Orchestra
Aberfan 60
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Great for groups
- Under 90 mins
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Sun, 25 Oct 2026
- Time
- 14:00 · 1h 30m
- Venue
- BBC Hoddinott Hall
- City
- Cardiff
- Conductor
- Tim Redmond
- Tickets
- See booking site
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Summary
Tim Redmond conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and multiple choirs in a commemorative programme at Hoddinott Hall, featuring Paul Mealor's Aberfan alongside works by Clyne, Haydn and Mozart.
Why it's fantastic
Six decades after the disaster, this commemorative programme blends local voices with a poignant movement from Mozart’s final symphony. Featuring a new work alongside Vaughan Williams, it provides a quiet space for reflection while celebrating the resilience of the community through a powerful combination of choirs and spoken word.
Programme
- 01Anna Clyne - This Moment
- 02Joseph Haydn - Movement 1 Symphony No.44 ‘Mourning’
- 03Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Movement 2 “Andante Cantabile” from Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’
- 04Ralph Vaughan Williams - Toward the Unknown Region
- 05Paul Mealor - Aberfan: From Darkness to Light
Soloists
- Mark Lewis Jones
- Ynysowen Primary School & Ysgol Gymraeg Rhyd Y Grug Combined Choirs
- Ynysowen Male Voice Choir
- BBC National Chorus of Wales
