"song for the film, though Sting declined telling them that he was too old to sing it and that they should find someone younger and hipper. They instead went with Tom Jones, who is eleven years older than Sting. In February 2000, the new film was announced as ""The Emperor's New Groove"" with its new story centering on a spoiled Inca Emperor – voiced by David Spade – who through various twists and falls ends up learning the meaning of true happiness from a poor peasant, played by John Goodman. The release date was scheduled for December 2000. Despite the"
"pit head. Rhyd-y-groes (hymn tune) Rhyd-y-groes or Rhydygroes is a popular Welsh Christian hymn tune composed by the American-born organist, conductor and composer Thomas David Edwards (1874-1930). Although Edwards wrote many compositions, Rhyd-y-groes, written in 1902 immediately before the Welsh Revival, remains the one for which he is best known. The dramatic minor key tune is almost invariably used to set the text ""Duw mawr y rhyfeddodau maith"", a Welsh translation, by Joseph Harris (Gomer), of ""Great God of wonders"" by the Presbyterian minister Samuel Davies. The English words are usually set to the hymn tune ""Huddersfield"". Rhyd-y-groes is occasionally"
"song"". In the twentieth century, Wales produced a large number of classical and operatic soloists of international reputation, including Ben Davies, Geraint Evans, Robert Tear, Bryn Terfel, Gwyneth Jones, Margaret Price, Rebecca Evans and Helen Watts, as well as composers such as Alun Hoddinott, William Mathias and Karl Jenkins. From the 1980s onwards, crossover artists such as Katherine Jenkins, Charlotte Church and Aled Jones began to come to the fore. Welsh National Opera, established in 1946, and the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, launched in 1983, attracted attention to Wales's growing reputation as a centre of excellence in"
"Rhyd-y-groes (hymn tune) Rhyd-y-groes or Rhydygroes is a popular Welsh Christian hymn tune composed by the American-born organist, conductor and composer Thomas David Edwards (1874-1930). Although Edwards wrote many compositions, Rhyd-y-groes, written in 1902 immediately before the Welsh Revival, remains the one for which he is best known. The dramatic minor key tune is almost invariably used to set the text ""Duw mawr y rhyfeddodau maith"", a Welsh translation, by Joseph Harris (Gomer), of ""Great God of wonders"" by the Presbyterian minister Samuel Davies. The English words are usually set to the hymn tune ""Huddersfield"". Rhyd-y-groes is occasionally used to"
"Trust Appeal). Gwawr Edwards Gwawr Edwards (born 1984) is a Welsh concert soprano. Edwards is best known for her television and radio appearances, and has recorded with Bryn Terfel. Gwawr Edwards was born in Aberystwyth, into a farming family, and studied music at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, graduating in 2006. She is a former winner of the Solo Competition at Llangollen International Eisteddfod. She has toured with Glyndebourne Opera and Only Men Aloud! She has performed as a soloist at events at the Royal Albert Hall, the Wales Millennium Centre and at Highgrove (for the Prince"
"Elin Fflur Elin Fflur Llewelyn Jones, known professionally as Elin Fflur, is a Welsh singer and songwriter from Wales. Fflur is well known in Welsh-language media, especially since she won the Cân i Gymru contest in 2002. Fflur's musical roots began with her mother Nest Llewelyn Jones (née Howells), who was the lead vocalist of popular Welsh-folk band Bran in their early, prog-rock releases. Just as Fflur would do 24 years later, Bran became known for winning Cân i Gymru in 1978. Fflur also took inspiration from her father's favourite artists, who included Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and her personal"
"hours 26 minutes. Jenkins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for her services to music and for charitable services. Katherine Jenkins Katherine Maria Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh mezzo-soprano singer and songwriter. She is a classical-crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of Music, modelled and taught voice. She came to wide public attention in 2003 when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in honour"
"of the White Rock) - Trad.* Hiraeth - Grace Williams* (1906-1977) Amanda's Delight (from 2 pieces for guitar) - Robert Smith A Short Verse for Edward Thornburgh - Thomas Tomkins* (1572- 1656) A Sad Pavan Forbidding Mourning - Hilary Tann (b. 1947) Olwyn Ddwr (Water Wheel) - Gareth Glyn* (b. 1951) Crossing Water Alone - Simon Thorne* (b. 1954) Teifi's Dream (Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau) - Trad.* Track list: Assyrian Game - Gerard Cousins Ripening Prelude - Gerard Cousins Lisa Lan - Gerard Cousins Suo Gan (Variations and Toccata on a Welsh Lullaby) - Gerard Cousins In the Grip part"
"John Rhys Evans John Rhys Evans (5 September 1930 – 2 January 2010) was a Welsh baritone noted for operatic roles including the leading man in the Merry Widow, the King in ""The Vagabond King"", Count Almaviva in ""The Marriage of Figaro""; Don Carlos in ""Ernani"", and leading roles in ""L'elisir d'amore"", ""Madame Butterfly"", ""I Pagliacci"", ""La Boheme"", ""The Gypsy Baron"", ""Carmen"", ""Die Fledermaus"" and ""Don Giovanni"". He sang more than 40 different roles in the course of his career, which lasted from his first public appearance in 1953 to 1994. He sang as a soloist at the Investiture of"
"Britten's ""Albert Herring"" (Decca), with the composer conducting, and his recording of ""Nessun Dorma"" from ""Turandot"" are all that remain to stir the memory. He married Nan (née Walters, died December 1998) on 19 August 1939. Their son Huw died in June 1999, and Evans had two grandchildren; Rebecca and Edward. Evans himself died in Northwick Park Hospital Harrow. Edgar Evans (tenor) Edgar Evans (9 June 191222 February 2007) was a Welsh opera singer. His most famous role was Hermann in Tchaikovsky's ""The Queen of Spades"" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Evans was born in Cwrtnewydd, Cardiganshire, Wales."
"Edgar Evans (tenor) Edgar Evans (9 June 191222 February 2007) was a Welsh opera singer. His most famous role was Hermann in Tchaikovsky's ""The Queen of Spades"" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Evans was born in Cwrtnewydd, Cardiganshire, Wales. In all, he sang some 45 roles – most of them major ones – at Covent Garden from 1946 – when, as one of its three principal tenors, he became a founder member of the ""Covent Garden Opera Company"" – to his retirement in 1975. In that time, he sang more roles and more performances at the Opera House"
"Owen Powell (Catatonia / Duffy), the track was selected as the soundtrack to the Visit Wales 2015 National TV & Online Campaign. Crawford performed at the Euro 16 Welsh team homecoming gig at Cardiff City Football Stadium alongside the Manic Street Preachers. Kizzy Crawford Kizzy Meriel Crawford (born 1996), known as Kizzy, is a Bajan-Welsh singer songwriter from Merthyr Tydfil, who sings in both English and Welsh, using traditional and modern sources; In one of her first press interviews she explained ""I have a fantastic cultural heritage to be proud of - Welsh, English and Barbadian; and this is reflected"
"Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ""Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"" () is the national anthem of Wales. The title – taken from the first words of the song – means ""Old Land of My Fathers"" in Welsh, usually rendered in English as simply ""Land of My Fathers"". The words were written by Evan James and the tune composed by his son, James James, both residents of Pontypridd, Glamorgan, in January 1856. The earliest written copy survives and is part of the collections of the National Library of Wales. ""Glan Rhondda"" (Banks of the Rhondda), as it was known when it was composed,"
"No.4 in the UK Singles Chart. Shirley Bassey and Bryn Terfel released a version of the song on 11 October 1999. It was controversially mimed live by at the opening of the series in June 1999, with Bassey famously wearing a gown designed on the Welsh flag. Three versions are featured on the CD single: a duet with Bassey and Terfel, Bassey's solo version and a version which features the choirs only. The duet version is performed partially in Welsh by Terfel. The official video was filmed at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff and features various other Welsh landscapes. The single"
"festival of 1858. Thomas Llewelyn of Aberdare won a competition for an unpublished collection of Welsh airs with a collection that included ""Glan Rhondda"". The adjudicator of the competition, ""Owain Alaw"" (John Owen, 1821–83) asked for permission to include ""Glan Rhondda"" in his publication, ""Gems of Welsh melody"" (1860–64). This volume gave ""Glan Rhondda"" its more famous title, ""Hen wlad fy nhadau"", and was sold in large quantities and ensured the popularity of the anthem across the whole of Wales. At the Bangor Eisteddfod of 1874 ""Hen Wlad fy Nhadau"" gained further popularity when it was sung by Robert Rees"
"these competitions. At the Llangollen national eisteddfod in 1858, Owen (who was an adjudicator) and others in attendance were treated for the first time to the recently penned anthem ""Glan Rhondda"", part of the selection of Thomas Llewelyn (Llewelyn Alaw) of Aberdare. Llewelyn went on to share first prize at the eisteddfod, and Owen was clearly impressed by the tune. Owen played a major role in popularising ""Glan Rhondda"", singing it at concerts throughout North Wales, and then publishing it in his widely used ""Gems of Welsh Melody"" collection of 1860 (where he gave it the more familiar modern name,"
"Gwawr Edwards Gwawr Edwards (born 1984) is a Welsh concert soprano. Edwards is best known for her television and radio appearances, and has recorded with Bryn Terfel. Gwawr Edwards was born in Aberystwyth, into a farming family, and studied music at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, graduating in 2006. She is a former winner of the Solo Competition at Llangollen International Eisteddfod. She has toured with Glyndebourne Opera and Only Men Aloud! She has performed as a soloist at events at the Royal Albert Hall, the Wales Millennium Centre and at Highgrove (for the Prince of Wales’"
"Carwyn Ellis Carwyn Meurig Ellis (born 9 August 1973) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist. He is known as the frontman of British alternative band Colorama, as a member of The Pretenders and as a long-time collaborator with Edwyn Collins. In 2014, they worked together on the soundtrack to the film ""The Possibilities Are Endless"" which won the Mojo 'Film Of The Year' Award. Ellis has also recorded electronic music as Zarelli, releasing an album, ""Soft Rains"" in 2015 which featuring the voice of Leonard Nimoy narrating the Ray Bradbury short story ""There Will Come Soft"
"prominent historical figures were born locally, Hereward the Wake, an outlaw who led resistance to the Norman Conquest and now lends his name to several places and businesses in the city; and St. John Payne, one of the group of prominent Catholics martyred between 1535 and 1679 and later designated the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, who was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1886 and canonised with the other 39 by Pope Paul VI in 1970. Musicians include Sir Thomas Armstrong, organist, conductor and former principal of the Royal Academy of Music; Andy Bell, lead vocalist of the"
"Not Unusual"", ""What's New Pussycat"", ""Delilah"", ""Green, Green Grass of Home"", ""She's a Lady"", ""Kiss"", and ""Sex Bomb"". Jones received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966, an MTV Video Music Award in 1989, and two Brit Awards: Best British Male in 2000 and the Outstanding Contribution to Music award in 2003. Jones was awarded an OBE in 1999 and in 2006 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music. Tom Jones discography Tom Jones, real name Thomas John Woodward KBE (born 7 June 1940), is a Welsh singer whose career has spanned six decades,"
"voice which was favoured by a number of accomplished composers of his time. Edward Elgar invited him to sing at an early performance of his oratorio, 'The Dream of Gerontius', and Edward German invited him to sing the part of the Earl of Essex in his opera, 'Merrie England'. He made numerous recordings, of selections from operas and oratorios, popular songs, and Welsh songs, and his name appeared in the catalogues of a number of gramophone companies. He died in hospital in Llanelli in 1959. David Brazell David Brazell (1875 - 1959) was a Welsh singer. His parents were collier"
"Idloes Owen Evan Idloes Owen (October–December 1894 – July–September 1954) was a Welsh singer, composer, and conductor. He was the principal founder of the Welsh National Opera. Idloes Owen, was born in late 1894 in the mining village of Merthyr Vale in Glamorgan. His parents Richard and Jane originally came from Llanidloes a market town in Montgomeryshire mid-Wales. They moved to Merthyr Vale, to seek work in the valley mines further south. There were six children in the Owen family, two elder brothers John and Thomas, sisters Hannah and Mary, Idloes himself and a younger brother called Christmas. He and"
"Robert Rees (singer) Robert Rees (5 April 1841 - 5 June 1892) was a Welsh tenor and musician. He was a successful competitor at eisteddfodau for which he adopted the pseudonym Eos Morlais, and in 1867 he won the main prize as a vocalist at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. He was recognised as one of the leading Welsh soloists of his time. Rees was born on 5 April 1841 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, the son of Hugh and Margaret Rees. His father died when he was eight years old and his mother died soon afterwards. At the age of"
"Oen"" in 1984. He founded his own record label, Diwedd Y Gwt, in 1992. He has released several albums on this label. Geraint Griffiths Geraint Griffiths (born 1949) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and actor. He works mainly in the Welsh language. Born in Pontrhydyfen, Griffiths attended Pontrhydyfen Primary school and then moved across to Ysgol Gymraeg Pontrhydyfen when it opened. In 1960 he attended Glan Afan Grammar Technical School in Port Talbot (later Glan Afan Comprehensive School). In 1966 he left to study nursing at The Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital, Rhydlafar, and later at West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen,"
"during the ""Baloises Sessions"" in Basel, Switzerland, where he was featured singing ""Gin House Blues"". In November 2015, Fairweather Low made a guest appearance on Kevin Brown's album ""Grit"". Andy Fairweather Low Andrew Fairweather Low (born 2 August 1948) is a Welsh guitarist, songwriter, producer and vocalist. He was a founder member and lead singer of 1960s British pop band Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. Fairweather Low was born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. He first found fame as a founding member of the pop group Amen"
"Stuart Burrows Stuart Burrows (born 7 February 1933) is a Welsh operatic tenor. The Cilfynydd-born singer scaled the peaks of musical distinction during his lengthy career which saw him give up teaching to pursue a new life on the opera stage. He was of a unique pedigree, having been born in William Street, which was the same birthplace as fellow opera star Sir Geraint Evans, Welsh rugby international Glyn Davies and politician Lord Merlyn-Rees. He began his working career as a teacher in Bargoed but his magnificent talent as a tenor soon brought him enduring fame and good fortune. His"
"one of the main characters until 2014. He's also guest-appeared on the show in 2015 and in 2016. Iwan ""Iwcs"" Roberts Iwan ""Iwcs"" Roberts (born 1967) is a Welsh actor, lyricist, poet, artist and singer. He has worked on various films, including the BAFTA-winning productions ""Eldra"" and ""Y Lleill"" (The Others), and is well known for his portrayal of character Kevin Powell in the Welsh soap opera ""Pobl y Cwm"". He has also had a successful career as a singer-songwriter, both as part of the duo Iwcs a Doyle and as a solo artist. Iwan Roberts was raised in the"
"Glad"", written by Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, from Psalm 122. It was composed for the crowning of Prince William's great-great-great grandfather, Edward VII, at Westminster Abbey in 1902. Three congregational hymns were sung during the service. The first was ""Guide me, O Thou Great Redeemer"" sung to the tune ""Cwm Rhondda"". The hymn, originally written in Welsh by 18th-century Methodist preacher William Williams, had been sung at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. The words to their second hymn, ""Love Divine, All Loves Excelling"", were by Charles Wesley and its tune – ""Blaenwern"" – was composed by William"
"a career as a primary school teacher. Einir Dafydd Einir Dafydd is a Welsh singer who won the third series of the television talent show Wawffactor and the 2007 Cân i Gymru (""A Song for Wales"") competition. Dafydd started her career as the lead singer in the band Garej Dolwen, but first came to prominence after winning the Wawffactor competition televised on S4C in March 2006. This provided the opportunity for exposure on other S4C television shows, such as Wedi 7 and Noson Lawen, as well as the chance to record a CD. Her debut EP, titled Y Garreg Las"
"Katherine Jenkins Katherine Maria Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh mezzo-soprano singer and songwriter. She is a classical-crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of Music, modelled and taught voice. She came to wide public attention in 2003 when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in honour of Pope John Paul II's silver jubilee. Since 2004, she has released numerous albums that have performed well on British and foreign charts. In both 2005 and 2006, her albums"
"Faryl Smith, Ruthie Henshaw and McFly. In 2012 the Eisteddfod played host to Lesley Garrett, Alison Balsom, Nicola Benedettii and Sian Edwards in a celebration concert for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. There were also appearances by Alfie Boe, Steffan Morris, and Valentina Nafornta, and a performance of Karl Jenkins's new work ""The Peacemakers"" by a specially formed massed choir accompanied by the Llangollen International Eisteddfod Orchestra. The week was rounded off by the Grand Finale Concert, featuring Fflur Wyn, Wynne Evans, Mark Llewelyn Evans, John Owen-Jones and Richard Balcombe. In recent years the Sunday evening concert has been given over"
"Geraint Evans Sir Geraint Llewellyn Evans (16 February 1922 – 19 September 1992) was a Welsh bass-baritone noted for operatic roles including Figaro in ""Le nozze di Figaro"", Papageno in ""Die Zauberflöte"", and the title roles in ""Falstaff"" and ""Wozzeck"". He sang more than 70 different roles in a career that lasted from his first appearance at Covent Garden in 1948 to his farewell there in 1984. Evans was born in Cilfynydd, the only son of William John Evans (1899–1978), a coal miner, and his wife, Charlotte May, ""née"" Thomas (1901–1923). His family was Welsh speaking, and Evans spoke Welsh"
"Records CDA66315. Released 1989. Sing Unto God/Anthem for the Wedding of Frederick, Prince of Wales /Anthem for the Wedding of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha,(HWV 263), is an anthem composed by George Frideric Handel. It was performed for the royal wedding on 27 April 1736 at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, London with Francesca Cuzzoni-Sandoni, Carlo Broschi ""Farinelli"", and Francesco Bernardi ""Senesino"". The text was adapted from verses of Psalms 68, 106 and 128 The wedding of the twenty-nine-year-old heir to the throne, Frederick Prince of Wales to the seventeen-year-old Princess of Saxe-Gotha, who"