Saturday 18 January @ 13.00

Elizabeth Karani Soprano
Edmund Whitehead Piano

(Supported by The Countess of Munster Musical Trust.)

Elizabeth is a graduate of the National Opera Studio and MMus with distinction from the GSMD. She has won several prestigious awards including the Elizabeth Harwood and Kathleen Ferrier Young Singer’s award. The 2018/9 Season has brought some exciting projects which include her debut at the ROH, ENO and WNO.

Programme to include:
Quilter Seven Elizabethan Lyrics
Duparc Phylde, Chanson Triste
Poulenc Poemes de Louis Aragon
Strauss-Morgen Allerseelen
Bernstein I Hate Music

£12 for non-members | U18s Free

Friday 28 February @ 19.30

Beethoven In Wales

Mary Hofman Violin
Richard Ormrod Piano

(Supported by PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music, The Colwinson Foundation and Tŷ _Cerdd.)

This is the second in the concert series featuring all ten of Beethoven’s violin and piano sonatas with performances given in ten Music Clubs across Wales together with a commissioned work. The featured composer is the young Welsh composer Sarah Lianne Lewis who was inspired by the Sonata Op.30. No 2, and a letter Beethoven wrote to his brothers despairing over his increased deafness.

Programme:
Beethoven Sonatas Op. 30.1, 30.2 and 30.3
Sarah Lianne Lewis Sonata for Violin and Piano

£12 for non-members | U18s Free

Thursday 2 April @ 19.30

Gregynog 2019 Winners
Danushka Edirisinghe Cello
Avishka Edirisinghe Piano
Simon Brown Tenor

A concert in the series “Showcasing Youth”
Danushka is from Loughborough, attends the Junior Department at RAM and is a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Avishka is studying physics at Imperial College and music at the RCM. Simon, formerly a chorister at Lichfield Cathedral is studying at the RCS.

Extra Concert – £10 for season ticket holders.
£12 for non-members | U18s Free

Friday 17 April @ 19.30

Ellis Thomas Piano

Ellis is from Llandudno and overall winner, Gregynog Young Musician 2019. He has been a student of the RNCM Junior School and a soloist with both the Welsh Chamber Orchestra and the RNCN Symphony Orchestra. He has recently won the Blue Riband for the Under 19 Instrumental Solo at the National Eisteddfod. Ellis has been awarded a scholarship to read music at Cambridge.

£12 for non-members | U18s Free

Friday 1 May @ 19.30

Scholars From Shrewsbury School

A concert in the series “Showcasing Youth”
A very welcome return of the highly talented musicians from the Music Department who have delighted us with music of an exceptional standard over the years.

Extra Concert – £10 for season ticket holders.
£12 for non-members | U18s Free

Monday 11 May @ 19.30

CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA with special guests VISHTÈN
A Theatr Mwldan & Twentytwo Promotions Co-Production
In association with Résonances and Music PEI

In September 2019, Catrin Finch and Seckou Keita travelled to Prince Edward Island on the maritime east coast of Canada to meet and collaborate with Vishtèn, a powerhouse multi-instrumental trio and flagbearers for their unique Acadian musical tradition throughout the world. In 2020, that collaboration comes to the UK in a one-off tour that features sets by both artists plus a very special set featuring new material by Catrin, Seckou and Vishtèn together.
Vishtèn features twin sisters Emmanuelle and Pastelle LeBlanc, from Prince Edward Island, and Pascal Miousse – a direct descendant of the first colonial families to inhabit Quebec’s remote Magdalene Islands. Tight harmonies, layered foot percussion and a compelling trademark blend of fiddle, guitar, accordion, whistles, piano, bodhrán and jaw harp create an expansive sound that triumphantly defies the parameters of this trio whose artistry looks forward as much as it looks back.
The multi-award winning duo, Welsh harpist Catrin Finch and Senegalese kora maestro Seckou Keita have built a formidable global reputation since their partnership began in 2013. They delivered a triumphant second album with SOAR in 2018, charting inspirational common ground between seemingly disparate traditions and their intoxicating, often improvised synergy captures a magical meeting of minds and talents within a borderless musical landscape.

“a jaw-dropping set from an outstanding band” Folk Radio on Vishtèn

“they are now one of the most popular world music acts of this decade” Songlines on Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

£20

Tickets are available online from Theatr Mwldan (click here)

or from the front desk at MOMA Machynlleth.