Be stirred by voices from the valleys; Classical.

Byline: PATSY FULLER

THE stirring voices of the Treorchy Male Choir will be ringing out in Warwickshire tomorrow.

The Treorchy is seen as one of the greatest success stories in the cultural history of Wales.

After disbanding following two world wars and a depression, it re-formed in a valley schoolroom in 1946 and has gone on to become one of the bestknown male voice combinations in the world.

The group has a reputation for versatility - venturing into popular music on top of its original repertoire.

The choir has a record number of Eisteddfod wins, has made more than 50 records, undertaken hugely successful tours of Australia, Canada and America and given hundreds of concerts closer to home.

Tomorrow night's concert at the Royal Spa Centre, Leamington, starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets on 01926 334418.

WARWICKSHIRE'S Orchestra of the Swan is starting its new year by looking back at the end of a century.

Wednesday sees the orchestra's first concert of 2007 and it will be a recreation of a fin de siAcle concert given for the composer Gustav Mahler in 1905.

The programme includes Richard Strauss's Capriccio and Metamorphosen and songs from Mahler's Ruckert Lieder and Des Knaben Wunderhorn cycles, all arranged for chamber ensemble.

Conductor David Curtis says: "Since their creation, just over 100 years ago, Mahler's late orchestral songs have most often been performed with full orchestral forces. We wanted to go back to his original intentions for these intimate songs."

The soloists will be Louise Poole (mezzo) and Hikan Vrasmso (baritone). The audience will be able to discuss the performance with David Curtis, the singers and musicians after the concert at Stratford Civic Hall.

Box office 01789 207100.

TWO members of the Coull string quartet will be joining the Leamington-based Beauchamp Sinfonietta for a pair of concerts in Coventry and Warwickshire this weekend.

Roger Coull is the guest conductor and Philip Gallaway the solo violinist.

The first concert is at Earlsdon Methodist Church, Earlsdon Avenue South, Earlsdon, Coventry, tomorrow at 7.30pm. The concert will be repeated at All Saints Church, Leamington, on Sunday at 3pm.

The programme will feature Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending, Smetana's symphonic poem The Maldau from Ma Vlast, Dvorak's Seventh Symphony and Beethoven's Coriolanus Overture.

Tickets, pounds 8 (pounds 7 concessions), student/child pounds 2, at the door.