and musical director of the choir
Only Men Aloud!
Only Men Aloud is a male voice choir from Wales. The choir came to national prominence in the UK when they won the ''Last Choir Standing'' competition run by BBC television during 2008.
Overview
The choir was formed by Tim Rhys-Evans, a classic ...
and
Only Boys Aloud. He also formed the children's choir Only Kids Aloud in 2012.
Rhys-Evans, from
New Tredegar
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, was a vocal tutor at the
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
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. He has conducted several choirs, including The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales and Dunvant Male Choir. He founded Only Men Aloud! in 2000 (also known at Cantorion) and led them to victory in the ''
Last Choir Standing
''Last Choir Standing'' is a 2008 talent show-themed television series produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom. Broadcast on BBC One in July and August 2008, the series saw amateur choirs competing each week to be the 'last choir standing'.
The ...
'' competition in 2008.
In August 2010, Rhys-Evans was one of several new members admitted to the
Gorsedd of bards at the
National Eisteddfod of Wales. He is a Champion for the charity Music in Hospitals Cymru/Wales. He was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(MBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to music and for charitable services.
On 5 July 2019 Rhys-Evans was made a Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
In January 2020, Rhys-Evans was appointed Director of Music at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Personal life
Tim has a civil partnership with Welsh tenor Alun Rhys Jenkins.
References
External links
Dunvant Male Choir website
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Welsh choral conductors
Living people
Members of the Order of the British Empire
1970s births