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Gillian Green MBE muses on her life at DWS in the 1960s

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<p>Jane Pryce standing outside the Music Wing in 1962. She is wearing her "any clothes."
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Jane Pryce outside Music Room, 1962

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Music Wing any clothes

Music in the 30s

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<p>A page from the DWS prospectus of 1951 detailing the school fees and costs of extra-curricular activities
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DWS Prospectus 1951

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<p>Members of the school choir took part in the Youth Choir which sang at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in 1949. Twelve pupils in the 5th and 6th forms, known as Parti Deuddeg ('Party of Twelve') won with the entry ‘Y mae afon’ (There is a river) by Daniel Protheroe.
They were trained by the late Menna Carrington Jones, the music teacher at DWS from 1948 – 1951. She is in this photo (5th from left)
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<p>A participant, Bidi Davies, (3rd from right) has written about this event in the story which is related with this image.
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Parti Deuddeg

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National Eisteddfod music choir singing

My First Term at Dr Williams' School, 1954

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A note to Chloe, the 'frankinesence' star of the play!
With best wishes from your terrible wrathful music teacher'12-12-1969. It concludes with the comment 'I hope you will learn not to dictate words to others'.

A note about a performance 1969 'Putting words in her mouth'

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Play music teacher letter

Life at school in the 1960s

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Parti Deuddeg DWS – ennillwyr yn Eisteddfod Genedl

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eisteddfod music choir outings Dolgellau

An image of the school orchestra in 1949 when they were awarded second place in the National Eisteddfod.

School Orchestra at the National Eisteddfod 1949

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Orchestra Music

Dr Williams' School senior orchestra in 1951

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Orchestra Music

The programme of a concert held to celebrate the quater-centenary celebration of Shakespeare's birth. The orchestra and choir performed, there were verse solos and scenes from As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Concert programme for Shakespeare's birthday, 1964

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Drama Performance Music

Ysgol Dr Williams
Dolgellau
1878 - 1975

Chwilio drwy’r themâu

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Gillian Green MBE muses on her life at DWS in the 1960s

Jane Pryce outside Music Room, 1962

Music in the 30s

DWS Prospectus 1951

Parti Deuddeg

My First Term at Dr Williams' School, 1954

A note about a performance 1969 'Putting words in her mouth'

Life at school in the 1960s

Parti Deuddeg DWS – ennillwyr yn Eisteddfod Genedl

School Orchestra at the National Eisteddfod 1949

Dr Williams' School senior orchestra in 1951

Concert programme for Shakespeare's birthday, 1964