Eisteddfod
Owain’s Music Jukebox
Wednesday, December 31st, 1969 | Advert Music, Concert works, Eisteddfod, Film Music, Library Music, Media Music, Music, Music in Education, Opera, Orchestral Works, TV / Radio Appearances, TV Music, Univeristy | No Comments
Showreel
Saturday, August 7th, 2010 | Advert Music, Concert works, Eisteddfod, Film Music, Library Music, Media Music, Music, Music in Education, Opera, Orchestral Works, TV / Radio Appearances, TV Music, Univeristy | No Comments
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‘Sioe Gelf’ - Interview
Friday, March 2nd, 2007 | Advert Music, Eisteddfod, TV / Radio Appearances, Univeristy | No Comments
‘Sioe Gelf’ - Interview with Owain on S4/C.
In Welsh - talking about writing music for adverts.
White Order of the Gorsedd of Bards
Monday, August 2nd, 2004 | Eisteddfod | No Comments
On Monday 2nd August 2004, Owain Llwyd was invested with the greatest honour the Eisteddfod can bestow, and initiated into membership of the highest order of the Gorsedd of Bards.
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- The scene at the moment Owain Llwyd was raised to the White Order by the Chief Bard Robyn Llyn at the Gorsedd Stones on the Field at Newport National Eisteddfod 2004. Each of the new members have a small conversation with Robyn. In Owains case he was reminded that even though he'd won twice he doesn't get two sets of the white robes! Also he, of course, he is unable to compete again for the Music Medal, two wins and you're out!
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- Waiting patiently for their turn to be raised into the white order of the Gorsedd of Bards at National Eisteddfod in Newport 2004 are Owain Llwyd (Music Medal, winner Meifod 2003 and winner Newport 2004) with Twm Morys (Winner of the Chair in Meifod 2003).
Done the Double!
Saturday, July 31st, 2004 | Eisteddfod | No Comments
Just a couple of months after winning the Main Composers Medal at this years Urdd National Eisteddfod, Owain Llwyd scoops the Music Composition Medal and the £2500 prize-money at the Newport National Eisteddfod for the second time. He is the youngest ever to win the award twice in succession.
The 20 yr old University of Wales, Bangor student from Glyndyfrdwy, near Corwen, was highly praised by the judges Ann Griffiths and Richard Elfyn Jones for his humourous piece for Flute and Harp depicting a fictional story between a cat and a pigeon.
This is his fourth Composition Medal and his second at the National. Only two wins are permitted so Owain is unable to compete again in the National.
It’s been a special year for Owain yet again, this time he was honoured with admittance to the Gorsedd of Bards, White Order, at the National Eisteddfod, probably one of the youngest ever to enter the White Order.
He has just completed his second year at the Music Department of Bangor University and his preparations for the third year include performing Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with the University Orchestra before Christmas this year and he is writing an overture for the orchestra to be premiered in March next year. He his also preparing for the LRSM piano examination and is going to do extra studies in media and film music between his 3rd and 4th years in University.
‘Young Composer’ of Wales 2004
Wednesday, June 9th, 2004 | Eisteddfod | No Comments
Bangor student chaired as official ‘Young Composer’ of Wales
The Medal for Music Composition at the Urdd National Eisteddfod held in Anglesey this year was won by Owain Llwyd, 20, from Glyndyfrdwy, Corwen, Denbighshire. He’s been composing since he was eight years old when he was a pupil at Ysgol Gynradd Glyndyfrdwy. He was Headboy at Ysgol Y Berwyn, Y Bala, and he has just finished his second year studying for a BMus degree at the University College of Wales Bangor.
There were nine competitors and the work was adjudicated by the composer from Anglesey, Gareth Glyn. His comments were extremely positive: “I’m glad to say that the standard was on the whole extremely high… I had immense pleasure studying the entries, and I was delighted to see that there is a sound future for composing in Wales.”
Owain’s musical highlights include winning the Composer’s Medal at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Cardiff in 2002, winning the piano solo competition three times in a row, and winning the Instrumental Blue Riband for 16-19 yr olds at the 2002 National Eisteddfod in St David’s National Eisteddfod. The biggest honour for Owain was receiving the Musician’s Medal open competition at the National Eisteddfod of Wales 2003 - the youngest ever to do so.
The work entitled ‘3 Images for Piano Solo’ has three movements based on a poem by Professor Gwyn Thomas, ‘Da Ydoedd’ inspired by the excitement of the creation. Owain composed the work in his room in JMJ Halls of residence at Bangor, and the influences on the work include composers such as Debussy, Ravel, Hindermith, William Mathias and Alun Hoddinott.
He would like to thank his parents and his brother for all their support and encouragement, and all his friends at JMJ, and the Music Department at the University College of Wales Bangor. He would especially like to thank Wyn Thomas in the music department for his guidance. The ceremony was sponsored by Anglesey Aluminium.
Owain Llwyd also came second, and Eleri Pound, from Headingley, an individual member from outside Wales came third.
Musician’s Medal 2003
Saturday, August 2nd, 2003 | Eisteddfod | No Comments
National Eisteddfod of Wales, Montgomeryshire and the Marches
Musician’s Medal Competition - Saturday August 2, 2003
Press Release
The Musician’s Medal competition at the National Eisteddfod - Montgomeryshire and the Marches this year asked for an original composition for piano solo in any form to last no longer than 6 minutes. In addition to receiving the Musician’s Medal given by the Welsh Music Guild the winner receives a cash prize of 500 which is given in memory of Mr and Mrs H.P.Davies, Welshpool and their son, Eryl. A scholarship worth 2,000 is also offered by the Wales-America National Institution to promote the career of the winning composer.
There were ten competitors and the work was adjudicated by Iwan Llewelyn-Jones and John Jones and they both agree that ‘Y Swyngyfareddwr’ deserves the prize and the commendation and that the work shows robust conviction and definite promise.
The winner is Owain Llwyd of Fferm Fron Isaf, Glyndyfrdwy, Corwen, Denbighshire. He was born in 1984 which makes him nineteen years old. He started composing when he was eight years old as a pupil in Glyndyfrdwy Primary School. From that school he went to Ysgol Y Berwyn, Bala where he became head boy and followed an A level course in Music, Welsh, Mathematics and Drama before going on to University of Wales, Bangor to study for a BMus degree. His main instrument is the piano but he also plays the violin and clarinet.
His musical highlights until now were the Cheif Composer’s Medal at the 2002 Cardiff Urdd National Eisteddfod and winning the piano solo at the National Eisteddfod three times in succession and taking the Instrumental Blue Riband for those between 16 and 19 at the National Eisteddfod in St. David’s last year. He has also won consistently in the music composition section of the National Eisteddfod but this is the first time he has competed in the Musician’s Medal competition. He has established a music publishing company called Cerdd AMOS Music with his father and his brother.
He wishes to thank his parents and his brother for all their encouragement and support and would particularly like to pay tribute ti Aunty Ada who lives next door, his first piano teacher, and she is the reason he is here today by passing her piano skills to him and also her love of music in general.
The work is a series of movements based on a series of images of places which are important to him. The work was composed in his room at Neuadd John Morris Jones in Bangor about a week before the closing date and musical influences on the work are Impressionism, jazz and composers such as Ravel, Charles Ives and Bartok.
The first movement was inspired by a picture of his father from the hills around Bryneglwys and all through the movement there are descriptions like the flash of the lens and the mist on the water. The second movement is a reaction to a cold experience he had one morning when he was walking on Bangor pier in thick fog. Before reaching the sea he saw two Japanese girls walking off the pier looking as though they had walked out of heaven. When he reached the end of the pier he heard a loud noise in front of him. The noise was that of a boat but he couldn’t see it only hear it passing right in front of him - an otherworldly experience. He went back to his room in the college and composed the second movement as a reaction to that experience. The music is otherworldly, chromatic and atonal but, even so, there are minor chords at times which brings the music back down to earth.
The third movement is a reaction to another picture of his father’s, a picture of muddy water under Llangollen bridge when the floods came. The style is similar to Bartok with rhythmic jazz influences. This is an energetic movement and one which conceals the themes of the first movement delicately.
Main Composer 2002
Wednesday, May 1st, 2002 | Eisteddfod | No Comments
His composition ‘Yr Odl-Gudd’ (The Hidden Rhyme) was the prize-winning piece at the National Urdd Eisteddfod’s Main Composers Competition in 2002 for composers up to age 25 years.
‘Yr Odl-Gudd’ (The Hidden Rhyme) is a series of 3 piano duets, the second movement was composed when he was 15 years old and the outer movements were added in February 2002. Part of Dr. Pwyll ap Sion’s adjudication says ‘An exciting composition in a modern and popular style’ and ‘I was left wanting to hear more, which is a sure sign of a composer’s ability to keep the listener’s interest’.
SHOWREEL Website
Thursday, January 1st, 1970 | Advert Music, Concert works, Eisteddfod, Film Music, Library Music, Media Music, Music, Music in Education, Opera, Orchestral Works, TV / Radio Appearances, TV Music, Univeristy | No Comments
To explore Owain’s showreel follow this link … it has extracts from Owain’s music for film and tv with video clips and photos.