James Ellis, Author at Art Scene in Wales

King for a Day: The Nat King Cole Story, WMC

The Performances for the Curious have caused debate and intrigue. The more I see the more I am (mostly) enthralled...

There is much talent in our Royal Welsh and you don’t need to look far to see a large ensemble...

I’ve been intrigued by the recent work of good cop bad cop over the last few years. They often seem...

I returned to Cardiff Uni for another concert from there orchestra, this time the smaller forces of their chamber orchestra....

New Sound Wales have been exactly what it says on the tin. The discord of new and exciting music has...

It’s been a few years since noticing the work of newCelf, run by Richard McReynolds and Daniel-Wyn Jones. They work...

What makes a great song cycle? This question has been asked by composers for hundreds of years. Few would debate...

When writing my last review on The Hermes Experiment when the group was at St David’s Hall, I spoke of...

For those of us who are not quite ready to bare the Christmas mania that seeps into final few months...

It’s lovely to see the musicians from Cardiff University get the chance to perform in Hoddinott Hall once in a...