Wrth galon y gân - at the heart of song
Welsh music, modern and traditional
Our Director
Dr. Mari Morgan, Artistic Director and Conductor
Dr. Morgan is one of the most experienced and favored cymanfa ganu conductors in North America today. Originally from Llanelli, Wales, Mari has conducted a multitude of cymanfaoedd canu across the United States and Canada, in Argentina, and in New Zealand. She moved to the United States in 1996 and became a U.S. citizen in 2002. Dr. Morgan is the proud recipient of the Robert Morris Award from the Welsh Society of Philadelphia, the prestigious Welsh Heritage Medallion presented by the North American Wales Foundation during NAFOW 2009, and nominated to be "Leader of the Welsh People from Overseas" at the 2000 National Eisteddfod in Llanelli, Wales. She holds degrees from the University of Wales, Cardiff; Trinity College of Music in London; and from the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David.
Photo
-Dr. Mari Morgan conducting the 2019 National Gymanfa Ganu in Milwaukee, WI.
Photo - Beth Landmesser