'The Creation' comes to Llanelli

Llanelli audiences will have the exciting opportunity to hear one of the world’s greatest choral works when Haydn’s choral masterpiece “The Creation” comes to Llanelli.
In the beautiful surroundings of All Saints Church Llanelli, the mighty choral force of the Llanelli Choral Society will perform The Creation – Die Schöpfung – considered by many to be one of the world’s great choral masterpieces which depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as described in the biblical book of Genesis and Milton’s Paradise Lost.
The landmark work will be under the direction of conductor John Hywel Williams MBE who will unite the mass voices of the Llanelli Choral Society, acclaimed singers – soprano Kathryn McGuckin, bass Paul Gibson, tenor Jung Soo Yun with accompaniment by The Celtic Orchestra, organist Huw Tregelles Williams OBE and pianist Jean Hywel.
“The Creation is a wonderful work for both audiences and performers alike”, explains maestro John Hywel Williams.
“Haydn’s adventurous harmony, bold use of orchestral colour, exceptional melodic and rhythmic inventiveness brings the story of the creation to life with operatic power and strength and makes this a great work for the senses.”
The performance will be held at 7.30pm on Friday 11th March at All Saints Church, Llanelli. Tickets £9 and available from Cadno Music, 16 John Street, Llanelli (01554 771772), Llyfrau'r Ddraig, 2 The Arcade, Stepney Street, Llanelli (01554 759894) or Daryll Adams, Ticket Officer (01554 752283). For further information, please contact Info@llanellichoralsociety.com
To celebrate the Llanelli Choral Society’s performance of The Creation, a unique and exclusive design has been commissioned by the Hywel Williams Foundation in partnership with an award winning London Designer as an identity for the exciting performance.
Titled “Praise the Creation”, the art captures the essence of the historic illustration style of the 17th century illustrations of Paradise Lost, harmonising, with a contemporary hand, a rich tableaux of visual icons from the three core sources of The Creation’s libretto – namely Genesis, the biblical book of Psalms and Milton’s epic Paradise Lost.
The illustration captures the subliminal representation of the temptation of evil, the creation of land and sea, the prevalence of darkness, the explosion of light, the all seeing God and the earliest Linnaeus taxonomy of the natural world of zoology, geology and botany, all integrated with a subtle illustrated reference to the natural world order through the food chain of bird-insect-plant-water.
“It is exciting to have a unique design commissioned in celebration of the performance”, explains Society Chairman Cerith Owens.
“The depth and power of the design is very fitting for the depth and power of the performance which awaits audiences.”