January Blog Ionawr

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Ionawr

Mae hi wedi bod yn gyfnod prysur eithriadol i’r côr dros y Nadolig a’r flwyddyn newydd. Ers ein blog dwytha mae’r côr h?n wedi

ymweld â Brwsel, lle cawson ni’r croeso rhyfedda yn canu mewn pedwar cyngerdd mewn tri diwrnod. Er fod yr amserlen wedi bod yn llawn iawn o safbwynt perfformio, cawsom ddigon o gyfle hefyd i weld rhan helaeth o’r ddinas a bwyta lot o jocled! Cafodd y disgyblion hefyd gyfle i ofyn cwestiynau i

rai

o aelodau Cymreig y Senedd Ewropeaidd mewn siambr holi yn y Senedd ei hun. Profiad unigryw iawn! Fel y gallwch ddychmygu, dyfodol y Gymraeg ac addysg Gymraeg oedd

prif fyrdwn y cwestiynau. Yng nghanol eira Ionawr cawsom y daith ryfeddaf i lawr i Gaerdydd i berfformio mewn cyngerdd yn Neuadd Dora Stoutzker, yn y Coleg Cerdd a Drama. Doedd yr un bluen i’w gweld pan oeddem yn cychwyn ar y daith o Fangor ond roedd hi’n stori wahanol yn Llanelwedd, ac erbyn inni gyrraedd Bannau Brycheiniog roedd hi fel cerdyn nadolig – llithrig! Roeddem yn cyd-berfformio hefo Gondwana, Côr Ieuenctid Cenedlaethol Awstralia, a bydd rhaglen ddogfen

ar y cyd-weithio yn cael ei darlledu ar S4C ar nos Sadwrn y 23ain o Chwefror am wyth o’r gloch, a’r cyngerdd ei hun ar yr un noson am naw o’r

gloch. Dyma’r tro cyntaf inni berfformio yn y Neuadd Gyngerdd newydd yma yn fy hen goleg. Profiad rhyfeddol! A gobeithio y cewch chwithau beth o’r un wefr ag a gawsom ninnau, os cewch chi

gyfle i wylio’r rhaglenni. Ddiwedd mis Ionawr fe gychwynon ni gôr newydd sbon danlli yng Nglanaethwy. Côr oedolion rhieni a chyfeillion yr ysgol yw hwn, ac mae croeso i unrhywun sydd â diddordeb i ymuno – yn enwedig tenoriaid a baswyr! Os oes gennych ddiddordeb yna cysylltwch a mi drwy ein gwefan – glanaethwy.com. Ar hyn o bryd mae’r ddau gôr yn paratoi ar gyfer rowndiau cyn-derfynnol Côr Cymru ac yn edrych ymlaen at yr her. Mi fydd y ddau gôr hefyd yn cynnal Cyngerdd Mawreddog ym Mhafiliwn y Rhyl ar Fawrth y trydydd. ‘Cyngerdd y Tri Chôr’ yw teitl y cyngerdd, a byddwn yn ymuno â Chôr Rhuthun y noson honno gydag elw’r

holl noson yn mynd i’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol. Os am archebu tocynnau yna gallwch archebu ar wefan y theatr – rhylpavilion.co.uk neu rhif y swyddfa docynnau yw 01745 330000. [/wpcol_1half]

January

It has been an extremely busy period for the choir over the Christmas and new year. Since our last blog, the Senior Choir has visited Brussels, where we had a wonderful welcome when we sing in four concerts in three days. Although the schedule has been very full in

terms of performance, we had plenty of opportunity to see much of the city and eat a lot of chocolate! The pupils also had the opportunity to ask questions to some of the Welsh members of the European Parliament in question in the Senate chamber itself. Very unique experience! As you can imagine, the future of the Welsh language and Welsh education was the main thrust of the questions. In the middle of snow in January we had the strangest journey down to Cardiff to perform at a concert in Dora Stoutzker Hall, at the College of Music and Drama. Not one flake can be seen when we were setting off from Bangor but it was a different story in Builth Wells, Brecon Beacons and by the time we reached it was like a Christmas card – slippery! We were performing together with Gondwana, Australian National Youth Choir, and a documentary on the co-operation will be broadcast on S4C on Saturday the 23rd of February at eight o’clock, and the concert itself on the one night at nine o’clock. It is the first time that we perform in the new Concert Hall here in my old college. Experience = amazing! I hope that

you yourself can experience the same as what we received, if you get a chance to watch the programs. In late January we started our brand new choir at Glanaethwy. Adult choir of parents and friends of the school, and would welcome anyone interested to join – especially tenors and bass section! If you are interested please contact me through our website – glanaethwy.com. Currently the two choirs are preparing for the semi-finals for Choir of Wales and looking forward to the challenge. It will also hold the two choirs Gala Concert at Rhyl Pavilion on March third. ‘Three Choirs Concert’ is the title of the concert, and

we will join the Ruthin Choir all night that night with proceeds going to the National. If you want to book tickets then you can order on the website of the theater – rhylpavilion.co.uk or the box office number is 01745 330000.

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