Orchestral Workshop with Michael Bell MBE

Saturday 1st November 11am to 4pm

Henderson Hall, Penpentre, Talybont on Usk, Nr Brecon, Powys, LD37YQ

Repertoire and cost to be announced soon!

Michael Bell MBE was born in Neath and studied music at Cardiff University. After graduating, Michael formed Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra in 1982 and has conducted the orchestra for 36 years. Michael is also music director of Abergavenny Orchestra and Hereford Symphony Orchestra. In 2010 he was invited to conduct the Brecknock Sinfonia and has since become their regular conductor.

Michael has conducted an enormous and wide ranging repertoire with CPO, in almost 350 concerts, including symphonies by Mahler, Richard Strauss, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, Elgar and Shostakovich, as well as major orchestral works by Stravinsky, Ravel and Prokofiev, and many more besides.

Michael has always had a great enthusiasm for film music, and in 1994 introduced ‘A Night at the Movies’ as an annual feature of CPO’s repertoire. In December 2017 ‘A Night at the Movies’, celebrating the music of John Williams, was performed to the highest audience figures at St David’s Hall for thirteen years.

In the New Year’s Honours 2018 Michael was awarded an MBE in recognition of his work with the orchestra, an award made particularly special to Michael because he was nominated for the MBE by members of CPO.