Edward-Rhys Harry
*22 November 1973
Works by Edward-Rhys Harry
Biography
Edward is the Artistic Director of Côr Siambr Cymru/Chamber Choir Wales, a professional chamber choir, as well as ‘The Harry Ensemble’ – his own chamber choir. He works with singers and choirs of all ages, numbers and experience, and directed the 1000 strong Male Choirs at the Royal Albert Hall in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. He has conducted singing festivals in Melbourne Australia, Trevelin in Patagonia Argentina and Pennsylvania in the US. Edward is currently Musical Director of London Welsh Chorale, Harlow Chorus, as well as the musical director and principal conductor of the London Welsh Male Voice Choir. Also Honorary Conductor of Sandgrenska Manskören – a male choir in Karlskrona, Sweden. Edward works regularly leading workshops in singing and conducting across the UK, runs an apprentice conductor scheme and is the Conductor-in-Residence of the British Sinfonietta orchestra. Edward is currently a composer for the National Theatre, Southbank, London.
About the music
A composer who concentrates primarily on tonal composition - and mostly vocal or choral music, with inherent narrative, storytelling or characterisation heavily influencing the musical output. The geography and surrounding landscape of The Gower Peninsula, South Wales also influences his writing. Edward 's output is primarily sacred vocal music- though his catalogue is expanding rapidly.