Merthyr Express column

1st July 10

Creative Photography

Creative Photography Wales presents a short course in taking great pictures with your digital camera. The free one day photographic course takes place at Cyfarthfa Park, from 9.30am – 3.30pm on 8th to 15th July. All you need to bring is a digital camera and a packed lunch. Learn how to take inspiring photographs with landscape photographer Nigel Forster in the beautiful surroundings of Cyfarthfa Park. On the course you will learn how to compose great photographs, create panoramic photomerges, learn ways to best photograph water, how to choose images for black and white prints, creating dramatic perspectives, direction on using filters and much more. The course will provide OCN accreditation for every participant, with a certificate together with a a print to take home of your favorite picture taken on the course. Spaces are limited, so for further information, please contact Leanne Williams on 01685 722340 or email leanne.williams@merthyr.gov.uk

The Amigos
The Amigos return to the Myfanwy Theatre at Merthyr Tydfil College tonight Thursday, 1sth July with a live music performance. Tickets cost £5. Contact the box office on 07570670284. Doors open at 7.30pm.

Open Mic Night
Next week’s Open Mic Night at The Imperial Hotel welcomes poet Kevin Mills on Thursday, 8th July at 7.30pm. Open Mic Nights at the Imperial Hotel are free entry. For further information please contact (01685) 725382 or email arts@merthyr.gov.uk.

National Youth Orchestra
The members of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales 2010 have now been selected, including five successful students from Merthyr Tydfil, and they are ready to Perform for Wales this summer.
The Orchestra will meet at the University of Wales, Lampeter for an intensive week of rehearsals before embarking on a short tour of Wales performing the closing concert of the Fishguard Festival in St Davids Cathedral, and concerts at Aberystwyth Arts Centre and St David’s Hall, Cardiff. The Orchestra will then reconvene in September to perform the opening concert at the North Wales Music Festival in St Asaph and a concert at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Full details of all concerts and how to buy tickets can be found on the diary page of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales website: www.nyaw.co.uk

WNO Street SongsThe final instalment in WNO’s Valleys’ Street Songs project will be this Saturday, 3rd July 2010, 10.30am – 5pm in Aberdare, with the Street Songs Festival, which will include performances and screenings of all the work made over the last two years, as well as a chance to take part in a range of workshops and find out about how you can get involved with local arts organisations in the Valleys. All completely free! For more information contact Louise Carey at louise.carey@wno.org.uk or visit wno.org.uk. Supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.