Annette Bryn Parry

Annette Bryn Parry ("born in Deiniolen, Wales") is a Classical Pianist and has regularly accompanied many of Wales's top opera stars – Bryn Terfel, Rebecca Evans, Jason Howard to name but a few - both at home and abroad. Parry appears regularly on the National Eisteddfod stage, and also at the International Eisteddfod at Llangollen.

Early Life

Having studied piano with Rhiannon Gabrielson, Parry graduated with a GRNCM in 1984 from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester after studying under Marjorie Clementi. Whilst at Manchester, she specialized in lieder, oratorio and opera, but her particular interest was in the Romantic composers. In 1982, she won the Grace Williams Medal for composition at the Urdd Gobaith Cymru Eisteddfod at Pwllheli.

Accompanist Career

Parry became an official accompanist at the age of fifteen. In 1983 she made her first appearance at the National Eisteddfod, at Llangefni, and at the Rhyl National Eisteddfod in 1985, she won the Blue Riband for instrumentalists. Parry has accompanied at the Albert Hall, London on several occasions and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir George Solti, Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana have been amongst her private audiences. She can be heard accompanying many famous artists including Bryn Terfel, Aled Jones, Eirian James, Gwyn Hughes-Jones,cite web |url=http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Culture&F=1&id=9904 |title=News Wales > Culture > Gwyn Hughes Jones sings songs of Wales |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2006-11-14|format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= |accessdate=2008-07-18] Leah Marian Jones and Rebecca Evans, and she has appeared on several S4C series, including "Noson Lawen", "Cân i Gymru" and giving a Masterclass on "Meistroli".

Parry later joined the Music Department of the University of Wales, Bangor as a piano tutor to students following B.A and B.Music degree courses.

In 2005, Parry made her debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival which is now a regular engagement in her busy diary. She has recorded two solo albums.

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