Festival of Welsh Music in London

29/05/2025

Diolch am ymuno â ni Côr Penllys - ‘roedd hi’n bleser cael eich cwmni a gwrando arnoch! Pob hwyl i chi yn yr Eisteddfod !

24/05/2025

… and on to the GALA Concert at the on Oxford Street, a week ago today! Thanks to our choirs, guest conductors, soloists, young voices and orchestra who together created the most amazingly atmospheric evening of beautiful music. The Harry Ensemble The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School Malmesbury Singers London Welsh Chorale Karl Jenkins Paul Mealor British Sinfonietta

24/05/2025

… and on to the GALA Concert at the on Oxford Street, a week ago today! Thanks to our choirs, guest conductors, soloists, young voices and orchestra who together created the most amazingly atmospheric evening of beautiful music. The Harry Ensemble The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School Malmesbury Singers London Welsh Chorale British Sinfonietta Paul Mealor Karl Jenkins

23/05/2025

A week has passed since the competition officially opened the 2025 in the beautiful surroundings of the in Eastcastle Street.

In the evening the audience were truly in awe of the calibre of the musicianship and professionalism of all finalists. The atmosphere was simply electric - the hush as competitors performed, the buzz that deepened after each performance, and the nervous anticipation whilst the adjudicators deliberated.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🎶 The WINNER of the London Welsh Young Instrumentalist 2025 - Isabelle Harris - an award-winning flautist from PONTYPRIDD 🎶 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

‘Isabelle holds first-class degrees from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Isabelle has performed with Orchestra of the Swan, BBCNOW, Chipping Campden Festival Orchestra, and London Symphony Orchestra, in venues including Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Hall, and BBC Hoddinott Hall. She also performed in the 2024 Thursford Christmas Spectacular in Norfolk.

Isabelle also enjoys a diverse solo career and has performed concertos with orchestras across Wales. Isabelle performed in the final of the Blue Riband Prize in the 2024 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol in Pontypridd, her hometown, and won the Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize at RWCMD, a prestigious bi-annual competition open to all musicians at the college. She has also received awards from the British Flute Society and the McGrenery Chamber Music prize with the Oneira Trio’.

CONGRATULATIONS!🥇 LLONGYFARCHIADAU Isabelle!

Performances from the visiting choirs: Côr PENLLYS Aelwyd Penllys Côr Y Boro - Borough Welsh Choir - London and Chorate were indeed the crowning glory for what can only be described as a wonderfully memorable evening.

23/05/2025

A week has passed since the competition officially opened the 2025 in the beautiful surroundings of the in Eastcastle Street.

In the evening the audience were truly in awe of the calibre, musicianship and professionalism of all finalists. The atmosphere was simply electric - the hush as competitors performed, the buzz that deepened after each performance, and the nervous anticipation whilst the adjudicators deliberated.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The WINNER of the London Welsh Young Instrumentalist 2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
🎶 ISABELLE HARRIS - an award-winning flautist from PONTYPRIDD 🎶

‘Isabelle holds first-class degrees from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Isabelle has performed with Orchestra of the Swan, BBCNOW, Chipping Campden Festival Orchestra, and London Symphony Orchestra, in venues including Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Hall, and BBC Hoddinott Hall. She also performed in the 2024 Thursford Christmas Spectacular in Norfolk.

Isabelle also enjoys a diverse solo career and has performed concertos with orchestras across Wales. Isabelle performed in the final of the Blue Riband Prize in the 2024 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol in Pontypridd, her hometown, and won the Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize at RWCMD, a prestigious bi-annual competition open to all musicians at the college. She has also received awards from the British Flute Society and the McGrenery Chamber Music prize with the Oneira Trio’.

CONGRATULATIONS 🥇 LLONGYFARCHIADAU Isabelle!

Performances from the visiting choirs: Côr PENLLYS, Côr Y BORO and CHORATE were indeed the crowning glory for what can only be described as a wonderfully memorable evening.

13/05/2025

12/05/2025

A unique opportunity bringing together a remarkable array of Welsh talent, on Saturday evening this week, in the heart of London.

The programme of music and guest composer/conductors is beyond compare:

Conductor - Owain Arwel Hughes
A Welsh Overture by PAUL MEALOR
Jubilate Deo by EDWARD-RHYS HARRY (World Premiere)
Missa Brevis by DILYS ELWYN EDWARDS (World Premiere)

Conductor - Sir Karl Jenkins
The Hero’s Journey (World Premiere)

Conductor - Dr. Edward-Rhys Harry
St. Teilo by William Mathias with Angharad Davies and Robyn Lyn Evans and Schola Cantorum of The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School

12/05/2025

The programme of music for the NIGHT of the CHOIRS Concert on Friday evening, 16th May is much too impressive to miss.

If you are free of commitments at the weekend, do come along to the

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11/05/2025

If you have no commitments next weekend, do come along to this
For more information please contact: www.londonwelshchorale.org.uk or go to:
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