BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rhyl Music Club - ECPv6.18.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rhyl Music Club X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://rhylmusic.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rhyl Music Club REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261028T210000 DTSTAMP:20260421T101145Z CREATED:20260410T095642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T101145Z UID:10493-1793214000-1793221200@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Guitar music and a capella choir music DESCRIPTION:Dowland\, De La Halle\, Dag Wiren\, plus unnamed Latin composers for guitarist. \nCanorus was formed principally to sing polyphonic music of the Renaissance period\, and the group is kept deliberately small.  We are pleased to contribute to the John Dowland celebrations this year\, and we are also delighted to be singing some Palestrina – one of our favourite composers!  We are sufficiently broad-minded to include some marvellous pieces by Stanford\, Elgar and Finzi\, and hope you will enjoy listening as much as we will enjoy performing! \n \n  \n  \n    URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/guitar-music-and-a-capella-choir-music/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2026-27 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/canorus2-rotated.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T210000 DTSTAMP:20261012T144514Z CREATED:20260407T102529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T144514Z UID:10385-1792004400-1792011600@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Rose and Matthew Mclachlan Piano Duo DESCRIPTION:Owing to illness we have to revert to a solo concert by Matthew McLachlan. Some of the original music stays but Chopin will now be included. Our apologies for this and we trust you will still enjoy the concert\nRose and Matthew Mclachlan Piano Duo \nRachmaninoff    6 Morceaux piano duet\nLiszt    Paganini Etudes   solo\nRavel    Mother Goose Suite piano duet\nChopin    2nd Scherzo  solo\nScriabin    7th Sonata   solo\nApologies about the Ginastera going missing\nRose and Matthew have been welcome visitors at our Club since their early teens being involved in concerts including Mozart and Beethoven Piano Concertos as well as solo recitals. We remember Rose’s first concert as being deeply affecting – technical excellence but with serious musicality. Matthew most recently gave us a solo performance of massive virtuosity. Tonight’s concert features popular works for both soloist and duo. Finally we get to hear La Valse in Rhyl\, a piece astride two worlds – late Romantic music but with a decidedly modern twist. \nhttps://pianosummerschool.com/profile/name/rose-mclachlan/ \nhttps://matthewmclachlan.co.uk/ URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/rose-and-matthew-mclachlan-piano-duo/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2026-27 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Concert2026-2-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T210000 DTSTAMP:20260811T134505Z CREATED:20260407T102042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T134505Z UID:10377-1790794800-1790802000@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Piano Quartets DESCRIPTION:Mary Hofman violin Emma Shepherd viola  Rebecca Knight cello Richard Ormrod piano \nBrahms No 3 \nMartinu H287 \nPiano quartets are perhaps the most accessible music form and to get our season off to a popular start\, we have a quartet of superb musicians. Richard and Mary are known to most of us but we also have two other players of repute. Emma Shepherd is a regular Principal Viola with numerous orchestras and uses her expertise in films and games music. Rebecca Knight has similar experience with chamber orchestras but of late has extended her interests to electronic composition and especially in bringing together music and natural world soundscapes. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/piano-quartets/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2026-27 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Concert2026-1-1-e1776770734721.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T210000 DTSTAMP:20260216T085440Z CREATED:20250721T120946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T085440Z UID:9857-1774465200-1774472400@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:The Stephen Pritchard Roberts Memorial Concert DESCRIPTION:Erin Rossington\, soprano\nEllis Thomas piano \nDvorak\, Gypsy Songs.\n\nDvorak  Song to the moon\n\nAmy Beach romantic songs\n\nWelsh composers E T Davies\, Haydn Morris and D E Edwards\n\nRichard Strauss songs\nErin has a growing reputation in the opera world\, performing regularly on the concert platform and on stage. Amongst a number of awards\, she won the International Voice of the Future at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod; the Lieder Prize at David Clover Singers Platform in 2019 and 2020 and the prestigious Elizabeth Harwood Memorial Prize at RNCM in 2019. She has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall and appeared at Buxton\, Aldeburgh and Buenos Aires. I was especially interested to see that she is working with musicians we have been delighted by\, the Carducci String Quartet. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/the-stephen-pritchard-roberts-memorial-concert-2/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1040-erin-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T210000 DTSTAMP:20250721T092520Z CREATED:20250714T071900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T092520Z UID:9783-1773255600-1773262800@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Llyr Williams DESCRIPTION:Beethoven\, Piano Sonata no.8\, in C minor\, op.13 Pathétique \nSchumann\, Kreisleriana op.16 \nChopin\, Piano Sonata no.3 in B minor\, Op.58 \nThis programme is in memory of Michael Tierney \nOur new Club President visits us with a programme that will be highly popular. \nLlyr Williams was an early Muriel Lewis awardee and we certainly made a good choice back then because he has gone on\, becoming a world class pianist and very much in demand. A recent Guardian review of the way he addressed the vagaries in Schumann’s music considered his interpretation to be “profound” \nLlyr has made a considerable mark in his role as a regular accompanist for the Cardiff; Singer of the World competition URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/llyr-williams/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Llyr-Williams.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260225T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260225T210000 DTSTAMP:20260217T104159Z CREATED:20250721T091954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T104159Z UID:9842-1772046000-1772053200@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Thea Ormrod\, trumpet\, Phoebe Xu\, piano\, Molly Ormrod\, clarinet DESCRIPTION:Beethoven String Quartet Op 18 No 3\nChopin Mazurka Solo piano\nDvorak/Rachmaninov Piano duos \n Interval \nKodaly Violin and cello duo 1st movement\nBohme Trumpet\nTchaikovsky\nDebussy/Grieg Piano duos\nDebussy Cello Sonata\nFantasie Brilliante Trumpet\nLibertango Piano\, clarinet\, trumpet \nOliver Pearce and friends \nThis is our official Young Musicians evening and you will meet a few new musicians\, brought to us by Thea and Oliver. Oliver returns to junior RNCM in the autumn and he will then be allocated ensembles so we wait to hear what music will be available. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/thea-ormrod-trumpet-phoebe-xu-piano-molly-ormrod-clarinet/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/concert6WCOdec2025.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260211T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260211T210000 DTSTAMP:20260104T104903Z CREATED:20250714T071833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260104T104903Z UID:9778-1770836400-1770843600@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Jacky Zhang DESCRIPTION:Chopin       Preludes\nBrahms      Sonata in F minor\nLigeti          Etude no 2\nFor this concert we might have a glimpse into the future. Jacky was a concerto finalist in the 2024 BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. \nSeventeen year old Jacky Zhang is a composer\, pianist\, songwriter\, and producer. He has just completed his final year studying piano and composition at the Royal College of Music. He has won the first prize of the UK Piano Open International Competition in 2020\, Premio Alkan International Piano Competition in 2022\, and both Classical and Romantic sections at the Cantù International Piano and Orchestra Competition in 2023. His broad musical interests include conducting\, historical performance and music for screen as well. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/jacky-zhang/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jackie-Zhang.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260128T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260128T210000 DTSTAMP:20250721T085332Z CREATED:20250721T085236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T085332Z UID:9773-1769626800-1769634000@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Mary Hofman\, violin\, Richard Ormrod\, piano DESCRIPTION:Schubert: 3 Piano pieces D946 \nBach: Partita for solo violin in D minor \nBach: D major keyboard Partita  \nSchubert: Fantasie for violin and piano \nMary and Richard bring a delectable programme and in particular I welcome the solo violin Bach Partita. One Partita often appears as a piano version and we have had both the Brahms and the Busoni transcriptions at the Club but here is the original. The Schubert Fantasie is not so well known but having listened to it recently I can’t understand why it is such an infrequent visitor to music venues. \nThis duo has been a major part of our Club programmes\, deeply involved in the Beethoven 10 violin sonatas project both as performers but also instrumental in setting up the 3 new commissions. Thea and Mollie also appear this season. \n  URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/mary-hofman-violin-richard-ormrod-piano/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/271124-richard22.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260114T210000 DTSTAMP:20250721T085626Z CREATED:20250714T071648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T085626Z UID:9797-1768417200-1768424400@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Solarek Piano Trio DESCRIPTION:Marina Solarek\,violin \nEllen Baumring-Gledhill\, cello \nDiana Cooper\, piano \nA concert devoted to the works of female composers: \nFanny Mendelssohn – Piano Trio \nMel Bonis – Soir et Matin \nand compositions by Rebecca Clarke\, Lili Boulanger and  Dora Pejacevic. \n  \nThe Solarek Piano Trio \nThis long-established group has toured extensively throughout Britain and Europe. Their concerts are well known for their informative and entertaining introductions. Sparkling performances combined with a friendly convivial atmosphere send audiences home elated. \nThe Trio has pioneered the work of neglected female composers\, several of whom feature in this concert. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/solarek-piano-trio/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Solarek-Trio.png ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251210T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251210T210000 DTSTAMP:20251120T112947Z CREATED:20250721T083713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T112947Z UID:9814-1765393200-1765400400@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Welsh Chamber Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Conductor\, Anthony Hose \nwith Jeremy Huw Williams\, baritone and Thea Ormrod\, trumpet \nMozart Serenata Notturna K.239\nHummel Trumpet Concerto in Eb\n– interval –\nPaul Mealor ‘Bendith Gymreig’\nWilliam Mathias ‘Hobed o Hilion’\nBeethoven Symphony 4 in Bb Maj\, Op.60 \nA music club presenting an orchestra with two soloists is quite unusual and special. The WCO has supported our Club for many years and Anthony Hose makes a significant contribution to music throughout Wales and Jeremy Huw Williams continues to tour worldwide. \nWe have a star in the making from our own Music Club in Thea Ormrod\, a young prize-winning trumpeter. \n  \n  URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/welsh-chamber-orchestra-6/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/111224-3468328424_82fa70c5b5_b.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251126T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251126T210000 DTSTAMP:20251120T112331Z CREATED:20250720T180017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T112331Z UID:9822-1764183600-1764190800@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Alicja Kojder and friends from the Royal College of Music DESCRIPTION:There has had to be a programme change for which we apologise. \nMuczynski Fantasy Trio\nBrahms Clarinet Trio op 114\nBrahms Piano Quintet \nAlicja has performed in Rhyl several times and we have followed her career with interest. We are committed to enabling young musicians who have appeared for us to have a number of opportunities as they progress. There is an inclination to seek out new talent\, but our policy is to develop a music relationship with a limited number of students for part of each season. \nThe new concert is \nAlicja Kojder\, piano   Madelaine Napier\, cello and Nathan Quilter\, clarinet \nMuczynski Fantasy Trio\nBrahms Piano Trio\nPiano solos including Chopin and Debussy – this replaces the Brahms Piano Quintet URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/alicja-kojder-and-friends-from-the-royal-college-of-music/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/concert5nov26thkojder2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251112T210000 DTSTAMP:20250721T083745Z CREATED:20250714T071541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T083745Z UID:9792-1762974000-1762981200@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:KairosDuo DESCRIPTION:Carys Nunn saxophone Tom Hall percussion \nSpirit Dance by Graham Instrall  \nBordel 1900 & Café 1930 by Astor Piazzolla Arr. by Tom Hall \nGoing Home by Evelyn Glennie \nStep Inside by Greg Simon \nPièce en forme de Habanera by Maurice Ravel Arr. Nathan Holroyd \nDivertimento by Akira Yuyama \nItsuki Fantasy by Keiko Abe \nÉtude 12 by Eugene Bozza \nNemesis  by Andy Scott  \nMeliai by Jenni Watson \n  \nCarys and Tom formed this duo at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2019 and they now have careers as soloists and in ensembles as large as orchestras. \nPrevious percussionists from RNCM have proved memorable and Tom has a notable accolade ‘International Young Musician of the Future’ at the Llangollen Eistedfodd. \nCarys performs a wide range of music\, classical\, jazz and folk. Her teacher Rob Buckland is a name we recognise from previous saxophonist visitors. One notable award is that she is is a 2025/26 Instrumental Ambassador for the Benedetti Foundation. \nFor those who adored our Chets Big Band last season you will be delighted to hear that Carys was a member of the Manchester University Big band. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/kairosduo/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Carys-and-Tom.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T210000 DTSTAMP:20250721T100538Z CREATED:20250714T071414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T100538Z UID:9782-1761764400-1761771600@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Cantorion Sirenian Singers DESCRIPTION:Conductor\, Jean Stanley Jones MBE \nCANTORION SIRENIAN SINGERS \nFounded in 1990 by the celebrated conductor\, Jean Stanley Jones MBE\, Cantorion Sirenian Singers is a choir of some 40 mixed voices based in North East Wales. \nAchieving international recognition on the competitive and concert platforms\, they are recognised for their unique sound\, excellent technique and breadth of repertoire\, achieving particular recognition for their promotion of Contemporary Welsh music. \nThe choir’s reputation has been founded on its considerable success at British and International Festivals. First prizes were achieved at Budapest\, Cork\, Riva del Garda\, Elgar Festival in Worcester\, Choir of Choirs Newcastle-upon-Tyne\, Freckleton and Peterborough. In 2011 they swept the board at Bangor International Choral Festival (Northern Ireland)\, winning four first prizes and the prestigious Choir of Choirs award. At home they have secured numerous prizes at the National Eisteddfod of Wales\, Aberteifi Festival\, and twice won the mixed competition at Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod before becoming the first Welsh choir to win the coveted Choir of the World Trophy in 1998. \nThe choir has given concerts at leading venues including the Dom Cathedral in Berlin\, the Thomaskirche in Leipzig (where J.S.Bach was Kapellmeister)\, Symphony Hall Birmingham and St. David’s Hall\, Cardiff; appearing with leading artists such as Lesley Garrett\, Bryn Terfel\, Rebecca Evans\, Dennis O’Neill\, Catrin Finch and Philip Madoc\, and in 2015 at Bridgewater Hall\, Manchester\, with Wrexham Symphony Orchestra. \nThe choir was selected to represent Wales in Barcelona during the ‘Wales in Catalonia’ Celebrations and in 2009 and were chosen by the Ballet Rambert as their guest choir in performances at Theatr Clwyd Mold\, of Howard Goodall’s new choral ballet ‘Eternal Light –a Requiem.’ \nIn April 2018 they performed in a whirlwind tour of Rome – seven concerts in three days – at the invitation of the British Ambassador to Italy and the British Ambassador to the Holy See. One of the highlights of this tour was the performance of a Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. The choir returned to Rome on the weekend of the 8th February 2019\, again at the invitation of the British Ambassador to Italy and St Peter’s Basilica\, and they were invited to lead the singing of the National Anthems of Italy and Wales on the pitch at the start of the Wales v Italy Six Nations Rugby match at the Stadio Olimpico\, Rome. \nThe choir once again sang for Wales and Italy on the pitch at the Millennium Stadium\, Cardiff\, on the 1st February at the start of the 2020 Six Nations Rugby Championship. \nCantorion Sirenian Singers regularly appear on radio and television and have released three CDs – ‘Rachmaninov to Rutter’\, ‘Sirenians’ and ‘Christus Natus’. \nJEAN STANLEY JONES MBE \nJean Stanley-Jones is acknowledged as one of Britain’s leading vocal trainers\, choral conductors and adjudicators. \nIn recognition of her success\, she has received numerous national and international awards\, including special prizes for conducting and musicianship at the Bartok Festival in Hungary and at International Festivals in Italy\, Budapest\, Prague\, Brittany and Cork. In the UK\, awards include the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales\, the Elgar Festival\, Sainsbury’s Choir of the Year\, BBC Let the People Sing Competition and Llangollen International Eisteddfod. She was also awarded first prize at the BBC Wales Television Arts Awards for her dedication to and promotion of singing and her policy of commissioning new works. \nJean is the founder and Musical Director of the internationally acclaimed Cantorion Sirenian Singers; an adult mixed voice choir who were the first Welsh choir to win the prestigious Choir of the World competition at Llangollen International Eisteddfod\, together with numerous accolades throughout Europe and the UK. She also founded and was conductor of the Flintshire Senior County Youth Choir and the Four Counties Mixed Youth Choir; the latter involving talented senior students from High Schools and Colleges across Conwy\, Denbighshire\, Flintshire and Wrexham. Jean was the inaugural conductor of the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir and from 1999 – 2001 became the Musical Director of the National Youth Choir of Wales. \nJean has served on many adjudicating panels throughout the U.K. and abroad\, including the first National Choir Olympics held in Linz\, Austria\, the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales and Llangollen International Eisteddfod. In recognition of her contribution to music in Wales\, the University of Wales conferred on her an Honorary Degree of Master of Music in 2000 and in 2004 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. \nFormerly Music Inspector/Adviser for Flintshire\, Denbighshire and Conwy and Head of Music Service for Flintshire\, Jean was given an MBE for her services to choral music in the 2007 Birthday Honours List. \n  URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/cantorion-sirenian-singers/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/concert3october29thsirenians.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251015T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251015T210000 DTSTAMP:20250917T120717Z CREATED:20250709T105942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T120717Z UID:9772-1760554800-1760562000@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Robert Cohen\, cello\, Dina Duisen\, piano plus Seren Harris\, violin DESCRIPTION:Late afternoon teaching class at 5.30-6.30 approx\nRobert Cohen takes a class with local young musician Seren Harris on the 1st Bach Violin Concerto\nA ticket for the evening concert includes free entry to the class session \nEvening concert at 7pm\nClara Schumann 1st of the 3 Romances Op.22\nBeethoven Cello Sonata No 3 A major\nSchubert Winterreise\nMendelssohn Song without Words\nPopper Polonaise de Concert \nRobert Cohen is an internationally-renowned performer and teacher\, taught by Jacqueline du Pre and holding the prestigious William Pleeth chair at RAM. Dina Duisen has been to Rhyl with various other musicians of note and her career is significant. \nRobert wrote the piano/cello version of Winterreise and I have asked them to play a selection but we have another treat in store – a repeat of the teaching/performance occasion from last year\, but this time with our own Young Musician\, violinist Seren Harris. Seren’s solo Irish reel made an immense impression on our audience recently. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDina Duisen  www.dinaduisen.com\n www.robertcohen.info  Robert Cohen URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/robert-cohen-cello-dina-duisen-piano-plus-seren-hamlyn-violin/ LOCATION:Denbighshire CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/concert2cohenduisen2025oct15th2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T210000 DTSTAMP:20250721T084043Z CREATED:20250701T105153Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T084043Z UID:9763-1759345200-1759352400@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Victoria String Quartet DESCRIPTION:Ben Holland and David Greed – violins\nKimi Makino – Viola\nAdrian Bradbury – Cello \nhttp://www.victoriastringquartet.co.uk \nShostakovich Quartet No 4 in D major op 83  (50th anniversary of his death)\nPuccini Crisantemi\nSimon Parkin S8G80\nRavel String Quartet in F major (150th anniversary of his birth) \nIn demand since its formation in 2017\, the Victoria String Quartet has gone on to perform for chamber music societies and festivals throughout the UK and has been hailed as an ensemble ‘brim full with pedigree and wide experience’ (Buxton International Festival)\, performing at venues including Kendal (Lake District Summer Music)\, Pinner and Buxton Festivals\, London\, Manchester (Bridgewater\, RNCM and Stoller halls)\, north Norfolk\, north and west Wales and the Scottish Borders. \nIn addition to gathering return invitations to chamber music societies and festivals\, the Victorias are curating a programme of creative projects: a collection of short chamber works about (and by) Sir John Manduell (Divine Arts)\, a recording of the Weber\, Cooke and Brahms clarinet quintets\, and a CD of string chamber music by Richard Pantcheff (2024 Prima Facie)\, with BBC Radio 3 presenter Tom McKinney. A 2024 autumn residency at Marchmont House in the Scottish Borders saw the Quartet performing and recording a collection of string chamber works by Scottish composer Helen Leach. Enthusiasts for lost and undiscovered works\, in 2022 the Quartet gave the first public performances of Elgar’s Six Fragments for String Quartet and are looking forward to recording them this year. \nSince its inception\, the Quartet has also enjoyed sharing the concert platform with eminent colleagues such as the quartet\, Quatuor Danel\, Peter Hewitt and Irina Andrievsky (piano)\, Leo Popplewell (cello)\, Richard Simpson (oboe) and John Bradbury\, (Clarinet) and working with students. \n  URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/victoria-string-quartet-2/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2025-26 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/victoriarecent.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250326T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250326T210000 DTSTAMP:20250312T135545Z CREATED:20240717T095024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T135545Z UID:9260-1743015600-1743022800@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Lisztomania! DESCRIPTION:Liszt at last! We had to postpone this special evening last season\, but here it is our final concert and featuring Denis Lavin as narrator and Ellis Thomas as pianist.\nThis Liszt project began two to three years ago when I asked Denis to consider another narration concert (following the success of the first about Chopin). Liszt is interesting in so many ways. Some of his compositions are remarkably forward-looking\, while he was the instigator of a new style of musical event – the recital. Female audience members threw their gloves at him – some even tried to smoke his discarded cigar stubs! \n‘You can only guess at the acclaim he received here; people spoke of nothing but wonders and miracles..‘ \nThese are the words of Liszt’s father\, Adam\, who organised his first concert tours. ‘Lisztomania!’was the title of a rather wacky Ken Russell film about Liszt\, starring Roger Daltry. He borrowed the word from Heinrich Heine\, the German poet\, who coined it to describe the effect of a Liszt performance on an audience.\nLiszt was a composer\, conductor\, virtuoso pianist and charismatic super-star who dazzled and beguiled audiences throughout the salons and concert halls of Europe. Liszt invented the modern concert recital\, devising a repertoire of pieces and playing from memory.\nAs a virtuoso pianist\, Liszt’s performances electrified audiences with the flamboyance of his playing. He was a musical genius who possessed a deeply-felt religious temperament\, giving away huge sums of money for good causes\, in his words\, ‘génie oblige’.\nLiszt may be seen as a Don Juan figure who used his charismatic powers to dazzle and beguile\, not only the women he knew\, but many of the 19th century glitterati. Liszt was attracted to the Faust legend and he himself was a Faust-like character\, a sort of magician – as virtuoso\, composer or conductor. He was at the forefront of European romanticism\, sensitive to the literary\, political and social currents of the age. However\, from a young age\, Liszt was imbued with a deep religious faith and his music reflects his engagement with a transcendental\, spiritual world.\nEllis Thomas makes a welcome return to the Club to play for tonight’s performance. He has worked closely on the recital programme which\, he hopes\, will explore the range of Liszt’s music. Ellis read Music at Cambridge\, then went on to pursue post-graduate studies at the Royal Academy.\nDenis Lavin is the Chair of Rhyl Music Club. Members may recall that he wrote and presented a programme about the life and times of Chopin and he now turns his attention to Franz Liszt. The evening explores Liszt’s career as the first piano virtuoso\, his mesmerising effect on audiences and the conflicts in his personal life. \nRhyl Music Club has commissioned original music from two young Welsh composers: Gwydion Rhys and Ynyr Pritchard\, who are studying at the Royal College of Music and Oxford University respectively. Their compositions use the inspiration of Liszt’s life and work to create new pieces. Here are their introductions to the compositions: \nThe evening promises to be a tour de force of music and words\, revealing the paradoxical qualities of Franz Liszt: a generous\, romantic and deeply spiritual genius. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDenis Lavin\nEllis Thomas URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/lisztomania/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/260325-denis-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250312T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250312T210000 DTSTAMP:20240830T144855Z CREATED:20240717T094727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T144855Z UID:9257-1741806000-1741813200@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:The Chetham's Big Band DESCRIPTION:Chethams School in Manchester is the largest specialist music school in the UK and many of our professional musicians come from this famous Manchester institution. Music schools and colleges run courses in many musical genres and this includes areas with jazz influence. Expect a band of thirty musicians\, playing brass\, bass\, percussion and perhaps piano. Music may well be from the jazz or swing eras but to find out you will have to be there on the night – this evening will be something of a departure for our Club. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/the-chethams-big-band/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/120325-chets.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250226T210000 DTSTAMP:20250225T163326Z CREATED:20240717T094317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T163326Z UID:9252-1740596400-1740603600@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Young Musicians: Performance Masterclass and Concert DESCRIPTION:Sophia Rahman returns to Rhyl to teach several young musicians. Our Young Musicians are usually at Grade 8\, but may have taken their diploma.\nFor more detail\, see ‘Latest News’ below. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/young-musicians-performance-masterclass-and-concert/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/250225-Sophia.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250212T210000 DTSTAMP:20240920T150407Z CREATED:20240717T093502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T150407Z UID:9249-1739386800-1739394000@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Patrick Hemmerle – piano DESCRIPTION:Patrick returns to us\, last year he proved to be one of the best speakers about his music\, explaining the pieces with great clarity. Patrick proposes a concert of mainly French music to include Ravel and lesser-known composers whose work connects with Ravel. \nThe programme will include: \n-Chabrier: Idylle\n-Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Défunte\n-Liszt: Au bord d’une Source\n-Ravel Jeux d’Eau\n-Emmanuel: Sonatine 2\, Pastorale\n-Debussy: Préludes Ondine\, Des Pas sur la Neige\, La danse de Puck. \n-Decaux: La Ruelle\, La Mer\, from Clairs de Lune\n-Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/patrick-hemmerle-piano/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/120225-Patrick-Photo.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250129T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250129T210000 DTSTAMP:20240920T150215Z CREATED:20240717T093155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T150215Z UID:9246-1738177200-1738184400@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:The Stephen Pritchard Roberts Memorial Concert DESCRIPTION:Elin Pritchard – soprano\nJâms Coleman – Piano \nElin is a native of Rhyl and from here she has made a considerable name for herself in the world of classical opera. This year she will play the lead role of Mimi in La Boheme with the Welsh National Opera. She has had roles with ENO and Scottish Opera and sung at Garsington and the Buxton and Grange Festivals.\nAnglesey-born Jâms has a fast growing reputation accompanying both instrumentalists and singers. Recent highlights include the BBC Proms\, Aldeburgh and Cheltenham Festivals\, the Concertgebouw and much more. His main duo partner is Laura van der Heijden. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElin Pritchard. www.elinpritchard.com\nwww.jamscoleman.com  Jâms Coleman URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/the-stephen-pritchard-roberts-memorial-concert/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/290125-elin2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250115T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250115T210000 DTSTAMP:20240920T145921Z CREATED:20240717T092916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T145921Z UID:9243-1736967600-1736974800@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Emily Trubshaw – violin and Leah Nicholson – piano DESCRIPTION:Tchaikovsky – Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher – Meditation\, Scherzo\, Melodie\nSzymanowski – Violin Sonata\nRachmaninov – Vocalise\nStrauss – Violin Sonata \nTwo young musicians who are still studying\, but who have already gained recognition. Emily is British-Polish so we shall have a Sonata by Szymanowski. Leah meanwhile is British-Russian and we have Russian music. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmily Trubshaw  www.emilytrubshaw.co.uk\nLeah Nicholson URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/emily-trubshaw-violin-and-leah-nicholson-piano/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/150125-emilyandleah.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241211T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241211T210000 DTSTAMP:20240920T145804Z CREATED:20240717T092703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T145804Z UID:9240-1733943600-1733950800@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Welsh Chamber Orchestra Y Gerddorfa Siambr Gymreig DESCRIPTION:Conductor – Anthony Hose Soloist – Jeremy Huw Williams – Baritone\nEllis Thomas – piano \nAn orchestral concert is a major coup for a Music Club like ours but to add to the concert we have a special performance: Mozart’s 27th Piano Concerto. Most of us will know some of the 27 concertos – one featured in the film Elvira Madigan. Piano concerto no 27 was first performed shortly before Mozart’s death at the age of 35. \nThe orchestra will also perform for us: \nTchaikovsky ‘Andante Cantabile’ (string quartet no.1\, Op. 11);\nAlex Mills ‘Night\, Sleep\, Death & the Stars’;\nMathias ‘Hobed o Hilion’;\nHaydn Symphony no.8 (Le Soir). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEllis Thomas\nAnthony Hose\nJeremy Huw Williams URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/welsh-concert-orchestra/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WelshChamber.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241127T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241127T210000 DTSTAMP:20241114T070710Z CREATED:20240717T092459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T070710Z UID:9237-1732734000-1732741200@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Mary Hofman – violin\, Rebecca Knight – cello and Richard Ormrod – piano DESCRIPTION:Mendelssohn – Trio No 1 in D minor; Mared Emlyn – Tua’r Gogledd; Schubert –Trio No1 in Bb \nMary and Richard have performed more at our Club in recent years than any other musicians\, and their Beethoven series in collaboration with female composers from Wales was a major coup for the Club. Rebecca Knight has a successful history with prestigious chamber ensembles and orchestras. A special mention for local composer from Eglwysbach\, Mared Emlyn for her ‘northerly’ composition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRichard Ormrod and Mary Hofman\nRebecca Knight URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/mary-hoffman-violin-rebecca-knight-cello-and-richard-ormrod-piano/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/271124-richard22.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T210000 DTSTAMP:20240830T145247Z CREATED:20240717T092158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T145247Z UID:9234-1731524400-1731531600@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Annemarie Federle – French horn and Harry Rylance – piano DESCRIPTION:Annemarie was recruited by two orchestras to the position of Principal horn\, one of them the London Philharmonic\, at age 20. She makes her third visit to us with another old friend – Harry Rylance\, who accompanied the Strauss 4 Last Songs recently. They are exceptional young musicians and headed for stellar careers so catch them now before they leave our orbit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHarry Rylance\nAnnemarie Federle URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/annemarie-federle-french-horn-and-harry-rylance-piano/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/131124-harryrylance.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241030T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241030T210000 DTSTAMP:20240830T145347Z CREATED:20240717T091657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T145347Z UID:9231-1730314800-1730322000@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Alicja Kojder – piano - and Friends from the Royal College of Music DESCRIPTION:Alicja last visited us for an illustrated talk by Alex Karpeyev when she played Prokofiev and Deshevov. Conservatoires were keen to attract her to their course and in choosing the RCM she is at an institution that is regarded as one of the best in the world. She brings an ensemble of friends who she has worked with during her first year. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlicja Kojder URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/alicja-kjoder-piano-and-friends-from-the-royal-college-of-music/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/301024-alicja1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241016T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241016T210000 DTSTAMP:20240920T145005Z CREATED:20240717T090603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T145005Z UID:9228-1729105200-1729112400@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Robert Cohen – cello and Dina Duisen – piano DESCRIPTION:Programme will include the Brahms and Rachmaninov Cello Sonatas \nRobert Cohen is a virtuoso cellist\, as well as having a career in conducting and teaching. Currently\, he is William Pleeth Professor at the Royal Academy of Music.\nDina Duisen makes a third visit to Rhyl and it was she who suggested Robert join her.\nDina was a stand-out student at the Oxford Piano Weeks.\nOliver Pearce\, one of our young musicians\, will join Robert and Dina for a short piece by Handel. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDina Duisen  www.dinaduisen.com\n www.robertcohen.info  Robert Cohen URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/robert-cohen-cello-and-dina-duisen-piano/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/161024-dinad.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241002T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241002T210000 DTSTAMP:20240830T145451Z CREATED:20240716T082659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T145451Z UID:9224-1727895600-1727902800@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Harriet MacKenzie - violin and Peter Donohoe - piano DESCRIPTION:We are delighted and honoured to welcome two eminent artists to our opening concert – Harriett and Peter met on the island of Jersey and have been performing together throughout the UK to great acclaim with a repertoire that spans from Baroque to contemporary. Their performance will include 2 Brahms violin sonatas\, Debussy and Franck. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/harriet-mackenzie-violin-and-peter-donohoe-piano/ LOCATION:Rhyl Town Hall\, Wellington Road\, Rhyl\, Denbighshire\, LL18 1BA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Season 2024-25 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/021024-PeterDonohoe.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Rhyl Music Club":MAILTO:concerts@rhylmusic.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240313T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240313T211500 DTSTAMP:20250225T091656Z CREATED:20230629T171715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T091656Z UID:6237-1710358200-1710364500@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Lisztomania DESCRIPTION:Ellis Thomas – piano\, Dennis Lavin – narrator\n‘You can only guess at the acclaim he received here; people spoke of nothing but wonders and miracles…’ \nThese are the words of Liszt’s father\, Adam\, who organised his first concert tours. ‘Lisztomania’ was the title of a rather wacky Ken Russell film about Liszt. He borrowed the word from Heinrich Heine\, the German poet\, who coined it to describe the effect of a Liszt performance on an audience. Club members may recall the Chopin evening which was presented a few years ago. Denis Lavin now turns his attention to Franz Liszt. Liszt was a composer\, conductor\, virtuoso pianist and charismatic super-star who dazzled and beguiled audiences throughout the salons and concert halls of Europe. Liszt invented the modern concert recital\, devising a repertoire of pieces and playing from memory. \nWe welcome Ellis Thomas back to the Club\, who has chosen pieces which reflect the range of Liszt’s music; Ellis will also show how Liszt influenced later composers. The evening promises to be a tour de force of music and theatre\, revealing the paradoxical qualities of a generous\, romantic and deeply spiritual genius. \nwww.ellisthomas.com URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/ellis-thomas-and-dennis-lavin/ CATEGORIES:Season 2023-24 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ellis-Thomas-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240228T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240228T211500 DTSTAMP:20250225T091705Z CREATED:20230629T171528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T091705Z UID:6233-1709148600-1709154900@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:UPDATE: Kathleen Nic Dhiarmada and Harry Rylance DESCRIPTION:Kathleen Nic Dhiarmada – soprano\, Harry Rylance – piano\nApologies for the postponement of Erin Rossington until next season but we have a replacement soprano with Harry Rylance. Kathleen Nic Dhiarmada is a Jerwood Young Artist at Glyndebourne so please be reassured that we still have a fantastic concert. \nHarry Rylance played for the Club last season. He had a distinguished academic musical education at the Royal Academy of Music\, receiving the dipRAM for the highest mark in the 2020 postgraduate piano final recitals. He has been the recipient of numerous awards as a soloist and accompanist. Since then\, in addition to his solo\, orchestral and opera work\, he has been in demand as an accompanist with singers and instrumentalists. Beyond his dedication to the core canon\, Harry is passionate about new and experimental music\, working with contemporary British and American composers and collaborating with artists\, actors and writers. \n\nStrauss – Four Last Songs\nPlus songs from Dvorak\, Weil\, Puccini and Grieg\nWagner – Tannhäuser Overture\nLiszt – Liebestod Piano Solo\n\nwww.harryrylance.com URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/erin-rossington-and-harry-rylance/ CATEGORIES:Season 2023-24 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/harryrylance-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240214T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240214T211500 DTSTAMP:20250225T091715Z CREATED:20230629T171325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T091715Z UID:6229-1707939000-1707945300@rhylmusic.com SUMMARY:Young Musicians Evening with Sophia Rahman DESCRIPTION:Young Musicians Evening with Sophia Rahman and Nicki Pearce\nOne of the highlights of any Rhyl Music Club season is the Young Musician’s Concert. This evening provides a platform for the Club to support and mentor young musicians in North Wales. By its very nature\, this evening will embrace a wide variety of musical styles and genres\, as we want these young performers to play what they enjoy and a re comfortable with. We hope that this concert will give the young people an opportunity to showcase their talents by playing to a large and appreciative audience. Who knows\, but these may be the musicians of the future! Let’s hope so. \nWe want to ensure that the standard of the music we will hear is of the highest quality – all of the musicians have reached the equivalent of grade 8. This is a great achievement in itself and we hope that the concert experience here will be an encouragement for them to go further in the world of music. \nSophia Rahman will be teaching our five young musicians and will be overseeing the final performance alongside Nicki Pearce. URL:https://rhylmusic.com/event/young-musicians-evening-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Season 2023-24 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://rhylmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Sophia-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR