Can you composer a new castell march to win Eisteddfod prize?

If you can compose a classic Welsh march then you could win £500.

If you can write a classic Welsh contest march to claim the £500 first prize.

Thursday, 28 November 2024

2025 will see the annual Anglesey Eisteddfod (Eisteddfod Mon) in Beaumaris.

To mark the occasion, Seindorf Beaumaris Band have agreed to sponsor its music composition competition which will carry a £500 first prize.

Castell Beaumaris

Entrants are being asked to compose a brass band march dedicated to the band, entitled 'Castell Beaumaris'. The entry must be written for traditional brass band instrumentation.

The entries will be judged by Gwyn Evans, a former conductor of Seindorf Beaumaris with the ethos to hopefully to echo the famous 'Castell' series of marches written by Welsh composer T.J Powell.

Details:

For further details and a copy of the rules, please contact the Eisteddfod secretary via dafyddlevans@yahoo.co.uk or on 07702 173928.

A full score and individual band parts should be submitted to EisteddfodMon2025@gmail.com by March 22nd 2025.

Seindorf Beaumaris will perform the winning march during the prize giving ceremony.

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