Name: St David's Day: Welsh Myth and Legend - Past and Present
Start: 2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: St David's Hall

Organization

Conductor

Jac van Steen

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Marta Fontanals-Simmons

Bass-baritone

Paul Carey Jones

Orchestra

BBC Welsh National Orchestra

Others

BBC National Chorus of Wales

St David's Day: Welsh Myth and Legend - Past and Present

Cardiff

United Kingdom

St David's Hall

St David's Day: Welsh Myth and Legend - Past and Present: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Approved

A land long shrouded in myth and legend, storytelling and music have, and still do combine to forge Welsh culture. From the fabled stories in The Mabinogion with its tales of romance, tragedy and heroic sagas, to otherworldly folklore speaking of dragons, faeries, brave knights and patron saints, many in Wales have grown up with these much-loved stories.

Myth is not just a thing of the past in Wales though, the ability to weave together narrative and music is as relevant today as it has always been. From current Welsh folk ballads and music born in urban areas of the nation, to reflections of ancient Welsh myths told afresh by contemporary composers.

Join BBC NOW and conductor Jac van Steen for a St David’s Day concert that will celebrate the diverse traditions of the storytelling Wales is so famous for!

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble