Wednesday
08
May
No live events for Gregynog Festival
12/07/2021 @ 09:08
One of the area's famous musical events will not hold live performances again this year.
The Gregynog Festival, held annually at Gregynog Hall, Tregynon, has received funding from the Welsh Government's Cultural Recovery Fund to help sustain the core costs of the charity until September.
However, it won't hold its usual series of live events. Instead, its director, Dr Rhian Davies, will host an online celebration and talk about the 100th anniversary of the the Montgomery County Music Festival.
The Gregynog Festival normally takes place at Gregynog Hall, the former home of Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, daughters of the famous industrialist David Davies from Llandinam.
They were advocates of music and art.
Dr Rhian Davies said: "Sadly, it will not be possible to hold live performances at Gregynog again this season, but Artistic Director Dr Rhian Davies has created a Zoom presentation to mark the Centenary of the Montgomery County Music Festival, an event in which Gwendoline and Margaret Davies were closely involved
"Visiting soloists were invited to stay at the Hall and Henry Walford Davies and Adrian Boult led study-days in the Music Room to which conductors and choristers from across the county were invited to rehearse the repertoire."
Dr Davies added: “Members of today’s Festival Choir have kindly shared information and photos with me, and I shall also be drawing on my own memories of singing the great oratorios in the old Pavilion when I was growing up in Newtown.
“The title of the talk is ‘Full of glorious possibilities’ - taken from Walford Davies’ Foreword to the first programme in 1921 - and it will explore the rich history of the County Music Festival as well as its significant place within the tradition of massed choral singing in Wales.
“It's great to have been able to arrange to speak on Centenary Day itself, 21 July 2021, from 5.00pm, and we are grateful to the National Library of Wales for hosting the session.”
To book your free place to attend, visit the Events section of the National Library website, or simply watch live via the Library’s Facebook page and on demand thereafter.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/online/online/full-of-glorious-possibilities-one-hundred-years-of-the-montgomery-county-music-festival/e-zjkeym
The Gregynog Festival, held annually at Gregynog Hall, Tregynon, has received funding from the Welsh Government's Cultural Recovery Fund to help sustain the core costs of the charity until September.However, it won't hold its usual series of live events. Instead, its director, Dr Rhian Davies, will host an online celebration and talk about the 100th anniversary of the the Montgomery County Music Festival.
The Gregynog Festival normally takes place at Gregynog Hall, the former home of Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, daughters of the famous industrialist David Davies from Llandinam.
They were advocates of music and art.
Dr Rhian Davies said: "Sadly, it will not be possible to hold live performances at Gregynog again this season, but Artistic Director Dr Rhian Davies has created a Zoom presentation to mark the Centenary of the Montgomery County Music Festival, an event in which Gwendoline and Margaret Davies were closely involved
"Visiting soloists were invited to stay at the Hall and Henry Walford Davies and Adrian Boult led study-days in the Music Room to which conductors and choristers from across the county were invited to rehearse the repertoire."
Dr Davies added: “Members of today’s Festival Choir have kindly shared information and photos with me, and I shall also be drawing on my own memories of singing the great oratorios in the old Pavilion when I was growing up in Newtown.
“The title of the talk is ‘Full of glorious possibilities’ - taken from Walford Davies’ Foreword to the first programme in 1921 - and it will explore the rich history of the County Music Festival as well as its significant place within the tradition of massed choral singing in Wales.
“It's great to have been able to arrange to speak on Centenary Day itself, 21 July 2021, from 5.00pm, and we are grateful to the National Library of Wales for hosting the session.”
To book your free place to attend, visit the Events section of the National Library website, or simply watch live via the Library’s Facebook page and on demand thereafter.
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/online/online/full-of-glorious-possibilities-one-hundred-years-of-the-montgomery-county-music-festival/e-zjkeym
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