Tim Rhys-Evans

Timothy Rhys-Evans MBE FRWCMD (born c. 1972)[1] is a Welsh conductor and best known as the founder and musical director of the choir Only Men Aloud![2] and Only Boys Aloud. He also formed the children's choir Only Kids Aloud in 2012.[3]

Tim Rhys-Evans

MBE
Rhys-Evans conducting at the AMIS Honor Choir 2019 in Beijing, China
Born
Timothy Rhys-Evans

New Tredegar, Wales
OccupationConductor
Spouse(s)Alun Rhys Jenkins

Rhys-Evans, from New Tredegar, was a vocal tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[4] He has conducted several choirs, including The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales and Dunvant Male Choir.[5] He founded Only Men Aloud! in 2000[6] (also known at Cantorion) and led them to victory in the Last Choir Standing competition in 2008.

In August 2010, Rhys-Evans was one of several new members admitted to the Gorsedd of bards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. He is a Champion for the charity Music in Hospitals Cymru/Wales. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to music and for charitable services.[7]

On 5 July 2019 Rhys-Evans was made a Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[8]

In January 2020, Rhys-Evans was appointed Director of Music at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.[9]

Personal life

Tim has a civil partnership with Welsh tenor Alun Rhys Jenkins.[10]

References
  1. Price, Karen (29 July 2010). "Tim Rhys-Evans: 'I wasn't blessed with a wonderful voice'". WalesOnline.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "New Welsh Face of 2008: Tim Rhys-Evans". WalesOnline.co.uk. 22 December 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. BBC News - Only Kids Aloud follow in footsteps of Only Men Aloud, Bbc.co.uk, accessed 24 February 2013
  4. "RWCMD". Rwcmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "DUNVANT MALE CHOIR". Dunvant Male Choir. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. "BBC Last Choir Standing". Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 17.
  8. "Graduation 2019". Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. 5 July 2019.
  9. "RWCMD Appoints Only Men Aloud's Tim Rhys-Evans as New Director of Music". Blog.rwcmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. Melissa Thompson (4 December 2012). "'I was bullied at school but now my choir's on X Factor final': Only Boys Aloud maestro having last laugh". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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