To say thank you to Ensemble Cymru’s valued friends and members, we have set up Discover Chamber Music, a new part of our website where you will find enhanced content, exciting facts and amazing stories especially for you.
Articles
November 2025
Natural bedfellows – voice and violin
It is often said that the cello is the instrument best able to imitate the human voice. And that the piano or guitar are the instruments best suited to accompany the voice. But which instrument is best able to converse with the voice? …. read more
October 2025
One of our instruments is missing!
There are three different types of string trio. You can have two violins and a viola, or two violins and a cello, or a violin, viola and cello. Now, a cynic might say that a string trio sounds like a string quartet with one of its players missing …. read more
June 2025
Hidden away for 90 years!
“The clarinet is by far the finest woodwind instrument”. Now, there’s a controversial statement, if ever there was one! It’s one I’m sure the founder of Ensemble Cymru, clarinettist Peryn Clement-Evans, might entirely agree with! …. read more
May 2025
The Invention of the Reed Trio
After the First World War, when Margaret and Gwendoline Davies were back from France and were busy setting up Gregynog Hall as a flourishing centre for the performing arts… read more
