Friends of Cwmdu Music–The Bute Wind Quintet, this Saturday
Many thanks to all who have bought tickets to the concert this coming Saturday, 11th May 7:30pm at St. Michael and All Angels, Cwmdu (doors open 7:00pm). If you haven’t got tickets yet, they’re available from the Online Store or of course by cash/card at the door. Adults £15 and concessionary tickets for £1 online (refunded at the door, see online store for details). We don’t issue actual tickets, just give your booking name at the door.
There’s plenty of parking (not actually at the church but close by). In addition to our main car park at Cwmdu village hall (less than 5 mins walk), we have some spaces on the forecourt of the former cafe (3 mins walk) and accessible parking just past the barn by the church is bookable by emailing info@cwmdumusic.org.
(One change to the advertised programme; the Quintet will play Nino Rota’s Romeo and Juliet theme replacing the Penderecki Aria.)
Just in case you’re unable to make the event (or even if you are) there is a great broadcast on BBC Radio 3 tonight– ‘American Explorations’ with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at 7:30pm (and on BBC Sounds subsequently). Under Principal conductor Ryan Bancroft they perform Barber's Violin Concerto–soloist Benjamin Baker alongside the composer’s Adagio and Charles Ives' 2nd Symphony. If you’re not familiar with Ives, expect a treat from the irrepressible composer who grew up in a very musical family in C19 New England–jobbing church organist at 14 (“composing is as fun as baseball”). He studied composition at Yale where he started the 2nd Symphony (teacher’s comment “not dignified [enough] for a real symphony”) and undeterred completed it in 1901-2, though its first public performance was 50 years later by Leonard Bernstein. Spot the composer-characteristic hymn and popular music quotes!