| New baby girl for Paul and Sara Evans! 01/08/2010 |
| Congratulations to Paul and Sara Evans on the birth of their second daughter. Rhian Fflur was born on the 26th of July. |
| Sounds of the Summer 30/06/2010 |
| The annual summer concert of the Welsh League Brass Band Champions, Burry Port Town Band will take place on Saturday August 7th at the Memorial Hall, Burry Port.
The concert will take the form of a themed performance celebrating the true versatility of the modern brass band. In a variety of themed sets, the evening will see performances of Music from the Movies, a Big Band Set, plus celebrations of World and Celtic music. Tickets are available from Edmond John on 07773 721959 or via email at tickets@burryporttownband.co.uk |
| New baby boy for Gareth & Becky John! 14/06/2010 |
| Congratulations to Gareth and Becky John on the birth of their son! Steffan Gruffudd John born on 8th June weighing in at 7lbs 10oz. |
 | Success at the Urdd 05/06/2010 |
| Congratulations to band solo trombone Tom Scaife on his recent success at the Urdd Eisteddfod, held at Llanerchaeron, Mid Wales.
Tom gave a superb performance of the Lars-Erik Larsson Concertino for Trombone, accompanied by proud mum Jacquie, to come second in the National Final. Footage of the performance can be found at the Urdd website here: http://www.s4c.co.uk/urdd/c_competitions-iau-prynhawn.html | |
 | Llongyfarchiadau 12/04/2010 |
| Congratulations to all at Burry Port on a superb premiere of The Red Lady of Paviland, and particularly Andrew Powell & Menna Elfyn's 'Y Dyn Unig', the new cantata for tenor, harp, mixed choir, children's chorus and brass band, commissioned by Burry Port for the performance.
Particular thanks to Robyn Lyn, Claire Jones, Cor Seingar and all the children from Ysgolion Gymraeg Dewi Sant, Y Dderwyn, Rhydaman and Teilo Sant who performed so well; and thanks also to the Arts Council of Wales, PRSF and Ty Cerdd for their support of the event. | |
 | The Red Lady of Paviland 16/02/2010 |
| Tickets are now on sale for the Burry Port Town Band's exciting new arts project for 2010, The Red Lady of Paviland.
Drawn from a cave on the Gower Peninsula, the project finds its inspiration in the 26 000 year old, ochre stained skeleton discovered there by the Reverend William Buckland in the mid 1800's. A unique and imaginative bi-lingual presentation of Welsh music, history and mythology, the project will feature award winning tenor Robyn Lyn, Royal Harpist Claire Jones, Cor Seingar, Massed Children's Chorus and current Welsh League Brass Band Champions Burry Port Town Band. Premiering at the Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen on Thursday April 1, the centrepiece of the performance will be the world premiere performance of ‘Y Dyn Unig’, a new and evocative cantata by platinum album selling Welsh composer Andrew Powell and leading Welsh poet Menna Elfyn, specially commissioned for the performance. The performance will be presented by Professor Mark Brake and is supported by a Steps to New Music Award from the PRSF and Arts Council of Wales, and additional support from Ty Cerdd. Further information on the project can be found at http://www.croberts100.com/the-red-lady-of-paviland.html Tickets are available from the Lyric Theatre Box Office Tel: 0845 226 3510 www.carmarthenshiretheatres.co.uk | |