John is a leading Welsh composer whose music has had extensive international exposure and been widely recorded. He was awarded an MBE for services to music in 2012.
Explore his music including Endless Song, Never Odd or Even and his critically acclaimed opera to Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood.
15th February 2021
A video recoding of Singing John Metcalf as part of the Zoomposium is available here. Location: Online event Time: Friday 12 March 2021 – Saturday 13 March 2021 Presenter: School of Music, Drama and Performance, Bangor University (in collaboration with the Bangor Music Festival and Tŷ Cerdd) Contact: Nerys Boggan School of Music, Drama and Performance,…
25th October 2020
John’s work, like that of many composers has been severely affected by the world wide health crisis. However, the upside is that there are several new pieces whose delayed premiere is now eagerly awaited. These include an 8 part choral setting of the single word Hallelujah and a work for children’s choir and harp commissioned…
