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Two Welsh Folk Songs

for baritone & piano

ABOUT

  1. Si-hwi-hwi
    Welsh text by Glan Dwyryd, English text by Wendy Hiscocks
  2. Robin Ddiog/Lazy Robin
    Welsh trad. Text, English text by Wendy Hiscocks

Two Welsh Folk Songs were premiered by the Welsh baritone Jeremy Huw Williams and the composer as part of the recital South Wales meets New South Wales presented by CAM (Celebrating Australian Music).

INSTRUMENTATION
voice (baritone) & piano
Range: ‘S-hwi-hwi’ d to c’; ‘Robin Ddiog’ B to c’ (also available for other voice ranges)

DURATION
‘Si-hwi-hwi’ 2.50; ‘Robin Ddiog’ 1:45

DATE OF COMPOSITION
2021

PERFORMANCES
26 November 2021 (World Premiere)
Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone) & Wendy Hiscocks (piano) in a filmed recital South Wales meets New South Wales presented by Celebrating Australian Music’s Youtube channel launched on 26 November 2021. 

28 January 2025 ‘Robin Ddiog’
First public performance by Jeremy Huw Williams/Wendy Hiscocks at Cardiff University Concert Hall, Cardiff, Wales

19 June 2025 ‘Si-hwi-hwi’
First public performance by Samantha Crawford/ Berrak Dyer (version for soprano) at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, London as part of the ‘Freedom Cries Out’ concert