WHAT’S ON SUMMER 2014
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Fri 9 May — Fri 4 July 5.30pm
Wed 14 May & Wed 25 June 6pm
Sat 28 June 2.00pm
Our relaxed session in the foyer is the must-be place for jazz fans in Cardiff at Friday teatime. Paula Gardiner presents some of the most exciting young jazz musicians on the scene. Admission Free Foyer
A set of laid back folk tunes to enjoy which we guarantee will have you tapping your feet! Admission Free Foyer
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Enjoy Tapas from our Cafe Bar 4pm-7pm Supported by the Arts Council of Wales and the Colwinston Charitable Trust
Folk in the Foyer
Sat 24 May 3.45pm
Junior Foyer Concert Enjoy a free recital given by our talented Junior musicians (aged 8-18) in the beautiful surroundings of the foyer Admission free Foyer
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Junior Conservatoire Advanced Course Pianists from the Junior Conservatoire compete in the Eleanor Myfanwy Jones Piano Competition. Admission free Weston Gallery Sat 12 July 4pm
Junior Conservatoire Piano Recital Admission Free Foyer Bursaries for Junior Conservatoire Students are supported by The Leverhulme Trust, The Wolfson Foundation and The Community Foundation in Wales
Photo, Kirsten Mcternan
All of us at the Royal Welsh College look forward to welcoming you to a packed summer season. We are delighted to be welcoming Suggs, singer with the enduringly popular band Madness with a delightful memoir of his extraordinary life and growing up here in Wales. Summer at the College means Festivals and we have something for everyone: Explore! will provide children and families with an exciting range of music, theatre and literary events for all ages; Atmospheres and the Vale of Glamorgan Festival celebrate the cutting edge of contemporary classical music and Amser Jazz Time brings a starry line-up of the best in UK jazz presented in association with BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Line-Up.
Sat 12 July 7.30pm
welcoming back Rachel Podger with the virtuosic Biber Mystery Sonatas. The team behind Showstoppers return in a new improvised romp through Elizabethan and Jacobean drama in The School of Night.
Community Choirs Summer Concert Enjoy a free concert performed by the Mixed Voice Community Choir and Ladies Community Choir. Admission free Dora Stoutzker Hall
Our vocalists will be busy performing in a selection of opera scenes, Mr Punch and Me and what better way to round off our summer season than with a new semi-staged production of Mozart’s bubbly Cosi Fan Tutte performed in the superb acoustics of the Dora Stoutzker Hall?
RWCMD Community and Outreach programmes are supported by First Campus and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Whatever your taste in the arts, we hope you will join us this summer. Andrew Miller Head of Creative Programming
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Theatre – Richard Burton Company Fri 30 May — Thurs 5 June 7.15pm Matinee Thurs 5 June 2.30pm
You Can’t Take It With You
By Moss Hart and George S Kaufman Directed by Robin Belfield This 1930s Pulitzer Prize Winning Broadway comedy went on to win the best picture Oscar when it was adapted for the screen. Non-conformity and conventionality collide when the eccentric easy going Vanderhof family and the pretentious Kirbys are thrown together when Alice and Tony get engaged. Tickets £10 £8 concessions plus transaction fee* Under 25s £6 Bute Theatre This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited No performance on Sunday
Thurs 29 May — Thurs 5 June 7.30pm Matinee Wed 4 June 2.30pm
Hay Fever
Thurs 29 May — Thurs 5 June 7.45pm Matinee Tues 3 June 2.30pm
Tender
By Noel Coward Directed by Kate Wasserberg The hapless guests of the dysfunctional Bliss family leave bamboozled after the weekend break in the country from hell. Noel Coward’s definitive comedy of bad manners is perfect for a long awaited summer night out. Tickets £10 £8 concessions plus transaction fee* Under 25s £6 Richard Burton Theatre
By Abi Morgan Directed by Melanie Spencer The reality of modern relationships is observed through the overlapping lives of a group of city characters. Written by award-winning British writer Abi Morgan (Shame, The Hour, The Iron Lady, Lovesong). Tickets £10 £8 concessions plus transaction fee* Under 25s £6 Caird Studio
Hay Fever is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. No performance on Sunday
No performance on Sunday
The Richard Burton Company is sponsored by
Drama at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is supported by the Richard Carne Trust and the Spielman Trust
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Puppetry
Musical Revue
Exhibition
Fri 4 July — Wed 9 July 1pm & 7pm Sat 5 July 11am & 1.30pm
Tues 8 — Sat 12 July 7.15pm Matinee 2.30pm Sat 12 July
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Written by Richard Hurford Directed by Emma Williams Roll up, roll up for The Impossible Fair, this summer’s thrilling spectacle of daring deeds and stupendous sights from the amazing puppeteers of the Royal Welsh College. Experience the weird and wonderful world of the showpeople and discover the secret stories of fairground life hidden deep in the woods. Expect the unexpected at The Impossible Fair! Tickets £10 £8 concessions plus transaction fee* (£5 schools) Under 25s £6 Mountain View Ranch, Caerphilly
Music and Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb Conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman and David Thompson First conceived as an offBroadway revue, The World Goes Round features an eclectic mix of songs from Kander & Ebb’s greatest hits like Cabaret, Chicago and New York, New York. Combined with pieces from their lesser known musicals and presented as separate short and entertaining scenes. Tickets £12 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* (Under 25s £6) Bute Theatre
Age Guidance 6+ Running time approx. 1hr Puppetry training and performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is sponsored by Wales and West Utilities
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of Music Theatre International of New York No performance on Fri 11 July
The Impossible Fair!
The World Goes ‘Round
The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Feb 14, Photo, Kirsten McTernan
The Impossible Fair!
Rent, Dec 2013 Photo, Kirsten McTernan
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Graduate designers, sonic artists, musicians and technicians combine to present a fresh look at the work of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. This annual exhibition opens in our Linbury Gallery before transferring to the Bargehouse on London’s South Bank, bringing with it a greater breadth of expression of both the individual creative design practitioner and the collaborative artist. Linbury Gallery Royal Welsh College Sat 21 & Sun 22 June 10am — 4pm Mon 23 — Fri 27 June 10am — 8pm Sat 28 June 10am — 4pm Admission Free Bargehouse Oxo Tower Wharf South Bank London SE1 9PH Fri 4 — Sun 6 July 10.30am — 7pm Admission Free
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Twelfth Night Dec 13, Photo, Simon Gough
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Theatre – Visiting Companies
Collisions
Sat 10 May 7.30pm
Cool, contemporary sounds for Cardiff
Flowers of the Dead Red Sea
Presented by Run Amok Theatre Company Written by Ed Thomas Following sell-out shows for their recent tour of 4:48 Psychosis, emerging Welsh theatre company Run Amok present their fresh spin on a Welsh contemporary classic by Ed Thomas, producer and writer of S4C’s Hinterland: Y Gwyll. Flowers of the Dead Red Sea follows two butchers Mock and Joe on a darkly hilarious journey through an absurdist Welsh landscape. Razor sharp and fast-paced, Flowers of the Dead Red Sea promises to be a deeply entertaining and energising evening of Welsh writing at its most compelling. Tickets £12 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* Richard Burton Theatre Age guidance 13+
Thurs 15 May 7.15pm
Sat 7 June 7.15pm
Gagglebabble presents the multi-award winning hit show Written by Lucy Rivers Directed by Adele Thomas Cast / band Tom Cottle, Hannah McPake, Dan Messore, Lucy Rivers and Oliver Wood Murderously sexy, riotously bloody, dark and debauched with Rockin’ live music. Gig-theatre like you’ve never seen before! Meet Mary, a girl with a troubled past who’s had one hell of a week and she’s gonna tell you all about it! Grimms meets Tarantino in this brutal love story between two lost souls, set around a dusty dead-end town in 1950‘s America. Love, betrayal, murder, revenge and all accompanied by her incredible band The Missin’ Fingers. ‘Gruesome Good fun’ The Times Tickets £12 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* Richard Burton Theatre
Presented by Extempore Theatre From the creators of the award-winning Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. The School Of Night was an underground sect of artists, scientists and philosophers, who may have secretly written Shakespeare’s plays. Revived by maverick genius Ken Campbell, the theatrical heretics have re-formed to summon the muses, raise the dead, and improvise a fullyauthentic Shakespearean play from audience suggestions. ‘Uproarious, intelligent, laugh-a-minute fare.’ Telegraph êêêê Tickets £15 £13 concessions plus transaction fee* Richard Burton Theatre
The Bloody Ballad
The School of Night
Age Guidance 14+
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Fri 23 May 7.30pm Suggs: My Life Story in Words and Music Presented by Phil and Nigel McIntyre I’ve just turned 50, the kids have left home, and my cat just died. In Suggs: My Life Story the Madness frontman takes to the stage in a hilarious, yet moving, one man tour de force playing to rave reviews. The death of Suggs’ beloved cat on his fiftieth birthday triggers a personal quest to discover what happened to the father he never knew. Stunned by what he learns Suggs is taken back to his childhood on the tough streets of 1970’s Soho and his first appearance on Top Of The Pops at the age of eighteen... Is it a play? Is it stand-up comedy? Is it Music Hall? Whatever it is hold on to your seats as Suggs goes on to stumble and plummet through the trap door of failure. Then trampoline back up to catch the passing trapeze of show business success! With musical accompaniment and uncalled for interjection from Deano his loyal manservant-cum-pianist. Tickets £26.50 plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall www.suggslive.com
Flowers of the Dead Red Sea
The Bloody Ballad, Photo, Kirsten Mcternan
The School of Night
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International Artists Series Thurs 19 June 7.30pm
The Scottish Ensemble: Seavaigers Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor Sally Beamish Seavaigers Various composers* Scottish Variations Stout/McKay Sunstone The Scottish Ensemble, directed by Jonathan Morton Chris Stout fiddle Catriona McKay scottish harp Jonathan Morton violin *David Horne, Stuart MacRae, Anna Meredith, Alasdair Nicolson, Martin Suckling, and Alasdair Spratt.
‘Seavaigers’ are travellers; explorers. So the title of Sally Beamish’s brilliant new concerto for folk fiddle and Scottish harp is a wonderful description of this entire concert – which begins with its roots in Bach, but ends with two of the world’s finest folk musicians striking out in a dazzling new direction. New music has never sounded so earthy, so inventive, and so gloriously enjoyable.
Thurs 3 July 7.30pm
Rachel Podger: Biber Mystery Sonatas Biber’s Mystery Sonatas are one of the most extraordinary achievements in baroque music – a dramatic re-telling of the life of Christ using not words but music of breathtaking originality, richness and emotional power. As the former leader of The English Concert, no artist is better placed to draw out their beauties than baroque violinist Rachel Podger: this promises to be a revelatory evening. Tickets £15 £12 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
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Llŷr Williams: Beethoven Sonata Cycle / Year I
Over the next three years, the Royal Welsh College is proud to present Wales’s leading international pianist Llŷr Williams, who will immerse himself in the totality of Beethoven’s much loved Sonatas in the perfect acoustic of the Dora Stoutzker Hall.
Thurs 9 Oct 7.30pm Beethoven Piano Sonata in F minor, Op.2, No.1 Beethoven Piano Sonata in A, Op.2, No.2 Beethoven Piano Sonata in C, Op.2, No.3 Beethoven Piano Sonata in F minor, Op.57, ‘Appassionata’
Sat 21 Feb 7.30pm Thurs 28 May 7.45pm
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The Scottish Ensemble: Seavaigers Photo, Joanne Green
Orchestral Concerts
Rachel Podger, Photo, Jonas Sack
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Llŷr Williams, Photo, Evy Ottermans
Sat 7 June 7.30pm
Sinfonia Cymru & Catrin Finch Catrin Finch harp Ben Gernon conductor Ravel Introduction and Allegro, Op. 46 Debussy Danse sacrée et danse profane Mathias Melos, Op. 73 Ibert Divertissement Copland Appalachian Spring Internationally acclaimed harpist Catrin Finch and Sinfonia Cymru present a dance-flavoured programme under the baton of Ben Gernon. Featuring the original chamber orchestration of Copland’s evocative Appalachian Spring, Debussy’s Danse Sacrée et Profane and Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, alongside Mathias’ Melos and Ibert’s light-hearted Divertissement, this programme displays an intimate group of players as they discover the synergy between music and dance. Tickets £12 £10 concessions FOS £11 £9 U27s £4 plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall Supported by the Colwinston Charitable Trust
Catrin Finch and Ben Gernon
Tues 1 July 7.30pm
Royal Welsh College Symphony Orchestra Ravel La Valse Tomasi Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra Ravel Bolero Bartók Concerto for Orchestra David Jones conductor Christopher Hart trumpet Incredible splashes of colour: Tomasi’s Trumpet Concerto combines neoclassical solo lines with a sumptuous orchestral palette, while Bartok’s Concerto turns the whole orchestra into soloists – and delivers a mighty shout of hope and joy from the darkest depths of the Second World War. Of Ravel’s miniature masterpieces, Bolero is either a work of genius or of utter insanity - it might just be both. Join the Royal Welsh College Symphony Orchestra, and begin your summer in Technicolor! Tickets £12 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* St Davids Hall 029 2087 8444 www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk The development of orchestras at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is supported by the John Lewis Partnership
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Sat 12 July 5pm
Royal Welsh College Junior Orchestra Sibelius Finlandia Tchaikovsky Dance of the Mirlitons from Nutcracker Nielsen Concerto for Flute Vaughan Williams March ‘Sea Songs’ Elgar Chanson de Nuit Milhaud Le Boeuf sur le Toit Jack Mainwaring flute Martin McHale conductor Join us for a delightful hour of performances by the very talented children and young people of the Junior Conservatoire’s Advanced Course, aged 8 to 18 years. The concert will feature orchestral, vocal, jazz and chamber items. Don’t miss our informal piano recital beforehand, starting at 4pm in the foyer! Tickets £7 £3.50 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall Bursaries for Junior Conservatoire Students are supported by The Leverhulme Trust, The Wolfson Foundation and The Community Foundation in Wales. *Events booked online are subject to a £1.75 transaction charge. 50p charge for all other credit card transactions
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Opera
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Thurs 12 June 7.30pm
Wed 9 & Thurs 10 July 7.30pm
Polly Graham director David Doidge & Nicola Rose musical direction A collage of opera scenes exploring the famous puppet, Punch. This devised piece will look at parallel characters that connect to his world – the rebel, the child, the criminal, the deluded and desperate lovers. Tickets £12 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* Richard Burton Theatre
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Royal Welsh College Soloists and Chorus Royal Welsh College Chamber Orchestra David Jones conductor Believing that all women are unfaithful, Don Alfonso bets his two friends Ferrando and Guglielmo that, when tested, their girlfriends will also
Mr Punch and Me
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Cosi Fan Tutte
prove to be disloyal. They accept the wager and agree to disguise themselves in an attempt to seduce each other’s lover. Experience Mozart’s fastmoving comedy in this new semi-staged production in the stunning acoustics of the Dora Stoutzker Hall. Tickets £15 £12 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall Sung in Italian
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Summer Residency What could be better on a light summer evening than sublime music played beautifully? Join us for Welsh National Opera’s fourth annual residency at the College.
Tues 24 June 7.30pm
Wed 25 June 7.30pm
Antonin Dvorak (arr Sheen) Czech Suite Maurice Ravel (arr Sheen) Pavane for a Dead Princess Paul Dukas Fanfare: La Peri Richard Strauss Feierlicher Einzug Wilfred Heaton Toccata William Walton (arr Howarth) Spitfire Prelude and Fugue Lose yourself in haunting music for woodwind and spectacular music for brass. In the first half of the concert, the Wind Ensemble perform Dvorak’s celebration of his homeland and Ravel’s dreamy, heartbreaking pavane. In the second half revel in the breathtaking sound of the Brass Ensemble in the intimacy of Dora Stoutzker Hall.
Directed by David Adams (Leader, WNO Orchestra)
WNO Wind & Brass Ensembles
WNO String Orchestra
Shostakovich Two Pieces for String Octet Op.11 No.1 Arensky Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky Vivaldi/Piazzolla The Eight Seasons An evening of exquisite music for strings. Every lover of baroque and classical music knows Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. You won’t however have heard it quite like this. Each of Vivaldi’s seasons is followed by a passionate, tango fuelled response by Argentinian composer, Astor Piazzolla. Tickets £12 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
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Vale of Glamorgan Festival 2014 Wed 14 May 1.15pm
Quatour Tana
John Tavener Ikon of Joy and Sorrow Jean-Paul Dessy ‘Tuor Qua Tuor’** Tarik O’Regan Alice Changes Philippe Boesmans String Quartet No.2, Summer Dreams** Belgium’s Quatour Tana have kicked away the trappings of the traditional string quartet to become a string quartet for the twenty-first century. Passionate advocates of the music of our time, they are the only European ensemble to play from computer screens and i-pads instead of traditional scores. Richly atmospheric recent French and Belgian quartets by Dessy and Boesmans will be heard alongside two exquisite miniatures by Tavener and O’Regan. Tickets £8 Dora Stoutzker Hall A co-promotion with the Vale of Glamorgan Festival www.tanastringquartet.be **UK premiere
Thurs 15 May 1.15pm
Gerard McChrystal saxophone Catherine Milledge piano Eric Sweeney Duo Hilary Tann In the first, Spinning Place Stephen Gardner My Dog’s got no Nose Armando Ghidoni Jazzy Celtic Suite Piet Swerts Klonos One of today’s most versatile saxophonists, Irish-born Gerard McChrystal’s lunchtime concert has a Celtic flavour. Hilary Tann’s In the first, Spinning Place flows from lines from Dylan Thomas’s Fern Hill, heard here next to music by McChrystal’s fellow countryman Eric Sweeney and music with a Gallic tinge by Armando Ghidoni. Tickets £8 Dora Stoutzker Hall A co-promotion with the Vale of Glamorgan Festival
Thurs 15 May 7.30pm
Chamber Choir Ireland Tarik O’Regan Acallam na Senórach: an Irish Colloquy Paul Hillier conductor Stewart French guitar Acallam na Senórach, one of Ireland’s great medieval manuscripts, follows legendary Celtic heroes, Caílte and Oisín, as they traverse Ireland, exchanging ancient stories with Saint Patrick. Tarik O’Regan’s magical setting for sixteen voices, solo guitar and two bodhráin is shot through with Arab and Persian inflected melodies for the guitar and rich-hued choral effects. Atmospheric, dramatic, intimate and lyrical, Acallam na Senórach will transport you into a world of magical wonderment. Tickets £13.50 Dora Stoutzker Hall Meet the Composer: Steph Power in conversation with Tarik O’Regan 6.45pm A co-promotion with the Vale of Glamorgan Festival
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Photo, Brian Tarr
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Quatour Tana
Gerard McChrystal
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Chamber Choir Ireland
AmserJazzTime Festival The stunning surroundings of the foyer combined with the talent and enthusiasm of our jazz ensembles have made the Friday evening JazzTime session a must-be-at event in Cardiff. Building on the success of this, several tours across Wales and an inaugural festival last year, we are delighted to present another three day Festival of Jazz. With sets from some of the UK’s most exciting jazz artists and a rolling programme of free performances featuring the next generation of jazz stars, the weekend promises to be an inspirational highlight of the Welsh jazz year!
Supported by the Arts Council of Wales and the Colwinston Charitable Trust
The Orient House Ensemble
Fri 16 May 7.30pm
The Orient House Ensemble Gilad Atzmon alto & soprano saxophone and clarinet Frank Harrison piano Yaron Stavi double bass Eddie Hick drums Led by fiery saxophonist and award-winning composer Gilad Atzmon, The Orient House Ensemble was founded in London in 2000 and is renowned as one of the world’s most brilliant and inspirational jazz groups. Drawing on the music of Coltrane and Bird as well as the beautiful music of the Middle East to create something new and wonderful the Ensemble has been touring constantly all over Europe and the UK and recorded six albums to date, have won many awards and received constant worldwide critical acclaim. Dora Stoutzker Hall
Martin Speake Trio
16–18 May 2014 Sat 17 May 5.30pm
Sat 17 May 8pm
Martin Speake alto saxophone Mike Outram guitar Jeff Williams drums This unusual trio of alto saxophone, guitar and drums brings together all of Martin’s musical influences alongside his favourite musical partners. The three musicians are committed to improvising in the moment and will feature compositions from their new cd Always A First Time. Meditative ballads, trance like grooves, free improvisation, minimalism, jazz standard songs, Arabic influenced music, heavy metal guitar, unaccompanied solos from each player and more are featured in this unique and intimate trio. Richard Burton Theatre
Soweto alto saxophone Moses Boyd drums Nick Jurd bass Award-winning composer, rapper and saxophonist Soweto Kinch’s new album The Legend of Mike Smith, blends hip hop and jazz, dramatic narrative and ‘pure’ music, in a continuous stream of speech and music spread over two CDs. The underlying theme is the seven deadly sins, which are explored in a mash-up of high-flown epic and hip-hop styles, mingled with swing rhythms, hard post-bop saxophone improvisation and a heavenly choir. Dora Stoutzker Hall
Martin Speake Trio
Gareth Lockrane’s Grooveryard Unplugged and McCormack & Yarde Duo featuring the Elysian Quartet will be recorded and broadcast on Radio 3’s Jazz Line-Up at a future date.
Soweto Kinch
Soweto Kinch Trio
Sun 18 May 2.30pm
Gareth Lockrane’s Groove yard Unplugged
described as lyrical and inventive and his band Grooveyard have been drawing critical plaudits. Dora Stoutzker Hall Sun 18 May 5.45pm
McCormack & Yarde Duo featuring the Elysian Quartet The music on forthcoming album Juntos is composed by McCormack & Yarde separately and together, reflecting their diverse musical experiences from solo and small group jazz through to commissions from international big bands and the London Symphony Orchestra. Highly developed composition merges with cross-group improvisation and the full scope of colourful possibilities are explored to unique and compelling effect. Dora Stoutzker Hall Sun 18 May 8pm
Gareth Lockrane flutes Alex Garnett saxophones Ross Stanley keyboards Dave Whitford bass Tim Giles drums Gareth Lockrane has put the Flute back in jazz and what a sound those alto and bass flutes make. His playing has been
Liane Carroll Trio
Gareth Lockrane’s Grooveyard Unplugged
McCormack & Yarde Duo featuring the Elysian Quartet
Roger Carey electric bass Mark Fletcher drums Liane is one of the greatest and most distinguished voices in British Jazz, transfixing audiences with her melodic invention and sheer integrity. In 2012, Up and Down was voted as Best Jazz Album of
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the Year in the Parliamentary Jazz Award’s. Liane was also awarded ‘Best British Vocalist’ in the British Jazz Awards. ‘Deeply soulful, wonderfully honest’ The Times Richard Burton Theatre
Free Performances Starting at 5.30pm on Friday and 12 noon on Saturday / Sunday, there is a rolling programme of music by our young jazz musicians throughout the weekend including JazzTime sessions in the foyer plus free performances in the Richard Burton Theatre and Dora Stoutzker Hall with the groove continuing until 10.15pm nightly. Admission Free Visit www.rwcmd.ac.uk/ jazzfestival for a full schedule
Individual Events Tickets £12 £10 concessions Festival Weekend Pass £65 £55 concessions plus transaction fee* *Events booked online are subject to a £1.75 transaction charge. 50p charge for all other credit card transactions
Liane Carroll Trio
Explore! Family Festival
Sat 14 & Sun 15 June
Sun 15 June 12pm
Alison Brown
Theatre, live music and literature for children and their families. Sat 14 June 12pm
Gwen Millward
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Join award-winning author/ illustrator Gwen Millward for an hour of storytelling and craft. Hear the story of Bear, Bird and Frog, a delightful tale about friendship and sharing and come up with your own new friends for Bear and Bird. Watch Gwen bring the characters to life as she draws and make your own forest creatures to take home! Age Guidance 4+ Seligman Studio
Do you know any talented animals? Mighty Mo, written by the exciting new author and illustrator Alison Brown, lives in the Golden Dodo Zoo, where all the animals can do wonderful things. Mo causes chaos as he tries to discover his special talent! Come along and hear Alison read the story of Mighty Mo, then get ready to draw and help her to fill our own zoo with amazing animals! Age Guidance 5+ Seligman Studio Running time 50mins Supported by Little Tiger Press Bookselling services provided by The Chepstow Bookshop
Sat 14 June 1pm & 3pm
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Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat Based on the much-loved book by Dr Seuss, adapted by Katie Mitchell, originally for the Royal National Theatre, The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children. From the moment his tall, red-and-white-striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that the cat in the hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure. But what will mum find when she gets home? Age Guidance 3+ Richard Burton Theatre
Sun 15 June 1pm & 3pm
The Experimentrics Presented by science made simple The Experimentrics love to put on a show. However, they are frequently distracted by their own inventions and their mischievous desire to play practical jokes on each other. Warning - It could get messy! science made simple mix physical theatre and live science demonstrations. The lack of language makes the show suitable for all ages – making it the perfect Father’s Day outing for all the family. Come and make your own discoveries! Age Guidance 5+ Richard Burton Theatre Running time 1hr
Running time 45 minutes Presented through special arrangement with Josef Weinberger Plays Ltd on behalf of Music Theatre International (MTI).
Running time 50mins Supported by Egmont UK
All Explore! Family Festival events are included with Liberty Living
Sat 14 June 11am
Jack and the Beanstalk
Alison Brown
Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat
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Scherzo Brass Quintet An interactive musical experience for all ages. Storytelling as you’ve never seen it before, Jack and the Beanstalk comes to life through the antics and imagination of Scherzo Brass as they illustrate this classic story through music, movement and humour. Age Guidance 4+ Dora Stoutzker Hall Running time 45 minutes
Sat 14 June 2pm
Once Upon a Tea Pot Presented by All That Malarkey Mad Hatter David Harrington, and the All That Malarkey singers, invite you to a decadent afternoon tea party full of mischief and surprises. Expect plenty of their trademark musical mash-ups with contemporary twists on your favourite nursery rhymes, Disney tunes and kids TV themes. Age Guidance 5+ Dora Stoutzker Hall Running time 50 minutes
Gwen Millward
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Jack and the Beanstalk Illustration by Huw Aaron
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Sun 15 June 2pm
Royal Welsh College presents Starbird An opera for children aged 7+ and their families Music by Henry Mollicone and libretto by Kate Pogue When a spaceship lands in Central Park, New York, in the middle of the night, three new friends, dog, a cat and a donkey, embark on a space adventure with a beautiful Starbird. Will they find a new life in outer space or will they discover that there is no place like home? Dora Stoutzker Hall Running Time 1hr Produced by permission of Ione Press, a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspub.com
There will also be a rolling programme of free music in the foyer throughout the festival – visit www.rwcmd.ac.uk for more information
Early Explorer Tickets £6 per event* (£8 after 1 May 2014) *Events booked online are subject to a £1.75 transaction charge. 50p charge for all other credit card transactions
Starbird
Featuring an exciting range of work from immersive sound environments and electronic interventions to formal chamber concerts. All produced by the up-and-coming composers of the Royal Welsh College.
Atmospheres Festival
An entire Festival in a day!
Tickets for any individual event cost £8 with £6 concessions plus transaction fee* Buy a day pass to all the festival events for only £15 or £12 concessions, plus transaction fee* Events in the foyer are free of charge Sophie Lynch, Photo, Ted Scott
Tuesday 13 May
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A concert exploring contrasting approaches to the pairing of live electronics & acoustic instruments within the realm of performance, in pursuit of an augmented sonic potential beyond the acoustic world. Dora Stoutzker Hall
The composer takes influence from what resonates within them and mixes it with other styles and innovative elements. The work has a bit of ‘body’ to it and it is created with exaggerated and (in some cases) extreme production techniques. Foyer
The Man, The Corpse, And The Soldier is a short opera by Lewis Furber which follows the mental decline of a young man isolated and afraid in a dystopian near-future. Following the success of 2013’s 4.48 Pyschosis, this dark new work seeks to delve even deeper into a mind riddled with despair, and is preceded by a bleak prelude about a failing relationship by David Harrington in an angst-ridden double bill. Richard Burton Theatre
Samuel Barnes: Polysonic
2.30pm
Stretto: Live and Electronic Music and Film The chance to taste a wide range of flavours, styles, media and moods, featuring work from across our contemporary music department. Expect diversity, energy, brevity, drama, poise, repose, colour and the occasional surprise! Weston Gallery 3.30pm & 5.15pm
Sophie Lynch: Provocation
6pm
Christopher Bond & James Golborn: Spectrum A dynamic celebration of orchestral colour and prowess. Energy and light both dominate contrasting works by Christopher Bond and James Golborn as they present an eclectic concert of spectacle. Dora Stoutzker Hall
Thomas Roberts: Information & Love A mixture of conceptual art, theatre and film, Information & Love asks how much do we really know about computers, and how much do they know about human emotions and love? Based on the play Love and Information by Caryl Churchill. Composer and Designer: Tom Roberts Director and Designer: Olivia Pratt S4C Studio, Anthony Hopkins Centre
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Lewis Furber: In-YourFace Opera Double Bill
9.15pm
Ben Lunn: Bhava Bhava, an oratorio contemplating life, death and existence. The four movements, meditate and explore Buddhist themes and ideas while also drawing on ancient Western Traditions. Dora Stoutzker Hall
Lunchtime Concerts Tues 6 May 1.15pm
Florence Sitruk harp There’s always something magical about the sound of the harp – but as this recital proves, there’s steel beneath the glitter! The award-winning German harpist Florence Sitruk plays a 20th century classic by Hindemith, a striking modern showpiece from Israel by way of Siberia, a tribute to Mozart from Imperial Russia, and two short gems by Parish Alvars – the so-called ‘Paganini of the Harp’. Tickets £6 in advance £8 on the day plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall Fri 9 May 1.15pm
Cardiff Winds William Matthias Wind Quintet Derek Smith Morning Music Jean-Michel Damase Seventeen Variations Sarah Newbold flute Catriona MacKinnon oboe Robert Plane clarinet Donald Clist horn Meyrick Alexander bassoon There are few sounds in chamber music fresher or more colourful than a wind
Cardiff Winds
quintet – and whether we’re in the bracing Welsh landscape of William Mathias or the bustling Paris streets of Jean-Michel Damase, melody and wit come as standard. An all-star wind team play two real classics of the genre, and introduce the delightful Morning Music by Worcestershire composer Derek Smith. Tickets £6 in advance £8 on the day plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall Wed 2 July 1.15
Royal Welsh College Chamber Winds play Mozart Mozart Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, K361 ‘Gran Partita’ Meyrick Alexander conductor A rare opportunity to hear one of the greatest works for wind instruments, as featured in the film Amadeus. Fifty glorious minutes of playing by our talented woodwind and horn players. Tickets £6 in advance £8 on the day plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
Florence Sitruk
Fri 4 July 1.15pm
Opera & Dance Classics for Two Pianos Seho Lee piano David Doidge piano Twice the pianos means twice the drama – and twice the fun. Bizet’s Carmen, SaintSaëns’ Danse Macabre… you know the tunes already, but you’ve never heard them played quite like this! Our outstanding repetiteurs, Seho Lee and David Doidge open with Busoni’s larger-than-life tribute to Mozart and close with the sheer romance of Sergei Rachmaninoff in full flight. Lutoslawski’s riotous Paganini Variations provide some explosive surprises along the way! Tickets £6 in advance £8 on the day plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
More Music
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Wed 7 May 7pm
Sat 24 May 7.30pm
Fri 6 June 7.30pm
Mozart Requiem (K626) Mozart Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (K339) Telemann Concerto in E minor for Oboe d’amore, strings and continuo Timothy Taylor conductor Rachel Marsh soprano Guy Withers tenor Anne Braley alto Trystan Francis bass Huw Griffiths oboe d’amore Cardiff Bach Choir and St Woolos Players join to present Mozart’s sublime Requiem Mass and the less well-known Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, with its beautiful soprano solo, Laudate Dominum. Completing the programme, and in contrast to the choral works, is Telemann’s rarely-performed Concerto in E Minor for Oboe d’amore. Tickets £16 plus transaction fee* (£10 Benches £10 students) Dora Stoutzker Hall
Victoria Pilley, Marouska Attard & Darius Lim conductors A short and satisfying feast of choral gems combining Purcell, Britten and MacMillan with a taste from shores more distant. Performed by our choral ensembles and final year choral conductors. Tickets £8 £6 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
Celebrate The Glam! The Russell Sheppard Memorial Trust Vocal Scholarship Russell Sheppard created County Orchestras, Choirs and Bands, known collectively as the ‘Glam’. The evening is dedicated to his memory. Tickets £8 £6 concessions, plus transaction fee* Weston Gallery Fri 9 May 7.30pm
Royal Welsh College Conductor’s Showcase Royal Welsh College Chamber Orchestra Steven Green, Thomas Leakey, Jack Lovell & Tianyi Lu conductors A special concert showcasing the talents of our young conductors featuring music by Beethoven,Britten, Dvořák and Schubert. Tickets £10 £8 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
Cardiff Bach Choir and St Woolos Players
Royal Welsh College Choralia
Fri 13 June 7.15pm
The Ian Stoutzker Prize The Ian Stoutzker Prize to find the most outstanding musician of the Royal Welsh College has quickly established itself as our premier music competition and an exciting event in its own right. Join us tonight to find out who succeeds Reisha Adams and Tianhong Yang to win the title! Tickets £12 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
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David Doidge
Cardiff Bach Choir
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More Music Sat 21 June 7.30pm
City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Band Annual Gala Concert with special guests The Melingriffith name has been associated with brass bands in South Wales since the end of the 18th century. They now have five bands - two youth bands, two competing bands, and a community band. This annual concert will be a showcase of the society’s work. Tickets £8 £6 concessions, plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall Sun 22 June 2pm
Cory Band & Tredegar Town Band present Brass for Velindre
Thurs 26 June 7.30pm
Eric Hodges Lecture Recital: To cheat or not to cheat! Celebrated pianist, Philip Fowke, explores and illustrates a range of approaches and solutions to the technical and musical challenges faced by pianists in performance. Much of this will be based on music performed by the great pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch whose music library Philip owned before donating it to the British Library. Tickets £8, £6 concessions, plus transaction fee* Weston Gallery
A unique opportunity to hear the joint forces of the top two ranked brass bands in the world in a family friendly concert to help raise funds for Velindre Cancer Centre. Between them they hold all the major brass band titles in the world and are renowned for their ability to thrill audiences with their amazing musical talents. Tickets £15 £13 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
Band Pres Dinas Caerdydd
Fri 27 June 8pm
Indo Welsh Entertainments presents Ganesh Kumaresh violin duo Anantha R Krishnan Mridangam (double headed drum) Trichy Krishna Ghatam (claypot percussion) This dynamic violin duo are among the leading exponents of the Carnatic violin and possibly the most recognized names in the current generation of collaborative music. With over four decades of performance history behind them, their ability to play across genres allows a rarely seen global appeal for their music. Tickets £10-£30, plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
Sat 28 June 7.30pm
Cardiff Ardwyn Singers 50th Anniversary Gala Concert 2014 marks 50 years of music making by the acclaimed Cardiff based choir Cantorion Ardwyn Caerdydd. The choir will perform much loved repertoire from throughout its history alongside some new favourites at this very special Gala Concert. Tickets £12 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
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Tues 22 July 8pm
Sat 23 August 7.45pm
Join the talented members of the 2014 Principality Only Boys Aloud Academi in a choral celebration when songs from the musicals, Welsh traditional songs and other choral classics are given the inimitable OBA treatment. This acoustic concert showcases the fantastic standard of singing achieved by the boys, aged 16-19, who successfully auditioned for a sought-after place on the 2014 Academi course. Stalls and circle £12.50 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* Benches £10 £7.50 concessions plus transaction fee* Back circle seats £7.50 £5 concessions plus transaction fee* Dora Stoutzker Hall
An evening of top class choral music featuring the Kyoto Echo Choir from Japan, conductor Keiichi Asai, and Côr Cymru winners Côr y Wiber, conductor Angharad Thomas. Part of the Association of British Choral Directors’ Annual Convention from 22-24 August. Tickets £15 £10 concessions plus transaction fee* (limited availability) Dora Stoutzker Hall
Principality Only Boys Aloud Academi
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Cory Band
Cardiff Ardwyn Singers
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Principality Only Boys Aloud Academi
International Choral Gala
Summer Schools Indulge a passion or learn a new skill in 2014! We’re delighted to offer an exciting range of summer schools in music and drama for 2014, from short taster sessions to intensive week-long courses, all delivered by industry professionals. As one of the UK’s leading music and drama schools, we can offer you outstanding levels of teaching in a safe and friendly environment.
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Schedule Course
Age
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Theatre Workshop Summer Camps
11 – 13 and 14 – 16
21 – 25 July and 28 July – 1 August
The Drama School Experience with Jamie Garven’s Auditon Masterclass
16 – 20
21 – 25 July and 22 – 26 July
Workshops for Musicians with a Visual Impairment with Jackie Clifton
All ages
22 – 24 July
Acting For Camera with Richard Mylan
16+
28 July – 1 August
Advanced Musical Theatre and Audition Masterclass with Vivian Care
18 – 25
4 – 8 August
Junior Jazz with Paula Gardiner
8 – 18
4 – 8 August
Advanced Acting Intensive with Simon Trinder
20+
4 – 8 August
The Opera Workshop with Donald Maxwell
18+
11 – 15 August
Workshop For Young Singers with Kate Woolveridge
14 – 18
14 August
To download an enrolment or bursary application form and for details of our terms and conditions, please visit www.rwcmd.ac.uk/summerschools
Sun 27 July — Sat 2 August 2014 The Original UK Jazz Summer School
A full-time one week residential course open to all instrumentalists and singers of all ages and experience levels. Consistently delivering the highest quality jazz tuition one can find since 1966 this course has long been established as a leader in the field. The flexible
programming allows you to make the week as intense or relaxing as you wish and provides many opportunities for ensemble performance in a variety of settings. Please see www.theoriginalukjazz summerschool.com for full details or telephone 0845 676 9235 to find out more.
Junior Conservatoire & Young Actors Studio
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Junior Conservatoire
Young Actors Studio Drama classes for ages 12–20 at RWCMD
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Specialist Music Education for ages 4-18
Opportunities for Adults and Young People
Every Saturday, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is the home of the Junior Conservatoire. From their very first steps in music through to intensive preparation for conservatoire-level training, the Junior Conservatoire offers opportunities for children and young people to learn in a supportive environment, and to realise their full musical potential.
The Young Actors Studio offers the highest quality acting classes for 12-20 year olds who have a passion for theatre and performance. Acting Courses for 16-20 year olds, provide students with an insight into drama school training working alongside RWCMD tutors and industry professionals. Theatre Workshop classes offer those students aged 12-18 an opportunity to explore a range of drama techniques and build their confidence in a fun and supportive workshop environment led by specialist tutors. Both classes meet every Sunday in term time at RWCMD..
We are pleased to offer a wide range of opportunities for people of all ages to benefit from the specialist training we offer. In addition to our programme of Summer Schools, we also offer individual music lessons for students of all standards, and host a growing number of groups including two Community Choirs.
Welsh Government BBC Cymru Tennis Wales Live Music Now Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru UCAN Cantabile Youth Music UK Royal Ballet School
The venues and meeting rooms at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama are some of Cardiff’s most sought after locations for all types of events, from rehearsals, performances, meetings, conferences to weddings. To discuss your event contact Janet Smith, Venues Manager on 029 2039 1376 or email: janet.
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For more detail, visit our website at www.rwcmd.ac.uk/ juniorconservatoire The Junior Conservatoire at RWCMD is supported by
For more detailed information, visit www.rwcmd.ac.uk/yas Young Actors Studio in West Wales is supported by
We also run a hugely successful programme of outreach activities including workshops and performances for schools and community groups across Wales. More detail on all these activities is at www.rwcmd.ac.uk/community RWCMD Community and Outreach programmes are supported by
Eat at RWCMD From a relaxed coffee to a bite to eat before a performance, the café bar at the College offers an exciting menu of food and drink for you to enjoy in the stunning setting of the College foyer, overlooking the Grade 1 listed, Bute Park. For more information on what is available at our café bar, please ask the Box Office when you book your tickets or visit www.rwcmd.ac.uk/cafebar
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We can supply talented performers for a variety of events, whether your event is here at the College or at the location of your choice. For more information email
[email protected], contact 029 2039 1402 or visit: www.rwcmd.ac.uk/ performers
Tours If you represent a group or organisation and would like to organise a tour of our new performance spaces please contact
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General Booking Information
Venue Information
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Box Office
Exchanges & Refunds
How to Find Us
Accessible Facilities
Latecomers
Box Office Opening Hours Monday to Friday 10am — 5pm
Tickets for RWCMD performances cannot be refunded. However tickets can be exchanged for alternative performances, subject to availability and provided tickets are returned to us 24 hours before the event. Non RWCMD productions are subject to the visiting company returns policy.
We are situated on North Road in Cardiff, a short walk heading north from Cardiff Castle and opposite Cathays Park civic centre.
All of our performance spaces are accessible by wheelchair. For RWCMD promotions wheelchair users will be charged the concessionary price and 1 complimentary ticket will be given (if required) to a companion. Other rates may apply to non-RWCMD productions.
During some performances latecomers will not be admitted. You may be asked to wait for a suitable break in the performance before taking your seats. This will be at the Duty Manager’s discretion.
On performance evenings the Box Office will remain open up to 30 minutes after the start of the last performance. If there is a performance on Saturday or Sunday, the Box Office will open 2 hours prior to the start of that performance. The Box Office is situated in the main foyer.
Booking by Telephone or In Person Tickets can be purchased in person or by calling 029 2039 1391 during box office opening hours. Messages left on the answering machine outside of opening hours and at busy periods will be dealt with as soon as possible. A 50p fee applies to all credit card transactions made in person or telephone. No fees apply to bookings made by debit card. Payments made by credit or debit card must be over the value of £5, we accept Mastercard, Visa, Maestro and Solo. Any orders posted will incur a postage fee of 70p. Alternatively, tickets can be collected for free from the Box Office during opening hours.
Booking Online Tickets can be purchased online at www.rwcmd.ac.uk/whatson A £1.75 transaction fee applies to all bookings made online with an optional postage charge of 70p.
For both RWCMD and non RWCMD events, the College will endeavor to re-sell any unwanted tickets for sold out performances if returned to us 24 hours before the event.
Concessions Concessions apply to over 60s, students, ex-RWCMD students, under 16s, Friends of RWCMD and disabled customers (you will be asked to provide ID upon purchase and/or collection). This may vary depending on performance. Carers accompanying wheelchair users are entitled to complimentary tickets. For the comfort of all patrons we strongly advise that RWCMD performances are not suitable for children under 2 years (unless otherwise stated).
RWCMD Online For up-to-date events listings visit www.rwcmd. ac.uk/whatson. You can also keep in touch by following us on Facebook www.facebook.com/rwcmd and Twitter @RWCMD or tweet the box office directly @RWC_boxoffice
Gift Vouchers Everyone enjoys a great night out, which makes our Gift Vouchers the perfect present for family and friends. Available in any denomination, ask the Box Office for further information.
Data Protection When you purchase tickets from us or join one of our membership schemes, the information you provide is stored in a database managed by a consortium of venues, led by Wales Millennium Centre. Your contact details are visible to all members of the consortium, but they will not use this information unless you also deal with them directly. Information relating to your ticket purchases or other financial transactions is confidential and never shared among consortium members. We process your details in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Parking Parking spaces at the college are restricted to disabled badge holders only. These spaces are limited and available on a first come, first served basis. These spaces cannot be reserved. There is pay and display car park immediately next to the college (free after 6pm). There is also further parking a short walk away at the civic centre opposite the college (free after 6pm). Please note RWCMD has no authority over these car parks.
Food and Drink Café Bar Opening Hours: 8.30am – 11.30pm on performance days. Wifi access is free of charge upon registering with The Cloud. Food and Drink are not permitted in any of the performance spaces.
Hearing Induction Loops are available from the Box Office, customers will be required to pay a £5 deposit refundable upon return. Baby changing facilities are available. Guide dogs are welcome. Please note: It is advisable that you inform Box Office at time of booking if you or any of your party have any special needs.
Brochure Formats Event information is available in large print format, audio format or as a pdf file. Publication printed on World Land Trust Carbon Balanced Paper using ECO Friendly Vegetable Based Inks.
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Liberty Living Discount Scheme Liberty Living students need to provide their Kx reference number at the time of booking to receive discount on the shows indicated with the Liberty Living logo. Subject to availability.
All information is correct at the time of print and is subject to change without prior notice. RWCMD reserves the right to refuse admission or to change the advertised programme of events and/or casting of any performance without prior notice.
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College Connect Scott Allin John and Elizabeth Andrews Jenny Broughton Andrew Healy Gloria Jenkins Anita Johansson Clare Kimber Geraldine Martin Clive Maslen Glyn Parry Shirley Parry Ceri Wyn Richards John Richardson Dame Janet Ritterman DBE Dr Martin Sage Jane and Mike Tooby Haydn and Alison Warman
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FROM YOU
We remain immensely grateful to those public bodies, individuals, trusts, foundations and business sponsors who gave their support to our Capital Campaign: A Stage for Success. The new training and performance spaces at the College provided the foundation for a new phase in the College’s history and to mark their commitment, we continue to acknowledge these donors on the College’s website. Please visit www.rwcmd.ac.uk/ thankyou
College Connect Gold Ken Griffin Robert and Philippa John Gareth Williams
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Patron Connect Hilary Boulding Peter Curran Martin and Jo Furber Allan and Kath Jones Graham and Dorothy Jones Christine Lewis OBE Chris Moorsom Menna Richards OBE FRWCMD Cynthia Roberts Simon Smail CBE Dr Geraint Stanley Jones CBE FRWCMD
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Trusts and Foundations The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation The Ashley Family Foundation The Colwinston Charitable Trust
Patron Connect Gold Chris Ball Geraint Talfan Davies John Derrick and Preben Oeye Hywel and Mary George David Goldstone OBE Captain Sir Norman LloydEdwards FRWCMD Michael and Cora McGrane Vince McNabb Alan and Maggie Peterson Carlo Rizzi FRWCMD and Lucy Stout David Seligman FRWCMD Babs Thomas OBE Ted and Val Yates
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Individuals Dame Shirley Bassey FRWCMD Philip Carne FRWCMD and Christine Carne FRWCMD
Public Bodies Arts Council of Wales Welsh Government
The Community Foundation in Wales The Else and Leonard Cross Charitable Trust The EMI Music Sound Foundation The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The Garfield Weston Foundation The G C Gibson Charitable Trust The Jane Hodge Foundation The John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation The Joseph Strong Fraser Trust The J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust The Leverhulme Trust The Linbury Trust The Mackintosh Foundation The Paul Hamlyn Foundation The Richard Carne Trust The Simon Gibson Charitable Trust The Spielman Charitable Trust The Tillett Trust The Walton Trust The Waterloo Foundation The Wolfson Foundation The Worshipful Company of Musicians
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Business Support ABRSM Arts and Business Cymru Barclays Brewin Dolphin Cardiff Business Club Catering Academy Da Vinci’s Demons John Lewis Partnership Liberty Living The Penderyn Distillery Steinway & Sons Valero Wales & West Utilities
The Friends of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Jean Davies The late Leonard and Marian Jones The late Peter Kearney The late Sir Charles Mackerras CBE FRWCMD Eluned H McGrenery The late Gwenllian Phillips in memory of her husband Valerie Pitt David Seligman OBE FRWCMD Ian Stoutzker CBE FRWCMD Valerie Hodges
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We would like to take the opportunity to thank those public bodies, individuals, trusts, foundations and business sponsors who have contributed to the College and continue to support us.
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Cosi Fan Tutte Junior Conservatoire Piano Recital Royal Welsh College Junior Orchestra Community Choir Concert Only Boys Aloud International Choral Gala
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Opera and Dance Classics for Two Pianos Musical Revue: The World Goes ‘Round Neuadd Dora Stoutzker Hall Theatr Bute Theatre Neuadd Dora Stoutzker Hall Foyer | Cyntedd Neuadd Dora Stoutzker Hall Neuadd Dora Stoutzker Hall Neuadd Dora Stoutzker Hall Neuadd Dora Stoutzker Hall
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Royal Welsh College Choralia The School of Night Sinfonia Cymru Opera Scenes: Mr Punch and Me The Ian Stoutzker Prize Explore! Festival The Scottish Ensemble: Seavaigers Balance Exhibition City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) Band
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5.30pm 6pm 1.15pm 7pm 1.15pm 7.30pm 7.30pm Various 1.15pm 1.15pm 7.15pm 7.30pm Various 7.30pm 3.45pm 7.30pm 7.30pm
9 May/Mai – 4 Jul/Gorf 14 May/Mai & 25 Jun/Meh 6 May/Mai 7 May/Mai 9 May/Mai 9 May/Mai 10 May/Mai 13 May/Mai 14 May/Mai 15 May/Mai 15 May/Mai 15 May/Mai 16 – 18 May/Mai 23 May/Mai 24 May/Mai 24 May/Mai 29 May/Mai – 5 Jun/Meh 29 May/Mai – 5 Jun/Meh 30 May/Mai – 5 Jun/Meh 6 Jun/Meh 7 Jun/Meh 7 Jun/Meh 12 Jun/Meh 13 Jun/Meh 14 – 15 Jun/Meh 19 Jun/Meh 21 – 28 Jun/Meh 21 Jun/Meh (2.30pm Mat on 4th) No Sun
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