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  London Welsh Chorale - Corâl Cymry Llundain

Kenneth Bowen  1932 - 2018
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Here is the eulogy read by Neal Davies at the funeral service. 
Here is the funeral service sheet.

​​Kenneth Bowen Memorial Concert July 6th 2019

The 2019 Summer Concert was dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Bowen. We were pleased that so many old friends of the Chorale, from Kenneth's time as conductor, were able to attend the concert. 

Tribute by David Abrahams, Chair of the Chorale.
Tribute by Martin Thomas, President of the Friends.
Tribute by Elizabeth Siberry, Former Chair of the Chorale.

Concert Programme
Two of the soloists at the concert were Rauiri Bowen (tenor), Kenneth's grandson,
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and Helen Miles (soprano), one of Kenneth's pupils from the RAM.

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There are more photos from the concert on the Gallery page.

​Some tributes in the media

Twitter statement by Meurig Bowen:​
https://twitter.com/MeurigB/status/1036189304903622657 
Royal Academy of Music tribute:
https://www.ram.ac.uk/about-us/news/kenneth-bowen-19322018

BBC Radio 3 Breakfast show (3 Sept 2018):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/m0000971
(scroll to 1:26:10) - short tribute ending with a recording of KB singing ‘Mae hiraeth yn y môr’

Slipped Disc:
http://slippedisc.com/2018/09/death-of-waless-greatest-living-voice/ 
​- very short piece but has a link to a recording of KB performing in a modern work (Philip Cannon – ‘Lord of Light, a Gloucester Requiem’)

Telegraph obituary:
 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/09/04/kenneth-bowen-singer-teacher-obituary

Obituary from the Western Mail

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