The National Tour 2014
This spring, Ensemble Cymru’s 30-piece orchestra brought this much loved children’s classic to life live on stage. For the very first time the story of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf was told in Welsh, narrated by Rhys Ifans. A series of Pedr and Dona promo image small beautiful screen images, created by children’s illustrator Marc Vyvyan Jones, featured in the show bringing another dimension to this exciting re-telling of this magical tale. Before the curtain went up, S4C star Donna Direidi joined the musicians on stage to learn about the orchestra, getting the audinece to join in and sing along as she explored the different beats and sounds that an orchestra makes.
CD on Sale
Ensemble Cymru presents the very first Welsh language recording of Pedr a’r Blaidd (Peter and the Wolf) by Sergei Prokofiev. Music performed by Ensemble Cymru’s 30-piece chamber orchestra and Welsh language narration by Rhys Ifans. Get in touch to buy a copy of the CD.
The Tour
During the first week of March 2014 Ensemble Cymru performed ‘Pedr a’r Blaidd’ at…
- Venue Cymru, Llandudno
- Neuadd Dywfor, Pwllheli
- Thatr Mwldan, Cardigan
- St Davids Hall, Cardiff
- Neuadd Dywfor, Pwllheli
Watch the Video
Take a look at our exclusive video of Ensemble Cymru’s ‘Pedr a’r Blaidd’ courtesy of Cwmni Fflic.
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Sign-up to keep in touch with Ensemble Cymru and be the first to hear about our new events. The story of ‘Peter and the Wolf’ Download an English language version of the script Download a ‘Peter and the Wolf’ vocabulary list.
