Cerddorfa Ieuenctid

Sefydlwyd Cerddorfa Ieuenctid Caerdydd a’r Fro ym 1975. Mae’r gerddorfa’n ymarfer yn wythnosol, yn ystod y tymor, yn Ysgol Uwchradd yr Eglwys Newydd ar gyrion Caerdydd. Ar hyn o bryd mae gennym 100 o aelodau rhwng 13 a 22 oed.

Y Gerddorfa Ieuenctid yw’r uwch o blith tair cerddorfa Addysg Gerdd CF sy’n cyfarfod yn wythnosol. Mae wedi’i anelu at gerddorion sy’n cyrraedd safon Gradd 6 neu uwch. Mae’r gerddorfa’n ymarfer ar nos Wener yn ystod y tymor ysgol, yn cynnal cyrsiau penwythnos preswyl/dibreswyl bob tymor ac yn perfformio tri chyngerdd mewn lleoliadau mawreddog yng Nghaerdydd a Bro Morgannwg bob blwyddyn. Mae’r gerddorfa hefyd yn mynd ar daith 10 diwrnod yn Ewrop bob dwy flynedd, ac mae wedi bod ar nifer o deithiau cyngerdd hynod lwyddiannus gan gynnwys y rhai i Stuttgart, Arhensburg, Fienna, Caeredin, yr Eidal a’r Weriniaeth Tsiec.

Mae staff y gerddorfa yn aml yn cael eu cynorthwyo gan dîm o gerddorion proffesiynol blaenllaw o Gerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC a Cherddorfa Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru, sy’n cymryd ymarferion adrannol.

Gweler isod amserlen lawn y Gerddorfa Ieuenctid ar gyfer 2024 i 25:

Rehearsal SessionsDayProposed DateTime  Rehearsal / Concert Venue Details
Rehearsal 1FridayFriday 13 September6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 2FridayFriday 20 September6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 3FridayFriday 27 September6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 4FridayFriday 4 October6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 5FridayFriday 11 October6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 6FridayFriday 18 October6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 7FridayFriday 25 October6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 8FridayFriday 8 November6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 9FridayFriday 15 November6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 10FridayFriday 22 November6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 11FridayFriday 29 November6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 12FridayFriday 6 December6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 13FridayFriday 13 December6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
CourseSaturdaySaturday 14 December6.30 to 9.30pmWeekend Course: Bishop of Llandaff
CourseSundaySunday 15 December6.30 to 9.30pmWeekend Course: Bishop of Llandaff
Rehearsal 14FridayFriday 17 January 20256.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 15FridayFriday 24 January6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 16FridayFriday 7 February6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 17FridayFriday 14 February6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 18FridayFriday 7 March6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 19FridayFriday 14 March6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 20FridayFriday 21 March6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 21FridayFriday 28 March6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 22FridayFriday 4 April6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
CourseSundaySunday 6 April9.30am to 6.30pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 23FridayFriday 2 May6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 24FridayFriday 9 May6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 25FridayFriday 16 May6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 26FridayFriday 23 May6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 27FridayFriday 6 June6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 28FridayFriday 13 June6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 29FridayFriday 20 June6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 30FridayFriday 27 June6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 31FridayFriday 4 July6.30 to 9pmWhitchurch High School
Rehearsal 32FridayFriday 11 July6.30pm to 9.30pmWhitchurch High School

Concert DateTimeLocation
Friday 20 December 2024Rehearsal: 2pm to 6pm
Concert: 7pm to 9.15pm		BBC Hoddinott Hall
Wednesday 16 July 2025Rehearsal: 2pm to 6pm
Concert: 7pm to 9.15pm		Summer Concert – TBC
Course: Saturday 12 July to Sunday 13 July 20259.30am to 6.30pm both daysWeekend Course: Bishop of Llandaff

Bywgraffiad yr Arweinydd

Eric W. Phillips MBE (Cyfarwyddwr Cerdd)

Wedi’i eni yng Nghastell-nedd, graddiodd Eric o Goleg Prifysgol Caerdydd gyda gradd BMus (Anrh) ac aeth ymlaen i gwblhau ei radd meistr, cyn dechrau ar ei benodiad dysgu cyntaf yn Ysgol Uwchradd yr Eglwys Newydd ym 1980. Astudiodd y piano gyda Richard McMahon a Martin Jones yn Brifysgol, lle enillodd ‘Gwobr Goffa Eric Harrison i’r Pianyddion’.

Mae ei waith gyda Cherddorfa Ysgol Uwchradd yr Eglwys Newydd wedi golygu ei fod yn arwain yn y Royal Albert Hall a’r Royal Festival Hall, Llundain, Neuadd Dewi Sant, Caerdydd ac ar deithiau cyngerdd dramor.

Ymunodd Eric â staff y Gerddorfa Ieuenctid yn 1980. Bum mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, daeth yn Arweinydd Cyswllt a phenodwyd ef yn Brif Arweinydd y Gerddorfa yn 1993. O dan ei gyfarwyddyd, mae’r Gerddorfa wedi rhoi perfformiadau rhagorol o rai o’r gweithiau mwyaf heriol yn y gerddorfa repertoire – 2il, 3ydd, 5ed a 6ed Symffonïau Mahler, Symffoni Rhif 2 Rachmaninov, Symffoni Alpaidd Richard Strauss a Choncerto i Gerddorfa Bartok. Dyfarnwyd MBE i Eric yn rhestr Anrhydeddau Pen-blwydd y Frenhines 2013.