Meet the Nash Bloggers - NYOW 2015

   As we make the final preparations for the National Youth Orchestra of Wales 2015 Residency and Concert Tour, some of our wonderful members have agreed to be part of a Blogging Team that will offer readers with a 'behind the scenes' look at the preparations, rehearsals and everything Nash related this summer.

   We thought we'd ask them a few questions to get them started and so here we introduce the first members of the team:

       Name: Carolyn Burton

   

       Age: 19

       Instrument: Ffidil / Violin

       Where you're from: Ynys Môn ond ar hyn o bryd yn astudio Cerdd ym Mhrifysgol Birmingham. / Anglesey but I'm currently studying Music at the University of Birmingham.

       

       Hobbies: Ar wahân i gerddoriaeth, dwi'n mwynhau chwarae chwaraeon raced fel tenis a badminton! / Apart from music, I really enjoy playing racket sports like tennis and badminton!

      Number of years in the Nash: Hon fydd fy 4ydd flwyddyn ar Nash (dwi'n mynd yn hen!) /  This will be my 4th year on Nash (getting old!)

      Favourite Piece of Music: Cwestiwn mor anodd!! Fel arfer dwi'n hoffi darnau o gerddoriaeth dwi 'di chwarae fy hun oherwydd mae nhw bob amser yn dod a atgofion gwych yn ôl yn ogystal â bod yn ddarnau gwych o gerddoriaeth. Os 'dwi'n cael dewis un darn yn unig, yna mae'n debyg y byddwn yn dewis Danzon rhif 2 gan Marquez. / This is such a hard question!! My favourite music is usually things I have played myself as they always bring back great memories as well as being great pieces of music. If I had to pick one piece only then I would probably choose Danzon no.2 by Marquez.

      Fascinating fact about yourselves: Dwi'n mwynhau dysgu ieithoedd! Dwi'n tairieithog, yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg ac yn rhugl yn llafar Thai. Mi 'nes i hefyd astudio Almaeneg hyd at Lefel A ac rydw i bellach yn gwneud modiwl o Eidaleg i ddechreuwyr ym Mhrifysgol Birmingham - er fy mod i'n fyfyriwr BMus Cerdd! / I love learning languages! I’m trilingual, being fluent in both English and Welsh and fluent in spoken Thai. I also studied German up to A-level and I’m now doing a module of beginner Italian at Birmingham University – even though I’m a BMus Music student!

      Enw / Name: Elain Rhys        

    

    Oed / Age: 16        

    

    Offeryn / Instrument: Telyn / Harp        

    

    Lle dwi'n byw / Where I'm From: Bodedern, Sir Fôn / Anglesey

    

    Diddordebau / Hobbies: Chwarae'r delyn a'r piano (yn amlwg), canu, cyfansoddi, ysgrifennu creadigol a mynd am dro /  

    Playing the harp and piano (obviously), singing, composing, creative writing and going for long walks

    Hannes y CGIC / NYOW History: Dwi'n newydd i'r Nash / I'm a 'Nash Newbie'

   

    Fy hoff ddarn o gerddoriaeth / Favourite piece of music: Vivaldi - Y Pedwar Tymor (yn enwedig y Gwanwyn) /  Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (especially Spring)

    

    Ffaith ddiddorol / Fascinating fact: Dw i wedi chwarae'r delyn a chanu yn y Neuadd Albert gyda Chôr Ieuenctid Môn yn 2009 - profiad bythgofiadwy! / 

     I've played the harp and sung in the Royal Albert Hall with Côr Ieuectid Môn in 2009 - unforgettable experience! 

   

Name: Emily Jones

  

     Age: 17

     Instrument: Violin

   

     Where I'm From: Swansea

   

     Hobbies: Cycling, Music, Reading and YouTube

     NYOW History: This is my second year

   Favourite piece of music: It’s impossible to decide!

   Fascinating fact: I was in Hunky Dory the film with my school choir... It’s probably my only claim to fame 

Hi! My name is Emily Topping, I’m 17 years old from Cardiff, I play the bassoon, and I’m a complete Nash newbie! My hobbies include swimming, Zumba, Bokwa, running, reading, and spending time with friends and family. My favourite piece, as a bassoonist, is The Sorcerer’s Apprentice! And as a fascinating fact, I recently cut off 19.5 inches of my hair to give to charity to be made into real hair wigs for children with cancer.      Hello everyone! My name is Hedydd and I am from Rhondda Cynon Taf.  I am 20 years old and this will be my third year as a viola player on the Nash. I love baking as a form of procrastination! My favourite piece of music has to be Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and I also share a birthday with Rimsky-Korsakov.     Helo bawb! Hedydd ydw i ac rydw i’n byw yn Rhondda Cynon Taf.  Rydw i’n 20 mlwydd oed a hon fydd fy nhrydedd flwyddyn yn chwarae’r fiola yn y Gerddorfa.  Rydw i’n hoffi pobi fel dull o ohirio gwneud gwaith!  Fy hoff ddarn o gerddoriaeth yw Bohemian Rhapsody gan Queen ac rydw i hefyd yn cael fy mhen-blwydd ar yr un diwrnod â Rimsky-Korsakov.