September 2019

The symphonic poem 'Gododdin' and 1st harp concerto ('Amaterasu') with soloist Hannah Stone, are featured on this new CD from Heritage Records. Many thanks to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Gavin Sutherland.

July 2019

Pendyrus Male Choir gave the first public performance of the commission piece 'Ffynhonnau' (Streams) in their programme in Gŵyl Fawr Aberteifi (the Cardigan Eisteddfod) - and won the competition.  The work sets words from the poem of the same name by Rhydwen Williams. The choir sang it again in the National Eisteddfod on 10 August.

 

June 2019

After a gap of twenty years since its première, Classy Classics, for unison children's voices and symphony orchestra, was performed by Birmingham schoolchildren and the orchestra of Welsh National Opera, in the Town Hall, Birmingham, on 30 June.

Hear the first performance by clicking here!

May 2019

Gareth composed a piece for organ without organist for the Vale of Glamorgan Festival - 'Pendramwnwgl' ('Pell-mell').  It's performed on several occasions by Astrid, the Dutch street organ, starting on 18 May at 11.00 in the Millennium Centre, Cardiff, and then in different locations over the subsequent months, including the National Eisteddfod in Llanrwst.

September 2018

Following the success of Gareth's first opera, Wythnos yng Nghymru Fydd, work is now in progress on a second - an adaptation of Caradog Prichard's classic Un Nos Ola Leuad, one of the very few Welsh-language novels to be translated into multiple languages. The plans are for OPRA Cymru to perform the opera in 2020. Watch this space!

11 June

Two CDs containing works by Gareth (Anglesey Seascapes and A Snowdon Overture) are now available again after having been previously deleted.  You can listen to them on this website, and buy the CDs from Presto Classical - click here.

24 May

There was an enthusiastic response to the new chamber work To the Four Winds in Ensemble Cymru's recent tour, with reviewers using such words as 'stunning', 'wonderful', 'heartfelt', 'magical' and 'masterly'!

 

20 April

Numerous scores of Gareth Glyn's works are now available in pdf form to download free!  Click on purchase/hire/download.  More to come soon.

 

 

30 March 2018

A new piece by Gareth, Cytgerdd, receives its first performances on 6 April in the International Harp Festival in Caernarfon. It's the test piece for the most advanced harpists, and was composed to celebrate the 90th birthday of the harpist Osian Ellis.

29 March 2018

Gareth composed a nonet, To the Four Winds, for Ensemble Cymru's 15th anniversary tour in May 2018, with performances in Cardiff, Aberystwyth, Pwllheli, Cilcain, Llandudno, Holyhead, Bangor and Caernarfon. 

27 January 2018

Gareth's opera, Wythnos yng Nghymru Fydd, won the award for Best Production in the Welsh Language in the Wales Theatre Awards 2018.

 

2018

Gareth Glyn's new opera, Wythnos yng Nghymru Fydd (A Week in a Future Wales), has been nominated in four categories for the Wales Theatre Awards 2018: Best Sound (=music); Best Production in the Welsh Language; Best Male in an Opera Production (Robyn Lyn Evans); and Best Welsh Touring Production.

2017

Gareth Glyn's new opera, Wythnos yng Nghymru Fydd (A week in a Future Wales) received its first ever performances on 10 and 11 November in the Pontio centre, Bangor before going on tour through Wales. More details here.

The full score can be viewed here.

Available now - the CD of Gareth Glyn's songs for tenor, with star soloists Rhys Meirion, Elgan Llŷr Thomas and Rhodri Prys Jones and the acclaimed accompanist Annette Bryn Parri. More details here.

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March 2015
The orchestral commissioned work ‘Gododdin’, which received its world première in the North Wales International Music Festival in 2014, in a performance by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, now available for listening on this website. Click here (then Orchestra and Band). – more

February 2015
Since the orchestral commissioned work ‘Gododdin’ received its world première in the North Wales International Music Festival in 2014, in a performance by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, it has so far been broadcast three times on different dates, and on different BBC stations – Radio 3, Radio Wales and Radio Cymru – more

September 2014
Gareth’s latest orchestral commission work, ‘Gododdin’, received its world première in a performance given by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in the North Wales International Music Festival on 27 September – more

July 2013
Gareth’s work for symphony orchestra and actors, ‘The Mission of SPM-1’ was performed in the International Eisteddfod at Llangollen by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, before an audience of at least three thousand children from many parts of Wales and beyond. – more

June 2013
Gareth has begun work on a Welsh opera. His intention is to create a work based on one of the 20th century’s most important novel in the language, ‘Wythnos yng Nghymru Fydd’ (A Week in a Future Wales) by Islwyn Ffowc Elis. Come back to this webpage to follow developments as they happen. – more

May 2013
A capacity crowd of thousands filled Trafalgar Square in London for an open-air concert given by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, including a performance of Gareth’s special arrangement of Berlioz’s ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ which incorporates young players into the ensemble. – more

July 2012
Gareth Glyn was accorded the privilege of being invited to make the special arrangement of ‘Nimrod’ by Elgar used in the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July – more

June 2012
You can now view several videos of works by Gareth Glyn on this website – just go to “Video and Picture Gallery”.

September 2011
MusicWeb International

You can read the full review here.