2017

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

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.