Here I am in
Oxford for a performance of my piece Beiliheulog (see petereynoldscomposer.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/song-for-hidden-chapel.html for more details of the piece)
It was part of a concert, This is Wales
C21, at St Hugh’s College, put on by Claire Roberts from Ferryside,
Carmarthenshire, who I met when she won the Young Composer of Dyfed prize in
2009. Claire is now a third year music student at Oxford University and decided
to put on a St David’s Day concert (albeit on 7 March) of music by Welsh
composers.
I was very proud
to be one of group of composers who she asked to provide pieces, along with
John Metcalf, Andrew Wilson-Dickson, Rhian Samuel, Gwyneth Glyn, Joseph Davies,
Gareth Moorcraft and Claire herself. And Hanna Hopwood was also on hand to read
some poetry in Welsh.
We had a full
hall of people who turned out on the Friday to hear the music – though it might
also have been the lure of a table groaning with Welsh cakes and Bara brith
(not looking forward to my encounter with the weighing scales tomorrow).
Flautist Daniel
Lewis, viola player Ffion Beven and harpist Lucy Nolan made a fantastic job of
my piece, which is very quiet throughout and Claire boldly decided to put it in
the programme as a final item. Thanks again Claire, it was a great evening.
Glad to see the full range of Welsh culture, both musical and culinary, on show!
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