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United States Premiere of Karl Jenkins’ Newest Masterpiece Gloria Launches DCINY’s 2011 Concert Season
By Ceri Shaw, 2010-12-08
Concert for Peace Celebrating the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Win Two Tickets for the show HERE If you are an AmeriCymru member email us to claim your discount code for 20% reduction on ticket purchase price.
The performance of Gloria will mark the works United States Premiere. In composing Gloria, Jenkins used the Latin text of the Gloria, derived from the song of the angels announcing the birth of Jesus. Interested in exploring how other religions conceive of the divine, Jenkins also selected excerpts from the Bhagavad Gita, the Diamond Sutra, the Tao Te Ching, and the Quran. This spirit of inclusion makes it an ideal commemoration for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Rounding out the program is Jenkins Stabat Mater. The text is a powerful hymn dating from the 13th century that meditates on the suffering of Mary during Christs crucifixion. Says Jenkins, I tend to look outside the purely Western European tradition for inspiration and freshness so, apart from setting the religious text, I have also included words by ancient writers from what is now the Middle East. Stabat Mater also includes instruments and solo vocals characteristic of Middle Eastern music.
Stabat Mater will feature mezzo-soprano Charlotte Daw Paulsen, whose recent appearance in Rossini's Petite Messe Solenelle was called "dramatic in the best sense and utterly gripping" by the New York Times. Ms. Paulsen's Western classical singing will be juxtaposed with the Middle Eastern-based vocals of Belinda Sykes, who will also demonstrate her virtuosity on the mey, a Middle Eastern reed instrument. Both works will also feature Distinguished Concerts Singers International, a stellar group of vocalists from across the US, South Africa, and England.
Welshman Karl Jenkins is one of the most prolific, popular, and performed composers in the world today, with a powerful style that continually transcends musical boundaries. He was appointed as Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for services to music.
Maestro Dr. Jonathan Griffiths conducting credits include the Manhattan Philharmonic, the New England Symphonic Ensemble, and the European Symphony Orchestra. His 45-plus Carnegie Hall appearances since 1989 have spanned major works of the classical repertoire.
Founded by Iris Derke (General Director) and Jonathan Griffith (Artistic Director and Principal Conductor) Distinguished Concerts International is driven by passion, innovative vision, a total belief in its artists, and unwavering commitment to bringing forth unforgettable audience experiences. With over 20 combined years of experience, DCINY is a creative producing entity with unmatched integrity that is a talent incubator, a star-maker, and a presenter of broadly accessible, world-class musical entertainment. For more information about Distinguished Concerts International in New York and upcoming DCINY musical events around the world, please visit: www.dciny.org , or call toll free: 1-877-MYDCINY.
Tickets may be purchased by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting www.carnegiehall.org . For more information on group sales or other special offers, please contact us at 212-707-8566, Ext. 307 or BoxOffice@DCINY.org. Press inquiries and interviews may be arranged by contacting Johanna Kodlick, 212-707-8566, Ext. 305 or Johanna@DCINY.org.
The Left Coast Eisteddfod ( Portland, Oregon 2009 ) Starts Here - Short Story Competition - Win $100!
By Ceri Shaw, 2008-11-28
Regular readers of this site will no doubt have heard about our ambitious plans for a "Left Coast Eisteddfod" in Portland Oregon next year ( 2009 ). Today we would like to announce that we are not waiting until next year to get the ball rolling. We are launching the first of the Eisteddfod competitions online! Others will follow.
The short story competition which starts today is basically a "write in response " exercise. Below you will see a series of photographs. Most of these shots were taken in Wales but they are not particularly iconic and your response need not make reference to Wales in any way, shape or form. You may submit your entry in either Welsh or English. The two language categories will be judged separately and there will be a prize for each. Basically you will need to write a short story between 1000 and 3000 words in length on any ONE of these photographs and submit it in accordance with the rules for site members or non-site members outlined below. Accompanying graphics are not permitted. There is a US100 dollars (approximately 50GBP ) prize for the winners in both categories. The final submission date is July 31st 2009 and the winners will be announced at the Eisteddfod ( August 2009 ). The judges have yet to be selected and a further announcement will be made soon. The judges decisions will, of course, be final. The winners will also be entitled to free admission to some Eisteddfod events. Runners-up prizes will be announced later.
The winner and his/her work will also be featured on this site on what we hope will be a heavily trafficked page.
How To Submit Your Story
Members
1. Simply join the Eisteddfod Short Story Group and post your story (and any links) as a separate discussion in the group forum ( see "Lorem Ipsum" example on the page).. If you wish to include a link to your website or blog please do so but remember you must link back to us.
2. Post your story on your website or blog and post a link to the relevant url as a separate discussion in the group forum ( see "Lorem Ipsum" example on the page).. Once again you will need to link back to us.
Non Members
1. Post your submission on your blog and email us with the url ( americymru@gmail.com ). We will include it on the Group page . We would appreciate a link to this page or to the blog home page.
2. Email your submission to us and we will post it on the Group page and credit you as author. ( in this case mutual linking is an option but not required )
By Huw Davies of Hendy Productions 
By Tam Ryan of Wales DVD 
By Ian Price of Treorchy.net 
By Ian Price of Treorchy.net AmeriCymru will be exhibiting at the prestigious North West book fair, Wordstock again this year. Here we are on the current exhibitors list:- http://www.wordstockfestival.com/festival/2013-exhibitors/
We will be exhibiting at stall 718 ( see floor plan below ). There will also be author signings at ( times to be announced ). If you're in Portland on October 5th or 6th please come along and say hi and show your support. Also, please dont forget the Culture Wars' discussion panel at PSU on Friday October 4th ( more details below ).
This is a superb opportunity to showcase the wealth of literary talent in Wales today. If you are an author or publisher and wish to arrange books or other promotional materials for display at our stand please comment below or contact americymru@gmail.com.
Find AmeriCymru at stall 718 (see floor plan below, click to enlarge ).
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CULTURE WARS - OTHER VOICES IN BRITISH LITERATURE
Presented by AmeriCymru and the Portland Center for Public Humanities
Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 327/8
Fri Oct 4th 6.30-9.00 pm
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In this interview ( soundcloud file above, click to play ) Welsh hill farmer and media superstar Gareth Wyn Jones talks about his life as a farmer and promoting Wales and Welsh tourism with particular reference to to the Celticos Welsh Hill Farming experience. New series featuring Gareth coming up on the BBC next year!
Check out the Welsh Hill Farming Experience
Follow Gareth on Twitter here!
More From Gareth on Youtube Here
A major revamp of the blogging function is scheduled from our platform provider early in the new year. In the meantime we have introduced a new tweak on AmeriCymru
If you look at the bottom of this post you will see our new featured blogs feature. The last seven posts featured on the site will be displayed there. There are over 3000 blog posts on AmeriCymru and they are all indexed by the major search engines since this is a public network. If your post is featured it will be displayed on every one of them. A good time to start blogging
A reminder from last month's winners post:- "As you may have noted from an earlier announcement we have transitioned to the weekly leaderboard for our monthly Top Blogger adjudication. Henceforth the winner will be decided on the basis of their ranking and points in the final weekly leaderboard of the month. Posts which were published in preceding months will be discounted. The reasons for this are twofold. Firstly the weekly leaderboards are much more responsive and competitive and secondly the monthly board has some strange quirks. In particular it insists on ranking a few ancient posts that have received no 'Likes' comments or recent traffic."
So without further ado here are this months winners:-
1. Crap Wife 91 points ( 71 ranking points plus 10 for quantity and 10 for quality, Crap Wife has been our most prolific and most amusing blogger this month. She has also recorded the single highest monthly score in Top Blogger to date. Congratulations/Llongyfarchion Crap Wife. View Crap wife's blog on AC here )
2. Rhianne Griffiths 32 points ( 20 ranking points plus 10 for 'traffic', Our stats indicate that Rhianne's posts this month generated a lot of interest View Rhianne's blog on AC here )
3. Byn ( Bynbrynman ) Tavarn Ty Elise 19 points ( 19 ranking points. View Byn's blog on AC here )
Fabulous digital prizes will be awarded to our three winners today and Crap Wife will receive a copy of Owen Sheers, 'White Ravens'. We will be announcing next months Top Blogger prize shortly. To view the current weekly leaderboard and peruse the rules of the competition go to this page
If you would like to congratulate our winners please feel free to do so in comments on this page
St David's Day Miracle? - Special Offer for Vendors at L.A. West Coast Eisteddfod
By Ceri Shaw, 2011-02-27
OFFER NOW EXTENDED TILL MARCH 31st
AmeriCymru and A Raven Above Press are pleased to announce that we are offering discounted vendors spaces at the West Coast Eisteddfod for the next two days only. If you are a vendor in the L.A. area and wish to take advantage of this offer please contact americymru@gmail.com , but hurry, this offer will only last until midnight on March 1st.
Current prices
Eisteddfod Single space booth 10 x 10 space is $100
Eisteddfod Double space booth 20 x 10 space is $180
With St. David's Day Discount ( valid for enquiries received before midnight on March 31st )
Eisteddfod Single space booth 10 x 10 space is $50
Eisteddfod Double space booth 20 x 10 space is $90
Email americymru@gmail.com NOW to reserve your space!
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