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Radio 3,27 Feb 2026,134 mins

St David's Day celebration

Friday Night is Music Night

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The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Grant Llewellyn are joined in Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff, by special guest singer and presenter Bronwen Lewis in a programme of music by Welsh composers and others who have been inspired by the country in celebration of St David’s Day. Williams: Concert Overture Karl Jenkins: Palladio (1st movement) Henry Walford Davies: A Solemn Melody Paul Mealor: A Welsh Prayer Huw Watkins: Three Welsh Songs (2nd & 3rd movements) Williams: Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Rhymes Interval circa 8:10pm Hoddinott: Folk Song Suite Bronwen Lewis: Home Mathias: Serenade German: Welsh Rhapsody (3rd and 4th movements) Hughes arr. Owain Roberts: Calon Lân Max Boyce arr. John Quirk: Hymns and Arias Trad. arr. John Quirk: O Gymru Dafydd Iwan arr. Owain Hughes: Yma o Hyd James arr. Williams: Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Concert Overture
    Concert Overture
    Grace Williams
  3. 2.
    Palladio
    Palladio
    Karl Jenkins
  4. 3.
    A Solemn Melody
    A Solemn Melody
    Henry Walford Davies