{"id":28875,"date":"2022-02-07T15:01:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=28875"},"modified":"2022-02-17T19:46:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T19:46:03","slug":"classical-musicians-call-for-more-air-time-on-welsh-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/classical-musicians-call-for-more-air-time-on-welsh-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical musicians call for more air time on Welsh radio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welsh language classical artists say their music is being neglected on Welsh Language Music <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/welsh-language-music-day\">Day<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seventh annual Dydd Miwsig Cymru or Welsh Language Music Day was celebrated in Wales on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It aims to showcase the many genres represented in the industry and is part of the government\u2019s vision to reach a million Welsh speakers by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However,  some say musicians do not receive the spotlight they deserve on radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/5155386300_ac1f6504d9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/5155386300_ac1f6504d9.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/5155386300_ac1f6504d9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/5155386300_ac1f6504d9-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/5155386300_ac1f6504d9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/5155386300_ac1f6504d9.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/5155386300_ac1f6504d9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/02\/5155386300_ac1f6504d9-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Robyn Lyn Evans from he Welsh National Opera says not enough classical music is heard on air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It would be nice to hear Welsh singers singing opera possibly on the radio,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Classical singing is an important art form as well, maybe more niche than rock and pop quite possibly, but still it\u2019s a very important part of music.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t only the classical soloists that feel they\u2019ve been pushed aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some choirs feel neglected despite competing in the Eisteddfod and other competitions, like C\u00f4r Cymru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choral composer Richard Vaughan says Welsh Language Music Day doesn\u2019t target all ages: &#8220;Classical music tends to be for an older demographic where they wouldn\u2019t necessarily engage with Welsh Language Music Day because it\u2019s seen as something for a younger bunch of people, so it could look demographically across all age groups and bring more people into it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Government has said Welsh Language Music Day celebrates all forms of Welsh Language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lewys Meredydd, lead singer of the rock band Lewys, says the scheme does show the various kinds of songs in Wales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The whole point of Welsh language music day is to open up a world of music for anyone, not just the rock and pop genres,&#8221; 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