Dear Scotland. . . Finding the Fringe: a Personal Reflection
David Howells looks back on his teenage years spent wandering the streets of Scotland’s legendary Edinburgh Fringe. Central Edinburgh, the Assembly Rooms. A clunky mobile phone is thrust into my...
View ArticlePyramid Scheme
Kings Road Artist Studios, Pontcanna, Cardiff, August 28th 2014 In one of the promotional preview pieces leading up to the début of Pyramid Scheme, Marc Thomas, editor of Plastik Magazine –...
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Sinfonia Cymru presents: ‘Small Nations Big Sounds’
Two Concerts at the Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Sinfonia Cymru / Swedish Wind Ensemble / Camerata Nordica Amy Corkery / Angela Givolo / Joonas Asikainen / Virgo Veldi...
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Black History Month Wales: Q&A with Tangled Roots’ Adam Lowe
As a major project in the centre of this year’s Black History Month, Tangled Roots is hitting the road with a tour of workshops and performances. Hannah Lawson, as part of our Black History Month...
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Film Fest Cymru 2014
It’s My Shout Productions 11-14th October, 2014 St. David’s Hotel and Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Reviewers: Peter Gaskell and Julie Bainbridge It’s My Shout Productions was originally...
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Halloween Special: Sound Affairs’ The Fall of the House of Usher
Weston Studio, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Oct 23 2014 Sound Affairs presents: The Fall of the House of Usher Silent film directed by Jean Epstein 1928 New music score composed by Charlie...
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Brecon Baroque Festival: ‘A Musical Offering’ with Rachel Podger and Brecon...
Theatr Brecheiniog, Brecon, October 25 2014 Brecon Baroque Directed by Rachel Podger JS Bach: (selection from) The Musical Offering JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb major BWV 1051 WF Bach:...
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Brecon Baroque Festival: ‘In the Name of Bach’ with Bojan Čičić and Mahan...
Christ College, Brecon, October 26 2014 Bojan Čičić – violin / viola d’amore Mahan Esfahani – harpsichord Franz Benda: Somata for Violin in A major CPE Bach: Harpsichord Sonata in F sharp minor Wq 52...
View ArticleBlack History Month Wales
October was Black History Month, and a wide range of events took place across Cardiff, Swansea, Wrexham, Aberystwyth, Hay-on-Wye, Bethesda and Bangor throughout the four weeks. Lectures,...
View ArticleCuts and Culture: Some Thoughts on Opera, Classical Music and Beyond in Wales...
First, the gloom. As 2014 draws to a close, the many people in Wales who love opera, classical music and other ‘minority’ artforms could be forgiven for feeling pessimistic about the future. This...
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