First performance in Aberystwyth
Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft guides us through the music of Tansy Davies, Sibelius, and Tchaikovsky as the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales perform in Aberystwyth.
Follow the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft on their tour across the three coasts of Wales in this four-episode series.
In Episode 2 the orchestra travels west by coach to perform its first concert of the tour in Aberystwyth Arts Centre. On the road we meet Tuba player Daniel Trodden, who tells us how touring builds camaraderie in the orchestra, then Ryan has musical conversations with soloist Clara-Jumi Kang, composer Tansy Davies and the orchestra's head of artistic production, Matthew Wood. Orchestra leader Lesley Hatfield rounds off the episode with a discussion on how the orchestra works together to create beautiful music.
Producers: Jacob Perkins and Mike Sims
Sound supervisors: Andrew Smillie and Simon Smith
Recording assistant: Analese Thomas-Strachan
