Anne Denholm is one of the the UK’s leading young harpists and is the fifth musician to hold the prestigious position of Official Harpist to Prince Charles.
She will be performing a free public event in Brecon as part of this year’s Gregynog Festival which takes place between June 16-26 at venues throughout Mid Wales.
The Gregynog Festival is Wales’ oldest music festival, formed in 1933 at Gregynog Hall near Newtown, Powys by philanthropists Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, granddaughters of Victorian mining and railway entrepreneur David Davies.
This year’s festival has the theme “Eire” and comes as the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising is commemorated.
Leading Irish musicians and historians, plus major international artists who specialise in performing Irish repertoire, are travelling especially to Mid Wales to take part and the “Irish Coffee” events with Anne Denholm are part of its community outreach programme.
The programme, presented in partnership with Live Music Now and funded by Arts Council Wales and the Welsh Government, takes music into communities to highlight the benefits of music and to encourage people, young and old to get involved.
Anne will perform at The Hours Café in Brecon between 1pm and 2pm on June 14.
“We’re very privileged to have Anne lead this year’s festival outreach programme and I know she’ll enchant people with her playing,” said Dr Rhian Davies, artistic director of the Gregynog Festival.
“As well as these free public events, Anne will also be performing privately at local residential homes and day centres, bringing the thrill of live music and a flavour of the Festival to those unable to travel to Gregynog Hall itself.”
The Gregynog Festival, launched in 1933 by philanthropists Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, granddaughters of Victorian mining and railway entrepreneur David Davies, will feature concerts, drama, poetry, film, talks and exhibitions at venues throughout Mid Wales.
It comes as the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising will be marked in Wales this summer, recalling how 1,800 Irish people who took part, including Michael Collins, were kept at the Fron-goch prison camp near Bala.
Music, drama and talks inspired by the Rising and Fron-goch feature during the festival programme as well as forming part of the Welsh Government’s project Cymru’n Cofio | Wales Remembers 1914-1918.
Leading Irish musicians and historians, plus major international artists who specialise in performing Irish repertoire, are travelling especially to Mid Wales to take part.
A Welsh Government Visit Wales signature event, the festival attracts visitors from across the world each year to venues throughout Mid Wales, including the famous Gregynog Hall, near Newtown, Powys, former home of the Davies sisters.
The box office for the Gregynog Festival has just opened with tickets available through www.gregynogfestival.org and 01686 207100.
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