Datganiad Organ - Joe Cooper
Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd, Cadeirlan Bangor. £10 wrth y drws. Plant am ddim. LluniaethOrgan Recital - Joe Cooper
Director of Music, Bangor Cathedral. £10 at the door. Children Free. Refreshments12/07/2025, 7:30 p.m.
St Tanwg's Church, High Street, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2YA
Mae'r gyfres boblogaidd o ddatganiadau organ a chyngherddau yn Eglwys Sant Tanwg, Stryd Fawr, Harlech yn cael ei hadfywio.
Bydd organ hanesyddol ac adferedig Henry Willis Sant Tanwg yn cael ei chwarae mewn datganiad ddydd Sadwrn Gorffennaf 12fed gan Joe Cooper, Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd yng Nghadeirlan Bangor a Thiwtor Cerdd ym Mhrifysgol Bangor.
Mae Henry Willis yn cael ei gydnabod yn eang fel adeiladwr organau mwyaf Prydain, a elwir yn aml yn barchus yn "Dad Willis". Mae ei organau enwocaf yn Neuadd Frenhinol Albert (gyda 9,999 o bibellau!), Eglwys Sant Paul, Caergaint, Durham, Eglwys Dewi Sant, Caeredin a llawer o Eglwysi Cadeiriol ac eglwysi eraill ledled y byd, yn ogystal â Chapel Sant Siôr yng Nghastell Windsor a Phalas Blenheim.
Er na allwn honni bod organ Willis llawer llai yn Eglwys Sant Tanwg ar raddfa mor fawreddog â rhai o'r organau enfawr hyn, mae'n arddangos sain nodedig Willis serch hynny. Cafodd hyn ei wella yn ystod yr adnewyddiad sylweddol a wnaed ychydig dros ddegawd yn ôl, gyda chefnogaeth ariannol sylweddol gan bobl leol, trwy ychwanegu dros 240 o bibellau newydd at y cymysgedd 3 rheng.
Mae'n un o drysorau cudd Harlech. Dyma gyfle gwych i glywed yr organ arbennig iawn hon yn cael ei rhoi ar brawf!
Mae'r datganiad yn dechrau am 7.30 ar Orffennaf 12fed. Mae mynediad yn £10 heb dâl i blant. Bydd lluniaeth ar gael.
The popular series of organ recitals and concerts in St. Tanwg's Church, High Street, Harlech is being revived.
St. Tanwg's historic and restored Henry Willis organ will be played in a recital on Saturday July 12th by Joe Cooper, Director of Music at Bangor Cathedral and Music Tutor at the University of Bangor.
Henry Willis is widely acknowledged as Britain's greatest organ builder, often respectfully called "Father Willis". His most famous organs are in the Royal Albert Hall (with 9,999 pipes!), St. Paul's, Canterbury, Durham, St. David's, Edinburgh and many other Cathedrals and churches worldwide, as well as St. Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle and Blenheim Palace.
Whilst we cannot claim that the much smaller Willis organ in St.Tanwg's is on such a grand scale as some of these huge organs, it nevertheless exhibits the distinctive Willis sound. This was enhanced during the substantial renovation undertaken just over a decade ago, with considerable financial support from local people, by the addition of over 240 new pipes to the 3 rank mixture.
It is one of Harlech's hidden gems. This is a great opportunity to hear this very special organ being put through its paces!
The recital starts at 7.30 on July 12th. Admission is £10 with no charge for children. Refreshments will be available.