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RWCMD at the National Eisteddfod of Wales

30 August 2018

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Music
Piano
Vocal & Opera Studies
Woodwind

Cardiff Bay hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales this Summer; the biggest cultural event in the Welsh calendar, which celebrates the Welsh language, music, drama, science, technology and art from across Wales.

The Eisteddfod was a ‘fence-free festival’ for the first time, aiming to give the widest audience possible a taste of what the Welsh language has to offer.

Once again several students competed at the National Eisteddfod, with great success, winning overall and reaching the finals of their respective competitions.

Final year undergraduate vocalist Ffion Edwards won the Solo Soprano competition for 19-25yrs as well as coming second in the Towyn Roberts Scholarship competition.

https://twitter.com/MorganEdwards98/status/1026831821303164928

2017 grad and flautist Carys Gittins was the winner of the senior Blue Riband instrumental competition

Charlotte Kwok and Tomos Boyles, pianists at the College’s Junior Conservatoire, both also won Blue Ribands, adding to their category first prizes at the Urdd Eisteddfod earlier this year.

Charlotte Kwok

Performances at the National Eisteddfod

In partnership with Tŷ Cerdd, 11 performers from the College played in 9 concerts across two venues in the Bay, as part of the Encore series. The concerts featured works by Welsh composers and culminated with a performance from five student composers who each created a piece to reflect the festival site

Tomos Boyles

 

“It’s been a fantastic partnership with Tŷ Cerdd and the students have been excellent ambassadors for the College – I’m very proud of their contribution,”

said Head of Postgraduate Music Programmes, Zoe Smith