Performance for Broadcast on Rumantsch Radio and Television. The joint performance with Corcanti Chur and Cor Rumantsch in front of school pupils, teachers, families and the public was a very memorable occasion. The whole event was recorded for Rumantsch Television and Radio. The highpoint was a performance of Gareth Glyn’s arrangement of the Welsh national… Continue reading Music, Welsh and Rumantsch in Switzerland
Category: Inspiring Children
Join us for ChamberFest 2015
We’re throwing one of the biggest celebrations of chamber music in Wales, a two-day festival which we call ChamberFest. And the theme for the 2015 event will be the music of J.S. Bach, with performances and activities taking place in locations across Bangor and Llandudno on March 20th and 21st (21st March would have been… Continue reading Join us for ChamberFest 2015
ChamberFest 2015: Bach
We’re throwing one of the biggest celebrations of chamber music in Wales, an annual festival which we call ChamberFest. And the theme for the 2015 event will be the music of J.S. Bach, with the main event taking place on March 20th and 21st – the 21st March would have been Bach’s birthday.
Get your little ones hooked on good music!
You’re never too young to get hooked on music, and our Tots Music Morning for children aged 0-3 months earlier this month certainly proved that. With the youngest of the group only three months old, a fun time was had by all at our Dalcroze Eurhythmics session at Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli. And it was a full… Continue reading Get your little ones hooked on good music!
Why Dalcroze for Wales? By Bethan Habron-James
I had the privilege of going to Geneva to study Dalcroze Eurhythmics at the end of the 90s, after some years of studying part time in Manchester. At the end of my dissertation for my final Licentiate exams I wrote that my dream one day, would be to share this pioneering education method with my… Continue reading Why Dalcroze for Wales? By Bethan Habron-James
What happened when Ensemble Cymru met Codi’r To…
Sophie’s blog “On the 22nd of July Ensemble Cymru visited Ysgol Glancegin in Bangor where Milli and I caught the action on camera. We arrived at around 9am and set up the camera before the workshop started; I had the lovely job of sound assistant which involved holding up a boom mike behind the camera to… Continue reading What happened when Ensemble Cymru met Codi’r To…
Lucy’s blog about making music (and little friends) in Pwllheli
Waking up to an almighty thunder storm on Saturday morning, I was slightly concerned that the weather may put off our audience – it sounded pretty scary out there! However I needn’t have worried as just before 10am, a flurry of parents and children flooded into Pwllheli’s Neuadd Dwyfor on Saturday for a morning of… Continue reading Lucy’s blog about making music (and little friends) in Pwllheli
The story of Peter and the Wolf
“As the plucky hero of our story, the tale begins with Peter… The young boy lives with his grandfather in a clearing in the forest, but one day Peter decides to leave the safety of the clearing and wander into the forest. Leaving the gate open behind him, one of ducks follows Peter out. “Peter… Continue reading The story of Peter and the Wolf
Peter and the Wolf receives its TV debut
The enchanting story of Peter and the Wolf was brought to television screens over Christmas thanks to Ensemble Cymru. Children and adults across Wales tuned into S4C on Christmas Day to see Prokofiev’s Pedr a’r Blaidd (Peter and the Wolf) with music performed by Ensemble Cymru’s 30-piece orchestra and the story narrated by Welsh actor, Rhys… Continue reading Peter and the Wolf receives its TV debut
