About 30 years ago, Guilsfield Amateur Dramatic Society divided into two groups, and this was the beginning of the Guilsfield Concert Party under the direction of Bethan Scotford. The group were soon entertaining to packed houses with musicals and light opera. Audrey Beeston then took over the role of Musical Director and the group became known as the Guilsfield Singers. Under Audrey's baton the choir soon established a high reputation giving concerts at venues over a large area, Suzanne Edwards took over in 1996 on Audrey's retirement .During this period the choir performed many exciting and imaginative performances.Latterly, the baton has been under the command of Gerry Howe. The Guilsfield Singers are a mixed choir of about 40 singers drawing on musical talent from the Welshpool, Newtown and Oswestry area of Mid-Wales. Over the years they have raised many thousands of pounds for both local and national charities and have enjoyed success in choral competitions, including winning the Powys Eisteddfod mixed choir competition three times in succession.Their repertoire includes music from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, and from composers as diverse as Bach to Bernstein to Mozart and Mathias.