ABERGAVENNY’S Borough Theatre is set to mark St David’s Day with a celebration of the best of Welsh music and culture.

Leading the entertainment at the theatre’s traditional performance, which takes place on Tuesday, March 1, will be Blaenavon Male Voice Choir, which will perform a mixed programme blending Welsh standards with more modern offerings.

The choir will be joined for the evening by harpist Diana Shroff and young baritone Gareth James, who was most recently seen at the Borough Theatre in AAODS Juniors’ production of Return to the Forbidden Planet.

The performance comes at a busy time for the award winning Blaenavon Male Voice Choir which late last year appeared in a feature length documentary called ‘Save Our Male Voice Choirs’ about the plight of the Welsh male voice choir which focused on several of the country’s top choirs, as well as choirs from across the globe.

Made by Focus Shift Films, the documentary attracted the attention of Welsh actor Michael Sheen who has lent his support to the choir. As a result of the interest in the film, the choir has gained a number of new members many of whom will be taking part in next weeks’ performance at the Borough Theatre.

Tickets for the evening are available now from the Borough Theatre box office on 01873 850805 and even include a free Welsh cake to help mark the day.