The Welsh Sinfonia is a Cardiff-based professional chamber orchestra of between 15 and 35 musicians, conducted by Mark Eager, and led by Robin Stowell.

Now in its twentieth birthday season The Welsh Sinfonia concentrates on the chamber orchestral repertoire, drawing on the wonderful variety of music written for smaller orchestras by composers from the 16th century to the present day. Opportunities to hear professional performances of works for chamber orchestra are rare in Wales and The Welsh Sinfonia is an important champion of this rich and diverse repertoire.

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Mark Eager recently talked about his ambitions for the orchestra on Radio 3’s In Tune. 
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The Spirit Of The Dance 2009 - 2010

Artistic Director Mark Eager writes:

“Our first series of chamber orchestral concerts is a great moment in the history of The Welsh Sinfonia, which celebrates its twentieth birthday this season. Four exciting programmes highlight The Welsh Sinfonia’s important role as a champion of the chamber orchestral repertoire.

And what better way to begin than to explore the relationship between music and dance. Maya Angelou, American poet, academic and civil rights champion, said: “Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances.” Our four lively concerts will explore the way composers from the sixteenth century to the present day, have captured the rhythms and patterns of the dance in their music. With the help of dancers, singers, the Royal Harpist and a new commission, we want to excite you with the variety of music for smaller orchestral ensembles. We want to entertain you, to raise your sprits, to stimulate you and satisfy you in equal measure.

We would also like to share our interest and love of this kind of music with you, not just in performance, but by getting together and talking about it. Before each concert, we invite you to join me and some of the players to talk about chamber orchestral music and the pieces we will be presenting. It will be a chance to get to know each other over a cup of tea and cake, as well as to add to the sum of our knowledge.

We are all looking forward to welcoming you.”

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The Welsh Sinfonia is available to accompany choirs and choral societies, to perform at festivals or as part of a concert series and to provide music for film, radio and television.

Please contact the orchestral manager, Rose-marie de Lloyd, 02920 313598, or email rose-marie@welshsinfonia.co.uk if you are interested in hiring the orchestra.