Friends of Cwmdu Music–Gwent Chamber Orchestra
Our next concert is the annual highly-anticipated Gwent Chamber Orchestra event (conductor Stephen Broom, leader Julia Watkins) on Saturday September 27th 7:30pm at St. Michael & All Angels, Cwmdu, NP8 1RW. This year the orchestra celebrated their 50th Anniversary.
Programme
Handel: Concerto Grosso in D minor op 3 number 5
Dag Wirén: Serenade for Strings (biography)
Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor for Two Violins (Julia Watkins and Lesley Gwyther)
Mozart: Symphony number 40 in G minor
Tickets are now available. This is a very popular concert, so we recommend getting a place early.
Our summer concert given by Will Barnes Quartet was a fantastic evening. We heard tracks from their recently released album ‘Source of the Severn’ (which many of us purchased at the end) and some brand new material. They each played with such virtuosity and ease and just seemed so natural with each other, in gentle mood lighting. It was fascinating to watch their interplay and to feel their groove. Each of them had several solo moments which seamlessly transitioned between them. We had some chilled and mellow tracks interspersed with others where they really upped the energy and pulse with such complex rhythmic intricacy.
Our Artist-in-residence Maikki Ranger of Hey!remade had a fabulous display of handmade and unique recycled glassware.
A very enjoyable summer evening!
Over the summer and before our next concert, you may be looking forward to the 2025 BBC Proms; including many world-premiere performances and BBC commissions–on the First Night a work The Elements by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen and on the Last Night The Gathering Tree by Rachel Portman.