DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

David B. Jones is a teacher by profession. He is currently Head of Faculty of Technology at a large local comprehensive school, teaching all aspects of ICT throughout the school to examination level.

He has studied at Trinity College, Carmarthen, followed by the University of Wales, Swansea and Loughborough University. David is married with two children and lives happily with his wife - Joy - at Pontamman, Ammanford.

David has been involved with several choirs, either as an accompanist or conductor for many, many years and has experienced high levels of success in his musical work, none giving him more pleasure than Côr Meibion Llandybie - Llandybie Male Voice Choir.

His hobbies include playing the pipe organ: he was a church organist for twenty five years. He also played guitar and violin in his younger days.

ACCOMPANIST

Mrs Gloria Lloyd, BA (Hons), LRAM, ARCM, LTCL.

Mrs Gloria Lloyd, who lives in Ammanford, is in constant demand as an accompanist, mainly at eisteddfodau throughout south and mid Wales. She was an official accompanist at the Royal National Eisteddfod held at Dyffryn Lliw

She studied piano with Mr Horace Field, who was a founder tutor at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, and was successful in achieving diplomas of LRAM in the art of piano accompaniment and the ARCM and LCTL (teaching diplomas).

Mrs Gloria Lloyd also holds a BA (Hons) with the Open University. She has recently retired from full time teaching in the music department of Bishop Vaughan Comprehensive School, Morriston, Swansea.

She is also organist and choirmistress at Christian Temple, Ammanford.

DEPUTY ACCOMPANIST

Catrin Edwards, IAC, LLCM is a very talented young woman, a most able accompanist and an accomplished harpist and guitarist. She has accompanied the choir for a number of years and has visited Eire, Brittany, Scotland and Norway on concert tours with Côr Meibion, Llandybie - Llandybie Male Voice Choir.

Catrin works as an investment banker for an international bank but thoroughly enjoys her time with the choir.