About Us
The Phoenix Singers was formed in November 2010 by a group of 40 like-minded ladies from the valleys of South Wales, and in 2025 became a registered charity. We enjoy singing a wide variety of music and our repertoire ranges from pop songs and music from the shows to traditional Welsh tunes and more modern choral repertoire.
Supporting Our Community Through Song
Charity work is close to our hearts and as much as the ladies of The Phoenix Singers love a good sing, we are delighted if this singing results in raising money for a great cause. We enjoy hosting charity concerts as well as joining in with community events. Since we began, we have raised money for a number of deserving causes including: the Stroke Association; a local Dementia Care charity (Cwm Taff Health Board); MIND; Jack’s Appeal; The Cinnamon Trust; MS Society and many more. Our biggest fundraiser to date was in response to the Ukraine war where we hosted a concert which raised over £1000 for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. More recently we had a ‘wear it green event’ at rehearsal where the ladies turned up in their best green outfits and gave generously in aid of the Mental Health Foundation. This charity work is very important to us and something we are passionate about continuing.
Choir Event Highlights
Despite being a fairly new choir, The Phoenix Singers have been fortunate to have sung at some exciting venues and events. In 2014, we had the privilege of singing on the Glanfa stage at the Millennium Centre and in 2016, we were invited to participate in the mass choir at the ‘Roald Dahl – City of the Unexpected’ event in Cardiff. In more recent years we were proud to open ‘Izzyfest’, a music festival organised in record time for a courageous but very ill young lady. We have performed at the Celtic Manor, took part in the 2019 Christmas special episode of ‘The Repair Shop’, and in 2024 we competed in the National Eisteddfod!
Closer to home, we enjoy staging and participating in concerts in our local area. We enjoy singing with other choirs and look forward to collaborating with our neighbours in joint events. We have also been fortunate to sing with the children from local schools and love taking part in community fundraising events, such as the opening of the refurbished Memorial pool at the Abercynon sports centre, the turning on of the Christmas lights in Pontypridd and the Mayor’s Christmas Carol Service.
Our Team
Of course, we cannot do any of this work without the encouragement, support and direction of our extremely talented musical team: Andrew (Musical Director) and Max (Accompanist). We are also grateful to our hardworking members who have joined the committee, volunteering their valuable time to support the running of our choir. The Phoenix Singers are extremely fortunate to have such a wonderful team. Alone, we are a bunch of ladies who enjoy singing, but with their help, we are a choir.
Andrew Chinnock
