Music in Education
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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Wales International Harp Festival
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 | Music in Education | No Comments
Wales Inernational Harp Festival: Composition Workshop with Owain Llwyd. Owain specialises in music for the media, and is going to concentrate on programmatic music (stage/film etc). He will also concentrate on both the A level and GCSE requirements.
The pieces were performed by harpists Angharad Wyn Jones and Eleanor Turner.
Prospero - Fantasy Opera
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 | Music, Music in Education, Opera | No Comments
Prospero is an exciting new opera based on the artist Rex Whistler’s designs for the 1935 RSC production of The Tempest, by award winning artists; composer Owain Llwyd, poet Peredur Davies and Claire Jones, Royal Harpist. Directed by Annabel Chalk, the opera will be performed by professional musicians, pupils from Ysgol Bryn Elian and pupils from eleven local primary schools, including Ysgol Tan Y Marian, Ysgol Hen Golwyn, Ysgol Cynfran, Ysgol Llanddulas and Ysgol Rowen.
Ysgol Bryn Elian and the primary schools are involved in the National Trust’s “school arts partnership”, an initiative sponsored by Sky which offers the opportunity for schools to work on arts projects at a trust property.
The Opera was performed at three venues;
Plas Newydd, Venue Cymru, and Theatre Harlech.
Produced in association with Arts Council of Wales and Sky.
Celtic Media Festival Nominations 2009
Sunday, January 25th, 2009 | Film Music, Media Music, Music, Music in Education, Opera | No Comments
Two productions with music by Owain have been shortlisted for awards in this year’s ‘Celtic Media Festival’ to be held in Caernarfon, Wales in March 2009.
The first is under the ‘Arts’ category for BBC’s ‘Before Your Eyes: Cofi Opera’, a documentary following the story of an ambitious project to create a community opera on the Ysgubor Goch estate in Caernarfon. Owain wrote the music for the opera with the children as part of a music in education project run by Cofis Bach. Producer: Marc Edwards.
The second nomination is under the ‘Short Drama’ category for Rhys Edwards’ film ‘The Project’.
Synopsis: Dylan has an idea to try and convince American Tourists that they have stumbled into a musical. In preparing for this, he recruits Bob, a genius farmer who has ‘Shepherd’s Tourettes’ , and Ianto the Swear, a foul mouthed musician. After deciding on the setting and subject of the musical, Dylan rounds up the Americans to Castell Dolbadarn for a fitting finale.
The Festival is an annual three-day celebration of broadcasting, film talent and excellence from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall and Brittany.
Composers of Wales / ‘Art Song’ Workshops
Saturday, January 24th, 2009 | Music, Music in Education | No Comments
In conjunction with ‘Composers of Wales’ and The Arts Council of Wales, during February and March Owain will be visiting 3 Welsh medium secondary schools in North Wales on a Music in Education project.
The aim of the project is for the A-Level Music Students to compose an ‘Art Song’. This will then be performed and recorded by a professional singer and pianist.
Plas Newydd 2008 - Film Music in Education
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 | Film Music, Music in Education | No Comments
The second year running in the National Trust School Arts Project took place in Plas Newydd, Anglesey mid June this year. This involved Owain leading music composition workshops with two schools from the local area - Ysgol Y Plas (Junor School Yr 6) and Ysgol Bryn Elian (Secondary School Yr 7).
This year, the children scripted, starred in and filmed their own short film entitled ‘House of Memories’ in and around the National Trust property. They then went on to compose themes for the soundtrack. The final creation was performed live to video with the Watahiki String Quartet (Manchester) and Harpist to the Prince of Wales, Claire Jones.
Cofi Opera
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 | Music in Education, Opera | No Comments
‘Daily Post’ Article March 08
YOUNGSTERS on a housing estate are preparing to stage their very own opera.
Trwbl yn y Gwynt (Trouble in the wind) is a fusion of classical music and rap by Cwmni Cofis Bach.
Caernarfon residents are known colloquially as “Cofis”.
The word “Cofi” is also used locally in Caernarfon to describe the local dialect.
A multi-media production using black and white footage of Lloyd George and from the First World War, it offers a rare opportunity to hear the voice of the former Prime Minister speaking at the National Eisteddfod during wartime and asking: “Why should we not sing?”
With music by young composer Owain Llwyd and words by Meirion McIntyre Huws, Trwbl yn y Gwynt is based on “the ups and downs of Caernarfon life”.
The two have spent the last six months working with the children and youth of the Ysgubor Goch estate, Caernarfon to create and compose words and music for the opera which will be staged at Noddfa Community Centre on Saturday, March 29.
This week the cast will be busy on rehearsals.
Among the stars taking part in the unique collaboration are prize winning tenor Robyn Lyn and soprano Llio Evans.
Also appearing is rapper and beat boxer Ed Holden from the band Genod Droog.
Cwmni Cofis Bach coordinator and artistic director Manon Llwyd said: “This is a one act opera and consists of up-and-coming, home-grown talent.
“It also mixes the same with professional classical/contemporary artistes, actresses, winning Eisteddfod bards, and musicians prevalent in the contemporary Welsh music scene.”
Since its birth four years ago Cwmni Cofis Bach secured grants from varying sources such as BBC Children in Need, Welsh Assembly Government, Tai Eryri and others to stage shows.
The sessions are held in Noddfa – the estate’s focal point and its place of worship.
Ms Llwyd said: “I have no doubt that without this project, and the associated funding, that the children of the Ysgubor Goch estate would not be afforded access to such a programme.”
taken from www.lloydgeorgesociety.org.uk
Lloyd George in Opera
Youngsters from a housing estate in Caernarfon are to appear in an opera together with old footage of David Lloyd George. With music by young composer Owain Llwyd and words by Meirion McIntyre Huws, Trwbl yn y Gwynt (Trouble in the Wind) is described as being based on “the ups and downs of Caernarfon life”.
This will be a multi-media production using black and white footage of Lloyd George and film from the First World War. It will feature a rare opportunity to hear the voice of the former Prime Minister speaking at the National Eisteddfod during wartime and asking: “Why should we not sing?”
The one-act opera, a fusion of classical music and rap, will be staged at Noddfa Community Centre on Saturday, March 29.
Cofi Opera - view it here
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 | Music, Music in Education, Opera | No Comments
‘Cofi Opera’ - Music in Education project.
Here is the whole 1hr Opera filmed by the BBC.
National Trust Music in Education Project
Monday, May 21st, 2007 | Music in Education | No Comments
An exciting music in Education project is taking place at the beautiful surroundings of Plas Newydd, Anglesey. Owain has been commissioned by the National Trust to write a 20minute work for GCSE pupils at Ysgol Syr Hugh, Caernarfon and Ysgol Bryn Elian, Colwyn Bay. This piece is to be performed along side an ensemble from the University of Wales, Bangor and the percussionist Dewi Ellis Jones on the 23rd of June at the Music Room, Plas Newydd.
Owain will be composing music based on his various workshops with the pupils. This will also involve writing music for 3 short films taken by the 6th Marquess of Anglesey.
During the performance there will also be an exhibition of the art created by Art students at Ysgol Bryn Elian, in response to their visit to the National Trust property.
This project is sponsored by Sky.
