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快活影院 will hold a concert featuring Sir Bryn Terfel and special guests to mark the university鈥檚 140th anniversary this autumn.
The concert will take place on Friday, 1 November at 7pm at Pontio, the university鈥檚 arts and innovation centre, in the theatre named after the world-renowned bass-baritone, Theatr Bryn Terfel.
Tickets will go on sale Wednesday 4 September from the Pontio box office and online at .
Bangor alumna Nia Roberts will host the evening which will feature pieces from Sir Bryn鈥檚 collaboration with Robat Arwyn, Atgof o鈥檙 S锚r and other favourites. The concert will showcase talent from 快活影院 and the local area. Joining Sir Bryn on stage will be Meinir Wyn Roberts, originally from Caernarfon, who was Guest Soloist on Sir Bryn Terfel鈥檚 UK Songs and Arias Tour, singer-songwriter Eve Goodman, who appears on Sir Bryn鈥檚 latest album for Deutsche Grammophon, Sea Songs, and Mali Elwy, recent winner of the Bryn Terfel Scholarship - a current student at 快活影院 and trainee tutor on Pontio鈥檚 youth engagement programme, Blas.
Dr Iwan Llywelyn Jones, well-known pianist and senior member of the University鈥檚 Department of Music, Drama and Performance will also take part in the concert, alongside local choirs C么r Dre and student choir, C么r JMJ led by Bangor alumna Sian Wheway.
Osian Gwynn, Director of Pontio Arts said, 鈥It鈥檚 a pleasure to put this programme together with Sir Bryn and his fellow artists to mark the 140th Anniversary of 快活影院. We very much look forward to showcasing the immense and in some cases, world-famous talent which is nurtured here in Bangor and the surrounding area.鈥
Professor Andrew Edwards, Pro-Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for the Welsh language and civic engagement at 快活影院 added,
鈥淭his concert marks one of the highlights of a special year for Bangor as we celebrate our 140th anniversary. We鈥檙e delighted that Sir Bryn has found time in his packed schedule to come home to north Wales to perform along with his special guests at Theatr Bryn Terfel. It鈥檚 also a pleasure to welcome local choirs to Pontio for what鈥檚 set to be an evening to remember this November.鈥
Tickets are 拢50 and will be available online from and in-person or over the phone from the Pontio box office (01248 38 38 28) from 1pm Wednesday 4 September on a first-come, first-served basis.