Fishguard/Abergwaun Alive with Music

Rhaglen gwyl gerddoriaeth Abergwaun 2025 wedi’i datgelu

Bydd Gŵyl eleni yn cyflwyno artistiaid rhyngwladol, talent sy’n dod i’r amlwg a rhai o gerddorion gorau Cymru.

Bydd yr Ŵyl unwaith eto yn ddathliad o gerddoriaeth gerddorfaol, siambr ac unigol o’r radd flaenaf mewn lleoliadau ledled y dref a thu hwnt gan gynnwys perfformiadau awyr agored am ddim ar y Parrog, Wdig.

18-31 Gorffennaf

Gwefan : Fishguard Festival of Music

Dros bythefnos (18-31 Gorffennaf), bydd lleoliadau o amgylch Abergwaun yn llawn danteithion cerddorol amrywiol gan artistiaid rhyngwladol blaenllaw a thalent ifanc  ar y brig. Mae rhestr perfformwyr 2025 yn adlewyrchu nȏd yr ŵyl o ddod â cherddoriaeth glasurol a chyfoes o ansawdd uchel i gynulleidfa ehangach. Mae’r lleoliadau’n amrywio o Theatr Gwaun a Chapel Bethel i Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen ac Eglwys Gadeiriol hanesyddol Tyddewi.

Dywedodd Gillian Green, Cyfarwyddwr Artistig Gŵyl Gerdd Abergwaun: “Mae’n bleser cael rhannu’r rhaglen hon a’ch gwahodd i Ŵyl Gerdd Abergwaun eleni, sydd wedi’i hysbrydoli gan ein diwylliant, ein treftadaeth a’n dyfodol. Mae’r Ŵyl yn dathlu gyfoeth cerddoriaeth glasurol heddiw a byddwch yn profi amrywiaeth o genres. Rwy’n falch iawn o’ch gwahodd yn bersonol i ymuno â ni wrth i ni groesawu artistiaid sy’n gwthio’r ffiniau ac yn arloesi, ochr yn ochr â’r gorau o gerddorion byd-eang Cymru a thalent y genhedlaeth nesaf. Rydym yn agor yr Ŵyl gyda chyngerdd gan Gerddorfa Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru yng Nghadeirlan Tyddewi gyda’r soprano Rebecca Evans CBE yn unawdydd.  Ymhlith yr artistiaid eraill fydd yn perfformio  eleni mae Laura van der Heijden (soddgrwth) a Jȃms Cioleman (piano), Mared Pugh-Evans (telynores swyddogol i’w Fawrhydi’r Brenin), Ryan Vaughan Davies (enillydd y Gystadleuaeth i Cantorion Cymreig yn 2024), Pedwarawd Gitâr Aquarelle, Ensembl Kosmos a Thriawd Geoff Eales. Gwelir y rhaglen lawn ar wefan yr Ŵyl www.fishguardmusicfestival.com.

Rwy’n eich annog i ildio i’ch chwilfrydedd a mwynhau ystod eang o brofiadau sydd ar gael  mewn nifer o leoliadau sy’n cynnwys Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi, Neuadd y Dderwen Rhosygilwen, Theatr Gwaun, Capel Bethel, ac hefyd mewn pedair o eglwysi eraill ar Daith Saint a Meini gyda’r hanesydd lleol y Parch. Richard Davies wrth y llyw”.

Rhaglen o ddigwyddiadau:

Gwe 18 Gorffennaf, Cerddorfa Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru, Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi

Sad 19 Gorffennaf, Delia Stevens (offerynnau taro) a Will Pound (harmonica), Theatr Gwaun

Sul 20 Gorffennaf, Perfformiadau awyr agored am ddim, Y Parrog, Wdig

Llun 21 Gorffennaf, Ryan Vaughan Davies  & David Doidge, Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen

Maw 22 Gorffennaf, Pedwarawd Gitâr Aquarelle, Capel Bethel, Abergwaun

Mer 23 Gorffennaf, Mared Pugh-Evans (telyn), Capel Bethel, Abergwaun

Iau 24 Gorffennaf, Ensembl Siambr Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru, Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen

Gwe 25 Gorffennaf, Ensembl Kosmos, Theatr Gwaun, Abergwaun

Sad 26 Gorffennaf, Triawd Geoff Eales, Theatr Gwaun, Abergwaun

Sul 27 Gorffennaf, Sgwrs gan Geraint Lewis: ‘Cysylltiadau Cymreig Edward Elgar’, Tŵr y Felin, Tyddewi

Sul 27 Gorffennaf, Sgwrs gan Geraint Lewis: ‘William Mathias yn 90 oed a’i gariad at Sir Benfro, Eglwys San Pedr, Casnewydd-Bach

Sul 27 Gorffennaf, Cerddorion Ifanc Dyfed, Theatr Gwaun, Abergwaun

Llun 28 Gorffennaf, Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru, Eglwys Bedyddwyr Bethel, Abergwaun

Maw 29 Gorffennaf, Taith Saint a Meini

Mer 30 Gorffennaf, Laura van der Heijden (soddgrwth) a Jâms Coleman (piano), Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen

Iau 31 Gorffennaf Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru, Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi

Gellir dod o hyd i fanylion llawn yr ŵyl ar www.fishguardmusicfestival.com

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Am ragor o wybodaeth am yr Ŵyl, cysylltwch â Beverley Bentley-Webb yn Bev@Trefechanwen.com

This year’s Fishguard Festival of Music, 18-31 July, will showcase international artists, emerging talent and some of Wales’s finest musicians. It will be a celebration of world-class orchestral, chamber and solo music in venues across town including free open-air performances on the Parrog, Goodwick.

Across two weeks (18-31 July), venues around Fishguard will be filled with wide-ranging musical offerings from leading international artists and young up-and-coming talent. The 2025 line-up reflects the festival’s aim to bring high-quality classical and contemporary classical music to a wider audience. Venues range from Theatr Gwaun and Bethel Chapel to Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen and St Davids Cathedral.

Gillian Green, the festival’s artistic director, said: “It’s a pleasure to share and invite you to this year’s Fishguard Festival of Music programme, which is inspired by both our culture, heritage and our future. The festival celebrates the vibrancy of classical music today and you will experience a variety of genres. I’m delighted to personally invite you to join us as we welcome artists who are pushing the boundaries and innovating, alongside the very best of Wales’s own world class musicians and next generation talent. We are opening the festival with a concert by the Welsh National Opera Orchestra at St. Davids Cathedral with soprano Rebecca Evans CBE as soloist.  Other artists performing at this year’s festival include Laura van der Heijden (cello) with Jȃms Coleman (piano) Mared Pugh-Evans (official harpist to His Majesty King), Ryan Vaughan Davies (winner of the 2024 Welsh Singers Competition) the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, Kosmos Ensemble and the Geoff Eales Trio. The full programme is available to view on the festival’s website www.fishguardmusicfestival.com. I encourage you to indulge your curiosity and enjoy the wide range of experiences on offer, from music in the splendour of St Davids Cathedral, Rhosygilwen and Bethel Chapel, to an intimate Saints and Stones Tour led by local historian the Rev Richard Davies”.

Programme of events:

Fri 18 July, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, St Davids Cathedral

Sat 19 July, Delia Stevens (percussion) & Will Pound (harmonica), Theatr Gwaun

 Sun 20 July, Free open-air performances, The Parrog, Goodwick

Mon 21 July, Ryan Vaughan Davies & David Doidge  Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen

Tue 22 July, Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, Bethel Chapel, Fishguard

Wed 23 July, Mared Pugh-Evans (harp), Bethel Chapel, Fishguard

Thu 24 July, Welsh National Opera Chamber Ensemble, Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen

Fri 25 July, Kosmos, Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard

Sat 26 July, Geoff Eales Trio, Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard

Sun 27 July, Talk by Geraint Lewis: ‘Edward Elgar’s Welsh Connections’, Twr y Felin, St Davids

Sun 27 July, Talk by Geraint Lewis: ‘William Mathias at 90 and his love for Pembrokeshire, St Peter’s Church, Little Newcastle

Sun 27 July, Young Music Makers of Dyfed, Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard

Mon 28 July, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Bethel Chapel, Fishguard

Tue 29 July, Saints and Stones Tour, Various locations

Wed 30 July, Laura van der Heijden & Jâms Coleman, Neuadd y Dderwen, Rhosygilwen

Thu 31 July​ National Youth Orchestra of Wales​, St Davids Cathedral​

Full festival details can be found at www.fishguardmusicfestival.com

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For further information about the festival, please contact Beverley Bentley-Webb at Bev@Trefechanwen.com