"I first heard Serendipity sing as I watched them win Côr Cymru in 2005. I was struck by their maturity of delivery, the diverse nature of their programming but most of all, by the sheer quality of their sound.
Following this, I invited them to perform with me in a televised concert from the Faenol Festival in North Wales and later in 2005, invited them to sing as part of my Bryn at Christmas concerts to sold-out audiences in the Wales Millennium Centre and the Royal Albert Hall. My association with the choir continues, performing with them this year at the Henley Festival and I very much hope that our collaboration will grow in the future."
Bryn Terfel
"Serendipity is one of the best of the new breed of Welsh choirs; young, vibrant, have great panache with an identifiable sound as well as exhibiting impeccable intonation, phrasing and musicianship under their musical director Tim Rhys-Evans. I first heard them at the finals of the 2003 Côr Cymru competition and the performance was hugely impressive; so much so that I invited them to perform at my 60th birthday celebrations at the Royal Festival Hall the following year as well as singing, under Tim’s direction, the choral parts of my Requiem released on EMI Classics. It’s been a privilege to have this association with the choir that I hope will continue and I am thrilled that they have chosen to perform the Benedictus from my The Armed Man: A Mass For Peace on this, their debut CD."
Karl Jenkins
