Sinfonia Cymru launches its 2020-21 season with a brand-new website, an online talk show series, and the musicians take their first steps back to live concerts in 2021 with performances across Wales to celebrate 25 years.
This autumn, Sinfonia Cymru presents a brand-new online series called In Conversation [starting 22 Sept 2020] – a first-hand insight into their musicians, artists and friends. Orchestra Leader, Caroline Pether, turns talk show host in a series of conversations with conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy [3 November 2020], musicians Simmy Singh [24 November 2020] and Roberto Ruisi [22 September 2020], and board member Simone Willis [13 October 2020].
The online series Musicians in Lockdown continues, where members of Sinfonia Cymru have created digital performances from their own homes celebrating some of the most iconic artists in music as well as some of the best music from Wales. Following the success of Can’t Stop – a Red Hot Chili Peppers’ cover, our musicians celebrate another musical icon, with I Say a Little Prayer from the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, as well as the Welsh classic Sospan Fach.
Sinfonia Cymru is excited to announce that the orchestra will take its first steps back to live performances next year. The dates for Sinfonia Cymru’s 2021 events are in the calendar. Events include:
- One to look out for: Sinfonia Cymru celebrates 25 years with The Mainly Village Halls Tour [Summer 2021], where musicians will perform 25 free mini concerts in towns and villages around Wales.
- Save the Date: In March, Sinfonia Cymru will perform in RWCMD (Cardiff), Pontyberem Memorial Hall, Hafren (Newtown) and Theatr Clwyd (Mold), with the trumpet sensation Lucienne Renaudin Vary. Orchestral virtuosity meets the jazz influenced streets of France in Tales from a French Trumpet [18-21 March 2021]. Twenty-one-year-old Lucienne leads Sinfonia Cymru with a vivacious programme, encompassing both classical and jazz inspired music, from Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto to Weill’s Je ne t’aime pas.
- Save the Date: Curate, a series which sees Sinfonia Cymru musicians create their own concerts, takes up residency in Chapter (Cardiff). Caroline Pether’s concert Spiritual Borderlands [25 March 2021] invites you to take time out and embrace the spiritual, whilst Ali Vennart explores the Endangered [29 April 2021]. Enjoy the simplicity in life with Steph Tress’ Enchant [20 May 2021] which forms part of Vale of Glamorgan festival. The final part of the series created by Gideon Brooks & Danny Vassallo, celebrates relationships with Two Nations Tango [1 July 2021].
- Save the Date: Sinfonia Cymru joins together with the National Museum Cardiff to present A Day at the Museum [8 April] – a perfect day for the family to discover music and art together. Sinfonia Cymru continues its lunchtime concert series at The Riverfront (Newport), with The Piano Quartets [3 February 2021], The String Quartets: Schumann & Haydn [7 April 2021] and Music for Friends: Celebrating Stravinsky [7 July 2021].
The next step will be working with venues and following government guidelines closely to make the 2020-21 season events a reality. Information about tickets will be released in due course.
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