Bryn Terfel in Wales, the latest Met Stars Live in Concert, reviewed by MARIA NOCKIN
Benedictus - Robat Arwyn. Calon Lan - arr. Abide With Me - WH Monk arr O M Roberts. Deep Harmony - Handel Parker,geiriau David Charles. Nadolig Pwy a Wyr.Ryan Davies arr Alwyn Humphries. Yn dy Gerbyd (Ride the Chariot)arr William Henry Smith. I’m Gonna Walkarr Alwyn Humphryes. Silver Trumpet arr J. Raymond Williams. Scores (1) Parts (0) Arrangements and Transcriptions (0) Other (0) Source Files (0). Benedictus Alt ernative. Title Composer Rowley, Alec: I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. IAR 4 Composer Time Period Comp. Period: Early 20th century: Piece Style Early 20th century: Instrumentation. Buy Benedictus (SATB) , Robat Arwyn at Crescendo Music: your number one expert in sheet music, musical accessories, with stores in Antwerp and Leuven. Sheet music for Robat Arwyn: Benedictus: buy online. Published by Curiad. Composer: Arwyn, Robat. Visit our new Digital Download site to get Choral and Solo Instrumental music instantly. Home Sheet Music Vocal & Choral Choral Repertoire Benedictus (SATB) Benedictus (SATB). Robat Arwyn: Benedictus. Stock Availability. Academy Chimes Barbican Chimes Kensington Chimes; CUR3137.
On Saturday 12 December 2020, the Metropolitan Opera streamed a Met Stars concert starring Sir Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone, in a holiday program from Brecon Cathedral in Wales. Host Christine Goerke introduced Met General Manager Peter Gelb despite a few blips in reception.
Terfel, harpist Hannah Stone, pianist Jeff Howard, soprano Natalya Romaniw, tenor Trystan Llyr Griffiths and the traditional Welsh folk group Calan performed in Brecon Cathedral in Wales. The church was originally constructed in the eleventh century but rebuilt in the thirteenth and nineteenth centuries. Hundreds of massed candles lit the interior, shadows from which delineated the outlines of the building's weight-bearing Gothic arches. Exterior lighting made the colors of the stained glass windows visible, and varied reflective surfaces, including sequined gowns, contributed to the play of light in the broadcast picture.
Bryn Terfel in Brecon Cathedral
Terfel and pianist Jeff Howard opened with Guardian Angel by Robat Arwyn, a composer best known for his Welsh songs. First Terfel sang in English and later in Welsh, but there were subtitles for every song on this program so language was never a problem. Although he has been singing professionally for more than thirty years, he still has a gorgeous pianissimo and a wide range of dynamics. Terfel followed it with Franz Xaver Gruber's Silent Night (Stille Nacht) accompanied by harpist Hannah Stone who played with finesse but ended on an unexpected note.
Bryn Terfel and Hannah Stone rehearsing in Brecon Cathedral for the 12 December 2020 MetStars Live concert
Welsh tenor Trystan Llyr Griffiths joined Terfel and Howard for El Nacimiento by Argentine composer and folk music specialist Ariel Ramírez, composer of the Misa Criolla. Their duet in close harmony exhibited the beauty of operatically trained male voices. Griffiths and Howard performed Schubert's Ave Maria in the version that uses the well known prayer for its text. It's interesting to note that the composer originally wrote the work to the text of a prayer to the Virgin in Scott's Lady of the Lake.
Folk group Calan performed Gustav Holst's In the Bleak Midwinter and the traditional New Year's Eve in Caernarfon with great gusto and enormous energy. They danced while they played faster and faster than that. If times were not so dire, Caernarfon Castle might be the best place in the world to greet the new year with song, dance and Welsh-grown sparkling wine.
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The Welsh folk band Calan
While Calan took a break, harpist Hannah Stone played Carlos Salzedo's Concert Variations on O Tannenbaum giving each tone the glint of a falling snowflake. Sir Bryn sang Jester Joseph Hairston's delightful Christmas Spiritual, Mary's Boy Child, which along with the song in Spanish gave a nod to the diversity of his English-speaking audience. Lerner and Loewe's recitative-like The Little Prince led up to Sir Bryn's glorious rendition of the traditional German carol, Still, still, still with glistening harp accompaniment.
Benedictus, by the composer of Guardian Angel, Robat Arwyn, is a setting of a part of the Catholic Mass that fits the holiday season, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord'. Romaniw and Terfel sang with spiritual intensity, and she continued singing Adolphe Adam's much better known O Holy Night with silvery high notes.
Terfel and pianist Jeff Howard offered a thoughtful rendition of I Can Give You the Starlight from Ivor Novello's 1939 musical The Dancing Years. Then came the best song of the day, the traditional Welsh, Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night) which Terfel sang with Calan. This traditional Welsh song simply exudes calm, especially when performed by people to whom it has great meaning. This rendition was a gem.
Terfel followed it with Wagner's Hymn to the Evening Star accompanied by piano and harp. Its text speaks of souls ascending to heaven, perhaps a blessed thought in this time of COVID. The finale was a performance of John Francis Wade's O Come, All Ye Faithful by all the participants. I particularly enjoyed the tenor's singing of the high line usually given to sopranos. It gave the oft-heard piece an unusually enjoyable flair.
A still frame from a New York Metropolitan Opera promotional video for this Bryn Terfel concert
This concert is a delightful addition to Christmas entertainment and it will be available online for US$ 20 at metstarslive.brightcove-services.com through 25 December 2020.
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Copyright © 14 December 2020Maria Nockin,
Arizona USA
The background image on this page has been derived from a circa 1865 tinted lithograph print of Priory Church Brecon in Wales, which later became Brecon Cathedral, viewed from the River Tarell.
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Some of Robat Arwyn's compositions are available to buy individually and the list here gives a short description. For more information please contact:
- or Robat Arwyn.
| Score | Title | Description | Available from |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Gwnaeth y Sêr | SATB song from the work Atgof o'r Sêr (Memory of Stars). | Curiad | |
| A Gwnaeth y Sêr | TTBB arrangement of the song from the work Atgof o'r Sêr (Memory of Stars). | Curiad | |
| Benedictus | TTBB arrangement | Curiad | |
| Benedictus | SSAA arrangement | Robat Arwyn | |
| Benedictus | Duet for high and low voice from the work Er Hwylio'r Haul. | Curiad | |
| Brenin y Sêr | SATB song (with or without a soloist) from the work Atgof o'r Sêr. | Curiad | |
| Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn | SATB arrangement of this traditional Welsh song. | Curiad | |
| Cerdded Hyd y Llethrau | SA song with words by Glyn Roberts. Composed for the centenary celebrations of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle in September 1998. | Curiad | |
| Clodforaf Di | SSA arrangement based on Psalm 18. | Curiad | |
| Draw yng Ngwlad Iwdea | SATB carol with words by Enid Jones. | Curiad | |
| Emyn Priodas | Song for SATB choir and soloist with words by W Rhys Nicholas. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Gweddi'r pysgotwyr | SATB song commissioned for Côr Cardi-Gân in 2007. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Heddiw ddoe yfory | SATB song commissioned for Côr Cardi-Gân in 2007. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Lux Aeterna | TTBB arrangement of the unaccompanied piece from Er Hwylio'r Haul. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Mad am bêl droed | Barbershop style song for a trio. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Mae ddoe wedi mynd | SATB song from musical Irmenio. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Mae'r gân yn ein huno | Duet from the show Pwy Bia'r Gân. | Sain | |
| O Dduw clyw fy ngweddi | Barbershop style song for a trio. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Paid â mynd | Song for a trio. Can be with or without accompaniment. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Paid byth a'm gadael i | Duet from the show Plas Du. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Pedair Oed | Solo for tenor or soprano and SATB choir. | Sain | |
| Salm 121: Dyrchafaf Fy Llygaid | SATB arrangement based on Psalm 121. | Curiad | |
| Sioni Wynwns | SATB song with words by Dic Jones. | Curiad | |
| Un enaid bach | Song for SATB choir and soloist with words by Robin Llwyd ab Owain. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Y lloer yn fy llaw | SATB song commissioned for Côr Cardi-Gân in 2007. Words by Robin Llwyd ab Owain. | Robat Arwyn | |
| Yfory | Arrangement by Eric Jones for male voice choir (TTBB). | Sain |