Emyr
Wyn Roberts MA, B Mus (Hons), LRAM, LTCL. - Musical
Director
Emyr
was bom in St. Asaph, Denbighshire and brought
up in Ruthin. During his school years he was a
frequent winner in the Urdd and National Eisteddfodau
on the piano and organ.
In
1983 he won the Instrumental Blue Riband and was
awarded a British Council Scholarship to study
at the Paris Conservatoire. Four years later he
was a prizewinner at the Llangollen International
Eisteddfod.
Emyr studied music at Sheffield University where
he gained a B. Mus (Hons). During his time there
he also obtained the L.R.A.M. and L.T.C.M. diplomas.
After pursuing a one year post graduate performance
diploma in piano playing in London, Emyr moved
to Cardiff where he was awarded an M.A. in Performance
Studies.
Emyr
Wyn Roberts
Emyr
is currently a practical tutor at Cardiff University
and a piano teacher at the Junior
Department of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
and Monmouth School.
He examines for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools
of Music and is also a piano
mentor for them. He has worked as a mentor in both the
U.K. Hong Kong, and Singapore. Emyr is a trained Music
Inspector for Secondary Schools and regularly performs
as a Soloist,
accompanist and conductor.
Norman Harris - Deputy Musical Director
Norman
was born in Treorchy and has lived most of his life
in the Rhondda Valley until recently moving to Cardiff.
He is an elder and organist at a Welsh Presbytarian
Chapel in Treorchy.
He attended Ferndale Grammar School and began an interest
in choral conducting in the sixth form, preparing
the House Choir for the school Eisteddfod on St David's
Day. He studied Welsh and Music at Caerleon College
of Education near Newport, Gwent, and taught music
in primary and comprehensive schools.
Norman has conducted Tylorstown Childrens' Choir,
Cor Cymysg Tylorstown, a small choral group, and The
Treorchy and District Choral Society. During his thirteen
year residency, the choir took part in concerts at
St David's Hall Cardiff, the Royal Albert Hall and
many other UK venues. For twelve years Norman was
the first musical director of the Rhondda's Spotlight
Theatre Company, who's performances were second to
none. on one occasion at the Newport Opera and Musical
Drama festival taking five first prizes with their
production of "Anything Goes". He was appointed
Deputy Conductor of Cwmbach Male Choir in June 2006.
Jayne Thomas - Accompanist
Originally
from Neath but now living in Cardiff Jayne is a Music
Graduate of Goldsmiths College, London.
She teaches piano, keyboard, music theory and group
singing privately, at schools and Adult Education Centres.
Jayne
is involved with local Operatic Societies and it was
at "Opera Mint" that she renewed an association
with Emyr Wyn Roberts which has resulted in her being
introduced to Cwmbach Male Choir.
