The Centre is overseen by Director of Music, Dr Alan Mayer, who is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the very busy music and arts provision at St Edward's. Instruments
available at the church include a three-manual pipe organ, and
an excellent grand piano. A second grand piano is available in the community room (for rehearsals).
Currently seventeen music and arts organisations meet, rehearse and perform at St Edward's. We are fortunate to have the support of professional musicians and artists who lead many of the groups and organise concerts, lectures and exhibitions. Some of our leaders are listed in the index at the foot of these pages.
While some of the organisations are made up entirely of professional musicians, many of them welcome new members from the local
community.
Click here to see a list of forthcoming concerts, workshops and talks.
Community groups also meet at the church, including a "Forget Me Not" Cafe, Gardening Club, WI Craft Group and Community Choir. There is also an online Craft Group called Chatty Crafters.
Lots of local groups rehearse, perform or record at the church. Regular guests include:
Cardiff County & Vale of Glamorgan Symphonic Brass
One of the most important functions of the Music & Arts Centre is to offer young people the opportunity to perform with a good piano in an outstanding auditorium. Several local music teachers help us to achieve this by bringing their pupils regularly to give concerts for family and friends, often performing to an audience of 70 or 80 people. Local teachers and organisations that help with this include:
Nicole Boardman
Matthew Bromley
Giordano Ferla
Joelene Griffith
Dan Nicholson
Esther Walker
Linda Walsh
Tongwynlais Music Academy
Seventeen music and arts organisations currently meet, rehearse and perform at St Edward's.
Rehearsals: Thursday 8pm. More
Rehearsals: Monday 7pm. More
Rehearsals: Monthly Sunday 2pm. More
Rehearsals: Tuesday 7.30pm. More
Rehearsals: Monday 7pm. More
Rehearsals: Sunday 8pm. More
Rehearsals: Saturday 10.30am. More
Rehearsals: Thursday 1.30pm. More
Rehearsals: Wednesday 7pm. More
Meetings: Second Wednesday of the month 7.30pm. More
Meetings: Wednesday 7.25pm in the Community Room. More
Rehearsals: Sundays prior to concerts. More
Rehearsals: Sundays prior to concerts. More
As well as a large number of individually arranged concerts, several sequences of charity concerts are organised each year by Jayne Thomas. Some are given by the resident music organisations, but the majority are performances by other local musicians.
Coffee Concerts take place on the third Saturday of each month at 11am. More
Piano Recitals are often arranged on the second Sunday of the month at 3pm. More
In the Spring we have a series of Saturday evening concerts. More
Jazz Month is an annual series of four or five Jazz Concerts on consecutive Saturday mornings at 11am, usually around March/April. More
In October, we celebrate the Feast of St Edward the Confessor (13th October) with a three week Music & Arts Festival. More
From time to time we also host concerts from touring British or International Musicians. Recently these have included:
Jean-Samuel Bez UK Concert Tour "Northern Lights"
28th April 2023
French Violinist Jean-Samuel Bez gave a concert at St Edward's in support of the AngelmanUK and FastUK charities.
Jean-Samuel Bez Facebook Page
Friendship Concert by Roseburg Concert Chorale
28th March 2023
Roseburg Concert Chorale from Oregon, USA, were joined by Roath Community Chorus in a charity concert for Forget Me Not Chorus and St Edward's Church. Their performance is available on YouTube.
Roseburg Concert Chorale Facebook Page
The Telling UK Tour "Empowered Women"
16th September 2022 & 3rd December 2022
In September, Early Music Group "The Telling" performed one of their Empowered Women shows "Unsung Heroine", telling of the imagined life & love of troubadour Countess Beatriz de Dia, accompanied by plaintive music and poetry of the troubadours and medieval dances. They returned in December to perform a candlelit concert of traditional and medieval carols from around Europe.
The Telling Homepage
More details of Touring Concerts