{"id":94719,"date":"2025-02-28T15:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T15:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=94719"},"modified":"2025-06-15T13:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T12:07:13","slug":"you-cant-live-without-music-welsh-musicians-debut-st-davids-day-concert-to-support-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/28\/you-cant-live-without-music-welsh-musicians-debut-st-davids-day-concert-to-support-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;You can\u2019t live without music\u2019: Welsh musicians debut St David\u2019s Day concert to support the arts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The event will feature performances in Welsh, English, German and Italian while raising funds for the charity Help Musicians<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>WELSH musicians are set to debut a St David\u2019s Day concert at Christ Church Radyr, bringing live music to residents while raising funds for the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postgraduate students from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, an accountant and their mentor will perform songs from Welsh composers as well as German and Italian operas on March 1, 2025 at 7pm.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"292\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Picture3-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94758\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"377\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Picture3-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94758\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The St David&#8217;s Day concert will be held at Christ Church Radyr<\/strong> Credit: Simon Davison<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted to give my students a spotlight as they don\u2019t get enough opportunity to sing in public,\u201d said Gail Pearson, who has taught at the RWCMD for 21 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s most important is getting music out into the community to bring people together and give back. It made sense to do it at Christ Church because it\u2019s my home church and it is very musical here,\u201d said Miss Pearson, whose singing career took her across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best friends Clara Greening, 23, and Tara Camm, 25, who study at RWCMD, said they were \u201cdelighted\u201d to share folk tunes and Welsh music on such a special day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes when you are in college, you forget why you do what you do. You forget that people want to hear music, that people want to listen to you,\u201d said the 25-year-old soprano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not always got to be an exam or a competition. It can just be \u2018I want to sing and I want people to enjoy\u2019,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing better than when someone says to you \u2018that really hit me emotionally\u2019. You realise how much it means to people,\u201d agreed Miss Greening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s creating that sense of hiraeth, there\u2019s no other word for it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Picture4-6.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94807\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/Picture4-6.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94807\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Welsh opera students, Clara Greening (left) and Tara Camm (right) <\/strong>Credit: Gail Pearson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>That is the beauty of music \u2013 being able to revisit a piece to bring out different colours and meanings every time you perform&#8221;<\/p><cite>Tara Camm<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair will be performing Welsh folk song Bendigedig by Robert Arwyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute banger,\u201d said Miss Camm. \u201cWe started singing together in the first year of university. We are going into our sixth year now and we are still singing the same song!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut that is the beauty of music \u2013 being able to revisit a piece to bring out different colours and meanings every time you perform it,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proceeds from the \u00a310 admission will support UK charity Help Musicians, which provides financial aid, career advice and mental health support to musicians at every stage of their career.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper aligncenter   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"b40caf98-b5e2-4f76-8e49-45fcc5e3d82f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper   \">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-9fe7f20c7ee96354a565a337349e91cb\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper  insta-grid  \" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ose- ose-uid-b86ff66967835fca1943435f1e3ca50c ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px;height:600px;max-height:600px;max-width:100%;display:inline-block\"><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1128805282626828%26%23038%3Bset%3Dpb.100064920990721.-2207520000%26%23038%3Btype%3D3&amp;width=600&amp;height=600&amp;show_text=true\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D1128805282626828%26%23038%3Bset%3Dpb.100064920990721.-2207520000%26%23038%3Btype%3D3&amp;width=600&amp;height=600&amp;show_text=true\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t.ose-youtube.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f {\n\t\t\twidth: 600px !important;\n\t\t\theight: 600px!important;\n\t\t\tmax-height: 600px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.ose-youtube.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f>iframe {\n\t\t\theight: 600px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-height: 600px !important;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\tposition: relative !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\n\t\t.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f .wistia_embed {\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.alignright .ose-wistia.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f{\n\t\t\tmargin-left: auto;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.alignleft .ose-wistia.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f{\n\t\t\tmargin-right: auto;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.aligncenter .ose-wistia.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f{\n\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f img.watermark{\n\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/style><style>\n\t\t.ose-matterport.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f {\n\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\twidth: 600px !important;\n\t\t\theight: 600px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t  }\n\t\t.ose-giphy.ose-uid-3fc876b923ad3ff1ff344792330d277f img{\n\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\twidth: 600px !important;\n\t\t\theight: 600px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t  }\n\n\n\n\t<\/style>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe arts have hit a massive decline in funding, so any opportunity to perform, learn and grow is just brilliant,\u201d said Miss Greening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of us struggle to find the money, so being able to help a little bit by contributing to this charity means a lot to us because we know what it\u2019s like,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The charity also provides up to \u00a35,000 to assist with study and living expenses for postgraduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMusic is in a desperate state,\u201d Miss Pearson explained. \u201cHelp Musicians are inundated at the moment with requests for help from young musicians and older musicians who need to pay their mortgage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was never as difficult to become a professional musician when I was starting out. It appears that music is becoming expendable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/28\/where-to-celebrate-st-davids-day-in-cardiff-its-so-important-to-keep-it-alive\/\">Where to celebrate St David\u2019s Day in Cardiff<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/25\/theres-a-real-magic-to-it-tailor-celebrates-the-heritage-of-wool-in-wales\/\">\u2018There\u2019s a real magic to it\u2019: tailor celebrates the heritage of wool in Wales<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/02\/25\/we-are-at-threat-of-losing-everything-hundreds-of-musicians-protest-against-music-school-closure\/\">Hundreds of musicians protest against music school closure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The arts have endured ongoing public funding cuts, particularly in Wales, where the Arts Council of Wales has reported a <a href=\"https:\/\/arts.wales\/news-jobs-opportunities\/ps36m-boost-for-jobs-and-resilience-welsh-arts-sector\">40% cut<\/a> in real terms since 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is supported by research commissioned by the arts trade union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equity.org.uk\/campaigns-policy\/arts-funding-tracker\">Equity<\/a>, which shows that, based on trend estimates, funding has fallen by 30% since 2017 \u2014 the steepest decline in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"927\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/wales-arts-funding-trends-show-30-drop-since-2017-1024x927.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97868\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The budget for the arts for 2025\/26 by the Welsh Government will take the council back to the funding level of 2023-24 before the 10.5% cut announced in 2024, the Arts Council of Wales <a href=\"https:\/\/arts.wales\/news-jobs-opportunities\/arts-council-wales-statement-on-welsh-governments-budget-announcement#:~:text=The%20announcement%20includes%20an%20uplift,10.5%25%20cut%20announced%20last%20year.\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis increase in funding will enable us to offer more support and grant opportunities to many arts organisations and artists who create a Wales of vibrant culture and community,\u201d said the Chief Executive of Arts Council of Wales, Dafydd Rhys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the future is, for many, still uncertain, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicianscensus.co.uk\/\">nearly a third<\/a> of UK musicians still earning under \u00a37,000 a year from music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/nearly-a-third-of-uk-musicians-earn-under-7k-a-year-from-music-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/nearly-a-third-of-uk-musicians-earn-under-7k-a-year-from-music-770x607.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/nearly-a-third-of-uk-musicians-earn-under-7k-a-year-from-music-293x231.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/nearly-a-third-of-uk-musicians-earn-under-7k-a-year-from-music.png 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Help Musicians also revealed in their latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicianscensus.co.uk\/\">Musicians Census<\/a> that 44% of musicians in the UK cite a lack of sustainable income as a major challenge in their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/common-financial-barriers-to-music-career-progression-951x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/common-financial-barriers-to-music-career-progression-951x1024.png 951w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/common-financial-barriers-to-music-career-progression-279x300.png 279w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/common-financial-barriers-to-music-career-progression-770x829.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/common-financial-barriers-to-music-career-progression-293x316.png 293w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/common-financial-barriers-to-music-career-progression-293x316.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/02\/common-financial-barriers-to-music-career-progression.png 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI miss what it was like 20 years ago, because in those days we had great fun. We used to do five or six different shows a week on tour, 35 weeks a year,\u201d said churchwarden Simon Davison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Davison played full-time in orchestras for 47 years. He retired from the Welsh National Opera Orchestra five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery night would be a different show. We were doing around 20 operas a year. Now if they are lucky they are doing one show per week, and three or four operas in a year. It has basically been destroyed by the lack of money,\u201d said the former cellist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Without music, life is incredibly dull. It takes you out of the mundane&#8221;<\/p><cite>Gail Pearson<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Both Mr Davison and Miss Pearson hope this concert will be the first of more to come to celebrate the arts and give student singers more experience in front of a live audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Postgraduate student, John Liddington, and Aled Wyn Thomas, an accountant, will also be singing. They will be accompanied by pianist Christopher Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI asked Aled, \u2018what is it about singing?\u2019 He said \u2018I can\u2019t live without it \u2013 it\u2019s what keeps me going during the day,\u2019\u201d said Miss Pearson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout music, life is incredibly dull. We turn to music when we are sad, we turn to music when we are happy. It\u2019s like losing yourself in a book. 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