
Arwel Hughes (August 25, 1909 – September 23, 1988), was a Welsh orchestral conductor and composer. Hughes was born in Rhosllannerchrugog, and was educated at Ruabon Grammar School near Wrexham and at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams and C. H. Kitson. Following his studies at the RCM he became organist at the church of St Philip and St James, Oxford, and in 1935 returned to Wales to join the staff of the BBC’s music department.
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Fantasia in A minor
Gweddi (A Prayer)
Oratorio for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus & Orchestra: Female Chorus. O dyred, Dewi, I Wlad goleuni
Divertimento (based on the tune 'Ebenezer')
Tydi a Roddaist
Model Girl
Prelude
Anatiomaros
Legend: Owain Glyndwr
Oratorio for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus & Orchestra: Tenor. O Ddydd Sul hyd Ddydd Mercher
Serch yw'r Doctor (Love's the Doctor): Overture
Suite: II. —
Oratorio for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus & Orchestra: Baritone. Bwya, fy mab, paham y mynni watward Duw
Oratorio for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus & Orchestra: Chorus. Molwn Di
Zoo Pranks
Owain Glyndwr, legend
Rondo For A Masque
Suite: I. —
Prelude for orchestra
Cwm Rhondda
Dewi Sant (St. David): Praise the Lord for all his Saints (Chorus)
Suite: III. —
Suite for Orchestra - Movement I
I. —
Menna: Menna: Prelude
Praise the Lord for all his saints
And on that Sunday stood David at the altar
Boia, my son, O why wilt thou so mock thy God
Menna: Prelude
Suite for Orchestra - Movement II
Oratorio for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus & Orchestra: Tenor. Y dydd Sul hwnnw Y canod Dewi offeren
Suite for Orchestra - Movement III
Tydi a Roddaist (Thou gavest)
Oratorio for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus & Orchestra: Soprano. pwy ddaw gryman I'r meysydd gwyn?
Oratorio for 3 Solo Voices, Chorus & Orchestra: Tenor. Kyrie eleison
II. —
III. —
Menna, prelude to the opera
Dewi Sant (St. David): Who'll bring his sickle to the yellowing wheat (Soprano)
Dewi Sant (St. David): From Sunday to Wednesday (Tenor)
Menna (Excerpts Arr. for Voice & Piano): Nid Oes un Foment
Menna (Excerpts Arr. for Voice & Piano): Mae 'Mron Yn Dyner
Who'll bring his sickle to the yellowing wheat
Come hither, David, to light and glory
Kyrie eleison
From Sunday to Wednesday
Serch yw’r Doctor (Love’s the Doctor) - Overture to the opera
Tydi A Roddaist for chorus & orchestra
Dewi Sant (St. David): Boia my son, O why wilt thou so mock thy God (Baritone)
Dewi Sant (St. David): Come hither, David, to light and glory (Baritone)
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