Best of both The North Wales International Music Festival goes hybrid this autumn…
Catrin and Seckou credit © Gareth Griffiths
NEWS recording with Rob conducting
TOP: Family Affair Miriam and Daniel Hughes photo Above: London Tango Quintet
A mixture of live concerts in St Asaph Cathedral and online
concerts, BBC National Orchestra of Wales recorded in
concerts recorded in Bangor, Caernarfon, Cardiff and London
Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, pianist Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, the UK
will make up this year’s 50th North Wales International Music
Gospel Choir, and folk musician Gwennan Gibbard. Other events
Festival.
will include free instrumental projects, education sessions, podcasts, and NWIMF’s annual community tour with Live Music
From Thursday 30th September to Monday 4th October the
Now musicians.
live concerts will include the extraordinary musical fusion of
The renowned Welsh classical music composer William
Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, featuring music from their first
Mathias founded the North Wales International Music Festival
two award-winning albums and previewing new material from
in 1972. Mathias chose St Asaph Cathedral as the venue
their upcoming third album.
because of its superb acoustic qualities, and it is regarded as one of the cultural highlights of North Wales.
Other performers include the London Tango Quintet, NWIMF’s resident orchestra NEW (North East Wales) Sinfonia with
The festival went virtual last year, being hosted fully online for
American pianist John Frederick Hudson, Family Affair with
the first time in its history as a result of the pandemic, giving
Brian Hughes & tenor Dafydd Jones, and Ensemble Cymru.
access to a global audience. This year’s theme as NWIMF approaches its 50th anniversary in 2022 is ‘The Golden
NEW Sinfonia and John Frederick Hudson will perform
Journey’.n
the Welsh premiere of Paul Mealor’s Piano Concerto, jointly commissioned by NWIMF. There will also be a ‘Pepper’s Ghost’
Tickets are available online 24/7, from Theatr Clwyd, Mold –
late evening art installation in St Asaph Cathedral.
01352 344101 (Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm) or Cathedral Frames, St Asaph – 01745 582929 (Wednesday - Friday,
A free to watch virtual festival will then be held online in
10am - 4.30pm). For more information about the North Wales
November, including recordings from the St Asaph Cathedral
International Music Festival please visit www.nwimf.com
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