St Elvan's are delighted to again be the host venue of the 2025 Oriana Festival. This annual one day celebration of the finest in contemporary Welsh classical music festival takes place this year on Saturday June 21st, and will once again feature the music of some of Wales' leading composers and performers. This year's event is themed "The Planets | Our Planet" This day long event features music and talks by Sylvia & Jonathan Gregory's "Our Space - Ein Lle Ni" project; an illustrated talk on the music of Welsh Guards' musician and composer Gareth Trott; plus a grand scale evening performance of Gustav Holst's epic suite "The Planets" featuring Rhondda Cynon Taf's own award winning Lewis Merthyr Band - plus, a new suite "Our Planet" dedicated to and celebrating Sir David Attenborough, composed by Gareth Trott Tickets for the evening performance of "The Planets | Our Planet" are priced at 10, while this year's daytime events and talks are FREE! Supported byOriana Publications Ltd [https://www.orianapublications.co.uk] Full Schedule Oriana Festival 2025 -"The Planets | Our Planet" From 10:00 Doors Open Refreshments available from Spires Coffee Shop 10:30 Festival Welcome & Introduction Festival Director: Christopher Painter Opening Session - "The Planets | Our Planet" Linda Agostini | Mark Brake | Barry Lewis | Craig Roberts 12:00 Lunch Spires Coffee Shop 13:00 Afternoon Recital "Our Space - Ein Lle Ni" by Sylvia & Jonathan Gregory A Dolby Atmos sonic exploration of our valleys featuring music by Cwmbach Male Choir, Lewis Merthyr Band, Ladies of the Lake - and more! 14:00 Coffee Break Spires Coffee Shop 14:30 "Brass Down The Bandstand" Filming Slaidburn Lewis Merthyr Band Main Space 15:00 FREE Illustrated Talk with Gareth Trott, Composer Mezzanine Gallery 16:00 Break 18:00 Doors Open 19:00 Evening Gala Concert The Planets | Our Planet Main Space Programme: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss | Roberts) Planets Rising (Mills) Star Wars (Williams | Farr) Our Planet (Trott) - Introduction: Our Planet from Space - Into The Deep - Rumble In The Jungle - Tundra - Finale The Planets (Holst / Roberts) - Mars, the bringer of war - Venus, the bringer of peace - Mercury, the messenger - Jupiter, the bringer of jollity - Saturn, the bringer of old age - Uranus, the magician - Neptune, the mystic Tickets Evening Gala Concert Tickets - 10 in advance | 12 at the door Daytime Events - FREE!