Friends of Loud Applause Rising Stars support group launched at Llanelly House

Friends of Loud Applause Rising Stars launch night at Llanelly House

There must have been many nights like this is in the rich Georgian history of Llanelly House.
But few would have featured such a dazzling array of young talent.
Cerith Owens already has a fine reputation in Llanelli and the rest of South Wales for promoting major concerts and charitable events through his Loud Applause Productions team.
Now, Mr Owens has branched out by launching the Loud Applause Rising Stars charity and the Friends of Loud Applause Rising Stars.
The Rising Stars brand aims to mentor and encourage young talent in South Wales and provide performance opportunities for singers and musicians.
“It’s all about spotting young talent and then encouraging youngsters to fulfil their potential,” said Mr Owens.
His launch night for the Friends of Loud Applause Rising Stars saw established young singers and new faces take the ‘stage’ at Llanelly House.
Keely Morgan and Jordan Williams are two performers who are already well known to audiences in Llanelli and Swansea.
Keely’s dazzling set featured Quando M'en Vo (Musetta's Waltz) from La Boheme and The Holy City.
Jordan’s set featured Where ‘ere you walk and a new addition to his repertoire, Ysbryd y Nos. Judging by the audience reaction, Ysbryd y Nos will be the new ‘popular request’ at future Jordan Williams concerts.
As we have come to expect from Keely and Jordan, they produced first class performances and displayed a level of performance maturity which owes much to their careful handling as members of the Loud Applause Rising Stars team.
The ‘new recruits’ to the Rising Stars stable who were featured in the performance programme were -
Callum Rhys Williams, who performed I'll Walk With God from The Student Prince.
Thomas Bytheway, Anthem from Chess
Callum Howells, Up on the Roof by Carole King
Dylan Morgan, If I Can't Love Her from Beauty and the Beast
Make a note of the names, for these young gents will be coming soon to a concert venue near you!
The accompanists were Andrew Pike, Rhiannon Williams-Hale and Jane Jewell.
The harpist for a memorable evening in the dramatic setting of Llanelly House was Teleri Haf Gravell.

About . . .
Loud Applause Rising Stars Charity
Loud Applause Rising Stars has been set up as a small charity with a Hon Patron, Huw Tregelles Williams OBE, and a Board of Trustees.
The purposes of the Charity are:
· To bring together a group of talented, up and coming singers and instrumentalists offering them the opportunity to become a Loud Applause Rising Star through an agreed selection and audition process
· To provide mentoring to the performer(s) in a number of ways that includes providing musical advice and opportunities to develop their musical development within a safe, trusted, honest and nurturing partnership.
· To provide staging opportunities for the performer(s) that are appropriate for their particular stage of development, confidence and aspirations including performances undertaken as part of or in conjunction with Loud Applause Rising Stars or Loud Applause Productions.
· To provide honest and professional critique of performances undertaken as part of or in conjunction with Loud Applause Rising Stars or Loud Applause Productions
· To promote the performer(s )through press releases, programme production and other media opportunities
· To assist and advise the performer(s) to commit to and observe the requirements of being professional in all aspects of their performance, business relations and career development
· To provide in particular agreed circumstances additional support to the performer(s) such as specialist tutoring or providing assistance with any barriers that may impede their development

The Trustees
Honorary Patron
Huw Tregelles Williams OBE
Trustees
Hywel Bassett, Catrin Hughes, Alison Owens, Cerith Owens, Andrew Pike, Susan Roberts, Rhiannon Williams-Hale.

Friends of Loud Applause Rising Stars (An Unincorporated Charity)
The Board of Trustees for LARS has set up a Friends of Loud Applause Rising Stars as an Unincorporated Association under Charity Law. Once firmly established with its own membership an election will establish a Committee consisting of Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Trustees and will be a completely separate entity working independently of LARS to support the charitable aims of LARS.
The Friends will have its own governing document (rules) and will bring together like minded individuals who will become registered members working in support of the charitable aims of LARS.
The aims of the Association shall be -
· To bring together a group of like-minded people in support of the charitable aims of Loud Applause Rising Stars
· To use the skills, knowledge, enthusiasm and talents of the membership of the association to the benefit of the young people who are registered with Loud Applause Rising Stars
· To promote and encourage wider participation in the charitable aims of Loud Applause Rising Stars
· To assist in identifying any grant or other income that will benefit the Loud Applause Rising Stars as determined by the Committee of the Association.
Membership of the Friends Association will be open to those who register for membership and are willing to pay the annual fee.

There are two categories of members -
· Standard Member
£50 for single membership annually
£80 for Joint Friends (2) living at the same address
£90 for Family membership (2 adults) and additionally £10 for each child under 16
£40 Concessionary rate for students under 21
Benefits of being a Friend
Advance concert invitation, priority booking (2) and priority seating (2)
1 Free concert Programme
Invitation to Annual Friends ‘Thank you Event’ – coffee morning and/or evening event
Quarterly Newsletter
· Platinum Member - Individual or Corporate
£250 per annum
Benefits of Platinum Membership
Advance concert invitation, priority booking (6) and priority seating (6)
Invitation to special events
Opportunity to attend open rehearsals and master classes as available
Free Concert programmes (6)
Name featured in the programme
Invite to pre-concert reception
Invitation to annual platinum supporter thank you soiree/reception/event
Quarterly Newsletter

Details of membership tiers and fees are available from the Loud Applause team.
Website –
http://www.loudapplauseproductions.co.uk/
and
http://www.loudapplauseproductions.co.uk/rising-stars/

Photo gallery from the launch event -