Ceinwen Rowlands (15 January 1905 – 12 June 1983) was a Welsh concert soprano and recording artist.[1]
Rowlands was born in Holyhead, Anglesey, the daughter of William and Kate Rowlands; William was the proprietor of the "Anglesey Emporium", a men's outfitters. Kate Rowlands (née Jones) was a singer, originally from Cerrigydrudion, Denbighshire. Ceinwen Rowlands took lessons from Wilfrid Jones, a Wrexham-based singing teacher.[2] Her reputation as a singer was made when she won first prize in two successive North Wales national eisteddfods, at Mold, Flintshire, in 1923 and Pwllheli in 1925; she was received into the Gorsedd in 1927.
Rowlands continued to appear in eisteddfods throughout her career, even after re-locating to London, giving the premiere of a Welsh translation of Felix Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang in 1943 at Bangor. She provided one of the off-stage voices for Ninette de Valois's ballet based on Orpheus and Eurydice in 1941.[3] and was a soloist in The Messiah at Cradley Heath in 1945.[4] In 1946 she married Arthur Aaron Walter (died 1967), who held the position of Official Receiver at the London Bankruptcy Court.[5]
Rowlands appeared in concert alongside Kathleen Ferrier, among others.[6] Her many recordings included Welsh songs and works by Welsh composers such as Morfydd Llwyn Owen.[7]
Rowlands' career ended in 1961, and she retired to Rhyl after her husband's death. She died in Clatterbridge Hospital, Cheshire, aged 78.[1]
Notable recordingsedit
Decca 2; AM 626; DR 12795-1: Welsh Music (Boyd Neel Orchestra with Mansel Thomas; date unknown)
Decca 2; AM 627; DR 12793-1: Welsh Music (Boyd Neel Orchestra with Mansel Thomas; date unknown)
Decca 2; AM 627; DR 12794-1: Welsh Music (Boyd Neel Orchestra with Mansel Thomas; date unknown)
^Stephen Lloyd, Constant Lambert: Beyond the Rio Grande. Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2014. P 299. ISBN978-1-84383-898-2. Accessed 1 April 2016
^"When all the stars came to the Majestic", Black Country Bugle, 19 June 2008[permanent dead link]. Accessed 1 April 2016
^National Library of Wales: Ceinwen Rowlands papers 2016-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 1 April 2016
^Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier by Kathleen Ferrier & Christopher Fifield. Boydell Press, 2003. P 242. ISBN1 84383 012 4. Accessed 1 April 2016
^OCLC WorldCat: "To Our Lady of Sorrows" (193?). Accessed 1 April 2016
^Wenonah Milton Govea, Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Harpists: A Bio-critical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995. P 81. ISBN978-0-313-27866-2. Accessed 1 April 2016
January 01, 1970
ceinwen, rowlands, january, 1905, june, 1983, welsh, concert, soprano, recording, artist, rowlands, born, holyhead, anglesey, daughter, william, kate, rowlands, william, proprietor, anglesey, emporium, outfitters, kate, rowlands, née, jones, singer, originally. Ceinwen Rowlands 15 January 1905 12 June 1983 was a Welsh concert soprano and recording artist 1 Rowlands was born in Holyhead Anglesey the daughter of William and Kate Rowlands William was the proprietor of the Anglesey Emporium a men s outfitters Kate Rowlands nee Jones was a singer originally from Cerrigydrudion Denbighshire Ceinwen Rowlands took lessons from Wilfrid Jones a Wrexham based singing teacher 2 Her reputation as a singer was made when she won first prize in two successive North Wales national eisteddfods at Mold Flintshire in 1923 and Pwllheli in 1925 she was received into the Gorsedd in 1927 Rowlands continued to appear in eisteddfods throughout her career even after re locating to London giving the premiere of a Welsh translation of Felix Mendelssohn s Lobgesang in 1943 at Bangor She provided one of the off stage voices for Ninette de Valois s ballet based on Orpheus and Eurydice in 1941 3 and was a soloist in The Messiah at Cradley Heath in 1945 4 In 1946 she married Arthur Aaron Walter died 1967 who held the position of Official Receiver at the London Bankruptcy Court 5 Rowlands appeared in concert alongside Kathleen Ferrier among others 6 Her many recordings included Welsh songs and works by Welsh composers such as Morfydd Llwyn Owen 7 Rowlands career ended in 1961 and she retired to Rhyl after her husband s death She died in Clatterbridge Hospital Cheshire aged 78 1 Notable recordings editDecca 2 AM 626 DR 12795 1 Welsh Music Boyd Neel Orchestra with Mansel Thomas date unknown Decca 2 AM 627 DR 12793 1 Welsh Music Boyd Neel Orchestra with Mansel Thomas date unknown Decca 2 AM 627 DR 12794 1 Welsh Music Boyd Neel Orchestra with Mansel Thomas date unknown 8 References edit a b Huw Williams 2008 Rowlands Ceinwen 1905 1983 singer Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales Retrieved 14 December 2021 Robert David Griffith 1959 Jones Robert Wilfrid 1862 1929 musician Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales Retrieved 14 December 2021 Stephen Lloyd Constant Lambert Beyond the Rio Grande Boydell amp Brewer Ltd 2014 P 299 ISBN 978 1 84383 898 2 Accessed 1 April 2016 When all the stars came to the Majestic Black Country Bugle 19 June 2008 permanent dead link Accessed 1 April 2016 National Library of Wales Ceinwen Rowlands papers Archived 2016 04 15 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 1 April 2016 Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier by Kathleen Ferrier amp Christopher Fifield Boydell Press 2003 P 242 ISBN 1 84383 012 4 Accessed 1 April 2016 OCLC WorldCat To Our Lady of Sorrows 193 Accessed 1 April 2016 Wenonah Milton Govea Nineteenth and Twentieth century Harpists A Bio critical Sourcebook Greenwood Publishing Group 1995 P 81 ISBN 978 0 313 27866 2 Accessed 1 April 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ceinwen Rowlands amp oldid 1144413688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
