2022
PROGRAMME
Art Exhibition:
Wil Rowlands
Now On
Canolfan Beaumaris
Summer
Thursday
30/06/2022
Jazz: John Wheatcroft Trio
19:30, Bulkeley Hotel Ballroom
The John Wheatcroft Trio perform in the beautiful Bulkeley Hotel Ballroom with its glorious views of Snowdonia.
Friday
01/07/2022
Pre-performance Talk
18:30, Canolfan Beaumaris
Composer Lisa Logan talks with Rhiannon Mathias about the creative process which permeated the composition of her opera ‘A Silver Spoon’, culminating in tonight’s performance.
Opera:
A Silver Spoon
by Lisa Logan
19:30, Canolfan Beaumaris
THE STORY OF PRINCESS DIANA AND DODI
Saturday
02/07/2022
Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias
11:00, Canolfan Beaumaris
Outstanding young musicians from this great music school in concert.
Shirt Tail Stompers
19:30 Canolfan Beaumaris
The London based swing band have been making waves all across the world, from Thailand, South Korea and now Beaumaris! Playing a mixture of traditional and swing jazz, this entertaining show includes singing, dancing and a lot of fun!
Sunday
03/07/2022
Festival Service
10:30, St. Mary’s & St. Nicholas’s Church
Festival Service led by Robert Townsend with the Anglesey Youth Choir
Conducted by Mari Lloyd Pritchard
Pre-performance Talk
18:30, Canolfan Beaumaris
Paula Fan discusses tonight’s premiere with composer Gareth Olubunmi Hughes. The exciting Welsh composer has made 4 settings from the poet Llŷr Gwyn Lewis who won the Chair at Eisteddfod yr Urdd (2010) with his volume ‘Tonnau’.
Welsh Chamber Orchestra
19:30, Canolfan Beaumaris
Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone)
Anthony Hose (conductor)
Monday
04/07/2022
Mr Mendelssohn Comes to Tea!
11:00, Canolfan Beaumaris
In 1829 Mendelssohn befriended the Taylor family in Rhydymwyn, returning often to visit them there and in London. This short musical play features pianist Paula Fan as your hostess, Anne Taylor, and baritone Jeremy Huw Williams as Mendelssohn, her honoured guest.
Pre-performance Talk
18:30, Canolfan Beaumaris
Composer Paul Mealor, who studied with William Mathias, talks with Rhiannon Mathias about his 4th Symphony which receives its first performance tonight.
Welsh Chamber Orchestra
A festive finale “Anniversaries galore”.
The concert opens with the exhilarating Divertimento by Mathias.
Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone
Conductor, Anthony Hose