We asked our Blogging Team what they are most looking forward to about this summer's NYOW residency – here are some of their answers:
Gofynnwyd wrth y Tîm Blogio beth maen nhw'n edrych ymlaen ato fwyaf ar gwrs preswyl haf CGIC eleni – dyma rai o'u h atebion:
Elain Rhys, Harp
"Dw i'n edrych ymlaen i chwarae cerddoriaeth sy'n
anghyfarwydd i mi, ac yn edrych ymlaen i gwrdd â aelodau eraill y gerddorfa gan
wneud ffrindiau cerddorol newydd! Dwi'n siwr y bydd 'na lawer o hwyl wrth
gymdeithasu a llawer o waith caled yn yr ymarferion. Cyffrous!"
"I'm excited to play music that is unfamiliar to me, and I
am looking forward to meet other members of the orchestra and make new musical
friends! I'm sure there will be lots of fun while socialising and a lot of hard
work during the rehearsals. Exciting!"
Sam
Buttler, Oboe:
"One of the things I am definitely
looking forward to about this year is the music. The Rite of Spring is one of the most important pieces of 20th
century music, and getting to play it will be a fantastic opportunity. The tour
following the course will also be fun, even if I am not the biggest fan of long
coach journeys. I am also looking forward to the social side of Nash. Everyone
always gets really involved with the events (especially Cabaret and Fancy
Dress) and it is going to be great to see what cardboard constructions are made
this year!"
Hedydd Edge, Viola:
"Rydw
i’n edrych ymlaen at weld fy ffrindiau yn y Gerddorfa unwaith eto, yn enwedig
gan nad ydyn ni’n cael llawer o gyfle i weld ein gilydd yn aml iawn. Rydw i
hefyd yn edrych ymlaen at ymarfer llawn cyntaf y gerddorfa gan fy mod i wastad
yn teimlo cyfuniad o edrych ymlaen, cyffro a nerfau cyn chwarae’r darnau fel
ensemble cyfan am y tro cyntaf."
"I
can't wait to catch up with all of my friends on the Nash, especially as we
don't get to see each other very often. I'm also looking forward to the first
full orchestra rehearsal as there is always a mixed feeling of anticipation,
excitement and nerves before playing the pieces as a full ensemble for the
first time."
Grace Buttler, Violin:
"For
the past 6 years, ‘the Nash’ has been one of the main things I’m excited about
doing in the summer. Of course I look forward to playing some incredible music,
with world-renowned conductors and talented musicians from all around Wales,
but to me it’s also like a reunion every year. The course is very intense and
you’re constantly with the same people day in, day out. This means close
friendships form and year after year we all grow up together. As we’ve got
older and started Uni, we see less and less of each other during the year
because we’ve moved all around the country (some even out of the UK) to study
and work. So most of all I’m looking forward to hanging out with friends and
sharing ‘the Nash’ with them one last time."
Emily
Jones, Violin:
"Well… where do I begin?
Last year I met a bunch of fantastic (if
slightly crazy) people from all over Wales. I really can’t wait to see them all
again in another busy 2 weeks with the Nash after a long year waiting for the
course to come around once more. The NYOW team are very good at keeping us all
busy with every evening having a weird and wonderful social event for us all to
attend. Last year we kicked off the course with a ‘Nash Sports Day’ and for the
following two weeks we had everything from the fancy dress evening and the
cabaret evening (where you learn just how competitive musicians can get) to the
tutors’ dinner. I really can’t wait to see what crazy things the Nash team have
up their sleeves this year!
The concert venues that we perform in are
beautiful and the acoustics are incredible. There’s nothing better than that
echo of the last chord of a piece around a massive cathedral! The Nash
developed me so much as a violinist and I learned so much, thanks to the help
of the tutors and the conductor. You just keep learning and developing
throughout the two weeks and although it’s exhausting (and you’ll probably
sleep for several days after the course) you’ll be much better off after it.
Let’s see what NYOW 2015 has in store for
us!"
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