Brangwyn Hall Events - October- January

Events / DigwyddiadauOctober 2009 – January 2010 / Hydref 2009 – Ionawr 2010

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... to our 2009 Autumn/Winter events guide. We have a fantastic line-up of entertainment to look forward to including a variety of performances in October from the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts.22 November sees Murder, Mystery and Madness in the Hall in the form of a Candlelight Concert. Following this is our eagerly anticipated Christmas programme including Messiah on 19 December and a special Christmas by Candlelight concert on 23 December.Tickets to most performances are available in advance and make an excellent gift for someone special.Tickets for certain performances are available from the Grand Theatre Box Office 01792 475715 or buy online for selected events at www.swansea.gov.uk/brangwynhallTracy Ellicott Brangwyn Hall Manager

... i’n canllaw digwyddiadau Hydref/Gaeaf 2009. Mae gennym amrywiaeth wych o adloniant i edrych ymlaen ato, gan gynnwys perfformiadau amrywiol ym mis Hydref yng Ngwyl Cerdd a Chelf Abertawe. Ar 22 Tachwedd, bydd llofruddiaethau, dirgelwch a gwallgofrwydd yn y neuadd ar ffurf Cyngerdd yng Ngolau Cannwyll. Yn dilyn hyn, bydd ein rhaglen Nadolig y disgwyliwyd yn eiddgar amdani, gan gynnwys Messiah ar 19 Rhagfyr a pherfformiad arbennig y Nadolig yng Ngolau Cannwyll ar 23 Rhagfyr. Bydd tocynnau i’r rhan fwyaf o’r perfformiadau ar gael ymlaen llaw, a gallant fod yn anrheg ardderchog i rywun arbennig. Mae tocynnau ar gyfer rhai perfformiadau ar gael o Swyddfa Docynnau Theatr y Grand ar 01792 475715, neu ar-lein ar gyfer rhai digwyddiadau dethol yn www.abertawe.gov.uk/brangwynhallTracy Ellicott Rheolwr Neuadd Brangwyn

Welcome Croeso

We look forward to seeing you soonEdrychwn ymlaen at eich gweld yn fuan

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October

3 - 17 Locws Projects 2009 3 Haydn: The Creation 4 National Youth Brass Band

of Wales 5 Dame Emma Kirkby and

the London Handel Players 6 Fitzwilliam String Quartet 10 BBC National Orchestra

of Wales 12 Daniel Roth:

Organist of St-Sulpice, Paris 13 Composers, Conductors

and Catalysts 14 BBC National Orchestra

of Wales 15 Young-Choon Park, Piano 16 Richard Hawley 17 St. Petersburg

Symphony Orchestra 22 Newton Faulkner

November

6 Ice Cool Kids Hollywood Ball7 Festival of Remembrance 22 Murder, Mystery and

Madness by Candlelight

Hydref

Prosiectau Locws 2009Haydn: Y GreadigaethBand Pres Cenedlaethol Ieuenctid CymruY Fonesig Emma Kirkby a Handel Players LlundainPedwarawd Llinynol FitzwilliamCerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBCDaniel Roth: Organydd Saint Sulpice, ParisCyfansoddwyr, Arweinwyr a Chatalyddion Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBCYoung-Choon Park, PianoRichard HawleyCerddorfa Symffoni St. Petersburg Newton Faulkner

Tachwedd

Dawns Hollywood Ice Cool KidsGw ŵyl y CofioLlofruddiaethau, Dirgelwch a Gwallgofrwydd yng Ngolau Cannwyll

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27 Swansea Bay Woman of the Year 2009

28 Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir

29 Cory Brass Band Concert

December

5 Swansea Philharmonic Choir 7 W.I. Carol Festival 11 Brangwyn Christmas Party 12 BBC National Orchestra

of Wales18 Dunvant Male Voice Choir19 Messiah 20 Salvation Army

Carol Concert 23 Christmas by Candlelight

January

23 BBC National Orchestra of Wales

28 - Abertawe Festival 2 Feb of Young Musicians

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Menyw y Flwyddyn Bae Abertawe 2009Côr Meibion PontarddulaisCyngerdd Band Pres Cory

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Côr Ffilharmonig AbertaweGw yl Garolau Sefydliad y MenywodParti Nadolig y BrangwynCerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC Côr Meibion DyfnantMessiahCyngerdd Garolau Byddin yr IachawdwriaethY Nadolig yng Ngolau Cannwyll

Ionawr

Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBCGw yl Cerddorion Ifanc Abertawe

Os hoffech dderbyn yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am ddigwyddiadau a gweithgareddau yn Abertawe, trwy e-bost neu neges destun, beth am ymuno â rhestr bostio am ddim Fy Abertawe? Ewch i www.myswansea.info a i gofrestru.

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Saturday 3 – 17 OctoberTickets FreeTelephone 01792 468 979

To coincide with Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts, Locws International has commissioned a temporary artwork for the Brangwyn Hall. The bold and colourful artwork responds to the magnificent British Empire Panels housed inside the Brangwyn Hall.Artists Robert Bermingham and Richard Robinson’s installation on the windows of the hall, highlights and reflects upon Sir Frank Brangwyn’s panels, bringing a contemporary interpretation to Swansea.

Dydd Sadwrn 3 – 17 HydrefTocynnau am DdimFfôn 01792 468 979

I gyd-fynd â Gw ŵyl Cerdd a Chelf Abertawe, mae Locws Rhyngwladol wedi comisiynu gwaith celf dros dro ar gyfer Neuadd Brangwyn Abertawe. Mae’r gwaith celf trawiadol a lliwgar yn ymateb i Baneli’r Ymerodraeth Brydeinig y tu mewn i Neuadd Brangwyn.Mae gosodiad Robert Bermingham a Richard Robinson yn ffenestri’r neuadd yn amlygu ac adlewyrchu paneli Syr Frank Brangwyn, gan ddod â dehongliad cyfoes i Abertawe.

Locws Projects 2009 Prosiectau Locws 2009

www.swansea.gov.uk/brangwynhallOctober / Hydref

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Nos Sadwrn 3 Hydref 7.30pmTocynnau £15.00 – £30.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Cydymaith a Chwaraewyr GabrieliCyfarwyddwr Paul McCreesh Soprano Mhairi LawsonTenor Jeremy BuddBas Neal Davies

Ystyrir Y Greadigaeth yn gampwaith blynyddoedd aeddfed Haydn, ac mae’n swyno ac yn cyffroi ar yr un pryd gyda’i ariâu disgrifiadol byw a chorysau dynamig yn nhraddodiad Handel.

Saturday 3 October, 7.30pmTickets £15.00 – £30.00Box Office 01792 475 715

Gabrieli Consort and PlayersDirector Paul McCreesh Soprano Mhairi LawsonTenor Jeremy BuddBass Neal Davies

Acknowledged as the masterpiece of Haydn’s mature years, The Creation charms and thrills in equal measure with its vividly descriptive arias and dynamic choruses in the Handelian tradition.

Haydn: The Creation Haydn: Y Greadigaeth


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Sunday 4 October, 7.30pmTickets £8.00 unreserved, young people in full-time education – freeBox Office 01792 475 715

Conducted by Robert ChildsEuphonium David Childs

Gareth Wood ActaeonRodney Newton Concerto for EuphoniumPeter Graham The Shoulders of HeroesStephen Ponsford Turris Fortissima Anthony Small (arr.) Tros y GarregAlan Fernie (arr.) Shenandoah Dan Price An American Tale

Nos Sul 4 Hydref 7.30pmTocynnau £8.00 heb gadw lle, pobl ifanc mewn addysg amser llawn – am ddim Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Arweinir gan Robert ChildsIwffoniwm David Childs

Gareth Wood ActaeonRodney Newton Concerto ar gyfer Iwffoniwm Peter Graham The Shoulders of HeroesStephen Ponsford Turris Fortissima Anthony Small (trefniant) Tros y GarregAlan Fernie (trefniant) Shenandoah Dan Price An American Tale

National Youth Brass Band of Wales Band Pres Cenedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru


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Monday 5 October, 7.30pmTickets £16.00, £12.00 back 10 rows only, hall is reversedBox Office 01792 475 715

Flute / Recorder Rachel BrownOrgan / Harpsichord Alastair RossViolin / Director Adrian Butterfield

Purcell Suite AbdelazerHandel Arias – Sweet Bird Il Volo Organ Concerto in F (The Cuckoo and the Nightingale)Haydn Welsh folksong arrangements Haydn (arr. Salomon) Symphony No.104 in D (London)

Nos Lun 5 Hydref, 7.30pmTocynnau £16.00, £12.00 yn y 10 rhes gefn yn unig, neuadd wedi’i threfnu i’r gwrthwynebSwyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Ffliwt / Recorder Rachel BrownOrgan / Harpsicordydd Alastair RossFiolin / Cyfarwyddwr Adrian Butterfield

Purcell Suite AbdelazerHandel Ariâu – Sweet Bird Il Volo Concerto i’r Organ yn F (Y Gwcw a’r Eos) Haydn Trefniannau o ganeuon gwerin Cymreig Haydn (trefniant Salomon) Symffoni Rhif 104 yn D (Llundain)

Dame Emma Kirkby & the London Handel Players Y Fonesig Emma Kirkby a Handel Players Llundain


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Nos Fawrth 6 Hydref, 7.30pm Tocynnau £13.00 heb gadw lle, y neuadd wedi’i threfnu i’r gwrthwyneb Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Haydn Pedwarawd yn C Op 33/3 (Aderyn) Mozart Pedwarawd yn B meddalnod, K458 (Hela) John Marsh Pedwarawd yn B meddalnod, ar ôl Op.1, Rhif 1 Haydn Haydn Pedwarawd yn D Op 50/6 (Broga)

Mae Pedwarawd Fitzwilliam yn enwog, ac wedi cydweithio’n bersonol gyda chyfansoddwyr mawr, yn arbennig Shostakovich, ac mae ganddynt ddisgyddiaeth helaeth.

Tuesday 6 October, 7.30pmTickets £13.00 unreserved, hall is reversedBox Office 01792 475 715

Haydn Quartet in C Op 33/3 (Bird) Mozart Quartet in B flat, K458 (Hunt) John Marsh Quartet in B flat, after Haydn’s Op.1, No.1 Haydn Quartet in D Op 50/6 (Frog)

The renowned Fitzwilliam Quartet has enjoyed personal collaboration with major composers, notably Shostakovich, and has a remarkably extensive discography.

Fitzwilliam String Quartet Pedwarawd Llinynol Fitzwilliam


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Saturday 10 October, 7.30pmTickets £18.00, £15.00, £11.00Box Office 01792 475 715

Conductor François-Xavier RothOrgan Daniel Roth

Berlioz Overture: Le Carnaval RomainHoddinott Taliesin (World Premiere: BBC Commission)Debussy Prélude a l’après-midi d’un fauneSaint-Saens Symphony No.3 (Organ)

Father and son join together for this concert to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Brangwyn Hall. François-Xavier Roth conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and his father Daniel Roth, in Saint Saens’ popular Organ Symphony.

Nos Sadwrn 10 Hydref 7.30pmTocynnau £18.00, £15.00, £11.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Arweinydd François-Xavier RothOrgan Daniel Roth

Berlioz Agorawd: Le Carnaval RomainHoddinott Taliesin (Darllediad Cyntaf: Comisiwn y BBC) Debussy Prélude a l’après-midi d’un fauneSaint-Saens Symffoni Rhif 3 (Organ)

Bydd tad a mab yn dod at ei gilydd ar gyfer y gyngerdd hon i ddathlu pen-blwydd Neuadd Brangwyn yn 75 oed. Bydd François-Xavier Roth yn arwain Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC a’i dad Daniel Roth, yn Symffoni Organ boblogaidd Saint Saens.

BBC National Orchestra of Wales Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC

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Monday 12 October, 7.30pmTickets £10.00 unreservedBox Office 01792 475 715

Music by the organist-composers of St-Sulpice and Ste-Clotilde: Franck, Widor, Lefebure-Wely, Langlais, Duruflé and Dupre.Distinguished successor to Widor and Dupré, Daniel Roth explores the celebrated organist composer traditions of St-Sulpice and Ste-Clotilde, where the young Widor was inspired by the innovations of César Franck.

Nos Lun 12 Hydref, 7.30pmTocynnau £10.00 heb gadw lleSwyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Cerddoriaeth gan yr organwyr-gyfansoddwyr o Saint Sulpice a Ste-Clotilde: Franck, Widor, Lefebure-Wely, Langlais, Duruflé a Dupre.Bydd Daniel Roth, olynydd enwog i Widor a Dupré, yn archwilio traddodiadau clodfawr organwyr-gyfansoddwyr Saint Sulpice a Ste-Clotilde, lle cafodd Widor ifanc ei ysbrydoli gan waith arloesol César Franck.

Daniel Roth: Organist of St-Sulpice, ParisDaniel Roth: Organydd Saint Sulpice, Paris

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Tuesday 13 October, 7.30pm Tickets £5.00 unreserved, on platformBox Office 01792 475 715

Dr Lyn Davies, Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and well known writer and lecturer on Welsh music, talks on the lives and works of composers Mansel Thomas and Arwel Hughes in this, their centenary year. Dr Davies’ talk is illustrated with performances by young artists from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and material from the BBC archives.

Nos Fawrth 13 Hydref, 7.30pm Tocynnau £5.00 heb gadw lle, ar blatfform Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Bydd Dr Lyn Davies, Pennaeth Astudiaethau Lleisiol yng Ngoleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru ac awdur a darlithydd adnabyddus ar gerddoriaeth Gymreig, yn trafod bywydau a gweithiau’r cyfansoddwyr Mansel Thomas ac Arwel Hughes ym mlwyddyn eu canmlwyddiant. Darlunir cyflwyniad Dr Davies â pherfformiadau gan artistiaid ifanc o Goleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru a deunydd o archifau’r BBC.

Composers, Conductors & Catalysts Cyfansoddwyr, Arweinwyr a Chatalyddion

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BBC National Orchestra of WalesCerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC

Wednesday 14 October, 7.00pm Tickets £18.00, £15.00, £11.00Box Office 01792 475 715

Conductor Thierry Fischer Piano Nelson Goerner

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat (Emperor)Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Conducted by BBC NOW’s principal conductor, Thierry Fischer, with celebrated Argentinean pianist Nelson Goerner. The concert will feature Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto and Berlioz’s vibrant Symphonie Fantastique in a live Radio 3 Festival broadcast.

Nos Fercher 14 Hydref, 7.00pm Tocynnau £18.00, £15.00, £11.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Arweinydd Thierry Fischer Piano Nelson Goerner

Beethoven Concerto i’r Piano Rhif 5 yn E feddalnod (Ymerawdwr)Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Wedi’i arwain gan brif arweinydd BBC NOW, Thierry Fischer, gyda’r pianydd clodfawr o’r Ariannin, Nelson Goerner. Bydd y gyngerdd yn cynnwys Concerto’r Ymerawdwr i Biano Beethoven a Symphonie Fantastique cyffrous Berlioz mewn darllediad byw o ŵw ŵyl Radio 3.

October / Hydref www.swansea.gov.uk/brangwynhall

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Thursday 15 October, 7.30pmTickets £13.00 unreserved, hall reversedBox Office 01792 475 715

Haydn Sonata in E flat Hob.XV1:52 Scarlatti A minor K7, D K96, F minor K238 and F minor K239 Beethoven Sonata in C minor Op.13 (Pathétique) Chopin Sonata in B minor

South Korean child prodigy Young-Choon Park studied at the Juilliard School before embarking upon a major recital and concerto career which has taken her to the world’s musical capitals and leading festivals.

Nos Iau 15 Hydref, 7.30pmTocynnau £13.00 heb gadw lle, y neuadd wedi’i threfnu i’r gwrthwyneb Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Haydn Sonata yn E feddalnod Hob.XV1:52 Scarlatti A leiaf K7, D K96, F leiaf K238 ac F leiaf K239 Beethoven Sonata yn C leiaf Op.13 (Pathétique) Chopin Sonata yn B leiaf

Astudiodd Young-Choon Park, y plentyn rhyfeddol o Dde Corea, yn Ysgol Juilliard cyn dechrau gyrfa bwysig o berfformio sydd wedi ei harwain hi i brif ddinasoedd cerddoriaeth a gwyliau blaenllaw’r byd.

Young-Choon Park, Piano Young-Choon Park, Piano

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Nos Wener 16 Hydref, 7.30pm Tocynnau £18.00 (yn amodol ar ffi archebu) Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715, Derricks Records 01792 654 226, Ticketline UK 029 2023 0130

Yn unig sioe ei daith i ddod i Gymru, bydd Richard Hawley yn dod i Neuadd Brangwyn. Bu Hawley yn llwyddiannus fel aelod o’r grŵp Britpop Longpigs yn y 1990au, ac yn ddiweddarach, chwaraeodd gyda Pulp, dan arweiniad ei ffrind Jarvis Cocker. Bydd gan Hawley westai arbennig, ‘Smoke Fairies’.

Friday 16 October, 7.30pmTickets £18.00 (subject to booking fee)Box Office 01792 475 715, Derricks Records 01792 654 226, Ticketline UK 029 2023 0130

In the only Welsh show of his tour, Richard Hawley comes to the Brangwyn Hall. Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s and he later played with Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker. Hawley will be joined by special guests ‘Smoke Fairies’.

Richard Hawley Richard Hawley

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Saturday 17 October, 7.30pmTickets £20.00, £16.00, £12.00Box Office 01792 475 715

Conductor Alexander DmitrievCello Guy Johnston

Tchaikovsky Suite from The Sleeping Beauty Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No.1 in A minorTchaikovsky Symphony No.6 in B minor (Pathétique)

Nos Sadwrn 17 Hydref 7.30pmTocynnau £20.00, £16.00, £12.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Arweinydd Alexander DmitrievSielo Guy Johnston

Tchaikovsky Swît o The Sleeping BeautySaint-Saens Cello Concerto No.1 in A minorTchaikovsky Symphony No.6 in B minor (Pathétique)

St.Petersburg Symphony OrchestraCerddorfa Symffoni St. Petersburg

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Nos Iau 22 Hydref, 7.30pm Tocynnau £16.00 (yn amodol ar ffi archebu)Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715, neu ar-lein www.gigsandtours.com

Mae Newton Faulkner yn ganwr-gyfansoddwr gyda gwên hiraethus a gwallt anhygoel. Ond bydd y rhan fwyaf yn ei adnabod fel un o’r cerddorion newydd mwyaf trawiadol, gan lwyddo i gael albwm platinwm a gyrhaeddodd rif un, teithiau yn gwerthu pob tocyn yn y DU a llu cynyddol o gefnogwyr angerddol.

Thursday 22 October, 7.30pmTickets £16.00 (subject to booking fee)Box Office 01792 475 715, or online www.gigsandtours.com

Newton Faulkner is a singer songwriter with a wistful smile and phenomenal dreadlocks. But most will already know him as one of the most striking musical arrivals, clocking up a number one platinum album, sell-out UK tours and a growing legion of passionate fans.

Newton Faulkner Newton Faulkner


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Friday 6 November, 7.00pm Carriages at 2amTickets £45.00Box Office 07738 837701 or 01639 767681 after 6.00pm

Our Hollywood evening will begin with a champagne reception, followed by a superb four course meal, raffles, auction, casino and live band.Ice Cool Kids is a local charity raising money to take a group of local special needs children skiing, both in this country and abroad. These children have a variety of conditions some of which are life threatening. Through skiing their self esteem as well as confidence grows.Dress code Black tie and glitzy & glamorous

Nos Wener 6 Tachwedd, 7.00pm Cerbydau am 2am Tocynnau £45.00Swyddfa Docynnau 07738 837701 neu 01639 767681 ar ôl 6.00pm

Bydd ein noson Hollywood yn dechrau gyda derbynfa champagne, ac yna pryd pedwar cwrs ardderchog, rafflau, ocsiwn, casino a band byw. Elusen leol yw Ice Cool Kids sy’n codi arian i fynd â chriw o blant lleol ag anghenion arbennig i sgïo, yn y wlad hon a thramor. Mae gan y plant hyn gyflyrau amrywiol, gyda rhai ohonynt yn bygwth eu bywydau. Drwy sgïo, bydd eu hunan-barch a’u hyder yn cynyddu.Côd dillad Tei du a sgleiniog a chyfareddol

Ice Cool Kids Hollywood Ball Dawns Hollywood Ice Cool Kids

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Nos Sadwrn 7 Tachwedd, 7.00pm Tocynnau am Ddim

Cofiant blynyddol o’r rhai a fu farw dros ein rhyddid.

Saturday 7 November, 7.00pmTickets Free

Annual commemoration of those who gave their lives for our freedom.

Festival of Remembrance Gw ŵyl y Cofio

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Sunday 22 November, 7.30pmTickets £11.50, £9.50 concessionsBox Office 01792 475 715

Introduced and conducted by Alwyn HumphreysSoprano Ros Evans

Murder, mystery and madness are favourite inspirations for many famous composers who sometimes lived mysterious lives. There are many revealing stories surrounding musicians that are both shocking and humorous. Alwyn Humphreys tells the tales in his own inimitable style with the Chamber Orchestra of Wales and guest soprano Ros Evans. Enjoy the music with the candlelight adding to the atmosphere.

Nos Sul 22 Tachwedd, 7.30pmTocynnau £11.50, £9.50 consesiynau Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Cyflwynir ac arweinir gan Alwyn HumphreysSoprano Ros Evans

Mae llofruddiaethau, dirgelwch a gwallgofrwydd wedi ysbrydoli nifer o gyfansoddwyr enwog, a oedd weithiau’n byw bywydau dirgel. Mae nifer o straeon rhyfedd am gerddorion, sy’n ysgytiol ag yn ddigri. Bydd Alwyn Humphreys yn adrodd yr hanesion yn ei arddull unigryw ei hun gyda Cherddorfa Siambr Cymru a’r soprano gwâdd Ros Evans. Mwynhewch y gerddoriaeth gyda’r golau cannwyll yn ychwanegu at yr awyrgylch.

Murder, Mystery and Madness by CandlelightLlofruddiaethau, Dirgelwch a Gwallgofrwydd yng Ngolau Cannwyll

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Dydd Gwener 27 Tachwedd Tocynnau £39.00 gan gynnwys derbyniad champagne a phryd tri chwrs Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 545 066

Mae Seremoni Wobrwyo Menyw y Flwyddyn Bae Abertawe yn rhoi cyfle unigryw i ddathlu llwyddiannau menywod ar draws Bae Abertawe. Y siaradwr gwâdd fydd Ruth Jones, actores ac awdures arobryn o Gymru, sydd fwyaf adnabyddus am ei rôl fel Nessa yn ‘Gavin and Stacey’. Am fwy o wybodaeth am y gwobrau, ffoniwch 01792 545066 neu ewch i www.thebaybusiness.comCôd dillad Tei du

Friday 27 NovemberTickets £39.00 inc. champagne reception and three course meal Box Office 01792 545 066

The Swansea Bay Woman of the Year awards present a unique opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women across Swansea Bay.Guest Speaker Ruth Jones, award winning Welsh actress and writer best known for her role as Nessa in ‘Gavin and Stacey’.For further information on the awards contact 01792 545066 or visit www.thebaybusiness.comDress code Black tie

Swansea Bay Woman of the Year 2009Menyw y Flwyddyn Bae Abertawe 2009


Photo by Ben Cole

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Saturday 28 November, 7.00pmTickets £15.00, £10.00, £5.00Box Office 01792 884 279 or 01792 874 349

The Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir will hold its Annual Concert at the Brangwyn Hall on Saturday 28 November.Guest Artists are Elin Manahan Thomas (Soprano), Robert Davies (Baritone) and Amir Bisengaliev (Violin).

Nos Sadwrn 28 Tachwedd, 7.00pmTocynnau £15.00, £10.00, £5.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 884 279 neu 01792 874 349

Bydd Côr Meibion Pontarddulais yn cynnal ei Gyngerdd Flynyddol yn Neuadd Brangwyn nos Sadwrn 28 Tachwedd. Yr artistiaid gwâdd fydd Elin Manahan Thomas (Soprano), Robert Davies (Baritôn) ac Amir Bisengaliev (Fiolin).

Pontarddulais Male Voice ChoirCôr Meibion Pontarddulais

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Nos Sul 29 Tachwedd, 3.00pmTocynnau £10.00, £6.00 consesiynau Swyddfa Docynnau 07779 609 153 neu www.coryband.com

Arweinydd Dr Robert ChildsIwffoniwm David Childs

Daw Band Pres Cory o Gwm Rhondda, ac mae ganddo hanes gyfoethog. Mae’r gyngerdd yn rhan o ddathliadau eu pen-blwydd yn 125 oed. Mae rhaglen y gyngerdd yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth band pres wreiddiol a thrawsgrifiadau cerddorfaol poblogaidd, a bydd yn cynnwys perfformiad cyntaf Concerto Iwffoniwm Karl Jenkins, wedi’i chwarae gan brif unawdydd y band, David Childs.

Sunday 29 November, 3.00pmTickets £10.00, £6.00 concessions Box Office 07779 609 153 or www.coryband.com

Conductor Dr Robert ChildsEuphonium David Childs

The Cory Brass Band hails from the Rhondda Valley and has a rich history. The concert is part of their 125th Anniversary Celebrations.The concert programme is made up of original brass band music and popular orchestral transcriptions and will include the World Premier of Karl Jenkins Euphonium Concerto played by the band’s principal soloist David Childs.

Cory Brass Band Concert Cyngerdd Band Pres Cory

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Nos Sadwrn 5 Rhagfyr, 7.30pmTocynnau £15.00, £12.00, £10.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Cerddorfa Siambr Cymru Arweinir gan Clive JohnSoprano Janice WatsonBaritôn Paul Carey Jones

Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown RegionPoulenc GloriaFinzi In Terra PaxBoito Prologue to MefistofeleDetholiadau o Purcell a MozartA Theyrnged Ben-blwydd gan Stephen McNeff

Cyngerdd a gynhelir fel rhan o ddathliadau pen-blwydd y côr yn 50 oed.

Saturday 5 December, 7.30pmTickets £15.00, £12.00, £10.00Box Office 01792 475 715

Chamber Orchestra of WalesConducted by Clive JohnSoprano Janice WatsonBaritone Paul Carey Jones

Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown RegionPoulenc GloriaFinzi In Terra PaxBoito Prologue to MefistofeleExcerpts from Purcell and MozartAnd an Anniversary Tribute from Stephen McNeff

A concert given as part of the Choir’s 50th year celebrations.

Swansea Philharmonic Choir Côr Ffilharmonig Abertawe

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Monday 7 December, 7.30pmTickets £10.00Box Office 01639 881 588 or 01639 791 554

A carol festival featuring the mass choir of the Glamorgan Federation of the Women’s Institute. Guest Artists include Huw Tregelles Williams and The Concept Players.

Nos Lun 7 Rhagfyr, 7.30pm Tocynnau £10.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01639 881 588 neu 01639 791 554

Gw ŵyl garolau’n cynnwys côr offerennau Ffederasiwn Morgannwg Sefydliad y Merched. Bydd yr Artistiaid Gwadd yn cynnwys Huw Tregelles Williams a The Concept Players.

W.I. Carol Festival Gw ŵyl Garolau Sefydliad y Menywod

December / Rhagfyr www.swansea.gov.uk/brangwynhall

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Nos Wener 11 Rhagfyr, 8.00pmTocynnau £32.00 y penSwyddfa Docynnau 01792 635 253

Ymunwch â ni yn Neuadd Brangwyn am noson Nadoligaidd o fwyd da ac adloniant, gan gynnwys diod groeso, pryd tri chwrs a mins peis. Bydd y bar ar agor tan 1.00am. Mae’r pris yn cynnwys bwyd ac adloniant. Bydd angen blaendal na ellir ei ad-dalu o £10.00 y person wrth archebu a bydd angen talu’r gweddill 14 diwrnod cyn y digwyddiad.

Friday 11 December, 8.00pmTickets £32.00 per headBox Office 01792 635 253

Join us at the Brangwyn Hall for a festive night of fine dining and entertainment to include a welcome drink, three course meal, coffee and mince pies. The bar will be open until 1.00am.The price is inclusive of food and entertainment. A non-refundable deposit of £10.00 per person will be required on booking and the balance payable 14 days before the event.

Brangwyn Christmas Party Parti Nadolig y Brangwyn


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Nos Sadwrn 12 Rhagfyr, 7.30pmTocynnau £11.50 – £14.50Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Arweinydd Grant LlewellynUnawdydd David Childs

Mathias Ave Rex – Carol Sequence (12’)Karl Jenkins Euphonium Concerto (20’)Sibelius Karelia Suite (16’)Sibelius Symphony No.5 (31’)

Cyngerdd dymhorol arbennig gyda chyfres o garolau gan William Mathias a dau o weithiau mwyaf poblogaidd Sibelius: byd gogleddol ei bumed symffoni a’r Karlia Suite Nadoligaidd. Bydd hefyd concerto newydd gan un o gyfansoddwyr blaenllaw heddiw wedi’i ysgrifennu i unawdwyr, sef David Childs.

Saturday 12 December, 7.30pmTickets £11.50 – £14.50Box Office 01792 475 715

Conductor Grant LlewellynSoloist David Childs

Mathias Ave Rex – Carol Sequence (12’)Karl Jenkins Euphonium Concerto (20’)Sibelius Karelia Suite (16’)Sibelius Symphony No.5 (31’)

A special seasonal concert with a sequence of carols from William Mathias and two of Sibelius’ most popular works: the brooding northern world of his 5th Symphony and the festive Karelia Suite. Also there will be a new Concerto by one of today’s leading composers written for soloists, David Childs.



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Friday 18 December, 7.30pmTickets £12.00, £10.00, £8.00Box Office 01792 873 438

Guest Artist Gorseinon Youth ChoirMusic Director Kerry RogersMusic Director Jonathan RogersJoint Choir Accompanists Hywel Evans & D Huw Rees

The guests this year are the Gorseinon Youth Choir. This choir, consisting of young singers from the Gorseinon area, perform under the baton of their music director, Kerry Rogers and are gaining an excellent local reputation for their performances.

Nos Wener 18 Rhagfyr, 7.30pmTocynnau £12.00, £10.00, £8.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 873 438

Artist Gwâdd Côr Ieuenctid GorseinonCyfarwyddwr Cerdd Kerry RogersCyfarwyddwr Cerdd Jonathan RogersCyfeilwyr Corau ar y Cyd Hywel Evans & D Huw Rees

Y gwesteion eleni fydd Côr Ieuenctid Gorseinon. Mae’r côr yn cynnwys cantorion ifanc o Gorseinon, ac maent yn canu dan arweiniad eu cyfarwyddwr cerdd, Kerry Rogers. Maent yn ennill enw lleol ardderchog am ragoriaeth eu perfformiadau.

Dunvant Male Voice Choir Côr Meibion Dyfnant

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Saturday 19 December, 7.30pmTickets £10.00 – £20.00Box Office 01792 475 715

Conductor John Hugh ThomasSoprano Elin Manahan ThomasAlto Rachael LloydTenor Robin TritschlerBass-baritone Darren Jeffery

This Christmas favourite returns to the Brangwyn Hall and marks the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death. Joining the soloists will be Sinfonia Britannica of London, a period-instrument ensemble made up of some of the country’s finest players, Swansea Bach and members of Côrdydd, whose conductor, Sioned James is a past member of the Bach Choir.

Nos Sadwrn 19 Rhagfyr, 7.30pmTocynnau £10.00 – £20.00Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Arweinydd John Hugh ThomasSoprano Elin Manahan ThomasAlto Rachael LloydTenor Robin TritschlerBass-baritôn Darren Jeffery

Mae’r ffefryn Nadoligaidd hwn yn dychwelyd i Neuadd Brangwyn i nodi 250 mlynedd ers marw Handel. Yn ymuno â’r unawdwyr bydd Sinfonia Britannica o Lundain, ensemble offerynnau hanesyddol yn cynnwys rhai o chwaraewyr gorau’r wlad, Côr Bach Abertawe ac aelodau o Gôrdydd, y mae eu harweinydd, Sioned James, yn gyn-aelod o’r Côr Bach.

Messiah Messiah


Elin Manahan Thomas Rachael Lloyd

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Nos Sul 20 Rhagfyr, 3.00pm a 7.00pmTocynnau am ddim (rhaid cael tocyn)Swyddfa Docynnau Theatr y Grand 01792 475 715

Ymunwch â ni am wledd o gerddoriaeth y Nadolig, yn ogystal â charolau traddodiadol y mae pawb yn eu hoffi, gyda Chantorion Band Byddin yr Iachawdwriaeth a’r gweisteion gwâdd, Côr Meibion Clwb Rygbi Treforys. Bydd casgliad ar gyfer Elusennau’r Arglwydd Faer.

Sunday 20 December, 3.00pm and 7.00pmTickets Free (tickets required)Box Office Grand Theatre 01792 475 715

Join us for a festive feast of Christmas music plus traditional carols that everyone loves with The Salvation Army Band Songsters and special guests Morriston Rugby Football Club Male Voice Choir. A collection will be made in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Charities.

Salvation Army Carol ConcertCyngerdd Garolau Byddin yr Iachawdwriaeth

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Wednesday 23 December, 7.30pmTickets £11.50, £9.50 concessionsBox Office 01792 475 715

Chamber Orchestra of Wales Introduced and conducted by Alwyn HumphreysSoprano Ros Evans

Christmas in Swansea really wouldn’t be the same without this favourite. A collection of music about Christmas is introduced by Alwyn Humphreys with the Chamber Orchestra of Wales and guest soprano Ros Evans. Enjoy a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie as you settle down in your seat and enjoy the concert with the Brangwyn Hall lit only by flickering candlelight.

Nos Fercher 23 Rhagfyr, 7.30pmTocynnau £11.50, £9.50 consesiynauSwyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Cerddorfa Siambr Cymru Cyflwynir ac arweinir gan Alwyn HumphreysSoprano Ros Evans

Ni fyddai’r Nadolig yn Abertawe yr un fath heb y ffefryn hwn. Cyflwynir casgliad o gerddoriaeth am y Nadolig gan Alwyn Humphreys gyda Cherddorfa Siambr Cymru a’r soprano gwadd Ros Evans. Mwynhewch wydraid o win poeth a mins pei wrth i chi ymlacio yn eich sedd i fwynhau’r gyngerdd gyda Neuadd Brangwyn wedi’i goleuo gan olau cannwyll yn unig.

Christmas by CandlelightY Nadolig yng Ngolau Cannwyll


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www.abertawe.gov.uk/brangwynhallJanuary / Ionawr

Nos Sadwrn 23 Ionawr, 7.30pmTocynnau £11.50 – £14.50Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715

Arweinydd Thierry FischerFfliwt Andrew NicholsonObo David CowleyClarinet Robert PlaneBasn Jaroslaw AugustyniakCorn Tim ThorpeTrwmped Philippe SchartzTrombôn Donal Bannister

Mae Agorawd Rossini i William Tell a Nawfed Symffoni Schubert yn cyfleu byd o sifalri, sŵw n cyrn a barddoniaeth nature.

Saturday 23 January, 7.30pmTickets £11.50 – £14.50Box Office 01792 475 715

Conductor Thierry FischerFlute Andrew NicholsonOboe David CowleyClarinet Robert PlaneBassoon Jaroslaw AugustyniakHorn Tim ThorpeTrumpet Philippe SchartzTrombone Donal Bannister

Rossini’s Overture to William Tell and Schubert’s Ninth Symphony summon up a world of chivalry, horn calls and the poetry of nature.


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Friday 28 January – Tuesday 2 February Tickets FreeBox Office 01792 366 230

Five days of competitive and non-competitive classes with first-class adjudicators. On Saturday 30 January there will be two workshops the BBC National Orchestra of Wales Workshop and a Lunchtime Recital and Saxophone Workshop.

Dydd Iau 28 Ionawr i ddydd Mawrth 2 Chwefror Tocynnau am DdimSwyddfa Docynnau 01792 366 230

Pum niwrnod o ddosbarthiadau cystadleuol ac anghystadleuol gyda beirniaid o’r radd flaenaf. Ddydd Sadwrn 30 Ionawr, bydd dau weithdy – Gweithdy Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC a Pherfformiad Amser Cinio a Gweithdy Sacsoffon.

Abertawe Festival of Young MusiciansGŵyl Cerddorion Ifanc Abertawe

January / Ionawr www.swansea.gov.uk/brangwynhall

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Brangwyn HallGuildhall, Swansea SA1 4PEBox Office 01792 475 715Telephone 01792 635 432E-mail [email protected] is full disabled access to the Brangwyn Hall. For your convenience, please inform the venue if you are attending a function.• ParkingAvailable• Coffee/Tea• FullylicensedbarAll information correct at time of going to print. If you require this brochure in a different format please contact Marketing Services on 01792 635 478.

Neuadd BrangwynNeuadd y Ddinas, Abertawe SA1 4PESwyddfa Docynnau 01792 475 715Rhif ffôn 01792 635 432E-bost [email protected] mynediad llwyr i’r anabl i Neuadd Brangwyn. Er hwylustod i chi, rhowch wybod i’r swyddfa os ydych yn bwriadu dod i ddigwyddiad.• Parcioargael• Coffi/Te• BargydathrwyddedlawnMae’r holl fanylion yn gywir wrth fynd i’r wasg. Os hoffech gael y daflen hon mewn fformat arall, ffoniwch y Gwasanaethau Marchnata ar 01792 635 478.

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