Owain Llwyd
First Year Tutor & Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Lect
School of Music
Bangor University
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Owain Llwyd is a young Welsh composer. He studied at Bangor University with composers Bill Connor and Dr. Pwyll ap Sion where he gained his degree in 2005 receiving the Dr John Robert Jones prize for one of the highest marks throughout the University and was awarded his PhD in Composing Music for Film and the Media in 2010. He is currently a Lecturer at the School of Music, Bangor University.
Research Interest
Owain came into prominance as a composer between 2002 – 2005 by winning all 5 available Composer’s Medals in both the Urdd National Eisteddfod and the National Eisteddfod of Wales –the only composer to ever have achieved this. His concert music include Operas, Shows, Orchestral works and Ensemble work. His media music is published by Boosey & Hawkes and has been broadcasted around the World by 'BBC America,' 'BBC UK,' 'Sky,' 'Channel 4,' 'ITV', 'Fox' on such programmes as 'The X-Factor,' 'Top Gear,' 'US Open,' 'Eurosport' & 'Big Brother’ to name but a few.
