Dylan Thomas: His Words in Music

Date/Time
09/10/2014
7:00 pm

Location
National Waterfront Museum

An illustrated lecture by conductor Edward-Rhys Harry.  Is it possible that Wales’ famous poet son extended his literary influence beyond the worlds of narrative, poetry and prose?

Join us for a special evening punctuated by live and recorded performances of the words of Dylan Thomas in ways you will not have heard before.

The evening will open with a performance by Dunvant Male Voice Choir followed by the Welsh premiere of The Force That Through The Green Fuse Drives The Flower – a choral setting of Thomas’ poem written in his late teens and commissioned in this centenary year by the family of Dylan Thomas himself.

 

Featuring:-

• Dunvant Male Voice Choir
• London Welsh Camerata
• Jenny Trew – piano
• Steffan Morris – cello
• Edward-Rhys Harry – speaker and conductor

In association with the Swansea Festival of Music and the Arts.

Free event

Further information: www.museumwales.ac.uk – 02920 573600