* Stage 2 Stage's performance prompted a standing ovation.
A fundraiser for Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod at the Town Hall last night (Saturday) brought a packed audience to their feet at the end of a choral concert and then had them putting their hands in their pockets to the tune of over £1,700 as they bid for lots in a fun auction.
The concert, compered
by Eisteddfod stalwart Christine Dukes and musically directed by Elen Mair
Roberts, featured a two-set programme by locally-based choir Stage 2 Stage in
which they showcased songs from a host of shows and films, from Guys &
Dolls and Chicago to Evita and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
At the end of the
performance the packed audience gave them a rousing standing ovation.
In the auction which
followed, conducted by Ian Lebbon, Chairman of the Eisteddfod’s Marketing Committee, 19 lots went under the hammer, including pieces of art connected with
the festival and items signed by recent star performers such as Rufus
Wainwright and Jonathan Antoine.
Lots which created
most interest were a Wales rugby shirt signed by all members of the rock band
Status Quo, which went for £350 after some hot bidding, and a signed cartoon by
legendary singer-songwriter Burt Bacharach of his hit song Raindrops Keep
Falling On My Head which realised £210.
Total amount raised
by the auction was over £1,700.
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