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Elinor Bennett – BLODEUGERDD / A MUSICAL BOUQUET

Elinor Bennett in concert

Join Elinor as she returns to Acapela following her hugely successful concert in 2017.

Elinor has played with most of Britain’s major orchestras and worked with many of the world’s greatest conductors. She has given solo performances in London, Europe, Japan, Australia, America and throughout Wales.

In addition to the full range of Welsh traditional styles she demonstrates a versatility of form, which embraces the work of classical composers of many different periods as well as contemporary ones.

She was the first ever harpist to record the harp arrangements of Joseph Haydn.

Several major composers have written works for her, including Alun Hoddinott, Rhian Samuel, Hilary Tann and Malcolm Williamson. John Metcalf’s ‘Harp Scrapbook’ was the result of a particularly close collaboration and formed the basis of a television documentary for S4C.

Elinor has edited two compilations of new works by Welsh composers called “Living Harp”. She broadcasts regularly on radio and television and is also recognized as one of the world’s leading teachers of the harp, holding workshops throughout Wales and works closely with University Students at Bangor.

An Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, she was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1996 for her services to music. Elinor is married to Dafydd Wigley, Honorary President of Plaid Cymru and of course just in case you did not know is mother to Acapela Managing Director and owner – Hywel Wigley!

ELINOR BENNETT (Telyn /Harp)

BLODEUGERDD    /     A  MUSICAL  BOUQUET

Detholiad o gerddoriaeth clasurol i gyda  chaneuon traddodiadol o Gymru.

Music from the classical repertoire  with traditional songs from Wales

J.S.Bach                                              Bourée

Scarlatti                                               Sonata in A

John Parry                                          Sonata Rhif / No 1 (1761)

  • Allegro
  • Aria con variazione
  • Gavotte

Dussek                                                Sonata in C minor

  • Allegro
  • Andantino
  • Rondo – Allegro

John Thomas                                     Welsh Melodies

Albert Roussel                                   Impromptu

 

EGWYL  /  INTERVAL

Paul Hindemith                                  Sonata (1939)

  • Massig Schnell
  • Lebhaft
  • Lied

John Metcalf                                       Y Ddwy Chwaer / The Two Sisters

Grace Williams                                   Hiraeth

Caneuon Cariad  a Hen Benillion   Love songs and Old Stanzas

William Mathias                                Santa Fe Suite

  • Landscape
  • Nocturne
  • Sun Dance

 

Book a table for pre-concert dining

Acapela Studio provides pre-concert dining between 6.00pm and 7.30pm from our wood burning pizza oven. To view the current menu visit here.

Please purchase your concert tickets first before booking a table. We will not accept any table bookings that do not have a corresponding ticket purchase.

Then return to the event page to book your table, by selecting the date of your event, number of diners and time you require table. The times shown are the only vacancies left.  Please complete your email and phone number as this is required to ensure your table is allocated. You will receive confirmation of your booking by email and text.

If on the date you have chosen no tables are available - no times will be shown and the booking system will revert you back to todays date - PLEASE ENSURE YOU BOOK THE CORRECT DATE!

PLEASE NOTE THE VENUE RELIES ON THE INCOME FROM DINING TO ENSURE WE CAN BOOK ALL THE GREAT ACTS PERFORMING.

Income from the provision of pizzas is very important to the venue and if you have booked a table it is a requirement that all people sat at tables order food - a salad alternative is available to pizzas. Please do ensure that all individuals will be ordering on your table - if  this is not the case please cancel your table so others who are looking to dine can do so. Our apologies to raise this but recently we have had many tables (some very large) where less than 50% of those sat at tables have ordered food. Financially this is a real problem to the sustainability of the venue. 

  • All seating at tables must purchase a pizza - so please do not book a table if everyone is not eating.
  • Please ensure that you arrive 10 minutes before the time slot allocated to order your pizzas prior to your booking time.
  • Tables not seated within 15 minutes of the allocated time may be lost and allocated to other audience members wishing to order pizzas.
  • If you wish to book a table for 6 or more please email info@acapela.co.uk

Please note that all of our pizzas are made fresh to order and cooked in an authentic wood-fired oven. It may take up to 45 minutes to be served during busy periods.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO BOOK A TABLE YOU CAN STILL ORDER PIZZAS ON THE NIGHT (USUALLY ON BUSY NIGHTS NO LATER THAN  7.15PM) AND WE WILL SERVE THEM TO YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE SAT IN THE VENUE - IN A PIZZA BOX.  

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