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Cyfeillion Soar – Friends of Soar

CYFEILLION SOAR / FRIENDS OF SOAR

Gallwch helpu ni i’ch helpu chi trwy wneud cyfraniadau misol fel rhan o gynllun ‘Cyfeillion Soar’. Bydd eich cyfraniad yn ein helpu ni i barhau i fuddsoddi yn y gymuned am flynyddoedd i ddod!

You can now help us to help you, by signing up to donate on a monthly basis as part of the ‘Friends of Soar’ scheme. Your contribution will help us to continue to invest in our community for years to come!

Diolch o galon 💜

Dolen i gyfrannu / Link to donate 👇

https://theatrsoar.charitycheckout.co.uk/donate#!/

Merthyr Tydfil Historical Society

The Merthyr Tydfil Historical Society is pleased to announce details of forthcoming lectures.

Monday 2 September 2019
The Rev Maber and Merthyr’s Glebelands
Barrie Jones

Monday 7 October 2019
Anthony Bacon (1717-1786) ‘A Man of Foresight’
Founder of Cyfarthfa Ironworks
Mary Owen

Monday 4 November 2019
Some Aspects of Early Nineteenth Century Housing in Merthyr Tydfil
Clive Thomas

Monday 2 December 2019
Evan Roberts the Evangelist
David Pike

Meetings are held at Canolfan Soar at 7.00pm
Membership – £10 per annum
Non members – £2 per lecture

ALL ARE WELCOME

Merthyr Historical Society Talk

Life and Times of an Eccentric Welsh Jew

This talk is given by Lionel Elton who was born in Cardiff into a world in turmoil, just as Hitler came to power, and found himself back in Wales when some of the worst aspects of those times seem to be in the ascendancy once more.

Lionel has always considered himself to be something of a square peg in a round hole, never comfortable to blindly accept what he was told and taught. He believes that his curious, questing, questioning nature has helped him find a place in the grand scheme of things, which is both informed and balanced.

Hopefully everyone in the audience will discover something new, or something to be entertained by, or something just to quietly ponder.

All this and live music too!

A Celebration of Adelina Patti

Emanuela Barazia-Joll (wife of Merthyr-born opera star Phillip Joll) and her students of “The-Joy-of-Singing-Studio” are happy to announce the next Concert in honour of opera star Adelina Patti (Madrid 10 Feb 1843 – Craig y Nos 27 September 1919).
All ready for Adelina, is my new motto! We’ll celebrate this cosmopolitan citizen of the world and Belcantista sublime who was born in Madrid from Italian parents and grew up in USA, but felt in love with Wales. She left this world a hundreds years ago but lives forever, and we’ll sing under her star and the ones of fellow musicians who lived during her period. Emanuela, as mezzosoprano-Falcon, will portray a personal picture of Patti, with anecdotes and curious aspects of her life, and with my fellow singers we will sing a large variety of songs composed or inspired by the Victorian era in which Adelina Patti lived. We are happy to announce the participation of the lovely harpist Arween and to invite all of you to participate and sing something with us, to have some prosecco for the very special Traviata toast at the end!

Merthyr Tydfil Historical Society – 2019 Lecture Programme

The committee of the Merthyr Tydfil Historical Society are pleased to announce the programme for 2019’s lectures.

The Merthyr Tydfil Historical Society meet at Canolfan Soar at 7.00 on the first Monday of the month – please come along….all are welcome.

4 February
Robert Jones An Historical Walk around Abercynon
4 March
Anne Watts The Last Tsar of Russia
1 April
David Maddox Voices: Valley Women’s Lives 1900-1918
13 May
Victoria Owens Lady Charlotte Guest
3 June
Klavdija Erzen History of Jews in South Wales
1 July
Society AGM
2 September
Barrie Jones The Rev Maber and Merthyr’s Glebelands
7 October
Mary Owen To be announced
4 November
Clive Thomas Some Aspects of Early Nineteenth Century Housing in Merthyr Tydfil
2 December
David Pike Evan Roberts the Evangelist