BBC Proms Conducting Debut
I was absolutely delighted to make my conducting debut at the BBC Proms this September, working with the BBC Singers (who are currently celebrating their 100th Anniversary). Continue Reading
Recent Events
‘In Parenthesis’ – New Commission
Opus Anglicanum have commissioned a third work from Owain, a Fantasia on musical references contained in David Jones’ In Parenthesis. The work is a 12-minute sequence, utilising five voices in addition to a narrator. The poet’s voice is that of Jones himself, ‘Private… Continue Reading
The Lord’s Prayer premiered by Siglo de Oro
Owain’s latest work, a reflection on Sheppard’s The Lord’s Prayer has recently been premiered by Siglo de Oro. To celebrate 500 years since the birth of John Sheppard, Siglo de Oro and Patrick Allies commissioned Owain to write this companion piece, which was… Continue Reading
Tour with Choral Scholars of Trinity College
11th-14th December 2014. The Choral Scholars of Trinity College Cambridge travelled to Lincolnshire to perform Christmas Concerts in Grimsby and Louth, and evensong in Lincoln Cathedral. Amongst music by Ēriks Ešenvalds, Ola Gjeilo and Ben Parry, two of Owain’s arrangements… Continue Reading
Reverie Composition Competition Winner
Owain has been chosen as the winner of Reverie’s inaugural Young Composers Competition in association with the international publishing company, Edition Peters Ltd. A setting of W.B. Yeats’ poem, ‘The Mother of God’, this piece draws inspiration from an eclectic range of composers such… Continue Reading
Vospiri Holy Week Concert
During Holy Week, Vospiri performed a Lenten programme including Tallis Lamentations of Jeremiah, a selection of Gesualdo Tenebrae Responsories and Duruflé Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens. The concert took place in St Mary Magdalen Church, Bristol. Read more about the choir, or find… Continue Reading
Organ Elevenses #4
Owain gives his fourth recital as part of the Organ Elevenses series at Westbury-on-Trym Parish Church. The programme revolves around a Lenten/Easter theme, and includes music by Bach, Langlais and Howells, capped off with ‘Fanfare on Shine Jesus Shine’ by Christopher… Continue Reading
RSCM MYC Tour
Owain spent four days touring the South of England with the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir. The choir sang evensongs at Salisbury Cathedral and Wells Cathedral, before performing a concert in St Martin’s Church, Salisbury.
Opus Anglicanum debut
As part of their Voice of Children series, Owain debuted with Opus Anglicanum in Chipping Campden, where they sang his Fantasia on English Children’s Songs, commissioned by the choir in 2013. More about Opus Anglicanum: Opus Anglicanum – “English Work”… Continue Reading
Redcliffe Magnificat: commission and premiere
Andrew Kirk and the Choir of St Mary Redcliffe have commissioned a new setting of the evening canticles for choir and chamber organ, to mark the installation of their new Drake chamber organ. The magnificat was premiered in March, and… Continue Reading
Premiere: ‘Judas mercator pessimus’
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, conducted by Stephen Layton, premiered Judas mercator pessimus at evensong in Trinity College Chapel. The work was commissioned by the choir, and will be performed a further two times in this academic year before it… Continue Reading