Performances of Sinfonia Cymru at BBC Proms

Sat 29 Aug 2026

• 16:00

  Words and Music (Mold)

  Theatr Clwyd, Mold

  Iwan Davies and Sinfonia Cymru present an afternoon sequence exploring the connections and communicative powers of words and music, inspired by the themes of legend and folklore

  Show More Information

  Iwan Davies and Sinfonia Cymru present an afternoon sequence exploring the connections and communicative powers of words and music, inspired by the themes of legend and folklore

  Programme

  • • • Calan
      • Tale of Two Dragons(4 mins)arr. Patrick Rimes
    • • Hanan Issa
      • Un Tro (One Time)(2 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
    • • Simmy Singh
      • Tynged(9 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
    • • Antonín Dvořák
      • Rusalka – ‘Song to the Moon’(6 mins)arr. Tony Burke
    • • Gareth Glyn
      • Four Miniatures from Book of Hergest – 1. Pwyll Pendefig Dyfed(3 mins)
    • • Cerys Hafana
      • Wife of Usher's Well(4 mins)arr. Patrick Rimes
      • Tragwyddoldeb(4 mins)arr. Patrick Rimes
    • • Morfydd Llwyn Owen
      • Thernody on the passing of Branwen(4 mins)
    • • Modest Mussorgsky
      • Pictures at an Exhibition – The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga)(4 mins)
    • • Donald Grant
      • The Witch of Leanachan(7 mins)
    • • Joseph Parry
      • Ceridwen – Divine Breath (Awen)(6 mins)arr. David Roche
    • • Richard Wagner
      • Siegfried – Forest Murmurs(7 mins)arr. Tony Burke
    • • Calan
      • Tale of Two Dragonsarr. Patrick Rimes

  Performers

  • Cerys Hafana

    harp, guitar & voice
    harp, guitar & voice
  • Owen Teale

    actor
    actor
  • Sian Reese-Williams

    actor
    actor
  • Sinfonia Cymru
  • Iwan Davies

    conductor
    conductor
  • Huw Stephens

    presenter
    presenter

  Composers

  • Calan
  • Hanan Issa
  • Simmy Singh
  • Antonín Dvořák
  • Gareth Glyn
  • Cerys Hafana
  • Morfydd Llwyn Owen
  • Modest Mussorgsky
  • Donald Grant
  • Joseph Parry
  • Richard Wagner

  Show Less Information

  Part of

  Proms 2026 British Sign Language-interpreted Proms Proms Across the UK