2016 saw the choir taking part in an Opera Gala at Rhosygilwen, this time under the choir’s new name: Côr Aberteifi.  A highlight was The Sausage Roll by Gilbert and Sullivan, which was received with much applause!   The autumn season featured one of the greatest of choral works: Haydn’s Creation, with full orchestra and guest soloists; to finish a busy year, the Christmas season resulted in Purcell’s Ode to St. Cecilia, with solo parts taken by the choir.

One of Henry’s innovations at this time was additional sectional rehearsals, held in St. Dogmael’s church hall or in Henry’s home, to support choir members in learning their music.

The choir’s next concert, in April 2017 and at St. Mary’s once more, featured Duruflé’s Requiem, along with pieces by Kodály, Dvořák and Haydn. Following this rehearsals began for an Opera Weekend in July at Rhosygilwen where the choir sang choruses from Tchaikovsky’s Eugène Onegin.  This involved new challenges for the choir, working with professional soloists, in costume on stage with lighting and set movements, and also sung from memory.  The year ended with a concert of Advent and Christmas music and including Holst’s Choral Fantasy on Old Carols.

The New Year of 2018 began with a change of name for the choir: all agreed that the shorter name Côr Teifi was better, shorter and more memorable. Easter, under its new name, saw a programme of seasonal readings augmenting Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, with choir members as soloists and Simon Pearce, deputy-organist of St. David’s cathedral, accompanying.  The Tabernacle Church Hall, Cardigan, (sadly no longer in use) was home to the choir’s summer concert; and on 22nd October, a major concert at Rhosygilwen with orchestra saw performances of Schubert's Magnificat in C, Brahams’ Schicksalslied and Beethoven’s Fantasia in C Minor. In December 2018 the choir presented an Advent programme “From Darkness to Light” consisting of poems, songs and carols, and notably including Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols.  In keeping with the choir’s carol concert tradition,a new piece was included by Côr Teifi chorister Alun Rhys Williams: a setting of Cardinal Newman’s text, Lead, Kindly Light.  A second, very beautiful, piece by Alun was a setting of words by the Anglican priest, Geoffrey Kennedy who had become a national hero during the Great Depression.

Due to the unfortunate illness of Henry Ward the choir was directed by two guest conductors in 2019: Margaret Daniels once more stepped in for an Easter performance of Stainer’s Crucifixion on 12th April in St. Mary’s, with guest soloists; and in July, at the same venue, Alastair Auld worked with the choir on a programme entitled “Mystical Songs”, including Tippett’s Four Spirituals and Alun Rhys Williams’ Wayfaring Stranger, with baritone soloist Steve Walsh.  Henry made a welcome return in September and a concert was arranged at Rhosygilwen for November entitled “Dappled Delight and Musical Virtue”, which included the Bach cantata Wachet Auf and works by Berlioz and Taverner.  The choir were joined by Haverfordwest Ladies’ Choir under their director Nancy Mann, who also sang Bob Chilcott’s Midwinter.  The year ended with an invitation to sing carols at Drefach Velindre church.  Jean Smith, Côr Teifi singer and accompanist, played the organ for the concert, which included Rutter’s Look at the World and Treland’s setting of Adam Lay y Bounden.

2020 started off with preparations for a programme of songs for Lent and Easter, but these finsihed abruptly in March, due to the Covid virus.

The choir returned more than a year later in September 2021, meeting at the Oak Hall in Rhosygilwen, and like the whole country had to maintain social distancing, have temperatures taken on entry and with all windows and doors left wide open: very chilly, as the choir prepared for a Christmas programme of carols though the ages from Medieval through to the present, and including a piece written for the event by Alun.

Côr Teifi’s programme for Easter 2022 was entitled “From Winter to Summer” with a mix of styles and periods and music emphasising concord and peace; and this was followed by “From Bedlam to Bohemia” in the autumn at St. Mary’s church once more; the choir sung Dvořák’s Mass in D and Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, with solos taken by choir members.  Choir and audience alike were also treated to a wonderful performance of Ukrainian songs by Khrystyna Makar.  The Christmas Concert in 2022 was entitled “A Festival of Seasonal Music” and held as usual at Rhosygilwen; a highlight of this was Purcell’s Ode to St. Cecilia with soloists from the choir and accompaniment by a string ensemble: much appreciated by a packed audience!

At Easter 2023 the choir was invited to sing a seasonal programme at St. Dogmael’s church. Following this, in July, Côr Teifi held their final concert under the directorship of Henry Ward, who had decided to step down after eight years as MD of the choir.  The choir will miss him and his consummate musicianship and extensive knowledge of the highways and byways of the choral repertoire, just as they are looking forward to new perspectives from their new musical director Philip Wilson, who at the time of writing is preparing the choir for a performance on 25th November, at St. Mary’s of Vivaldi’s Gloria and other works.  The choir continues to rehearse at Capel Mair in Cardigan.

Valerie A Poole