06/04/2026
CONWY CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
GŴYL GERDDORIAETH GLASUROL CONWY
July 19 – 25 2026 Gorffennaf 19 - 25
ST. MARY'S CHURCH – CONWY – EGWLYS Y SANTES FAIR
Dyma’r fersiwn ddwyieithog o raglen yr Ŵyl Gerdd eleni. Here is the bilingual version of the programme for this year’s Music Festival. Diolch o galon i Ann Tegwen am ei gwaith cyfieithu.
SUNDAY, JULY / DYDD SUl, GORFFENNAF 19
4 pm – FESTIVAL EVENSONG – GOSBER YR ŴYL
JOE COOPER – Conductor, MARTIN BROWN – Organist.
To open the festival, Cantorion Celynnin will be joined by members of other choirs, including the Choir of Much Wenlock Parish Church, to sing Choral Evensong. The music will include Herbert Murrill's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E, and an anthem specially commissioned for this service to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Telford's bridge, with words by Grahame Davies and music by Paul Mealor, both of whose work featured at the King's Coronation.
Agorir yr ŵyl gan Gantorion Celynnin ac aelodau corau eraill, yn cynnwys Côr
Eglwys y Plwyf Much Wenlock yn canu Gosber Gorawl. Bydd y gerddoriaeth yn cynnwys Magnificat a Nunc Dimittis yn E, Herbert Murrill ac anthem gomisiynwyd yn arbennig ar gyfer y gwasanaeth, i ddathlu pen-blwydd pont Telford yn 200 oed, geiriau Grahame Davies a cherddoriaeth Paul Mealor; perfformwyd eu gwaith yn seremoni coroni’r Brenin.
7.30 pm – LISZTOMANIA! ELLIS THOMAS – Piano, DENIS LAVIN – Narrator.
The programme is a concert of music and words, revealing the paradoxical qualities of Franz Liszt (1811-1886). It explores Liszt's career as the first piano virtuoso, the conflicts in his personal life and the mesmerising effect he had in the salons and concert halls of Europe. Female audience members threw their gloves at him and even tried to smoke his discarded cigar stubs!The evening promises to be a tour de force of music and words, revealing the paradoxical qualities of Franz Liszt: a generous, romantic and deeply spiritual genius. Cyngerdd o fiwsig a geiriau yn arddangos nodweddion paradocsaidd Franz Liszt (1811-1886).Archwilir gyrfa Liszt fel y celfyddydwr piano cyntaf, gwrthdrawiadau ei fywyd personol a’r effeithiau hynod gafodd yn neuaddau cyngerdd Ewrob. Fe daflai merched eu menig ato o’r gynulleidfa; ceisiau eraill fonion sigâr y bu’n ysmygu! Noson gofiadwy o gerddoriaeth a geiriau fydd yn arddangos ei athrylith hael, rhamantus ac ysbrydol.
MONDAY, JULY 20 / DYDD LLUN, GORFFENNAF 20
10.30am – CHRISTINA MASON-SCHEUERMANN – Piano.
Conwy's very own Christina Mason-Scheuermann performs a programme of some of her favourite pieces, including works by Beethoven, Chopin, Sinding and Sibelius. Sit back and enjoy! Christina Mason-Scheuermann, un sy’n gyfarwydd iawn inni yng Nghonwy fydd yn perfformio rhaglen o’i hoff ddarnau, yn cynnwys gweithiau gan Beethoven, Chopin, Sinding a Sibelius. Eisteddwch nôl a mwynhau!
1 pm – ELEN WYN – Mezzo Soprano, HUW LLYWELYN - Tenor, CATHERINE BARNETT - Piano. As well as having been a contestant on the Traitors, Elen Wyn is rapidly making a name for herself on the opera stage , having previously won many Eisteddfod honours, including the Mezzo Soprano category at the 2024 National Eisteddfod. Huw Llywelyn studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and then at the RCM's International Opera School. He is a member of the WNO chorus and works for WNO's Youth and Community department. With Catherine Barnett at the piano, they will bring you a varied programme of art songs, lieder, and song from the shows. Ynghyd â bod yn ymgeisydd yn The Traitors, mae Elen Wyn yn gwneud enw i’w hunan ar lwyfannau opera, gan ennill nifer o anrhydeddau, yn cynnwys categori’r Mezzo Soprano yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2024. Astudiodd Huw Llywelyn yng Ngholeg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru ac yna yn Ysgol Opera Rhyngwladol y RCM. Mae’n aelod o gorws OCC gan weithio hefyd yn ei Adran Ieuenctid a Chymuned. Gyda CatherineBarnett, piano, cewch fwynhau rhaglen amrywiol o ganeuon celfyddyd, lieder a chaneuon o’r sioeau.
7.30pm - THE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA SARAH BRANDWOOD-SPENCER – Leader, BENJAMIN POWELL – Piano. DAVID TOLLINGTON – Horn. This year the Orchestra will once again bring us an exciting programme of sparkling festival works. The evening will open with a performance of Gerald Finzi's beautiful and serene Eclogue for Piano and String Orchestra, Opus 10, with Ben Powell as soloist. Originally intended to be part of a grand piano concerto, the outer movements never materialised and so Finzi reworked the piece to be played on its own. Mozart's ever popular Horn Concerto No. 3 in Eb major, K.447, with its galloping and virtuosic third movement, will follow, featuring soloist David Tollington. The evening will culminate in a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Opus 93. Beethoven fondly referred to this as 'my little Symphony in F', to distinguish it from his Sixth Symphony, a longer work also in F. Although conceived on a smaller scale, Beethoven's hallmarks, including advanced planning of motivic and thematic writing, defiant counterpoint, furious cross-rhythms, sudden dynamic shifts and idyllic hymn-like episodes are all on display. Daw ein cerddorfa eleni â rhaglen o weithiau cyffrous a disglair inni. Agorir gyda pherfformiad o Eclogue i Biano a Cherddorfa Linynnol, Opus 10, Gerald Finzi, sy’n waith hardd a thangnefeddus gyda Ben Powell yn unawdydd. Ail-weithiwyd y darn gwreiddiol a fwriadwyd i fod yn rhan o Concerto Piano gan Finzi. Concerto poblogaidd Mozart i’r Corn, Rhif 3 yn Eb mwyaf, K.447, gyda David Tollington yn unawdydd, fydd yn dilyn. Daw’r noson i ben gyda pherfformiad o Symffoni Rhif 8 yn F, Opus 93, Beethoven. Byddai Beethoven yn cyfeirio at y Gwaith fel “fy symffoni fechan yn F” i’w gwahaniaethu o’i Chweched Symffoni, gwaith hwy, eto yn F. Gwelir nodweddion y cyfansoddwr, y cynllunio thematic, gwrthbwynt herfeiddiol, rhythmau cymhleth, newidiadau sydyn a chyfnodau pan glywir seiniau emynyddol darluniadol; maent oll yn cael eu harddangos yn y gwaith.
TUESDAY, JULY 21 / DYDD MAWRTH, GORFFENNAF 21
1 pm – THE FITZSIMMON ENSEMBLE SARAH BRANDWOOD-SPENCER – Violin, CATH YATES – Violin, RAYMOND LESTER– Viola, ALEXANDER HOLLADAY - Cello, BENJAMIN POWELL - Piano.
In the first of their two concerts at the festival this year, the Ensemble will premier a composition by Conwy composer, Hazel Sturt, commissioned as part of the 200th anniversary celebrations for Telford's bridge, as well as bringing us two stunning works of the chamber music repertoire, one well-known, and the other deserving to be better known. Mozart's String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K.465, nicknamed the 'Dissonance' Quartet from the unusual harmonies in its slow introduction, will open the programme. One of Mozart's most analysed compositions, its unusual harmonies are often seen as a precursor to Wagner and his enigmatic Tristan Chord. Then will follow Josef Suk's Piano Quintet in G minor, Opus 8, written early in his career in 1893. The Quintet shows the influence of Brahms, to whom it is dedicated, but the work is far more than a youthful homage to Brahms and other composers, such as Suk's fellow Czech, Dvorak; many of the aspects of the melodic style are typical of Suk throughout his career.
Yn eu cyngerdd cyntaf yn yr ŵyl eleni, bydd yr Ensemble yn perfformio gwaith newydd gan
Hazel Sturt, cyfansoddwr lleol, gomisynwyd fel rhan o ddathliad pen-blwydd 200 mlynedd
Pont Telford. Dont hefyd â dau waith syfrdanol o gerddoriaeth siambr, un adnabyddus ac un
a ddylai fod yn fwy adnabyddus. Agorir y rhaglen gyda Phedwarawd llinynnol Mozart, Rhif
19 yn C fwyaf, K.465, sydd â’r llysenw y Pedwarawd Anghytgord o achos yr harmoni
anghyffredin glywir yn y cyflwyniad araf. Ystyrir y gwaith yn ragflaenydd i Wagner â’i Gord
Tristan. Yna, Pumawd Piano Josef Suk yn G leiaf, Opus 8, ysgrifenwyd yn fuan yn ei yrfa, ym
1893. Gwelir yma ddylanwad Brahms ac iddo ef y cysegrwyd y gwaith, sy’n fwy na
chyflwyniad llencyn i Brahms a chyfansoddwyr eraill, megis ei gydwladwr Tsiecaidd, Dvorak.
Mae nifer o agweddau’r dull melodig yn nodweddiadol o Suk trwy gydol ei yrfa.
7.30pm – A NIGHT AT THE OPERA ERIN GWYN ROSSINGTON – Soprano, ANGHARAD ROWLANDS – Mezzo, RYAN VAUGHAN DAVIES - Tenor, STEFFAN LLOYD OWEN – Baritone, FREDERICK BROWN – Piano. Four of Wales’s finest young singers bring us a night of operatic gold to remember. All four received numerous prizes and scholarships during their time at music college and have been winners of the most prestigious competitions at the National and Urdd Eisteddfodau; since last year Steffan has also won the prestigious Paris Opera Competition. They have performed with many leading opera companies such as WNO, SNO, Covent Garden and Opra Cymru, and at festivals such as Glyndebourne, Longborough, Garsington and Buxton. Their accompanist, Frederick Brown, is a conductor and pianist with WNO.
Daw pedwar o gantorion ifanc gorau Cymru â noson eurog o opera cofiadwy inni. Maent
bellach wedi ymddangos ar nifer fawr o lwyfannau enwog ac wedi ennill gwobrwyon di-ri yn ystod eu cyfnod coleg ac mewn Eisteddfodau’r Genedlaethol a’r Urdd. Ers y llynedd, enillodd Steffan Gystadleuaeth Opera Paris. Mae’r cantorion wedi perfformio gyda nifer o gwmniau fel OCC, OCA, Covent Garden ac Opra Cymru ac mewn gwyliau fel Glyndebourne,Long-borough. Garsington a Buxton. Y mae eu cyfeilydd, Frederick Brown yn arweinydd gydag Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 / DYDD MERCHER, GORFFENNAF 22
1 pm – ENSEMBLE CYMRU HUW CLEMENT-EVANS – Oboe, MEYRICK ALEXANDER – Bassoon, RICHARD ORMROD – Piano.
Ensemble Cymru bring us an enthralling programme which spans the centuries. J. S. Bach's Sonata in Eb minor, BWV1031, will represent the pre-industrial age and will be followed by Schumann's Adagio and Allegro in Ab major for Oboe and Piano, Opus 70, representing the age of the Industrial Revolution which made possible the building of Telford's bridge. The Post Industrial Revolution period will be covered by Francis Poulenc's Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, FP43, and the premiere of a piece commissioned jointly by Ensemble Cymru and the Festival from local composer, Mared Emlyn, will celebrate Telford's genius in a contemporary but approachable idiom.
Daw Ensemble Cymru â rhaglen sy’n rhychwantu’r canrifoedd. Sonata yn Eb, BWV1031, J. S. Bach sy’n cynrychioli’r oes cyn-ddiwydiannol, yna, Adagio ac Allegro yn Ab fwyaf i’r obo a’r piano gan Schummann, Opus 70, sy’n cynrychioli’r Oes Ddiwydiannol wnaeth hi’n bosib i adeiladu pont Telford. Bydd y cyfnod nesaf yn cael ei ddarlunio gan waith Francis Poulenc, Triawd i’r obo,
basŵn a phiano, FP43. Yna, clywir darn a gomisiynwyd yn arbennig gan Ensemble Cymru a’r Ŵyl, gan gyfansoddwr lleol, Mared Emlyn, i ddathlu athrylith Telford mewn steil gyfoes a
hygyrch.
7.30pm – LLŶR WILLIAMS – Piano. Internationally acclaimed pianist, Llŷr Williams, is without doubt one of the foremost pianists of his generation, and it is a great joy to welcome him back to perform for us in Conwy once again this year. His programme will include Debussy's Children's Corner, Mendelssohn's Three Fantasies or Cappricios, Opus 16 (written while he was staying outside Mold), Liszt's Schlummerlied from Weinachtsbaum Suite, a selection from Prokovfiev's 'Musique d'enfants', Tchaikovsky's December from the Seasons, Bellini/Liszt's Reminiscences de Norma and Wagner/Liszt's Spinnerlied, Abendstern and Liebestod.
Mae Llŷr Williams yn adnabyddus yn ryngwladol. Heb flewyn ar dafod, mae’n un o bianyddion mwyaf blaengar ei genhedlaeth; pleser o’r mwyaf yw cael ei groesawu’n ôl i berfformio inni yng Nghonwy eto eleni. Bydd ei raglen yn cynnwys Cornel Plant, Debussy, Tair Ffantasi neu Cappricios, Opus 16 Mendelssohn (a gyfansoddodd tra’n aros ger Yr Wyddgrug), Schlummerlied o’r Weinachtsbaum Suite gan Liszt, detholiad o ‘Musique d’enfants’, Prokoviev, ‘Rhagfyr’ o’r Tymhorau gan Tchaikovsky, ‘Reminiscences de Norma’, Bellini/Liszt a Spinnerlied, Abendstern a Liebestod’, Wagner/Liszt.
THURSDAY, JULY 23 / DYDD IAU, GORFFENNAF 23
10.30am – OLIVER PEARCE – Cello, MATTHEW LAM – Piano.
Local cellist, Oliver Pearce, who is still in his mid teens, is rapidly making a name for himself as a cellist of repute. A member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, he will present a programme featuring the wonderful cello sonatas of Shostakovich and Debussy and Fauré's lyrical 'Romance', accompanied at the piano by Matthew Lam.
Mae’r chwaraewr soddgrwth, Oliver Pierce yn ei arddegau canol ac yn brysur gwneud enw
iddo’i hun. Aelod o Gerddorfa Genedlaethol Prydain Fawr, bydd yn cyflwyno rhaglen yn
cynnwys sonata Shostakovich a Debussy a gwaith telynegol Fauré, ‘Romance’; cyfeilir iddo
ar y piano gan Matthew Lam.
1pm – SOPHIE CLARKE– Soprano, JOHN IEUAN JONES – Baritone, CATHERINE BARNETT– Piano. Celebrate the Golden Age of Musical Theatre with John Ieuan Jones and Sophie Clarke as they present a programme of songs and duets drawn from the shows that shaped Broadway and the West End in the mid-20th century, From romantic ballads to sparkling comic numbers, from South Pacific to Camelot, this was an era that set a standard which continues to influence musical theatre today.
Dathlwch Oes Aur Theatr Gerddorol gyda John Ieuan Jones a Sophie Clarke wrth iddynt
gyflwyno rhaglen o ganeuon a deuawdau o’r sioeau wnaeth siapio Broadway a’r West End
ynghanol yr 20fed Ganrif. O faledi rhamantus i ganeuon gloyw, doniol, o South Pacific i
Camelot, dyma’r cyfnod osododd y safon sy’n parhau i ddylanwadu theatr cerddorol hyd heddiw.
7.30pm – THE MANCUNIUM CONSORT.
ISCHIA GOODA – Soprano, LAURA CROOKS – Soprano, ELLA SEYMOUR – Alto, TOLUWANI IDOWU – Alto, BRENNAN ALLEYNE – Tenor, JOSEPH TAYLOR – Co-Director and Tenor, HARRY MOBBS – Manager, Co-Directoe and Baritone, JOSHUA McCULLOUGH – Bass. A return visit by the fantastic Mancunium Consort, who delighted us at the end of last year with their account of the music of Gesualdo. One of Manchester's leading vocal ensembles, the Consort delights in sharing its joy and passion for a capella choral music with its audiences. Their programme will take the listener on a journey through time, showcasing the best of the Consort's repertoire, and the core of its first album, 'A New Light'. Weaving together multiple different branches of choral music from as far back as the 1500's to the present day, prepare to hear music by the likes of Mendelssohn, Tallis, Elgar, Stanford, Wood, Byrd, Gorecki, Grieg, Brahms, Purcell, Eric Whitacre, Lucy Walker and more.
Dyma ail ymweliad y Consort ffantastic yma i Gonwy, wedi eu perfformiad o gerddoriaeth Gesualdo. Un o brif ensembles lleisiol Manceinion, mae'r Consort yn ymhyfrydu mewn rhannu eu cariad at ganu corawl digyfeiliant gyda’u cynulleidfa. Cymer eu perfformiad y gwrandawr ar daith drwy amser gan arddangos y gorau o'u repertoire a chynnwys deunydd o “Golau Newydd” (eu albwm 1af). Maent yn gwehyddu’r gorau o gerddoriaeth gorawl o’r bymthegfed ganrif hyd heddiw, gan gynnwys gweithiau gan Mendelssohn, Tallis, Elgar, Stanford, Wood, Byrd, Gorecki, Grieg, Brahms, Purcell, Eric Whitacre, Lucy Walker ac eraill.
FRIDAY, JULY 24 / DYDD GWENER, GORFFENNAF 24
1pm – THE FITZSIMMON ENSEMBLE SARAH BRANDWOOD-SPENCER – Violin, CATH YATES – Violin, RAYMOND LESTER– Viola, DAMION BROWNE - Cello, BENJAMIN POWELL - Piano.
In this concert the Ensemble bring us two cornerstones of the chamber repertoire, beginning with Haydn's majestic 'Sunrise Quartet' No.63 in Bb major, Opus 76, No. 4. It gained its nickname from the rising theme over sustained chords that begins the quartet, which throughout shows Haydn's genius for this instrumental combination. This will be followed by Mendelssohn's Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Opus 3, which he completed just before his sixteenth birthday. Though composed at such an early age, the work is vintage Mendelssohn, brilliantly virtuosic, containing clever counterpoint,and strong melodic interest throughout. As always, and especially in the year in which we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Telford's bridge, it is a pleasure to include works by Mendelssohn in the programme, given that he visited Conwy in 1829 and sketched the Castle and newly completed suspension bridge.
Yn y cyngerdd daw’r Ensemble â dwy gornelfaen cerddoriaeth siambr inni eu mwynhau,
Pedwarawd mawr Haydn ‘Sunrise Quartet’ Rhif 63 yn Bb mwyaf, Opus 76, Rhif 4, sy'n agor y perfformiad. Cafodd ei lysenw o'r thema sy'n codi dros gordiau cyson yr agoriad, ac mae'r pedwarawd cyfan yn arddangos athrylith y cyfansoddwr wrth gyfuno synau offerynnol. Dilynir hyn gan Bedwarawd Piano Mendelsshon,Rhif 3 yn B leiaf, Opus 3, a gwblhaodd ychydig cyn ei ben-blwydd yn un ar bymtheg. Er mor ifanc ei oed, mae’r gwaith yn hynod aeddfed, yn llawn o wrthbwynt clyfar gyda melodiau diddorol drwyddo. Fel arfer, ac yn enwedig wrth ddathlu 200 mlynedd pont Telford, y mae’n bleser cynnwys gweithiau gan Mendelsshon yn y rhaglen o ystyried iddo ymweld â Chonwy ym 1829 gan dynnu llun o’r Castell a’r bont grog newydd sbon.
3pm - THE FESTIVAL LECTURE (at The Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane)
RHIAN DAVIES – Speaker and MAXIMILIAN EHRHARDT - Harp - ‘Living by Sounds’: Harpers and Tourists in Wales.
In 18th and 19th century Wales, the sound of the triple harp was inseparable from the experience of travel. For visitors following the tourist trail, the national instrument provided a constant and evocative soundtrack. Beyond the romantic image lies a rich social history: professional itinerant harpers who earned their living by performing for visitors, members of the gentry and local communities. Glimpses of this world survive in travellers' journals, sketches and letters , as well as in the harp repertoire itself. In this engaging hour of music and storytelling, Maximilian Ehrhardt and Rhian Davies invite the audience to step back in time. Through live performance and vivid historical accounts, they explore the lives of Wales's harpers, from the celebrated harpers of Conwy, led by the blind John Smith, to the Llangollen harper whose playing famously left Felix Mendelssohn nursing a toothache.
Yn y ddeunawfed ganrif a’r pedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg, roedd sain y delyn deires yn
anwahanadwy o brofiadau teithio yng Nghymru. I ymwelwyr yn dilyn llwybrau twristiaid,
roedd ein offeryn cenedlaethol yn cynnig sain oedd yn denu ac i’w glywed yn barhaol
ymhobman. Mae’r hanes cymdeithasol tu ôl i'r ddelwedd ramantaidd hon yn gyfoethog ac yn darlunio telynorion proffesiynol crwydrol a enillai eu bywoliaeth drwy berfformio i ymwelwyr, aelodau o deuluoedd bonedd a chymunedau lleol. Ceir golwg o’r hen arferion hyn mewn dyddiaduron, darluniau allythyrau’r cyfnod yn ogystal â’r alawon telyn eu hunain. Gwahoddir y gynulleidfa i gymryd cam yn ôl tra bod y ddau berfformiwr yn archwilio bywydau’r telynorion hyn, o’r rhai enwog yng Nghonwy, a arweiniwyd gan John Smith, y telynor dall, i delynor Llangollen adawodd Felix Mendelssohn yn diodde o’r ddanodd wedi ei berfformiad.
7pm – DAFYDD JONES – Tenor, BRIAN HUGHES - Piano. Dafydd Jones hails from the Vale of Clwyd and has forged a distinguished career in the World of Opera. A graduate of the Royal College of Music International Opera School, he is a member of the esteemed Bayerische Staatsoper Opernstudio in Munich, where he has performed many leading roles. For this concert Dafydd teams up with one of the musical legends of Wales, Brian Hughes, to present a programme of songs by Welsh composers, arrangements of Welsh folksongs mentioned in their journals by travellers to Conwy in the early 19th century, and lieder by Schubert, in recognition of his present links with Germany.
O Ddyffryn Clwyd y daw Dafydd Jones ac mae wedi sefydlu gyrfa o fri ym myd Opera. Yn
raddedig o Ysgol Opera Rhyngwladol y Coleg Cerdd Brenhinol, mae’n aelod o Bayerische
Staatsoper Opernstudio, Munich ble y mae wedi perfformio nifer o rannau arweiniol. Ar
gyfer y cyngerdd y mae Dafydd wedi ymuno ag un o ffigyrau cerddorol chwedlonol Cymru,
Brian Hughes i gyflwyno rhaglen o ganeuon gan gyfansoddwyr Cymreig, trefnianau o
ganeuon gwerin a nodwyd gan deithwyr i Gonwy yn eu cofnodion yn y Bedwaredd Ganrif ar
Bymtheg ac yna, lieder gan Schubert, i gydnabod ei gyswllt agos â’r Almaen ar hyn o bryd.
8.30pm – MAXIMILIAN EHRHARDT - Harp. Maximilian Ehrhardt is one of a new generation of performers of the historical harp, renowned for his blend of virtuosity, scholarly inquiry and innovative concert programming. He studied modern harp in Amsterdam and historical harps in Milan and is recognised as one of the Europe's leading exponents of the triple harp. Originating Italy, the triple harp is the kind of instrument that early 19th century visitors to Conwy would have heard in the inns of the town at the time Telford's bridge was built. Max will include in his programme variations on Welsh airs, such as those on 'Morfa Rhuddlan' by composer John Parry (Parri ddall) along with a range of works by Handel and other 18th and early 19th century composers. The concert will take place in candlelight in order to enhance the intimate nature of the instrument and the music to be performed.
Mae Maximilian Ehrhardt yn un o berfformwyr cenhedlaeth newydd o delynorion; mae’n
enwog am ei raglennu diddorol, ei allu a’i gywreinrwydd hanesyddol. Astudiodd y delyn
fodern yn Amsterdam a thelynau hanesyddol ym Milan ac mae’n cael ei gyfrif yn un o
ddehonglwyr arweiniol y delyn deires. Yn y 19eg ganrif byddai ymwelwyr â Chonwy wedi
clywed seiniau’r delyn deires yn nhafarndai’r dref - yn y cyfnod pan fyddai pont Telford yn
cael ei hadeiladu ger y Castell. Bydd Max yn cynnwys alawon Cymreig, fel Morfa Rhuddlan,
gan y cyfansoddwr John Parry (Parri ddall), gweithiau gan Handel a chyfansoddwyr eraill o’r
18fed a’r 19eg ganrif. Cynhelir y cyngerdd mewn golau canhwyllau i ychwanegu at yr
awyrgylch.
SATURDAY, JULY 25 / DYDD SADWRN, GORFFENNAF 25
10am to 3pm – CHORAL WORKSHOP with JOE COOPER.
Joe Cooper will lead a choral workshop which will include music by Mendelssohn and Elgar, who wereboth visitors to Conwy and crossed Telford's bridge. The workshop will conclude with a performance of the works that have been studied at approximately 2.45pm to which all are invited. Further details, including how to book, to follow.
Bydd Joe Cooper yn arwain gweithdy Gorawl yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth gan Mendelssohn
ac Elgar, dau a fu’n ymwelwyr yng Nghonwy. Diweddglo’r gweithdy fydd perfformiad o’r hyn a astudwyd, am tua 2.45 y p’nawn a gwahoddir i bawb fynychu’r perfformiad. Bydd manylion pellach yn dilyn.
7.30pm – CÔR MEIBION BRO ALED – ANGHARAD ELLIS– Director, ANN EDWARDS – Accompanist, CÔR CANTILENA – ANGHARAD ELLIS – Conductor, CHRIS ROBERTS – Accompanist, ERIN FFLUR – Mezzo Soprano, CATHERINE BARNETT – Piano.
To bring the festival to a rousing conclusion Côr Meibion Bro Aled from Llansannan will be joined by Llanrwst-based mixed choir, Cor CantiLena, to present a wide-ranging and popular programme. Joining them as soloist will be Erin Fflur Williams, who last year won the David Ellis Blue Riband memorial prize at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham.
I ddiweddu'r ŵyl eleni ar nodyn gyffrous bydd Côr Meibion Bro Aled o Lansannan yn ei chloi
yng nghwmni côr cymysg Cantilena, o Lanrwst. Byddant yn cyflwyno rhaglen eang. Bydd yr
unawdydd, Erin Fflur Williams yn ymuno â hwy. Erin enillodd Gwobr Goffa David Ellis, Y
Rhuban Glas, yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Wrecsam y llynedd.
