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FORTHCOMING CONCERTS
November 30th 2024
BBC Hoddinott Hall, WMC
December 7th 2024
All Saints Church, Mumbles
RECENT CONCERT REPERTOIRE
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All Saints Church, Mumbles
May 4th 2024
St Elvans Church, Aberdare
May 18th 2024
A celebration of Welsh composers
Daniel Jones
Karl Jenkins
William Mathias
Morfydd Owen
Alun Hoddinott
Stephen McNeff
Chris Marshall
Lowri Mair Jones
Wales Millennium Centre
December 2nd 2023 - BBC Hoddinott Hall Cardiff
WALTON: Spitfire Prelude & Fugue
DVORAK: Cello Concerto (soloist Ben Tarlton)
HOLST: Somerset Rhapsody
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring
Derek Holvey Memorial Concert
November 4th 2023 - St Elvan's Church, Aberdare
WALTON: Spitfire Prelude & Fuge
GRACE WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture
Llandaff
July 22nd 2023 - Llandaff Cathedral
ELGAR: Cockaigne Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Tuba Concerto (soloist Dafydd Owen)
and Job: A Masque for Dancing
Porthcawl
April 1st 2023 - All Saints Church
ROSSINI: William Tell Overture
MOZART: Horn Concerto no. 4 (soloist Branwen Thistlewood)
BRAHMS: Symphony no. 2
Shakespeare Night
3rd December 2022 - Hoddinott Hall
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
WALTON: Henry V Suite
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Serenade to Music
BERNSTEIN: West Side Story Symphonic Dances
PORTER (arr. MOSS): Selections from Kiss Me Kate
Helena Braithwaite Memorial Concert
25th June 2022 - St David's Hall
BRAHMS: Academic Festival Overture
ELGAR: Great is the Lord*
ORFF: Carmina Burana*
* with Cantorion Ardwyn
RSO's Tribute to Jeff Lloyd
2nd April 2022 - Porthcawl Pavilion
MOZART: Overture from The Marriage of Figaro
MATHIAS: Serenade for Small Orchestra
NEIL DAY: Memoria Prioris (world premiere)
MASSENET: Meditation (soloist Carl Darby)
WILLIAMS: Schindler's List Theme
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5
Wales Millennium Centre
4th December 2021 - BBC Hoddinott Hall Cardiff
BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture
SAINT-SAENS: Danse Marcabre
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Greensleeves
MAHLER: Symphony No. 1
A Night of Russian Music
7th December 2019 - BBC Hoddinott Hall Cardiff
GLINKA: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
A Night of American Music
6th July 2019, 7pm - All Saints Church, Porthcawl
GERSHWIN: Cuban Overture
GERSHWIN: Catfish Row (Suite from Porgy and Bess)
COPLAND: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
WILLIAMS: Star Wars
13th April 2019 - Bethel Baptist Centre, Pontyclun
BRAHMS: Requiem
Enigma Variations
6th April 2019 - Bethel Baptist Centre, Pontyclun
ROSSINI: Overture to the Barber of Seville
MOZART: Flute and Harp Concerto
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
Revelling in The Present
1st December 2018 - Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Our 50th anniversary celebration concert.
We were joined by Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda Choir:
MOZART: Marriage of Figaro Overture
STRAVINSKY: Pulcinella Suite
HOLST: The Planets
Celebrating The Past
7th July 2018 - All Saints Church, Porthcawl
Looking back over the last 50 years, in this concert we welcomed
back past conductors to share in the success of the orchestra.
Each conductor specially selected their own piece to conduct,
resulting in a wonderfully varied programme!
MENDELSSOHN: Hebrides Overture
DVORAK: 2 Slavonic Dances
MALCOLM ARNOLD: Cornish Dances
BERNSTEIN: On the Waterfront Suite
WAGNER: Rienzi Overture
LEROY ANDERSON: Belle of the Ball
BERNSTEIN: Candide Suite
Looking To The Future
24th March 2018 - Llantrisant Leisure Centre, Llantrisant
Looking forward to the next 50 years, the RSO teamed up
with school players from Rhondda Cynon Taff for a
memorable experience. The programme featured
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No.2 (The 'London')
performed by the RSO, before being joined by the best
school players in the region for short pieces by ARNOLD
and COPLAND plus popular sound-tracks from
Pirates of the Caribbean and Wicked.
December 2017 - Bethel Baptist Centre, Pontyclun
WAGNER: Die Meistersinger Overture
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Cappriccio Espagnol
SCHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5
October 2017 - Llantrisant Leisure Centre, Llantrisant (in aid of Voices for Hospices)
VERDI: Requiem
July 2017 - All Saints Church, Porthcawl
BERNSTEIN: 'Candide' Overture
COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
BARBER: Adagio for Strings
ROSAURO: Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra
COPLAND: 'Billy the Kid' Suite
April 2017 - Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge
BRAHMS: Academic Festival Overture
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 3 'The Eroica'
December 2016 - Bethel Baptist Centre, Pontyclun
SMETANA: Bartered Bride Overture
MUSSORSKY: Night on a Bare Mountain
BIZET: L'Arlésienne
RAVEL: Pavane pour une infante défunte
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird Suite
July 2016 - All Saints Church, Porthcawl
ELGAR: Cockaigne Overture
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra (soloist, 2015 Young Musician of the Valleys, Peter Greenwood)
BRITTEN: Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes'
GRACE WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
MATHIAS: Celtic Dances
ARNOLD: English Dances
HODDINOTT: Welsh Dances Suite
April 2016 - Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
The RSO's return to the Porthcawl Jazz Festival featured a wide range of foot-tapping jazz pops headlined by a Welsh premier of Howard Brubeck's Dialogues for Jazz Combo and Orchestra.
March 2016 - Bethel Baptist Church
MOZART: Magic Flute Overture
HAYDN: Trumpet Concerto
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5