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Dateline: 13th November, 2005

Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) celebrates its first birthday on Saturday 26th November. To mark this special occasion, a range of free activities will take place on the Tesco Stage in the foyer which will include performances by WMC’s resident companies; the Welsh National Opera, Urdd Gobaith Cymru and Ty Cerdd.

Wales Millennium Centre’s Chief Executive Judith Isherwood says, “We have had an exciting year, one which has provided people in Wales and over the border with an array of productions ranging from the Kirov Ballet to Cameron Mackintosh’s musical Miss Saigon. Offering high quality productions at reasonable prices has opened the door to the whole nation and I am confident we will achieve our target of 350,000 tickets by the end of the year.”

She adds, “We are extending our birthday invitation to everyone and anyone who wishes to join us in the celebrations. We have a varied list of activities lined-up for the whole day and the Ivor Novello concert as the grand finale in the evening. People are more than welcome to join us at any point for what promises to be an enjoyable and exciting day.”

An evening to celebrate the legendary Welsh composer, playwright, actor and songwriter, Ivor Novello, will take centre stage at 7.30pm. With tickets still available, Glamorous Night will feature sopranos Marilyn Hill Smith and Shan Cothi, tenor Rhys Meirion and violin soloist Gillian Findlay, as well as popular vocalist Noel Sullivan. They will be accompanied by Sinfonia Britannia and its Emmy Award winning music director George Daugherty.

The Events of the Day

• 10.30am: Saturday Morning Music for Children
  Students from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama introduce music and instruments to young children (Ages 3 to 7 years). Concert lasts until 11.15am
• 11.15am: Cake Cutting
  A large cake will be cut, so come along to join in singing “Happy Birthday” with Welsh soprano Shan Cothi
• 12pm: Cytgan
  Made up almost entirely of former choristers from the National Youth Choir of Wales, Cytgan is a small un-conducted Welsh chamber group who simply love singing. They present a programme of varied choral music featuring many Welsh works, both contemporary and folk. (In association with Ty Cerdd)
• 1pm: Welsh Brass Consort
  A programme of music for brass performed by players from the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera.
• 2pm: The Most Beautiful Man from the Sea
  The first showing of this film on the Icon wall in the Glanfa. Originally commissioned by WNO as part of the community oratorio The Most Beautiful Man from the Sea, Richard Aylwin created this moving piece in collaboration with Touch Trust.
  Wales Millennium Centre has commissioned this presentation with Gwyneth Lewis' poetic text to reach a wider public and celebrate their first birthday on 26th November 2005.
• 2.30pm Urdd Gobaith Cymru
  Wales’ leading youth organization hosts the best of young Welsh performing talent.
• 4pm: Academi Event
  Academi hosts performances by some of Wales’ best new writers.
• 6pm: Saturday Night Jazz - Byron Jones Big Band
  Join us for this great swing band with superb arrangements.
• 7pm: Sound Inventors: A Concert of Music by Young Composers
  The culmination of a project run by SPNM in collaboration with Welsh National Opera. The concert will be approx one hour and will be a programme of new music written by young composers and performed by a professional quartet. The event takes place in the Weston Studio. Please contact Claire Lewis by 5pm on Friday 25th November, on 02920 635064 if you wish to attend.
• 7 – 9pm Richard Cox: Unfinished Business
  The official opening of WMC’s latest art exhibition. Richard Cox is one of Wales’ most significant artists of the last thirty years and this exhibition spans from large, formal abstract paintings to detailed, highly intricate drawings. Please contact Dan Allen on 01443 654180 if you want to attend.
• 7.30pm Nubrico at Diversion Dance House
  Nubrico Youth Dance is Rubicon's flagship youth dance group for people aged 16-18 years. They are renowned for their vibrant, exciting and energetic dances. Their programme will include solo, duet and group works, all of which have been created by the group members themselves under the guidance of their Dance Development Leader Tracey Brown. Please contact Rubicon on 029 2049 1477 for tickets and details.
• 7.30pm: Glamorous Night: the Music of Ivor Novello
  Celebrate the genius and magic of Wales’ native son Ivor Novello in the beautiful Donald Gordon theatre. For tickets, phone 08700 402000.

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