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Tours

Lewis Merthyr Band has toured internationally on a number of occasions, including visits to Copenhagen, Denmark; to Ostend, Belgium; to Kerkrade, Netherlands; and, this year, to Rhondda Cynon Taf's twin town of Ravensburg, Germany

In 2020, musicians from the band were scheduled to travel to three continents and perform in a series of high profile international events marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and 75 years of peace in Europe in Europe, Russia and the USA. Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic however, these events regrettably had to be cancelled 

The band enjoyed resuming our international performances in July 2022 however, when Lewis Merthyr travelled to Aachen, Germany and Kerkrade, Netherlands to perform in the renowned World Music Contest, where the band gave the European premiere performance of Chris Marshall's "Cantata For The Rhondda - Fulling Mill Lea" 

Members of the band also travelled to the USA in 2022 to participate in the Estes Park International Tattoo and Longs Peak Scottish Irish Highland Festival in Colorado performing there with City of Bristol Brass Band. Images from the tour are available here

​In 2025, Lewis Merthyr Band will now visit Ravensburg in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. During the band's visit to Rhondda Cynon Taf's twin town, the band will perform together with the 60 strong Stadtorchester Ravensburg in the town's famed Konzert Haus, performing works by Johan De Meij, a double premiere of works by Chris Marshall, and visiting this beautiful town. The band are thoroughly looking forward to the visit, and images from the tour will be posted here as they become available. Wish us all Gute Reise!

Ravensburg 2025

Itinerary

Friday April 4th

18:00 - Coach departs bandroom
23:30 - Arrive Dover


Saturday April 5th
01:00 Board Ferry
Ref P&O 52671556 

16:00 - ​Arrive Ravensburg
Check In - Hotel Residenz

www.residenz-ravensburg.de
17:30 - Dinner
19:00 - Rehearsal with Stadtorchester Ravensburg - Musikschule Ravensburg
21:00 - Socialising at Muke Bar

Sunday April 6th
09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Tour of Town including Rathaus, Mehlsack & Museum Ravensburger [Games Museum]
14:00 - Lunch
15:00 - Rehearsal - Konzerthaus Ravensburg
*Walking Out Uniform
17:00 - Fruhjahrskonzert

*Stage Uniform

Concert Programme
Stadtorchester Ravensburg
- Aurora Borealis
- Silverado
- Southern Hymn
- Urauffuhrung [premiere performance]

Interval
Lewis Merthyr Band
- Summon the Heroes
- Nightingale Dances
- TNT
​- Homecoming [premiere performance]
​- Peacemakers
Massed Items:
- Gandalf
- Towers of Friendship [premiere combined performance]
- Hobbits
- Hymn to the Fallen
20:00 - Meal & Socialising with Stadtorchester Ravensburg - Il Podio

Monday April 7th
08:30 Breakfast
10:00 Departure

Previous Tours

2022

Colorado, USA
September 6th to 13th 2022


Estes Park International Tattoo
www.epitattoo.com​

Longs Peak Scottish Irish Highland Festival
www.scotfest.com
Estes Park
en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Estes_Park
Picture

2022

World Music Contest
​Kerkrade, Netherlands
July 8th to 10th 2022


Programme
Opener: Prismatic Light
Set Test: Entertainments
Own Choice Work: Fulling Mill Lea (European Premiere)

Friday July 8th
Evening travel to Aachen, Germany

Saturday July 9th
Rehearsal
Socialising 


Sunday July 10th
Travel to Kerkrade
Performance in the World Music Contest
Return to Wales


World Music Contest
website wmc.nl
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wmc.kerkrade
Instagram: www.instagram.com/wmc_kerkrade
YouTube: www.youtube.com/WMCKerkrade
FlickR: www.flickr.com/photos/wmckerkrade
Picture

2019

Internationale Taptoe Belgie
Ostend, Belgium


For a gallery of images, video and full details of the band's appearance at the Internationale Taptoe Belgie at the 5000 seat Versluys Arena, Ostend - click here

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