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CalendarAugust
23 – 25 Swansea Bay Beer Festival
September
21 Ice Cool Kids Charity Ball
29 Dunvant Male Voice Choir
30 Welsh National Wedding Fayre
October
5 Swansea Festival Lecture
6 BBC National Orchestra of Wales
9 Stephen Hough – Piano Recital
13 London Philharmonic Orchestra
15 Wayne Marshall – Organ Recital
16 Neal Davies – Song Recital
19 BBC Singers
20 St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
26 Morriston Orpheus Choir –Elvis’ Imperials
2 Brangwyn Hall Events Programme
November
3 Festival of Remembrance
10 Thai Cultural Day
14 Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls
17 Swansea Sparkle
18 Wedding Fayre Awards
22 Swansea Bay Tourism Awards
24 Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir
December
1 Swansea Philharmonic Choir
7 Sports Awards
15 The Messiah
16 Salvation Army Concert
21 Dunvant Male Voice Choir
22 Christmas Candlelight Concert
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23 – 25 August
Swansea BayBeer Festival
Back for the 6th yearat the Brangwyn Hall, theCAMRA Beer Festival willhave over 100 real alesand over 20 ciders andperries. Live bands willalso be performing.
Tickets: available onthe door. No advance tickets.
Cost: £5 or £3 forCAMRA members.
07970 680616www.swanseacamra.org.uk
21 September, 7.30pm
Ice Cool KidsLas Vegas Ball
Ice Cool Kids is a local charityraising money to take agroup of local special needschildren skiing. These children havea variety of conditions someof which are life threatening.Through skiing their selfesteem and confidence grows.
Tickets: £45
01639 862713
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Brangwyn Hall 5
30 September, 11am
Welsh NationalWedding Fayre
The ever-popular NationalWelsh Wedding Fayre returnsto the Brangwyn Hall, hostedby JR Events. With over 100stands, stunning cat-walkshows, designer sale-railsand so much more.Exclusive Debenhamsgoodybags on arrival too!Getting married? You simplycan’t miss this.
Tickets: Free entry,no booking required.
Free VIP passes from:www.welshweddingfayre.co.uk
29 September, 7.30pm
Dunvant MaleVoice Choir
Dunvant Male Voice Choirpresents the thirty thirdannual patrons concert.
Featuring:
The ThreeWelsh TenorsSopranoAngharad MorganMusical DirectorJonathan Rogers Joint Choir AccompanistsHywel Evans andD Huw Rees
Tickets: £10 - £16
01792 207528
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6 Brangwyn Hall
5 October, 7.30pm
Swansea FestivalLecture
A showing of PatrickHannan’s film for HTVWales: A Proper Job –a look at the life and musicof composer Daniel Jones,following which Dr.LynDavies previews hisforthcoming bookcelebrating the centenaryof the composer’s birth andhis Symphony No 11 beingperformed on 6 October.
Tickets: Free entry buttickets required.
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6 October, 7.30pm
BBC NationalOrchestra of Wales
Daniel JonesSymphony No.11(In memoriamGeorge Froom Tyler)Elgar Cello Concertoin E minor Vaughan WilliamsSymphony No.2(A London Symphony) ConductorOwain Arwel HughesCelloJulian Lloyd Webber
Tickets: £20, £15, £12
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Brangwyn Hall 7
13 October, 7.30pm
London PhilharmonicOrchestra
Prokofiev Symphony No.1(Classical)MendelssohnViolin Concerto in E minorSibelius Symphony No.2in DConductorVassily SinaiskyViolin Chloe Hanslip
Tickets: £25, £18, £15
01792 475715www.swanseafestival.org
9 October, 7.30pm
Piano Recital –Stephen Hough
Chopin 2 Nocturnes Op.27Brahms Sonata No.3in F minorStephen HoughSonata No.2 (notturnoluninoso) – World première(Commissioned by theSwansea Festival and LakesideArts Centre, University ofNottingham)Schumann Carnaval Op.9
Tickets: £15 (unreserved)
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15 October, 7.30pm
Organ Recital –Wayne Marshall
Resident organist atBridgewater Hall, Manchesterand acclaimed internationalrecitalist, Wayne Marshallincludes in his programmeVierne's Second Symphony,widely acknowledged as hisfinest, works by César Franck,Franz Schmidt and afive-movement improvisationon familiar Welsh folksongs.
Pre-performance talk 6.30pm
Tickets: £12 unreserved
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16 October, 7.30pm
Song Recital –Neal Davies
John Ireland Five Poemsof Thomas HardyIbert Quatre Chansons deDon QuichotteFinzi Let us garlands bring(Shakespeare settings)Schumann LiederkreisOp.39 (Eichendorff)Wolf Fussreise,Verborgenheit,Gebet, Anakreon’s Grab,Der RattenfängerBaritone Neal DaviesPiano James Southall
Pre-performance talk 6.30pm
Tickets: £15 unreserved
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Brangwyn Hall 9
20 October, 7.30pm
St PetersburgSymphony Orchestra
Stravinsky Suite:The Firebird (1919)Rachmaninov Rhapsodyon a theme by PaganiniTchaikovsky SymphonyNo.5 in E minorConductorVladimir AltschulerPiano Freddy Kempf
Tickets: £25, £18, £15
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19 October, 7.30pm
BBC Singers
David Hill ConductorIain Farrington Organ
In celebration of HM theQueen’s Diamond Jubilee,a musical journey throughfive centuries of choral musicwritten by Masters of theMusic for key royal occasions.Beginning and ending withsettings of Psalm 122, I wasglad, by Purcell and Parry,the programme includesworks by Byrd, Mendelssohn,Prince Albert, Elgar, Britten,Walton and Mathias.
Tickets: £17 unreserved
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26 October, 7.30pm
MorristonOrpheus Choir –Elvis’ Imperials
Elvis in Swansea?Share the legacy of Elvisballads and gospels with theMorriston Orpheus Choirand, from the USA, Elvis’Imperials – who performedwith Elvis on stage andin studio.
Tickets: £19, £24 and £29
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3 November, 7.00pm
Festival ofRemembrance
The City and Countyof Swansea and the RoyalBritish Legion commemoratearmed forces personnel, pastand present, who havedefended and continue todefend the British Isles andthe Commonwealth.
Tickets: Free Entry
01792 635432
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Brangwyn Hall 11
14 November, 7.00pm
Frank Turner andthe Sleeping Souls
Winning awards for‘Best Live Act’ and ‘HardestWorking Artist’ folk/punksinger/songwriter FrankTurner debuts in Swanseawith his band the SleepingSouls and special guests ona fast-selling UK tour.
Tickets: £18 in advance.www.kililive.com
10 November, 6pm
Thai Cultural Day
The ticket price includesa traditional Thai buffet,served between 6pm and8pm. The Thai cultureis then celebrated withclassical orchestra anddance. There will also bedemonstrations of fruitand vegetable carving.This event is hosted by theThai Cultural Association.
Tickets: £15Available from:
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12 Brangwyn Hall
17 November, 11am
Swansea Sparkle
Tawe Butterflies andSouth Wales Police presenta fun-packed transgenderand public integration daywith information stalls,demonstrations, dance andlive music with the SwingingBlue Jeans topping the bill.Evening entertainmentstarts at 6pm. Seewww.tawebutterflies.co.ukfor more information.
Tickets: Free, no bookingrequired.
18 November, 6.30pm
The Welsh NationalWedding Awards
After the huge success of the2011 awards, this fantasticevent returns to recognise thebusinesses within the Welshwedding industry.
It’s a glitzy evening hostedby Mike Doyle with liveentertainment includingBritains Got Talent finalistJamie Pugh. With an openinvitation to all, the ticketprice includes a 3 coursemeal, the ceremony itselfand all entertainment.
Tickets: £49.50,or £400 per table of 10.�
www.welshnationalweddingawards.co.uk
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Brangwyn Hall 13
24 November, 7.00pm
PontarddulaisMale Voice Choir
Pontarddulais Male ChoirAnnual Concert with specialguest artist Dennis O’Neill
Tickets: £10 or £15
Antony Bidder01792 874349
Lyn Anthony01792 884279
Or any chorister.
22 November, 7.00pm
Swansea BayTourism Awards
Swansea Bay TourismAwards 2012 – celebratingthe quality and innovationof Swansea Bay’s Tourism,Leisure and HospitalityIndustry. The host for thisglamorous award ceremonyis Badger from The Wave.
01792 403339
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14 Brangwyn Hall
1 December, 7.30pm
SwanseaPhilharmonic Choir
Daniel Jones –Country Beyond the StarsPuccini Messa Di GloriaTenor Richard AllenBaritone Owen WebbChamber Orchestraof WalesConductor Clive John
Tickets: £10, £12 or £15
01792 475715
7 December, 7.00pm
Sports Awards
The Active Swansea SportsAwards are dedicated torecognising and honouringthe talented Swanseaathletes and clubs over thepast 12 months, from eliteto the very grass-roots.They also reward thecontribution of coaches andvolunteers who dedicate theirtime to improving the deliveryof sport across the city.
01792 635452
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Brangwyn Hall 15
16 December, 6.00pm
Salvation Army Concert
Taking part with the band,choir, children and timbrelistsof Swansea Citadel will bethe choir of Ysgol y Strade,finalists in this year’s Songsof Praise Choir of the Yearcompetition.
Tickets: £3
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15 December, 7.30pm
The Messiah
Enjoy this festive favouritewhich is the 73rd annualperformance of Handel’smasterpiece at the BrangwynHall. Performed by theChamber Orchestra of WalesChorale and featuring theChamber Orchestra of Wales.
ConductorAlwyn HumphreysSoprano Ros EvansMezzo SopranoKate WoolveridgeTenor Robyn LynBaritone Gary Griffiths
Tickets: £13.00
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21 December, 7.30pm
Dunvant MaleVoice Choir
Dunvant Male VoiceChoir presents the 24thAnnual Christmas Concert.
Featuring:
The Hywel Girls’ Choirand Hywel Boy Singers.Musical DirectorJonathan Rogers Choir AccompanistsHywel Evans andD Huw Rees Joint
Tickets: £8 - £12
01792 522144
22 December, 7.30pm
ChristmasCandlelight Concert
In a hall lit by flickeringcandles, Alwyn Humphreyssets the mood for this festivefavourite by introducing aprogramme of music for thisspecial time of year.
The Chamber Orchestraof Wales will be joined bysoprano Roz Evans as soloistand the Chamber Orchestraof Wales Chorale.
Tickets: £11.50 reserved
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WeddingsThe Brangwyn Hallis the perfect place tohold your wedding.
There is a choice of hallsand rooms offering intimacyor grandeur with space forup to 500 guests.
Licensed for weddingsand civil ceremonies there’sa choice of menus to suitall tastes and budgets withfriendly, helpful staff thatwill make sure that yourspecial day is perfect.
Feel free to get in touch andarrange a visit to discuss yourplans and to look around.
Contact the Brangwyn Hall:01792 [email protected]
Coming soon
BBC NationalOrchestra of Wales1 January, 7.30pm
Tickets: TBC
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RhydianLive in Concert& Support
15 February, 7.30pm
Tickets: £22.50
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ConferencesWhether you are looking to host a largeconference, training day, team-building activities,exhibition or corporate entertainment, there’s arange of room sizes to accommodate your needs.
Rooms range from small committee rooms which hold up to16 delegates boardroom style, to the Brangwyn Hall itselfwhich can seat up to 1070 people theatre style.
The promenade of Swansea Bay is just minutes from theBrangwyn Hall offering your delegates a welcome breakfrom a busy conference schedule.
To contact the Brangwyn Hall call 01792 635432or e-mail [email protected]
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Sponsorship & AdvertisingOpportunitiesFor details on the array of sponsorship and advertisingopportunities at the City and County of Swansea contact
01792 635457
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Getting HereParkingLimited on-street parking available.BusVisit www.traveline-cymru.info or telephone
0871 200 2233 for timetables and advice on gettingto the Brangwyn Hall by bus.TrainVisit www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk or ringTrain Tracker on 0871 200 4950 for train times.
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