Ensemble Cymru, Resident Ensemble at Bangor University and Venue Cymru (Llandudno), is the leading chamber music performing group in Wales. It has a core membership of 20 instrumentalists and singers. Established as a charity in 2002, its mission is to champion Wales’ heritage and contemporary chamber music culture alongside chamber music from across the world… Continue reading Ensemble Cymru
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Each month, we’ll be sharing a blog from our community of musicians, supporters, and audience members. We hope you enjoy reading our stories of music making in Wales, and of course if you’d like to write a blog to feature on this page, we’d LOVE that. For more details & information about where to send your blog…
Music at your Place
Music at your Place is a joint Mid Wales Opera/Ensemble Cymru project developed in response to COVID-19 The COVID-19 crisis has had a devastating impact on both rural communities in Wales and the creative industries. It has decimated the tourist income on which many communities rely and wiped out work for most performers for up… Continue reading Music at your Place
Acceptance to The Big Give!
Ensemble Cymru are excited to have been accepted again to be part of this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge! The Big Give is a national match-funding scheme that runs every December, providing over 9,500 charities with a fundraising platform and a chance to showcase their work.
Call for musicians, singers & composers in Wales
Are you a musician, singer or composer of opera, vocal or chamber-scale music? Would you like to do something positive during Covid-19 to connect and make music with your local community in Wales? Can you think of a new project you could set up and deliver with a community group in your local area? If you have answered yes to… Continue reading Call for musicians, singers & composers in Wales
VIRTUAL EVENT – 25 September, 1100
North Wales International Music Festival – It’s a whole new digital world, and we’re looking forward to having you with us!
Ensemble Cymru creates opportunities for young and early career composers
In September 2019, a trio of Peryn Clement-Evans (clarinet), Nicola Pearce (cello) and Richard Ormond (piano) started an initial week-long residency with students from across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. Alongside Lynne Plowman they led three composition workshops for 400 GCSE and A level students.
Oriel Myrddin Podcasts Children’s Art Week: Oriel Everywhere!
Ensemble Cymru joined Oriel Myrddin Gallery for ‘Oriel Everywhere’, a musical podcast where you can listen and respond to music inspired by the natural world.
Touch Tour for the Blind Veterans of Llandudno
One of the highlights of our tour in the autumn was our visit to the Blind Veterans Centre in north Wales. The centre in Llandudno is where blind veterans or veterans with sight impairment are given respite, training and rehabilitation and where they can be asessed and given support. The building on the outskirts of… Continue reading Touch Tour for the Blind Veterans of Llandudno
Cefn Ydfa and Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn
Back in the summer, one of the distinctive experiences we had whilst preparing for our “Octet” tour was a visit to the home of Ann Thomas, Cefn Ydfa; the subject of the Welsh folk song, Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn (Shepherding the White Wheat).
