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Rhys Watkin 1978

Cyfansoddwr o Aberystwyth yw Rhys Watkin, sy'n ymddiddori mewn cerddoriaeth neo-glasurol, glasurol fodern, ambient a jazz. 

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Bywyd ar arfordir Ceredigion sy'n dylanwadu'n bennaf ar gerddoriaeth Rhys. Ynghlwm â hyn oll mae paradocs y môr, ar unwaith yn gyson ac yn newid o hyd. Gweithiau mympwyol yn fwyaf (ac yn fwriadol) yw swmp y cyfansoddiadau piano. Datblygir y darnau o bytiau cerddorol byr. Ymgais at fynegi a chraffu ar y berthynas rhwng cartref, cynefin ac atgofion yw'r darnau hyn. O'r eginau bychain daw ymdrech at gerddoriaeth, er yn amrywiol ei naws, sy'n adlewyrchiad sinematig o harddwch newidiol gogledd Ceredigion. Gweler ei bortffolio am enghreifftiau o'i waith.

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Mae Rhys â diddordeb mewn cydweithio a chyfrannu at gerddoriaeth llyfrgell, ffilm, teledu, gwyliau cerddoriaeth, gosodiadau cân, a gwaith corawl. Graddiodd â gradd Dosbarth Cyntaf yn y Dyniaethau a Cherddoriaeth o'r Brifysgol Agored.

Rhys Watkin is a composer from Aberystwyth whose interests lie in neo-classical, modern classical, ambient and jazz music.

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Life on the Ceredigion coast informs his music, with particular relation to the paradox of the ever–present ever–changing sea. Rhys' compositions are mainly (and deliberately) improvisational piano pieces which explore the relationship between one's home, one's environment and one's memories. These pieces whilst varied in mood and outward form are built from small fragments, often as brief as a few notes, to convey an atmospheric and cinematic soundscape mirroring the shifting beauty of north Ceredigion. Rhys also writes longer-form pieces for chamber ensembles. See the portfolio page for examples of his work.

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Rhys is interested in collaborations and contributions to library music, film, television, teaching materials, festivals, song settings and choral music. Rhys graduated with a First-Class Honours B.A. in the Humanities with Music from the Open University.

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