Simffoni Mara Evening

David Pepper – Piano
Richard Wheeler – Poet
Daniel Davies – Cello
Connor Malone and Ieuan Thomas – Visuals

David Pepper will be collaborating with a small chamber of musicians, poets, and visual artists on the final night of this year’s festival Ar Ymyl y Tir 2023 On Land’s Edge.

David, Daniel and Richard recently performed together at a concert in Ebenezer Chapel where they presented a variety of pieces for cello and piano, solo piano and poetry and music collaborations. They now look to take this further by including a visual element for this event in Theatr Gwaun. Reflecting this year’s festival theme of ‘journeys’, the evening will communicate a feeling of journeying through the landscape.

Simffoni Mara has been a key part of On Land’s Edge from its inception in 2021. The project is the realisation of a lifetime’s dream for Myles Pepper, with a commitment to commissioning new music inspired by the links between Wales and Ireland. The project is music-led but takes in a wide range of arts forms. The brief is simple, to create works inspired by life on the edge of the Irish Sea. Cwmni Mara is proud to announce the premiere of ‘On the Horizon (I write your name)’ composed by Christopher Fox for solo piano for this year’s festival.

Daniel Davies
Originally from Pembrokeshire, Daniel Davies studied Cello at the Royal College of Music and the Guildhall School. He also had a series of masterclasses with the acclaimed Hungarian cellist Janos Starker. Daniel is a passionate chamber musician and currently works as artistic director of Nantwen Music where he performs in an annual festival of string chamber music with a focus on Welsh Classical Composers. He plays on a Flemish cello by an unknown maker dated from 1720.

Richard Wheeler
Richard Wheeler is a published poet living near Newport, Pembrokeshire. Richard’s first collection ‘I of Modern Nature’ was submitted for Book of the Year 2022 by the publisher, Cambria Books. The poems are thought provoking, uplifting, lyrical, sound-rich, memorable and challenging with a crystal-clear poetic voice. As the title suggests, many of the poems have their roots in our complex and evolving relationship with the natural world.

Venue	Date	Time
Theatr Gwaun	24th September 2023	7:30pm