Programme
Psychohistory sound installation at Swansea Museum by Locus
22/09/2018 – 21/10/2018 – 2:30 pm :
Swansea Museum, Swansea
Locus (Richard James and Angharad van Rijswijk) have been commissioned by Swansea Museum and Swansea International Festival to create a sound installation in response to the objects and artefacts on display in the two main gallery guest exhibition spaces.
Tickets
Free admission
Celebrating Daniel Jones
23/09/2018 – 11:00 am – 6:00 pm :
The Hyst, Swansea
Swansea International Festival, Lighthouse Theatre, the Jubilee String Quartet, and Robert Marshall’s Awelan Ensemble present a celebration of the life and work of Swansea composer Daniel Jones.
Tickets
£25 – book now
Now The Hero
25/09/2018 – 29/09/2018 – 6:30 pm :
Brangwyn, Swansea
Nawr Yr Arwr \ Now The Hero blends three periods of war: Celtic – represented by the epic War poem ‘Y Gododdin’; WWI – represented by Brangwyn’s British Empire Panels; and, the Contemporary – represented by a serving soldier from Swansea who provides the narrative arc for the performance.
Tickets
£15, £12 concession – book now
Uplands Arts presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe
26/09/2018 – 29/09/2018 – 7:15 pm :
Taliesin Arts Centre., Swansea
Following last year’s highly popular The Sorcerer, Swansea’s own Uplands Arts return with Gilbert & Sullivan’s Iolanthe – a riotous night of music, song and political shenanigans.
Tickets
£14 – book now
Marmen Quartet
27/09/2018 – 7:30 pm :
All Saints Church, Swansea
Neath’s Steffan Morris brings his string quartet to Swansea for the first time! Winners of the 2018 Royal Overseas League Competition, an RPS Award, and numerous other prestigious accolades, they’ve worked with Alfred Brendel, and the legendary Peter Cropper has sung their praises.
Tickets
£15 – book now
NAWR at Swansea International Festival #1: Mike Cooper / Bell Lungs
27/09/2018 – 7:30 pm :
BBC Hall at Swansea Studios UWTSD, Swansea
NAWR (meaning NOW in Welsh) is a concert series in Swansea that showcases experimental music, free improvisation, film, lo-fi, free jazz, sound art, alternative folk and new music. As part of this year’s Swansea International Festival, a collaboration with NAWR brings three fascinating, unique concerts to the festival.
Tickets
£7 – on the door
The Boy and the Lion’s Head
27/09/2018 – 7:30 pm :
National Waterfront Museum., Swansea
Peter Thabit Jones’ verse drama about the dying days of a soldier, and its impact on a young Swansea boy.
Tickets
£10 – book now
Gould Piano Trio & Robert Plane (clarinet)
30/09/2018 – 7:30 pm :
National Waterfront Museum., Swansea
The Gould Piano Trio, based in Wales, is one of Europe’s most sought-after piano trios.
Tickets
£20 – book now
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) & Jocelyn Freeman (piano)
02/10/2018 – 7:30 pm :
National Waterfront Museum., Swansea
Elin Manahan Thomas and Jocelyn Freeman celebrate a century of universal suffrage and great Welsh female composers in words and music.
Tickets
£20 – book now
NAWR at Swansea International Festival #2: Angharad Davies & Lee Patterson / Susan Matthews & Ian Holloway
03/10/2018 – 7:30 pm :
BBC Hall at Swansea Studios UWTSD, Swansea
NAWR (meaning NOW in Welsh) is a concert series in Swansea that showcases experimental music, free improvisation, film, lo-fi, free jazz, sound art, alternative folk and new music.
Tickets
£7 – on the door
Welsh National Opera proudly presents Elena Langer’s Rhondda Rips it Up!
03/10/2018 – 7:30 pm :
Taliesin Arts Centre., Swansea
My Ladies, Lords and Gentlemen! WNO cordially invites you to the World Premiere of the rip-roaring, uproarious musical comedy Rhondda Rips It Up!
Tickets
£18 – book now
Rob Brydon – I am Standing Up
03/10/2018 – 04/10/2018 – 8:00 pm :
Swansea Grand Theatre, Swansea
I Am Standing Up is Rob’s first stand up tour since his sell out national tour and West End run of 2009.
Tickets
£32 – book now
Miloš and Ensemble 7
05/10/2018 – 7:30 pm :
Swansea Grand Theatre, Swansea
Heralded by BBC Music Magazine as ‘classical music’s guitar hero’, Miloš Karadaglić continues to storm the classical charts and delight audiences worldwide.
Radio Amore
05/10/2018 – 10:00 pm :
Volcano Theatre, Swansea
Welsh-based composer, conductor and impresario Charlie Barber brings his team of musicians to Volcano Theatre for a unique late-night, hour-long continuous mixtape of Baroque and contemporary classics.
Tickets
£10 – book now
Jean Toussaint Allstar 6tet
06/10/2018 – 7:30 pm :
Taliesin Arts Centre., Swansea
At this special performance, Jean will present his 11th album, Brother Raymond, as part of his UK tour, recorded following extensive touring in 2015 and 2016 with his All-Star Roots & Herbs project.
Tickets
£16 – book now
Sir Karl Jenkins with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Kathryn Rudge (mezzo) & Abel Salaocoe (cello)
06/10/2018 – 7:30 pm :
Brangwyn, Swansea
The highlight of the 2018 Swansea International Festival, this thrilling gala concert celebrating the music of Sir Karl Jenkins will be conducted by the great man himself.
Tickets
£18, £25 and £30 – book now
Sir Karl Jenkins Post-Concert Reception
06/10/2018 – 9:45 pm :
Brangwyn, Swansea
Immediately following Sir Karl Jenkins’ homecoming concert at the Brangwyn Hall, Sir Karl will be hosting a post-concert reception in the venue’s Frank’s Bar.
Tickets
£16 – book now
Morriston Orpheus Choir Supporters Association MOCSA Young Welsh Singer of the Year Competition
07/10/2018 – 4:00 pm :
The Great Hall, Swansea University Bay Campus, Swansea
The grand final of one of Wales’ greatest singing competitions, whose distinguished past winners have included Trystan Llyr Griffiths, Fflur Wyn, Rebecca Evans and Bryn Terfel.
Tickets
£12
NAWR at Swansea International Festival #3: ACCÜ / R.Seiliog
08/10/2018 – 7:30 pm :
BBC Hall at Swansea Studios UWTSD, Swansea
NAWR (meaning NOW in Welsh) is a concert series in Swansea that showcases experimental music, free improvisation, film, lo-fi, free jazz, sound art, alternative folk and new music. As part of this year’s Swansea International Festival, a collaboration with NAWR brings three fascinating, unique concerts to the festival.
Tickets
£7 – on the door
