Philomusica

02/06/2026

We're excited to welcome AIDAN THORNE & JASON BALL to our stage this month! On the 11th of June they will be performing their latest album Poems of Space which is absolutely not to be missed!

Poems of a Space, the second album from guitarist Jason Ball and bassist Aidan Thornes concept was to invoke nostalgia, and rekindle a memory of a time and/or place. The pieces are engulfed in a fog of guitar ambience and measured 6 string bass textures. As with their previous release, Archwilio’r Traddodiad | Exploring the Tradition there is an emphasis on experiences within the Welsh landscape. Deeply rooted in jazz, the style carefully glides between written and improvised elements, with nods to influences from 70’s ECM records such as Terje Rypdall or Bill Frizell.

“……. A fantastic deep dive into lesser-known Welsh folk tunes”
- Jude Rodgers, The Guardian

“An unforgettble musical experience” - ****
- Ian Mann, Jazzmann Blog

"a beguiling instrumental set that transmogrifies folk songs into delicate, exploratory improvisations. Throughout, combining a resonating bowed bass with guitar work redolent of John McLaughlin on Miles Davis’ In a Silent Way. Praise, indeed!”
- Tim Cu***ng, Songlines

11th June
7:30PM
Free entry
(Donations taken)

31/05/2026

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We are delighted to welcome the Welsh Chamber Orchestra to Barmouth for the very first time. As part of their 40th Anniversary Tour, WCO present a programme of music for strings and percussion for a summer’s evening, featuring Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor, Elgar and more. Conducted by WCO’s founder and Artistic Director Anthony Hose and WCO Young Conductor Anna Beresford

Book your tickets using the link below:
https://dragontheatre.littleboxoffice.com/events/160723

30/05/2026

Saturday 30 May - 2pm
Dydd Sadwrn 30 Mai - 2yp

Elinor Bennett
Voice of Old Harps - Llais Hen Delynau

An opportunity to listen to wonderful music from the 18th and early 19th centuries played on two historic harps made in the period.

Programme includes music by Handel, Blind John Parry, Edward Jones (The King’s Bard), Rosetti, Spohr and contemporaries.

https://moma.cymru/en/e/elinor-bennett-voice-of-old-harps/

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Cyfle i wrando ar gerddoriaeth hyfryd o ‘r 18fed ga’r 19eg ganrif ar ddwy delyn hanesyddol a wnaed yn y cyfnod.

Mae’r rhaglen yn cynnwys cerddoriaeth gan Handel, John Parry Ddall, Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin) Rossetti, Dussek a Spohr.

https://moma.cymru/en/e/elinor-bennett-voice-of-old-harps/

27/05/2026

Yn olaf, bydd cerddorfa gymunedol Philomusica Aberystwyth yn perfformio campwaith angof David de Lloyd o’r 1930au, Tir na N’og, ochr yn ochr ag aelodau Sinfonia Cymru, Côr ABC, a’r unawdwyr Cymreig blaenllaw Rhian Lois a Trystan Llŷr Griffiths mewn cyngerdd sydd hefyd yn cynnwys première byd-eang concerto feiolin gan y cyfansoddwr Iranaidd-Americanaidd Kian Ravaei, a ddatblygwyd trwy raglen ddatblygu talent CERDDWN, a berfformir gan y feiolinydd ifanc o Aberystwyth Tom Mathias, ac offeryniaeth newydd o ganeuon yn y Gymraeg gan de Lloyd, Englynion ar Gân. Aberystwyth's own symphony orchestra Philomusica of Aberystwyth performs David de Lloyd’s forgotten masterpiece of the 1930s, Tir na N’og (The Land of Eternal Youth), alongside members of Sinfonia Cymru, Côr ABC and leading Welsh soloists Rhian Lois and Trystan Llŷr Griffiths. The concert also features the world premiere of a violin concerto by Iranian-American composer Kian Ravaei, developed through the CERDDWN talent development programme, performed by young Aberystwyth-born violinist Tom Mathias; and a new orchestration of de Lloyd’s Welsh-language songs ‘Englynion ar Gân’.

23/05/2026

Tomorrow’s the Big Day!

Join us at Strata Florida for a wonderful family day out at our Craft Fayre — and the best part? It’s completely FREE!
From 11am until 3pm.

- Expert-led tours of the Abbey
- Beautiful stalls from talented local creators and makers
- Delicious food and drink from Halen a Pupur
- Explore the Mynachlog Fawr Exhibition at your leisure
- Choirs For Good performing at 12pm
- Children’s activities available all day

Bring the whole family for a relaxed day of crafts, culture, music, history, and community in the stunning surroundings of Strata Florida.
Dogs on leads are very welcome too!

21/05/2026

19/05/2026

Sinfonia Cymru at Musicfest!

The incredible young musicians at Sinfonia Cymru are back at Musicfest with another fantastic new concert - Chamber Music Supersized, which features a new arrangement by David John Roche Composer from South Wales.
They'll also be taking part in our closing concert The Land of Youth!

Join us for these special concerts at Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth Arts Centre - Tickets available now on our website and from the Arts Centre box office.

Mae Sinfonia Cymru'n boblogaidd yma yn Aber, a ry'n ni wrth ein bodd bod nhw'n dychwelyd i'r Ŵyl eleni i berfformio cyngerdd newydd sbon 'Chamber Music Supersized'. Byddan nhw hefyd yn ein cyngerdd clo Tir na N'og ar y 25ain!

Tocynnau ar ein gwefan ac yn swyddfa docynnau Canolfan y Celfyddydau.