- Ysgol Glanaethwy
Ysgol Glanaethwy is a school in
Bangor, Gwynedd ,Wales .The school became well known when its choir for older pupils took part in the UK TV channel BBC 1's "
Last Choir Standing " in 2008, going through auditions, callbacks, and knock out rounds. After being in the sing off once and chosen to continue by the judges, they scooped second prize in the phone-in vote for the final.The school was opened in 1990. The school is a performing arts school which operates outside normal school hours. Younger children have acting lessons and choir practice and the older pupils have choir practice only.
Glanaethwy have performed at the
Royal Albert Hall 's Schools Proms, and have won many competition prizes, including:*1st and 2nd in the
National Eisteddfod of Wales
*Urdd Eisteddfod
*Music For Youth
*Finalists inChoir of the Year
*Second in Cor Cymru
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