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7.30 pm memory of Linda Thorp and by 7.30 pm pherfformwyr megis Dame Emma numerous awards at college and has To bring the festival to a rousing St. Mary’s Church THE MANCHESTER Geoscience-Wales EMMA WALSHE – Soprano Kirkby, been successful in many prestigious conclusion, the Bro Aled Male Voice St. Mary’s Church is situated at the centre of the walled town of Conwy. It (www.geoscience-wales.co.uk). Sponsored by Hilary Blumer and competitions, most recently in the Choir from Llansannan and Côr ENSEMBLE GWENDOLEN MARTIN – was founded as a Cistercian monastery in 1186 and for a hundred years by Wyn and Catrin Hobson. Gregynog Young Musician Cantilena from Llanrwst, both under was the burial place of the Princes of Gwynedd. Since 1283, when Edward Sarah Brandwood Spencer – Friday, July 26 Soprano Competition, against impressive the direction of talented conductor Violin I began work on Conwy Castle, it has been the Parish Church. It contains Dydd Gwener, Gorffennaf 26 CHRISTOPHER WEBB – Saturday, July 27 opposition. He has received a Angharad Ellis, will present a wide- Catherine Yates – Violin many features of interest including a Tudor font and a magnificent rood Dydd Sadwrn, Gorffennaf 27 conditional offer to study music at ranging and popular programme of Thomas Beer – Viola 1 pm Bass screen of c. 1500. For details of services and events at the Church and in ˆ Cambridge and hopes to pursue a choral pieces. Joining them in an Raymond Lester – Viola CHARLOTTE FORFAR – TOBY CARR – Lute and 9.45 am at St. Mary’s Church the Bro Celynnin Ministry Area, visit www.caruconwy.com. GW YL career as a pianist. His programme evening of pure Welsh entertainment Simon Turner – Cello Soprano Theorbo Hall, Rosehill Street. The other festival venue, St. Mary’s Church Hall , is a few minutes’ walk Damion Browne – Cello CHORAL WORKSHOP will include works by Brahms, will be two of the country’s most GERDDORIAETH Ben Powell – Piano CAI FÔN DAVIES – Tenor ‘Seven Tears’ – Lute songs of Debussy and Liszt and will culminate promising singers, Michaela Parry from the Church. Signposted parking is available at various points in the CALEB RHYS JONES – Bass melancholy and joy by WITH GWENDOLEN MARTIN in a performance of Rachmaninoff’s and Emyr Lloyd Jones, harpist vicinity, and the town is also served by a good local bus service and a AND TOBY CARR CATHERINE BARNETT – Dowland, Purcell and Piano Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor, Op. Dafydd Huw, and talented railway station on the Chester to Holyhead line. We extend a warm Gwendolen Martin, who has been 36. accompanist Catherine Barnett. Any invitation to you to join us at the festival and experience the delights of GLASUROL Piano friends. involved in leading previous festival Mae Ellis Thomas yn ddeunaw oed profit from this concert will go to wonderful music performed in beautiful surroundings. workshops, teams up this year with ac yn hannu o Landudno. Am y chwe The Stroke Association. lutenist Toby Carr to lead a mlynedd ddiwethaf mae o wedi Côr Meibion Bro Aled o ardal Eglwys y Santes Fair workshop exploring a number of astudio’r piano ym Manceinion gyda Llansannan a Chôr Cantilena o Saif Eglwys y Santes Fair yng nghanol tref gaerog Conwy. Sefydlwyd hi fel CONWY This versatile and highly talented four part lute songs by Dowland Manola Hatfield. Mae wedi Lanrwst, y ddau o dan arweiniad y mynachdy Sistersiaidd ym 1186 ac am gan mlynedd dyma fan claddu ensemble presents an evening and Campion. Morning and showcasing some of the highlights perfformio’r rhan unawdol mewn dalentog Angharad Ellis, eleni fydd Tywysogion Gwynedd. Ers 1283, pan gychwynodd Edward I waith ar afternoon sessions will culminate in concerti gyda sawl cerddorfa, wedi yn cloi’r wŷl yn eu ffordd ddihafal eu Gastell Conwy, gwasanaethodd fel Eglwys y Plwyf. Gwelir llawer o of the chamber music repertoire. a performance of the works CLASSICAL Richard Strauss’s Sextet from the derbyn llawer o wobrau yn y coleg hunain. Yn cadw cwmni iddynt fydd nodweddion diddorol ynddi, yn cynnwys bedyddfaen o gyfnod y studied, with lute accompaniment, cerdd, ac wedi bod yn llwydiannus y cantorion Michaela Parry ac Emyr Tuduriaid a sgrîn ysblennydd a godwyd tua 1500. Am wybodaeth ynglyn opera Capriccio, with its opulent in church at 3.30 pm. £20 per harmonic palette and rich A rare opportunity to hear a mewn llawer o gystadleuthau pwysig Lloyd Jones, y telynor Dafydd Huw, â gwasanaethau a digwyddiadau yn yr Eglwys ac yn Ardal Weinidogaeth A concert showcasing some of the person/ £10 for students. Booking instrumental textures, will open the concert of exquisite lute songs by yn erbyn chwaraewyr profiadol iawn. a’r gyfeilyddes dalentog, Catherine Bro Celynnin, ymwelwch â www.caruconwy.com. best up-and-coming vocalists to forms, which need to be returned concert. This will be followed by Dowland, Purcell, Campion and Mae wedi derbyn cynnig amodol i Barnett. Dewch yn llu i fwynhau emerge from North Wales. by July 10th , may be obtained from Mae’r safle arall a ddefnyddir yn ystod yr ŵyl, sef Neuadd Eglwys y Schubert’s large scale Piano Trio others performed as solos, duets astudio cerddoriaeth yng noson o adloniant gwirioneddol MUSIC Charlotte Forfar and Caleb Rhys Carolyn Sherlock – phone 01492 Santes Fair heb fod nepell o’r Eglwys ei hun. Mae sawl maes parcio o No. 1 in Bb major, Op. 99, which and trios. Emma Walshe and Nghaergrawnt, ac yn gobeithio dilyn Gymreig! Bydd unrhyw elw o’r Jones are about to commence 573208 or email gwmpas canol y dref, a gwasanaethir y dref hefyd gan wasanaeth bysiau was completed in 1828, in the last Gwendolen Martin have appeared gyrfa fel pianydd. Bydd ei raglen yn cyngerdd hwn yn mynd tuag at Y postgraduate vocal studies at [email protected] lleol da a gorsaf rheilffordd ar y lein rhwng Caer a Chaergybi. Estynnwn year of his life. The evening will here on many occasions as cynnwys gweithiau gan Brahms, Stroke Association. prestigious music colleges, whilst wahoddiad cynnes i chi i ymuno â ni yn yr ŵyl i brofi cerddoriaeth o’r FESTIVAL culminate in a performance of members of the Marian Consort. Mae Gwendolen Martin, sydd Debussy, Liszt a Rachmaninoff. Sponsored by Drew Pritchard Cai Fôn Davies has achieved great safon uchaf mewn awyrgylch brydferth. Brahms’ String Sextet No.2 in G They are joined in concert by Chis eisoes wedi arwain gweithdai yn yr Sponsored by Gamlins, Solicitors, Antiques, and by Conwy Town success at the Urdd and National major, Opus 36, a work noted for Webb, who has a similar ŵyl, yn ymuno eleni gyda’r liwtydd and by Conwy Strollers, Castle Council. There are no set admission charges to festival concerts. Audiences are 2019 Eisteddfodau and is studying music the exotic sounding opening of the background in top choirs such as Toby Carr i arwain gweithdy corawl Street. invited to contribute to a collection at the end of each performance at Bangor. With experienced and first movement, by innovative chord the Monteverdi Choir and London wedi ei seilio ar nifer o ranganeuon We gratefully acknowledge towards the very considerable costs involved in running the festival. Any EGLWYS Y SANTES FAIR/ ST. MARY’S CHURCH, CONWY accomplished accompanist structures and by its use of Voices, and by lutenist, Toby Carr, mewn pedwar llais gan Dowland a 7.30 pm the generous support of profit accruing is carried forward to ensure that the festival continues to Catherine Barnett at the piano, they JULY • GORFFENNAF 20 - 27 technical and melodic who has worked with major Campion. Penllanw’r gweithdy fydd CÔR MEIBION BRO ALED flourish in the years ahead. present a varied programme our sponsors. experimentation. orchestras and opera festivals as perfformiad yn yr eglwys o’r Angharad Ellis – Conductor ranging from arias to songs from the Ni chodir tâl mynediad i gyngherddau’r ŵyl . Gwahoddir cyfraniadau well as being very active in early gweithiau a astudiwyd am 3.30 yh. Ann Edwards – Accompanist Cydnabyddwn yn ddiolchgar Mae’r ensemble amryddawn a shows. Côst £20/£10 i fyfyrwyr. Ceir gefnogaeth hael ein noddwyr. gan y gynulleidfa ar ôl pob perfformiad tuag at y costau sylweddol o thalentog yma yn cyflwyno noson i music groups with performers such CÔR CANTILENA Cyngerdd i ardangos rhai o’r ffurflenni cofrestru, fydd angen eu redeg yr ŵyl. Trosglwyddir unrhyw elw a wneir i gronfa arbennig i sicrhau arddangos rhai o uchafbwyntiau’r as Dame Emma Kirkby. Angharad Ellis – Conductor talentau lleisiol ieuanc mwyaf dychwelyd erbyn Gorffennaf 10fed, llwyddiant yr ŵyl yn y dyfodol. repertoire cerddoriaeth siambr. Cyfle prin i glywed cyngerdd o Chris Roberts – Accompanist disglair i ddod o’r ardal. Mae gan Carolyn Sherlock – rhif ffôn Agorir y cyngerdd gan berfformiad ganeuon liwt hyfryd gan Dowland, MICHAELA PARRY – Mezzo During festival week, the Castell Recorder Consort will perform on High Charlotte Forfar a Caleb Rhys Jones 01492 573208 neu ebost o’r Chwechawd o’r opera Capriccio Purcell, Campion ac eraill yn cael eu Soprano Street between 2.15 and 4pm in aid of The Stroke Association. ar fin cychwyn ar gwrs meistr lleisiol [email protected] EMYR LLOYD JONES – Baritone gan Strauss, gyda’i harmoni a’i perfformio fel unawdau, deuawdau Yn ystod yr wythnos, bydd Consort Recorder y Castell yn perfformio ar y mewn colegau cerdd enwog, tra DAFYDD HUW - Harp gweadau offerynnol cyfoethog. a thriawdau. Mae Emma Walshe a Stryd Fawr er bydd Y Stroke Association. bod Cai Fôn Davies wedi cael 1 pm CATHERINE BARNETT – Piano Wedyn cawn glywed y Triawd Gwendolen Martin wedi llwyddiant mawr yn Eisteddfod yr ELLIS THOMAS – Piano Piano Rhif 1 yn Bb fwyaf, Op.99 gan ymddangos yma lawer gwaith fel St.