Ysgol Glanaethwy is a drama school

Drama school

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 in Bangor, Gwynedd

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, Wales

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History

Opened in 1990, Ysol Glanaethwy is a performing arts school

Performing arts education

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 that operates outside of normal school hours. Younger children take acting lessons and choir practice and the older pupils have choir practice only.

The school became well known when its choir for older pupils took part in the UK TV channel BBC 1's Last Choir Standing

Last Choir Standing

Last Choir Standing was 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'....

show in 2008. The students went through auditions, callbacks, and knock out rounds. After being in the sing off once and chosen to continue by the judges, the squad scooped up second prize in the phone-in vote for the final.

Choirs

The school now has three choirs: the junior choir, the senior choir and the 'De Capo'.

Former members include: Mirain Haf, Owain Arwyn, Gwyneth Glyn, Elain LLwyd, Owain Arthur, Carwyn Jones, Ioan Pollard, Iddon Alaw Jones, Lucy Kelly, Lowri Wynn and Mareth Wyn Bean.

Awards

Glanaethwy have performed at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

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's Schools Proms, and have won many competition prizes, including:

• 1st and 2nd in the National Eisteddfod of Wales
  National Eisteddfod of Wales
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• Urdd Eisteddfod
• Music For Youth
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• Finalists in Choir of the Year
• Second in Cor Cymru
• Second in Eisteddfod Llangollen (2010)
• First in Llangollen a couple of years back