{"id":6067,"date":"2015-04-24T17:37:32","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T15:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceidiog.com\/pr\/?p=6067"},"modified":"2019-04-24T11:58:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T09:58:38","slug":"top-tenor-rhys-delivers-triple-tonic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceidiog.com\/pr\/news\/top-tenor-rhys-delivers-triple-tonic\/","title":{"rendered":"Top tenor Rhys delivers triple tonic"},"content":{"rendered":"

A sell-out audience at were treated to a triple tonic.<\/p>\n

The concert at Galeri in Caernarfon starred top tenor Rhys Merion and his two daughters Elan, 16, and Erin, 13.<\/p>\n

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The performance by was part monthly programme of concerts called TONIC offering older people an opportunity to enjoy the arts.<\/p>\n

The programme has been sponsored by the Pendine Park care organisation that’s also supporting a range of other arts-related events at Galeri.<\/p>\n

Pendine Park is building a new \u00a37m centre of excellence for people with dementia on the site of the former Bryn Seiont Community Hospital in Caernarfon. It’s due to open in the Autumn.<\/p>\n

Rhys Meirion, who hails originally from Porthmadog, says the TONIC programme is vitally important as it gives older people the chance to enjoy a range of music and performers during the early afternoon.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cTONIC is a fantastic programme as it gives some older people, who don\u2019t like to, or who are unable to, come out in the evening a chance to enjoy music and the arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means they are not excluded from enjoying performances and the fact the concerts are invariably sold out shows how important they are to the Caernarfon public.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, without sponsorship from Pendine Park care organisation I\u2019m sure the programme wouldn\u2019t be as healthy, secure or successful as it is. I\u2019m impressed with Pendine Park\u2019s commitments to the arts whether it\u2019s music, painting or even photography.<\/p>\n

\u201cSponsorship from Pendine Park means the older people who attend TONIC events can do so because the tickets are at a price they can afford and that\u2019s vital.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThis isn\u2019t the first time Elan and Erin have joined me on stage and performed in their own right. They really enjoy what they do and in truth we are a very musical family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of singing in the Meirion household! As well as Elan and Erin, my wife, Nia, is in a choir and my son, Osian also sings. It\u2019s always a proud moment seeing Elan and Erin on stage and audiences always seem to warm to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe performed a range of music from opera to music from stage shows, accompanied by pianist Annette Bryn Parry. It\u2019s always a pleasure to perform for a North Wales audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pendine Park spokesman Gwynfor Jones is thrilled the TONIC programme is able to attract stellar performers such as Rhys Meirion.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cPendine Park is committed to the arts and we know the benefits it can bring to our clients and residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s especially important to us to be involved programmes such as TONIC in the Caernarfon area ahead of the opening of our new Bryn Seiont centre in October.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we are absolutely delighted to see so many, particularly older people, coming out and enjoying the TONIC performances at Galeri Caernarfon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galeri Caernarfon marketing manager Steffan Thomas said: \u201cWe are thrilled with the TONIC programme and Pendine Park\u2019s sponsorship.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery monthly performance is either sold out, or very close to sold out, which shows just how popular the concerts are.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, prior to Rhys Meirion\u2019s concert we were able to show a new short film explaining a little about Pendine Park\u2019s commitment to the arts and of course the quality of care they are committed to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life-long friends Marian Wagner, 68, of Groeslon, and Buddug Jones, 69, of Caernarfon, say they never miss a TONIC performance.<\/p>\n

Buddug, who is registered blind and takes her guide dog Freya along to enjoy the show, said: \u201cMarian and I have been friends from birth and grew up very close. We really enjoy coming to every TONIC performance and never miss.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t pick and choose which concerts we come to we come to them all, its great to enjoy what is a wide choice of music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m particularly looking forward to Rhys Meirion\u2019s performance as I\u2019ve followed his career closely and been to several eisteddfods to listen to him perform.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cI think it\u2019s wonderful that Pendine Park care organisation is supporting the TONIC programme through sponsorship. The concerts are very important for people like Marian and I especially as they are held in the early afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marian added: \u201cBuddug, Freya, her guide dog, and I never miss a TONIC performance and I think everyone is so pleased Pendine Park has sponsored the programme of concerts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really is important for older people to get out and have a chance of watching and listening to music being performed and being able to buy tickets at reasonable prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s only possible thanks to the sponsorship from Pendine Park care organisation. And I think everyone who comes along to TONIC events is really grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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