As the holiday season draws near, Brangwyn Hall in Swansea becomes the heart of festive celebrations, hosting an array of spectacular events that promise to enchant and entertain. From the musical magic of the Welsh of the West End to the rhythmic allure of flamenco dance, each event offers a unique experience, blending tradition with contemporary artistry. Join us as we explore the rich tapestry of performances lined up, featuring orchestral delights, choral harmonies, and vibrant dance spectacles, all designed to create lasting memories through the power of music and dance.

A Festive Celebration at Brangwyn Hall: Music, Dance, and Holiday Cheer

Christmas Carols in cosy jumpers, children joyfully singing, readings by your favourite BBC Wales presenters and uplifting brass and percussion. What more could you need to get you in the Christmas spirit?

BBC NOW - Carols for Christmas

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An incredible cast of West End singers and stunning live band perform classic Christmas Hits, as you have never heard them before! 'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas', so join us for this magical evening of best loved festive hits, performed live by candlelight.

Christmas Hits by Candlelight

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas with this ultimate feel good, sing along concert, guaranteed to bring you Christmas cheer and have you dancing in the aisles! Featuring a live big band and the UK's number one Michael Bublé tribute act, join us for an unforgettable evening of Christmas hits made famous by the one and only Michael Bublé! Hear best loved songs such as White Christmas, Santa Baby, Holly Jolly Christmas, All I Want For Christmas Is You and many more.

Buble Christmas by Candlelight

This winter, discover the magic of the festive season with The Christmas Orchestra, a unique concert experience. Celebrate this special time of year with us in Swansea and create memories together that will last a lifetime!

The Christmas Orchestra

Following their epic sold out tour last year, join the musical theatre super-group in 2024 for a festive concert like no other. With Christmas classics and musical theatre favourites, prepare to be dazzled by performers from shows such as Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera and Wicked.

Welsh of the West End

The ultimate night out for any fan of modern country music.

Nashville at Heart

Experience the sublime majesty of Verdi's Requiem performed by Swansea Philharmonic Choir and the British Sinfonietta, under the baton of conductor Jonathan Rogers.

Guiseppe Verdi - Messa Di Requiem

The DREAMS OF FLEETWOOD MAC show successfully recreates the authentic look and sound and every show is portrayed with the passion, energy and respect that the legendary band deserve.

Dreams of Fleetwood Mac

Written for his dear friend Ferdinand David, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto oozes charm and elegance. Brimming with lyricism and structural inventiveness, it is little wonder that this concerto has firmly established itself as one of the most popular and best loved of all concertos. To perform we're delighted to welcome rising star and multi award winner, Ellinor D'Melon.

Romantic Rhapsodies

She has co-written both for and with established and emerging artists alike, amongst them: Janelle Monáe, Keith Urban, James Blunt, Ella Henderson, Labrinth, Niall Horan, Ben Haenow, Jamie Lawson, Birdy, Marlon Roudette, Mahalia, Jasmine Thompson, Dua Lipa, Zak Abel, Jason Mraz, Jessie Ware, Joel Adams, Rebecca Ferguson, Aquilo, Ms. Dynamite, Anne Marie, LeAnn Rimes, Shannon Saunders, Una Foden, The Shires, Max George, Lewis Watson, the list goes on.

Amy Wadge

The hits earned their place in pop history. From Poison Arrow to The Look Of Love, from All Of My Heart, and Be Near Me, to When Smokey Sings, ABC were the band that redefined glamour and cool. Led by the charismatic Martin Fry" class="css-u850">Martin Fry, they enjoyed Transatlantic success as The Lexicon of Love proved as artful as a Warhol silkscreen, and glossier than Marilyn's lipstick. ABC's The Lexicon of Love was a brilliantly distinctive debut album, fizzing with bright ideas, and unapologetically flamboyant.

ABC - An Intimate Evening with Martin Fry

World renowned pianist Sir Stephen Hough joins BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft to launch the 202425 season in Swansea with a programme of Brahms and some of his most iconic works for piano.

BBC NOW - Stephen Hough plays Brahms

When Dr Stockmann discovers that the water supply in his town`s public baths is seriously polluted, he calls for their immediate closure. But he is faced by an alliance of political hypocrisy and vested interests.

An Enemy of the People

Featuring a live 30-piece orchestra, a rock band, "Platinum Queen", a punk soprano Friederike Skeet and Dave Jerome as Freddie Mercury.

Symphonix Queen

Why not indulge your twinkling toes and join Phillip & Gaynor Evans at the Brangwyn tea dance?

Tea Dance

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, told through Prokofiev's evocative ballet music is the dramatic highlight in this concert given by National Youth Orchestra of Wales.

National Youth Orchestra of Wales: Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet

Conducted by Tim Rhys-Evans, National Youth Choir of Wales celebrates its 40th anniversary with this gala concert.

National Youth Choir of Wales: 40 Years of Song

 is one of Swansea's leading choral ensembles with a repertoire that knows no boundaries! A concert packed with the magic of Christmas, Mumbles A Cappella will present some of the season's best loved classics alongside a dazzling array of contemporary and traditional a cappella showstoppers. Joined by guest soprano Madlen Forwood and the equally talented Mumbles A Cappella Youth Choir, you are in for a night of soaring melodies and warm harmony. 

Mumbles A Cappella

Jon, Jai, Mike & Duncan are delighted to bring their hotly-anticipated, 20th Anniversary 'G4 CHRISTMAS' tour across the UK in 2024, with more dates than ever before.

G4 Christmas

Start your musical journey this January with Janáček's immensely popular tragicomedy, The Cunning Little Vixen. With short and pithy symphonic pantomime sections, inventively orchestrated to give each character their own rhythmic motif, this folksy suite is laden with lush harmony and a mood firmly drenched in nature and love.

BBC NOW - Folk Tales & Fabled Love

Art of Andalucia is not just a music concert; it's an homage to the rich tradition of flamenco dance. Daniel Martinez strives to achieve a harmonious balance between music and dance, elevating the latter to a starring role in the show. To realise this vision, the concert will showcase two extraordinary dancers whose artistry and passion are set to ignite the stage, taking the audience on a sensory journey through the heart of Andalucia. Daniel will compose and create original music specifically for each dancer's choreography, which will be uniquely choreographed exclusively for this production and can only be seen on this tour. This meticulous alignment of music and movement ensures a seamless and immersive experience, celebrating the profound connection between flamenco music and dance.

Art of Andalucia - Flamenco Dance

The ultimate singalong concert celebrating the music of iconic female artists from The Spice Girls to Beyoncé, Madonna and many more!  This is a night of non stop bangers from our epic 8 piece band!

Girl Power Experience

Ex special forces soldier, star of TV's SAS: Who Dares Wins, Inside the Real Narcos and author of The Number One Bestseller Battle Scars, Jason Fox, will bring to the stage and on tour the remarkable story of his daring exploits in a distinguished career as an elite operator in the UK Special Forces (SBS).

Jason Fox - Life At The Limit

Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium to conduct the world premiere of Composer in Association, Gavin Higgins' A Monstrous Little Suite from his opera The Monstrous Child, before Håken Hardenberger makes a much anticipated return to BBC NOW for one of the finest concertos of its kind, Weinberg's playful, suspenseful and witty Trumpet Concerto. With shadows of darkness, to a hobbling waltz, this concerto ingeniously quotes music from some of the most popular works in existence, from Bizet's Carmen to Stravinsky's Petrushka, from Mendelssohn's iconic Wedding March to Mahler's fifth.

BBC NOW - Shostakovich 6 with Ryan Bancroft

Find your new favourite flavour, at the upcoming Gin & Rum Festival at Brangwyn Hall!

The Gin and Rum Festival

Unlock the door to an undercover world of elegance and iconic dance flavours. From the New York Speakeasy to Havana dance floors, Chicago Blues Scene, Burlesque Cabaret Clubs and the glittering mirror balls of Studio 54.

Karen Hauer & Gorka Marquez: Speakeasy

Ben Fogle's theatre show WILD brings to life on stage, stories and tales of hope, possibility, and positivity. From his extraordinary encounters with the human and natural world, the wilderness of Northern Sweden to the jungles of Honduras, the hostile extreme environments of Chernobyl to the mountains of Nepal, Ben will take you on a journey with inspiring and uplifting tales of self discovery, that will leave you enchanted, enlightened, and entertained.

Ben Fogle - Wild

Quasi improvisatory melodies weave with rhythmic accompaniment, reminiscent of folk songs being accompanied by harp, in Grace Williams' Penillion. Meditative lyricism bends to rousingly fiery dances in this enchanting concert opener, conducted by our much-loved Conductor Laureate, Tadaaki Otaka. 

BBC NOW - Fireworks of Passion

Standing as a monument to sacred choral works, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis is a mass setting of immense weight and scale. Lofty grandeur and heavenward serenity dance with angular leaping figures, violent dynamic contrasts weave through the delicately orchestrated massed forces, and a searching quality reflective of his own faith, that of looking beyond our understanding at a numinous God, is never far from the surface. 

BBC NOW - Missa Solemnis

Snippets of folk like tunes weave together in Holst's kaleidoscopic Capriccio, and taking an equally central role in Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments are the Russian folk elements and original meaning of 'symphony', that of sounding together. Short litanies between the different instruments draw together contrasting episodes at three different but still related speeds.

BBC NOW - Expressions of Folk

Paul Young broke into the big time 40 years ago when No Parlez went to number one and spawned iconic hits like Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home). More success followed with the number one album The Secret of Association and the worldwide hit ,Everytime You Go Away, not forgetting an appearance at Live Aid and more. Paul sustained that success, while having fun in his tex mex band, Los Pacaminos. Now, he's looking back during these intimate shows, that combine conversation and acoustic versions of songs. Paul's meeting fans, singing songs, and telling stories about his incredible career. It's time to revel in the classic hits and learn the stories behind them in this intimate show.

An Intimate Evening with Paul Young

He was the boy treble who captivated the world with his angelic voice. Selling over seven million albums, Aled was the original, classical crossover star. His recording of Walking in the Air, from the animated film The Snowman, firmly established him as a household name and he has become an integral part of the nation's festivities.

Aled Jones - Full Circle

There's been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight's Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.

BBC NOW - Notes of Love

Craig Revel Horwood is a national treasure. The longest serving judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing is the master of the Glitter Ball. After starting as a dancer, he worked on the nation's biggest musicals and became a choreographer, director, and best selling author. Craig's also a remarkable singer and to celebrate the release of his debut solo album, Revelations, he'll reveal his own, hidden talent during a FABULOUS night of big songs, tall tales and glamour.

Craig Revel Horwood

It's been a remarkable career. Mike Peters, frontman of The Alarm, created one of Britain's best loved rock bands at the turn of the 1980s. He filled arenas, enjoyed hits with Sixty Eight Guns, Spirit Of '76 and Absolute Reality and opened for U2 and Bob Dylan.

Brangwyn Hall

Dec 21, 2024

Mumbles A Cappella

Dec 22, 2024

G4 Christmas

Jan 12, 2025

BBC NOW - Folk Tales & Fabled Love

Jan 17, 2025

Art of Andalucia - Flamenco Dance

Jan 18, 2025

Girl Power Experience

Dec 15, 2024

BBC NOW - Carols for Christmas

Dec 11, 2024

Christmas Hits by Candlelight

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