Diary 2016

Thursday December 1
​Meeting - Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

Friday December 2
Concert - RAF St Athan Band
Barry

Saturday December 3
Christmas Carols - Lewis Merthyr Band
Tonyrefail Leisure Centre
12:00 to 14:30
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Sunday December 4
Christmas Carols - Lewis Merthyr Band
Asda, Coryton
10:00 to 14:00
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Sunday December 4
Rehearsal - Crwbin Silver Band
www.crwbinsilverband.com

Monday December 5
Christmas Carols - Lewis Merthyr Band
Asda, Coryton
17:00 to 20:00
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Tuesday December 6
Tonyrefail School Carol Service
with Treherbert Band
St John's Church, Cymmer
www.treherbertband.weebly.com

Wednesday December 7
Porth County Community School Carol Service
with Lewis-Merthyr Band
St John's Church, Cymmer
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Thursday December 8
​Meeting - Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

Thursday December 8
Christmas Concert
Lewis-Merthyr Band & Cambrian Male Choir
St John's Church, Cymmer
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Sunday December 11
Christmas Carols - Lewis Merthyr Band
Asda, Coryton
10:00 to 14:00
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Monday December 12
Christmas Carols - Lewis Merthyr Band
Asda, Coryton
17:00 to 20:00
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Thursday December 15
Brass & Organ Christmas Carol Service
Coychurch Crematorium
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Friday & Saturday December 16 & 17
Private Function

Sunday December 18
Veterans Concert Band Wales Mulled Wine & Mince Pies Open Day
Neath Port Talbot
www.vcbwales.weebly.com

Sunday December 18
Rehearsal - Crwbin Silver Band
www.crwbinsilverband.com

Monday December 19
Christmas Carols - Lewis Merthyr Band
Culverhouse Cross
17:00 to 20:00
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Tuesday December 20
Rehearsal - Crwbin Silver Band
www.crwbinsilverband.com

Friday December 23
Christmas Carols - Lewis-Merthyr Band
Tesco, Western Avenue
17:00 to 20:00 
www.lewismerthyrband.com

Saturday December 24
Christmas Carols - Treherbert Band
The Lion, Treorchy
www.treherbertband.weebly.com

Thursday December 29
Private Function - Crwbin Band
Cardiff
www.enzoshomes.co.uk

Friday December 30
Meeting - Lewis Merthyr Band
Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.lewismerthyrband.com

​Previous Engagements 2016

January 4
Rehearsal - Lewis Merthyr Band
www.lewismerthyrband.com

January 7
Meeting - Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff
www.welshproms.com 

January 15
Private Function

January 17
Rehearsal - Veterans Concert Band Wales
Neath Port Talbot
www.facebook.com/Veterans-Concert-Band-Wales

January 19
Demonstration - Cory Academy
Porth, Rhondda
www.tycory.com/cory-academy 

January 20
St David Awards Announcement
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
www.cameratawales.com 

January 24
Recording - Band Cymru
with Lewis-Merthyr Band
Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.lewismerthyrband.co.uk

January 24
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.grimethorpeband.com

January 25
Meeting - Veterans Concert Band Wales
Cardiff
www.facebook.com/Veterans-Concert-Band-Wales

January 26
Meeting - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

January 28
Welsh Government / First World War Centenary Partnership Day
Aberystwyth University
www.1914.org

January 28
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

January 30
Private Function

February 1
Meeting - Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

February 3
Meeting - Ty Cerdd
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
www.tycerdd.org

February 7
Auditions - I Merlin
Paget Rooms, Penarth
www.nightowltheatre.com 

February 10
Dinner - Lewis-Merthyr Band
Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd
www.cymoedd.ac.uk/nantrestaurant

February 11
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

February 14
Auditions - I Merlin
All Saints Church, Penarth
www.nightowltheatre.com 

February 20
Welsh Open Entertainments Competition
Grand Pavillion, Porthcawl
www.grandpavilion.co.uk

February 21
Rehearsal - Veterans Concert Band Wales
Neath Port Talbot
www.facebook.com/Veterans-Concert-Band-Wales

February 22
Press Feature - Welsh Proms Cymru
South Wales Evening Post
www.welshproms.com

February 24
Television Feature - Welsh Proms Cymru
S4C Prynhawn Da, Llanelli
www.welshproms.com

February 25
Meeting - Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

February 25
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

February 25
Broadcast - Welsh Proms Cymru
BBC Radio Wales
www.welshproms.com

February 26
Broadcast - Welsh Proms Cymru
BBC Radio Cymru
www.welshproms.com

February 26
Meeting - Welsh Proms Cymru
Global Radio, Leicester Square, London
www.welshproms.com

February 27
Brass & Voices for St David's Day 
with Owain Arwel Hughes CBE, Massed Male Choirs and Symphonic Brass Wales
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
www.symphonicbrasswales.com

February 28
Sectional Rehearsals - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk 

March 3
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

March 6
Auditions - I Merlin
All Saints Church, Penarth
www.nightowltheatre.com 

March 10
Function - Army Dinner
RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

March 13
Rehearsal - Veterans Concert Band Wales
Neath Port Talbot
www.facebook.com/Veterans-Concert-Band-Wales

March 17
Function - University of Wales Air Squadron
RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

March 19
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

March 19
Welsh Regional Championships
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
www.lewismerthyrband.co.uk

March 20
Welsh Regional Championships
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

April 4 to 7
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Music Production Meetings
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.nstattoo.ca

April 9
Concert: Canadian Staff Band
Fairview Citadel, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.canadianstaffband.ca

April 18
Meeting - Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

April 19
Welsh Proms Cymru - Media Launch
Hilton, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

April 24
Rehearsal - Veterans Concert Band Wales
Neath Port Talbot
www.vcbwales.weebly.com

April 28
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

April 30
Judgement Day
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
www.symphonicbrasswales.com 

May 1
Sectional Rehearsals: RAF St Athan
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

May 3
Meeting - Rhondda Cynon Taf Twinning Association
Aberdare Community School
www.twintowns.org.uk

May 3
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

May 5
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

May 7
SEWBBA Championships
Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre
www.lewismerthyrband.com

May 9
Meeting - City of the Unexpected
Pontcanna
www.cityoftheunexpected.wales

May 16
Ten Pieces
Newport Centre
www.bbc.co.uk

May 17
Meeting - Llwydcoed Band
Trecynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.llwydcoedband.com

May 21 / 22
Cory Academy
Porth County Community School
www.tycory.com

May 22
Rehearsal - Veterans Concert Band Wales
Neath Port Talbot
www.vcbwales.weebly.com

May 23
Meeting - Living Memory Project
Heritage Lottery Fund Wales
www.cwgc.org/about-us/cwgc-projects/living-memory

May 24
Meeting - Camerata Wales l Cymru
Llandaff
www.cameratawales.com

May 24
Meeting - Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra
Cardiff
www.cardiffphilharmonic.com

May 25
Community Music Wales Away Day
Cardiff International White Water
www.communitymusicwales.co.uk

May 26
Demonstration: Cory Academy
Cymmer
www.tycory.com

May 26 to 30
Visit of the Rotary Club Ravensburg
Cardiff

May 27
Meeting - RWCMD
Cardiff

June 1
Meeting - Cyfartha Castle
Merthyr Tydfil
www.cyfarthfa.com

June 6
Meeting - Rhondda Heritage Park
Trehafod
www.tourism.rctcbc.gov.uk

June 15
Concert: An Evening of Movies & Musicals
Tonyrefail
www.lewismerthyrband.com

June 16
Meeting - Community Music Wales
Fairwater
www.communitymusicwales.co.uk

June 18
Armed Forces Day
Bridgend
www.lewismerthyrband.com

June 18
Cory Academy
Hawthorn High School
www.tycory.com

June 19-29
Rehearsals - Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.nstattoo.ca 

​June 27 to July 7
North American Brass Band Summer School
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.nabbss.com

June 30 to July 7
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.nstattoo.ca

July 9 / 10
Cory Academy
Ty Cory, Cwmparc
www.tycory.com

July 9 / 10
I Merlin
Wales Millennium Centre
www.nightowltheatre.com 

July 14
Meeting: Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff Bay
www.welshproms.com
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July 15
Rehearsal: Welsh National Opera
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay
www.welshproms.com/verdi-requiem

July 16
Cory Band / Cory Academy
Theatr Brycheiniog
theatrbrycheiniog.ticketsolve.com

July 16-23
Welsh Proms Cymru
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

July 16
Verdi: Requiem
WNO Orchestra & Welsh Proms Festival Chorus
Soloists: Rebecca Evans, Kate Woolveridge, Robyn Lyn & Jason Howard
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com/verdi-requiem

July 17
Family Prom: A Day at the Movies
Mike Doyle & Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com/events

July 18
Meeting
Porth, Rhondda

July 19
Filming: CWG Living Memory Project
Cathays, Cardiff
www.bigideascompany.org

July 19
The Planets / The Shadows of War
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Military Wives Choir & Welsh Proms Festival Chorus
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com/the-planets-the-shadows-of-war

July 20
Meeting: Welsh Proms
Hilton, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

July 20
Classical Extravaganza
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com/classical-extravaganza

July 22
Meeting: Hands of Fire
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay

July 22
Brass & Voices
Cory Band & Massed Male Choir
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com/brass--voices

July 23
Annual General Meeting: Camerata Wales l Cymru
Hilton, Cardiff
www.cameratawales.com

July 23
Last Night of the Welsh Proms
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.welshproms.com/last-night-of-the-welsh-proms

July 28
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

July 29
Meeting: Cory Academy
Cardiff
www.tycory.com

July 29
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

July 30
National Eisteddfod of Wales
Monmouthshire
www.eisteddfod.org.uk

July 30
Penarth Pier
Vale of Glamorgan
www.lewismerthyrband.com 

July 31
National Youth Choir of Wales
Dora Stouzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Cardiff
www.nyaw.co.uk

July 31
National Youth Brass Band of Wales
Haberdashers School for Girls, Monmouth
www.nyaw.co.uk 

August 3
Meeting: Bernard Kane
Cardiff
www.bernard-kane.com

August 7
Penarth Pier
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk

August 9
Meeting: City of the Unexpected
Cardiff
www.cityoftheunexpected.wales

August 10
Meeting: Welsh Proms Cymru Marketing Debrief
Cardiff
www.welshproms.com

August 14
Bedwellty Park
Tredegar
www.lewismerthyrband.com

August 15
Rehearsal: Dr Haydn James
Porth, Rhondda
www.lewismerthyrband.com

August 20
Penarth Pier
Vale of Glamorgan
www.lewismerthyrband.com 

August 20
Eine Kleine Stein Musik Bavarian Night
Casnewydd, West Wales
www.symphonicbrasswales.com

August 21
Golden Oldies World Rugby Festival 
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
www.europeangoldenoldiesrugby.com

August 23
Rehearsal - Crwbin Band
Kidwelly, West Wales
www.crwbinsilverband.com

August 28
Rehearsal - Crwbin Band
Kidwelly, West Wales
www.crwbinsilverband.com

August 30
Meeting - Grand Pavilion 
Porthcawl
www.awen-wales.com

August 31
Meeting - Rhondda Tunnel Benefit Concert
Rhondda Heritage Park

September 2
Private Function
Cardiff

September 10
British Open Championships
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
www.grimethorpeband.com

September 11
Rehearsal: City of the Unexpected
Cardiff
www.cityoftheunexpected.wales

September 17
City of the Unexpected
Cardiff
www.cityoftheunexpected.wales

September 18
City of the Unexpected
Cardiff
www.cityoftheunexpected.wales

September 22
Rehearsal - RAF St Athan Voluntary Band
Vale of Glamorgan
www.rafstathanvoluntaryband.co.uk 

September 25
Rehearsal: Veterans Concert Band Wales
Neath Port Talbot
www.vcbwales.weebly.com

September 27
Meeting - Arwel Hughes Trust
Cardiff

October 1
WWBBA Championships
Burry Port, West Wales
www.wwbba.org.uk

October 4
Meeting: Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff Bay
www.welshproms.com

October 4
Meeting: Sound Affairs
Cardiff 
www.soundaffairs.co.uk

October 7 to 11
Puerto de la Cruz

October 13
Rhondda Tunnel Society Benefit Concert
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
www.lewismerthyrband.com

October 16
Private Function

October 21
Swiss Ambassador's Award Concert
Dora Stouzker Hall, RWCMD, Cardiff
www.eda.admin.ch/london

October 23 to 26
Pre-Production Meetings: Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Cardiff
www.nstattoo.ca

October 26
Open Rehearsal: Lewis Merthyr Band
Porth

October 29
Wychavon Festival of Brass
The De Montfort School, Evesham
www.festivalofbrass.co.uk
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October 30
Rehearsal: Veterans Concert Band Wales
Neath Port Talbot
www.vcbwales.weebly.com 

November 3
Meeting: Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff Bay
www.welshproms.com

​November 5
Private Function

November 5
Wales Festival of Remembrance
St David's Hall, Cardiff
www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk

November 6
Rhondda Cynon Taf Festival of Remembrance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
www.rctcbc.gov.uk

November 7 to 11
Production Meetings: Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
www.nstattoo.ca

November 12
Royal British Legion National Festival of Remembrance
Royal Albert Hall, London
www.britishlegion.org.uk

November 13, 10:00
Service of Remembrance & Concert
Gwynfi Junior School, Western Terrace, Blaengwynfi
Service of Remembrance with Treherbert & District Band

November 13, 10:30
March & Service of Remembrance
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Parade and Service of Remembrance with Cwmaman Institute Old Boys

November 13, 10:30
March & Service of Remembrance
Bridgend
Parade and Service of Remembrance with Lewis-Merthyr Band

November 17
Concert - Treherbert Band
St Matthew's Church, Treorchy
www.treherbertband.weebly.com

November 20
Sponsor Engagement - Crwbin Band
Parc Y Bocs, Kidwelly
burnsfarmshop.co.uk

November 21
Meeting: Welsh Proms Cymru
Cardiff Bay
www.welshproms.com

November 24
Rotary Young Musician of the Year
Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.rotarygbi.org

November 24
Christmas Lights Ceremony
Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf
www.lewismerthyrband.com

November 26
SEWBBA Championships 
Leisure Village, Merthyr Tydfil
www.lewismerthyrband.com

November 27
Rehearsal: Veterans Concert Band Wales
Neath Port Talbot
www.vcbwales.weebly.com