Aled Wyn Davies
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Aled Wyn Davies is a classical tenor
from Llanbrynmair
, in Powys
, Mid Wales
.
who has performed in venues all over the world. He was awarded the prestigious "David Ellis Memorial Prize" - The Blue Riband
awarded to the best classical soloist at the National Eisteddfod of Wales
in Swansea
in 2006 following a hat-trick of wins in the Tenor solo over 25 in 2004, 2005 & 2006.
Concerts include tours to New Zealand
& Australia in 2003, Y Wladfa, Patagonia
, Argentina
in 2007, Los Angeles
, USA in 2003 & 2004, and Saint David's Day
concerts in Johannesburg
, South Africa
in March, 2008.
In August, 2008 he travelled to Chicago
, USA as a guest soloist at the North American Festival of Wales.
Davies has shared the stage with many established international performers including the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir
; Shân Cothi
; Gwyn Hughes Jones; Jonathan Lemalu
; David Kempster and actor, William Roache
.
Davies recorded his debut album, Nodau Aur fy Nghân in November, 2006 under Welsh record label Sain. He has also performed in classical concerts on cruises for Swan Hellenic
and is also a sheep farmer in the Cambrian Mountains
of Mid Wales.
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
from Llanbrynmair
Llanbrynmair
Llanbrynmair is a village and community in Powys, Mid Wales on the A470 road between Caersws and Machynlleth. Llanbrynmair, in area, is the second largest in Powys. In 2005, it had a population of 958.-Description:...
, in Powys
Powys
Powys is a local-government county and preserved county in Wales.-Geography:Powys covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire , and a small part of Denbighshire — an area of 5,179 km², making it the largest county in Wales by land area.It is...
, Mid Wales
Mid Wales
Mid Wales is the name given to the central region of Wales. The Mid Wales Regional Committee of the National Assembly for Wales covered the counties of Ceredigion and Powys and the area of Gwynedd that had previously been the district of Meirionydd. A similar definition is used by the BBC...
.
Career
Davies is an award winning tenor soloistSolo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
who has performed in venues all over the world. He was awarded the prestigious "David Ellis Memorial Prize" - The Blue Riband
Blue Riband
The Blue Riband is an unofficial accolade given to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest speed. The term was borrowed from horse racing and was not widely used until after 1910. Under the unwritten rules, the record is based on average speed...
awarded to the best classical soloist at the National Eisteddfod of Wales
National Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
in Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
in 2006 following a hat-trick of wins in the Tenor solo over 25 in 2004, 2005 & 2006.
Concerts include tours to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
& Australia in 2003, Y Wladfa, Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in 2007, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, USA in 2003 & 2004, and Saint David's Day
Saint David's Day
Saint David's Day is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year. The date of 1 March was chosen in remembrance of the death of Saint David. Tradition holds that he died on that day in 589...
concerts in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in March, 2008.
In August, 2008 he travelled to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, USA as a guest soloist at the North American Festival of Wales.
Davies has shared the stage with many established international performers including the Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir
Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir
The Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir , also known as the Fron Choir , is an award-winning amateur male voice choir based in the village of Froncysyllte, near Llangollen in Denbighshire, Wales.-Origins & History:...
; Shân Cothi
Shân Cothi
Shân Cothi is a Welsh classical singer, presenter and actress. She was born and raised the daughter of a blacksmith in the tiny village of Ffarmers inCarmarthenshire. She graduated in Music and Drama from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth...
; Gwyn Hughes Jones; Jonathan Lemalu
Jonathan Lemalu
Jonathan Fa'afetai Lemalu is a New Zealand opera singer, of Samoan descent. Born in Dunedin, he sings in the bass baritone register....
; David Kempster and actor, William Roache
William Roache
William Patrick Harry Roache MBE is a British actor, best known for his role as Ken Barlow in the soap opera Coronation Street...
.
Davies recorded his debut album, Nodau Aur fy Nghân in November, 2006 under Welsh record label Sain. He has also performed in classical concerts on cruises for Swan Hellenic
Swan Hellenic
Swan Hellenic is a British cruise line specialising in tours of historical or cultural interest aimed at the upper end of the cruise market.-History:...
and is also a sheep farmer in the Cambrian Mountains
Cambrian Mountains
The Cambrian Mountains are a series of mountain ranges in Wales, reaching from, and including, the South Wales mountains of the Brecon Beacons, north Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion, the Black Mountains of eastern Wales, to Snowdonia in North Wales...
of Mid Wales.
Recordings
- Ann!, (Cwmni Theatr Maldwyn), July 2004 (Sain)
- Nodau Aur Fy Nghân, November 2006 (Sain)
Awards & accolades
- 1st Open Folk Song competition - Folk Festival, AberystwythAberystwythAberystwyth is a historic market town, administrative centre and holiday resort within Ceredigion, Wales. Often colloquially known as Aber, it is located at the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol....
1998 - 1st Traditional Folk-song competition - Llangollen International Eisteddfod 1999
- Best Soloist - YFC Eisteddod of Wales, Newtown 1999
- Lady Herbert Lewis Memorial Prize - National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
, Denbigh 2001 - Unawdydd 2001 (Soloist 2001)- National Eisteddfod of Wales, Denbigh 2001
- 1st Tenor Solo over 25 - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Newport 2004
- Soloist of the Year - Llangollen International Eisteddfod 2005
- 1st Tenor Solo over 25 - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Bangor, 2005
- Blue Riband & Soloist of the festival - Cardigan Music Festival 2006
- 1st Tenor Solo over 25 - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Swansea 2006
- David Ellis Memorial Prize - The Blue Riband - National Eisteddfod of Wales, Swansea 2006.