Welsh Sinfonia Concert Guide

FORTHCOMING CONCERTS

Futher forthcoming concerts to be added soon:

This page last updated on 8 June, 2009

PAST CONCERTS:

**** 2009 ****

16/05/2009	CROSSKEYS COLLEGE CHORAL SOCIETY
7.00pm	Risca Leisure Centre
	PROGRAMME:	Rossini: Thieving Magpie, Stabat Mater and the Prayer from Mosè in Egitto
	CONDUCTOR:	Martin Hodson
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

05/04/2009	The Welsh Sinfonia & Chorus
7.00pm	St. Donats Art Centre
	PROGRAMME:	Stabat Mater - Pergolesi and favourite passiontide music by Handel Bach Fauré Puccini Vivaldi
	CONDUCTOR:	Carl Grainger
	LEADER:	Robert Stowell
	TICKETS:	£12 & £10 (concessions) Box Office 01446 799 100 www.stdonats.com

28/03/2009	CWMBRAN BAROQUE SINGERS
7.30pm	St. Gabriel's Church, Old Cwmbran
	PROGRAMME:	THREE ANNIVERSARIES George Frideric Handel - 1685 - 1759 Franz Joseph Haydn - 1732 - 1809 Felix Mendelssohn - 1809 - 1847 Handel - Dettingen Te Deum and Zadok the Priest Haydn - Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese Mendelssohn - Psalm 115 and Hear my Prayer
	CONDUCTOR:	Alan Moore
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	TICKETS:	Tickets £10.00 from choir members, Peter Needs 01633 850115 or at the door

31/01/2009	The Welsh Sinfonia Annual Charity Concert
7.30pm	University Hall, Corbett Road, Cardiff
	All proceeds to:	The Wallich
	PROGRAMME:	‘HOME & AWAY’ Guest Soloists: Ruth Morris – Saxophone, Cardiff, Wales Melinda Frewen-Lord – Cello Townsville, Australia Purcell - Rondeau from Abdelazar Pachelbel - Canon in D Metcalf - Dances from Forgotten Places Bloch - Prayer Corelli - Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.9 Glazunov - Saxophone Concerto Haydn - Symphony 94 Surprise
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	TICKETS:	£10 All proceeds will help The Wallich continue their vital work supporting vulnerable homeless people. *For tickets call Ticketline on 029 2066 0471 or visit The Wallich Centre,* *Cathedral Road, Cardiff*

**** 2008 ****

07/12/2008	The Welsh Sinfonia & Chorus
4.30pm	St Donats Castle
	PROGRAMME:	Messiah by Candlelight
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

06/12/2008	Bro Ogwr
7.30pm	All Saints Church, Victoria Avenue, Porthcawl
	PROGRAMME:	Creation by Haydn
	CONDUCTOR:	Alun John
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

01/12/2008	The Welsh Sinfonia
Schools Matinees 10.30am 1.30pm Public concert 7.30 pm	Blackwood Miners' Institute
	PROGRAMME:	The Snowman
	NARRATOR:	Beverley Humphreys
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	BOY SOLOIST:	Robert Lindsay

12/11/2008	Welsh Sinfonia & Artist Bill Taylor-Beales
	Rhymney High School
6.30pm	Performance One: involving Upper Rhymney, Phillipstown, White Rose
7.45pm	Performance Two, involving Fochriw, Pontlottyn, Abertysswg & Bryn Awel
	PROGRAMME:	Draig' Multi-media Schools project
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

11/10/2008	Newport Philharmonic Choir
7.30pm	St Julians School, Newport
	PROGRAMME:	Haydn: The Creation
	CONDUCTOR:	Guy Harbottle
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

02/10/2008 7.30pm	The Welsh Sinfonia Baroque by Candlelight
----- Empty Space -----	The Pavilion, Porthcawl
	PROGRAMME:	Marcello Oboe Concert, Soloist Gillian Taylor, Baroque favourites to include Brandenburg No. 3
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

29/06/2008 4.00pm	The Strings of The Welsh Sinfonia With special guest Claire Jones, Royal Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales in aid of The British Red Cross Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone & China Earthquake Appeals
	The Gate, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3JW
	PROGRAMME:	To include: Canon - Pachelbel Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart Pavane - Ravel Danse sacrée et danse profane - Debussy Oboe Concerto - Marcello Soloist Gillian Taylor Gabriel's Oboe - Morricone
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	SOLOISTS:	Claire Jones (harp), Gillian Taylor (oboe)
	TICKETS:	£10, Concessions £8
	BOX OFFICE:	BUY ON LINE NOW from The Gate or phone 029 2048 3344

17/05/2008	CROSSKEYS COLLEGE CHORAL SOCIETY
7.30pm	Risca Leisure Centre
	PROGRAMME:	Faure: Requiem, Cantiques de Jean Racine, Pavane Carmen: extracts Saint Saens: Samson et Delilah extracts Gounod: Faust extracts
	CONDUCTOR:	Martin Hodson
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey

26/04/2008	CWMBRAN BAROQUE SINGERS
7.30pm	St. Gabriel's Church, Old Cwmbran
	PROGRAMME:	Gounod Messe Solonelle, Bizet Te Dum
	CONDUCTOR:	Alan Moore
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

14/02/2008	The Welsh Sinfonia - Romance at the Opera
7.30pm	Cowbridge Leisure Centre click here for preview
	PROGRAMME:	To include: Magic Flute Duet - Mozart Pearl Fishers Duet - Bizet Merry Widow Waltz - Lehar Your Tiny Hand is Frozen - Puccini Nessun Dorma - Puccini
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	SOLOISTS:	Shân Cothi (soprano), Wynne Evans (tenor) and Mark Evans (baritone).
	TICKETS:	£15, Concessions £12
	BOX OFFICE:	BUY ON LINE NOW from Creighton's Collection Tickets also available from Cowbridge Leisure Centre

25/01/2008	The Welsh Sinfonia - Annual Charity Concert
7.30pm	Llandaff Cathedral
	All proceeds to	George Thomas Hospice
	PROGRAMME:	To include BIZET: Carmen Suite KARL JENKINS: Excerpts from 'This Land of Ours' ROSAURO: Serenade for Marimba / Vibraphone European Premiere DVORAK: Symphony No. 8 in G major
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	PRESENTER:	Beverley Humphreys
	GUESTS:	Gail Pearson - soprano Claire Jones - Offical Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales Dave Danford - percussion Serendipity, Cantorian
	TICKETS:	£10 / £8 Further Info: sharon.owen@george-thomas-hospice.org.uk Tel: 029 2052 4150

**** 2007 ****

09/12/2007	WELSH SINFONIA
3.00pm	St. Donat's Art Centre
	PROGRAMME:	'The Snowman' Howard Blake
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	NARRATOR:	Sian Cothi
	TICKETS:	£12 £10 concessions £6 children (Family ticket - 2 adults, 2 children £34 concessions £30)
	BOX OFFICE:	01446 799100 www.stdonats.com

03/12/2007	Caerphilly Christmas Concert
10.30am 1.30pm 7.00pm	Blackwood Miners' Institute
	PROGRAMME:	'Sing a Song of Sixpence'
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	BOX OFFICE:	Caerphilly Music & Arts Service 01495 228948

25/11/2007	*St John Cymru Wales in association with* Wales Millennium Centre**
4.00pm	Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
	PROGRAMME:	Presented by St John Cymru Wales in association with Wales Millennium Centre, this tribute evening to the life and career of opera great Dennis O’Neill will feature performances by, amongst others, *Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Wynne Evans* and Paul Charles Clarke, as well as a special performance by Dennis O’Neill himself.
	PRESENTER:	Sara Edwards
	CONDUCTOR:	Andrew Greenwood Robin Stapleton Gareth Jones
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	INCLUDING:	Soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Susan Bullock Nuccia Focile Shan Cothi Gail Pearson Mezzo Della Jones Tenors Dennis O’Neill Paul Charles Clarke Wynne Evans Baritones Jason Howard Donald Maxwell Eric Roberts Mark Evans
	TICKETS	Tickets £10, £25, £35, £45
	BOX OFFICE	WMC: 08700 40 2000 www.wmc.org.uk

24/11/2007	CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY
7.30pm	St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny
	PROGRAMME:	Britten St Nicolas, Haydn Nicolaimesse
	CONDUCTOR:	Stephen Marshall
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

13/10/2007	NEWPORT PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
7.30pm	St Julian's High School, Newport
	PROGRAMME:	Pergolesi - Magnificat Marcello - Concerto in D minor for Oboe & Strings Soloist Gillian Taylor Vivaldi - Credo Vivaldi - Gloria
	CONDUCTOR:	Jeff Davies
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

19/06/2007 20/06/2007	Caerphilly Kids Opera Group & Members of the Welsh Sinfonia
7.30pm	Blackwood Miners' Institute, Blackwood
	PROGRAMME:	Twm Sion Catti A new opera for children by Mervyn Burtch and Simon Rees, commissioned by Caerphilly Music and Arts Service and performed by pupils from Ty Sign Primary School, Ysgol Gymraeg Trelyn, and Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, based on the exploits of Twm Sion Catti, a medieval Welsh Robin Hood who stole from the rich but did not give to the poor.
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	BOX OFFICE :	Blackwood Miners' Institute: Tel: 01495 227206

05/06/2007	BERWYN CENTRE - Nantymoel Children's matinee 'PLAY'
1.30pm	Live Music & The Young click for further details
	PROGRAMME:	Carnival of the Animals
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	NARRATOR:	Mark Evans

05/06/2007	THE SENEDD
5.30pm	Welsh Assembly Cardiff Bay
	PROGRAMME:	Carnival of the Animals
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	NARRATOR:	Mark Evans

22/05/2007	BLACKWOOD MINERS' INSTITUTE Children's matinee 'PLAY'
10.30am	Live Music & The Young click for further details
	PROGRAMME:	Carnival of the Animals
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	NARRATOR:	Mark Evans

19/05/2007	DOROTHY ADAMS SINGERS
7.30pm	St John's Church, Risca Road, Newport
	PROGRAMME:	Haydn - Maria Theresa Mass Pergolesi - Magnificat Arwel Hughes - Gweddi Warlock - Capriol Suite
	CONDUCTOR:	David Owen
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey

19/05/2007	CROSSKEYS COLLEGE CHORAL SOCIETY
7.30pm	Risca Leisure Centre
	PROGRAMME:	Puccini's Messa di Puccini arias to include Intermezzi from Manon Lescaut and Cavalleria Rusticana
	CONDUCTOR:	Martin Hodson
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

24/03/2007	CWMBRAN BAROQUE SINGERS
7.30pm	St. Gabriel's Church, Old Cwmbran
	PROGRAMME:	Lauridson, Lux Aeterna Dvorak, Te deum
	CONDUCTOR:	Alan Moore
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

27/01/2007	The Welsh Sinfonia Annual Charity Concert with the Llandaff Cathedral Choir
7.00pm	Llandaff Cathedral
*View poster*	All proceeds to	Wallich Clifford Community

	PROGRAMME:	Mozart - Overture to the Marriage of Figaro Mozart - Spatzenmesse (Sparrow Mass) Mozart - Ave Verum Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 3 Soloist Angus West Brahms - Double Concerto Soloists Barry Haskey, Sara Lovell Elgar - Serenade for Strings Borodin - From 'Prince Igor' to the Polovsian Dances
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	ORGANIST/ CHOIR MASTER:	Richard Moorhouse
	TICKETS:	Adults £10.00, Children (16 & under) £5.00 from Town & Country Gift Shop at 6 High Street, Llandaff, Cardiff Tel: 029 2056 2731

**** 2006 ****

05/12/2006	WELSH SINFONIA
Times TBA	Blackwood Miners' Institute
	PROGRAMME:	'The Snowman' Howard Blake
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	NARRATOR:	TBA
	SOPRANO:	TBA
	Tickets : Caerphilly Music & Arts Service 01495 228948

14/10/2006	NEWPORT PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
7.30pm	St Julian's High School, Newport
	PROGRAMME:	Cherubini - Requiem in C minor, Beethoven Mass in C
	CONDUCTOR:	Jeff Davies
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

21/09/2006	Welsh Sinfonia Concert
7.30pm	Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
	PROGRAMME:	Elgar - Serenade for Strings Vivaldi - Autumn from the seasons Karl Jenkins - Palladio Tchaikovsky - Serenade for strings
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	BOX OFFICE:	Theatr Brycheiniog - 01874 611622 or click here
	TICKETS:	£12.50 Concessions £10.50, Students £5.00
Funded by Arts Council of Wales

21/09/2006	THEATR BRYCHEINIOG, BRECON Childrens matinee 'PLAY'
1.00pm	Live Music & The Young click for further details
	PROGRAMME:	Carnival of the Animals
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

20/09/2006	Welsh Sinfonia Concert
7.30pm	Aberystwyth Arts Centre
	PROGRAMME:	Elgar - Serenade for Strings Vivaldi - Autumn from the seasons Karl Jenkins - Palladio Tchaikovsky - Serenade for strings
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	BOX OFFICE:	Aberystwyth Arts Centre - 01970 623232 or click here
	TICKETS:	£8.50 (£7.50); Cardi Card £8.00 (£7.00) Children £2.50
Funded by Arts Council of Wales

20/09/2006	ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE Childrens matinee 'PLAY'
1.00pm	Live Music & The Young click for further details
	PROGRAMME:	Carnival of the Animals
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

01/07/2006	LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY, TEXAS CONSORT
7.30pm	Llandaff Cathedral
	PROGRAMME:	Requiem, Mozart
	CONDUCTOR:	Barry Williamson
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

30/06/2006	DINAS POWYS FESTIVAL
7.30pm	Dinas Powys Parish Hall
	PROGRAMME:	Haydn- Symphony no.45 , in F-sharp minor (FAREWELL) Mozart - Piano Concerto No.14, KV 449, Soloist Christopher Williams Mozart - Divertimento 12 in Eb K252 Mozart - Symphony No.29, KV 201
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

28/06/2006	BLACK WOOD MINERS' INSTITUTE Childrens matinee 'PLAY'
1.30pm	Live Music & The Young click for further details
	PROGRAMME:	Carnival of the Animals
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

27/06/2006	PONTARDAWE ARTS CENTRE Childrens matinee 'PLAY'
11.00am	Orchestral Milestones : Development of the Orchestra from 1720 to modern day click for further details
1.00pm	Live Music & The Young click for further details
	PROGRAMME:	Carnival of the Animals
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellrington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

20/05/2006	CROSSKEYS CHORAL SOCIETY
7.30pm	Risca Leisure Centre
	PROGRAMME:	TBA
	CONDUCTOR:	Martin Hodson
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

08/04/2006	LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL CHORAL SOCIETY
7.30pm	Llandaff Cathedral
	PROGRAMME:	St. Matthew Passion, Bach
	CONDUCTOR:	Avril Harding
	LEADERS:	Barry Haskey, Ann Jones
	CONTINUO:	Gillian Stevens, John Cheer

01/04/2006	CWMBRAN BAROQUE SINGERS
7.30pm	St. Gabriel's Church, Old Cwmbran
	PROGRAMME:	Pauken Mass, Hayden
	CONDUCTOR:	Alan Moore
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey

25/03/2006	CARDIFF ARDWYN SINGERS
7.30pm	Llandaff Cathedral
	PROGRAMME:	Mozart Mass in C Minor, Solemn Vespers,K108, Regina Coeli
	CONDUCTOR:	David Leggett
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

28/01/2006	The Welsh Sinfonia presents Mozart meets Jenkins
7.00pm	Llandaff Cathedral
	CONCERT:	A Cathedral Gala to celebrate Mozart's 250 birthday in the presence of Karl Jenkins with Wynne Evans - Tenor Llandaff Cathedral Choir - Organist and Master of the Choristers Richard Moorhouse
	All proceeds to	Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales
	PROGRAMME:	Overture to the Magic Flute, MOZART 'Dies Bild Nies' MOZART Coronation Mass, MOZART Pie Jesu, Passacaglia, Palladio, KARL JENKINS 'Happily Ever After' DAMIAN REES World Premier 'Nessum Dorma' PUCCINI 'Zadoc the Priest' HANDEL
	CONDUCTOR:	Mark Eager
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	TICKETS:	Adults £10.00, Children (16 & under) £5.00 from Town & Country Gift Shop at 6 High Street, Llandaff, Cardiff Tel: 029 2056 2731

**** 2005 ****

07/12/2005	WELSH SINFONIA
11.15am & 1.30pm	Blackwood Miners' Institute
	PROGRAMME:	'The Snowman' Howard Blake
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	NARRATOR:	Wyn Calvyn
	SOPRANO:	Alex Eager
	Tickets : Caerphilly Music & Arts Service 01495 228948

06/12/2005	Caerphilly Kid’s Opera Group
1.30pm & 7.00pm	Blackwood Miners' Institute
	PROGRAMME:	‘On Christmas Eve’ Mervyn Burtch
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	Tickets : Caerphilly Music & Arts Service 01495 228948

26/11/2005	CRICKHOWELL CHORAL SOCIETY
7.30pm	St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny
	PROGRAMME:	Requiem - Verdi
	CONDUCTOR:	Stephen Marshall
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

15/10/2005	NEWPORT PHILHARMONIC CHOIR
7.30pm	St. Julian's Comprehensive School, Newport
	PROGRAMME:	‘Song of Destiny’, Brahms ‘ Harmonie Mass’ Haydn ‘ Gweddi’, Arwel Hughes
	CONDUCTOR:	Jeff Davies
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

29/07/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Summer Serenade
8.00pm	THE BIG CHEESE, Caerphilly Outdoor Firework Concert
	PROGRAMME:	Radetsky March *FIREWORK DISPLAY* March from Carmen Sabre Dance Waltz from Masquerade Suite Thunder & Lightning Polka

29/06/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Summer Serenade
7.30pm	Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
*View poster* Concert Diary	PROGRAMME: To include:	Italian girl in Algiers - Rossini Fantasia on Greensleeves- Vaughan Williams Soirees Musicales - Britten-Rossini Bolero - Ravel Nocturne from Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn Peter & The Wolf - Prokofiev Sabre Dance - Khachaturian
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	BOX OFFICE:	Theatr Brycheiniog - 01874 611622 or click here
	TICKETS:	£10.50 Concessions £8.50
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

29/06/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Schools Programme
1.00pm	Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon - Matinee performance for schools
	PROGRAMME:	Peter & The Wolf by Prokofiev
		The First Dragon by Mervyn Burtch
	NARRATOR:	Francesca Kay
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	BOX OFFICE:	Theatr Brycheiniog - 01874 611622 or click here
	TICKETS:	£3.00
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

28/06/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Summer Serenade
7.30pm	Theatr Ardudwy, Harlech
*View poster* Concert Diary	PROGRAMME: To include:	Italian girl in Algiers - Rossini Fantasia on Greensleeves- Vaughan Williams Soirees Musicales - Britten-Rossini Bolero - Ravel Nocturne from Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn Palladio - Karl Jenkins Haffner Symphony - Mozart
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	BOX OFFICE:	Theatr Ardudwy - 01766 780667 or click here
	TICKETS:	£8.00 Concessions £7.00
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

28/06/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Schools Programme
1.30pm	Theatre Ardudwy, Harlech - Matinee performance for schools
	PROGRAMME:	Peter & The Wolf by Prokofiev
		The First Dragon by Mervyn Burtch
	NARRATOR:	Francesca Kay
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	BOX OFFICE:	Theatr Ardudwy - 01766 780667 or click here
	TICKETS:	£3.50
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

27/06/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Schools Programme
1.30pm	Aberystwyth Arts Centre - Matinee performance for schools
	PROGRAMME:	Peter & The Wolf by Prokofiev
		The First Dragon by Mervyn Burtch
	NARRATOR:	Francesca Kay
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	BOX OFFICE:	Arts Centre Box Office (01970) 62 32 32 or click here
	TICKETS:	£3.00
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

26/06/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Summer Serenade
3.30pm	OUTDOOR CONCERT - Aberystwyth Arts Centre
*View poster* Concert Diary	PROGRAMME: To include:	Italian girl in Algiers - Rossini Soirees Musicales - Britten-Rossini Valse des Fleurs - Tchaikovsky Bolero - Ravel March from Carmen - Bizet Nocturne from Midsummer Night's Dream - Mendelssohn Palladio - Karl Jenkins Galup from William Tell - Rossini Hornpipe from the Fantasia on British Sea Songs - Wood Sabre Dance - Khachaturian Waltz from Masquerade Radetsky March - Strauss
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	BOX OFFICE:	Arts Centre Box Office (01970) 62 32 32 or click here
	TICKETS:	£7.50, Concessions £6.50, Children £2.00
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

24/06/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Festival Concert
8.00pm	St Michael & All Angels Church - Lower Machen Church
Concert Diary	PROGRAMME: To include:	Italian girl in Algiers - Rossini Trumpet Concerto - Haydn Soloist: Daniel de Gruchy-Lambert (winner of the 2004 Texaco Young Musician of Wales competition and BBC Young Musician of the Year finalist) Postcards - Chris Painter The First Dragon - Burtch Narrator: Francesca Kay Haffner Symphony - Mozart
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	BOX OFFICE:	Festival Box Office on 08700 13 1812 or click here
	TICKETS:	£9.50, Concessions £7.50
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

24/06/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Schools Programme & Machen Festival Matinee
1.30pm	Bedwas Workmens Hall, Caerphilly - Matinee performance for schools
	PROGRAMME:	Peter & The Wolf by Prokofiev
		The First Dragon by Mervyn Burtch
	NARRATOR:	Francesca Kay
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

21/05/2005	CROSSKEYS CHORAL SOCIETY
7.00pm	Risca Leisure Centre
	PROGRAMME:	Nabucco - Verdi
	CONDUCTOR:	Martin Hodson
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

12/05/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Schools Programme
1.30pm	Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl - Matinee performance for schools
	PROGRAMME:	Peter & The Wolf by Prokofiev
		The First Dragon by Mervyn Burtch
	NARRATOR:	Francesca Kay
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

12/05/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - A family concert
7.30pm	Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
*View poster*	PROGRAMME: To include:	Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel Soirees Musicales - Rossini Valse des Fleurs - Tchaikovsky Rhosymedre - Vaughan Williams Bolero - Ravel March from Carmen - Bizet Peter & the Wolf - Prokofiev Sabre dance - Khachaturian Radetsky March - Strauss
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

26/04/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Schools Programme
1.30pm	Parc & Dare, Treorchy - Matinee performance for schools
	PROGRAMME:	Peter & The Wolf by Prokofiev
		The First Dragon by Mervyn Burtch
	NARRATOR:	Francesca Kay
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

26/04/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - A family concert
7.30pm	Park & Dare, Treorchy
*View poster*	PROGRAMME: To include:	Peter & The Wolf - Prokofiev Arrival of the Queen of Sheba - Handel March from Carmen - Bizet Soirees Musicales - Rossini Radetsky March - Strauss
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell (also soloist)
	BOX OFFICE:	The Park & Dare Theatre, Station Road, Treorchy Tel: 01443 773112
	TICKETS:	Circle £7.50, Stalls £6.50, Stalls Concessions £5.50
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

23/04/2005	TORFAEN CHOIR
7.30pm	St. Gabriel's Church, Old Cwmbran
	PROGRAMME:	Haydn "The Seasons"
	CONDUCTOR:	Jeanette Massocchi
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell

12/03/2005	CWMBRAN BAROQUE SINGERS
7.30pm	St. Gabriel's Church, Old Cwmbran
	PROGRAMME:	Schubert Mass in Eb
	CONDUCTOR:	Alan Moore
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey

23/02/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Schools Programme
1.00pm	Pontardawe Arts Centre - Matinee performance for schools
	PROGRAMME:	Peter & The Wolf by Prokofiev
		The First Dragon by Mervyn Burtch
	NARRATOR:	Francesca Kay
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

23/02/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - An evening of well loved classics
7.30pm	Pontardawe Arts centre
*View poster*	PROGRAMME:	Italian Girl in Algiers - Rossini Pavane - Faure Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams Nursery Tunes - Grace Williams March from Carmen - Bizet Palladio - Karl Jenkins Soirees Musicales - Rossini Radetsky March - Strauss
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell (also soloist)
	BOX OFFICE:	01792 863372
	TICKETS:	£7.00 and bring a child for £1.00
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

24/02/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - Schools Programme
9.45am, 11.15am & 1.30pm	Blackwood Miner's Institute - Matinee performance for schools
	PROGRAMME:	Peter & The Wolf by Prokofiev
		The First Dragon by Mervyn Burtch
	NARRATOR:	Francesca Kay
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

24/02/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - An evening of well loved classics
7.30pm	Blackwood Miner's Institute
*View poster*	PROGRAMME:	Italian Girl in Algiers - Rossini Fantasia on Greensleeves- Vaughan Williams Nursery Tunes - Grace Williams March from Carmen - Bizet Nocturne Midsummer's Night Dream - Mendelssohn Soirees Musicales - Rossini Radetsky March - Strauss
	CONDUCTOR:	Keith Ellerington
	LEADER:	Robin Stowell (also soloist)
	BOX OFFICE:	01495 227206
	TICKETS:	Adults: £7.00 Concession: £6.00 & Family: £20 (2 adults, 2 children or 1 adult, 3 children)
	Funded by Welsh Assembly Government

23/01/2005	WELSH SINFONIA - CONCERT IN AID OF TSUNAMI APPEAL
3.30pm	St Mary's Priory Church, Abergavenny
Tickets £7.00	PROGRAMME:	To include Handel Harp Concerto & Faure Requiem
	CONDUCTOR:	Vernon Handley
	LEADER:	Barry Haskey