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Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
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The Brangwyn Hall ( cy, Neuadd y Brangwyn) is a concert venue in
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
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. It is named after the artist
Frank Brangwyn, whose ''British Empire Panels'', originally intended for the
House of Lords, are displayed there.
History
The Brangwyn Hall was designed and built as part of the
Swansea Guildhall in 1934 but, before the ''British Empire Panels'' could be installed, the ceiling of the hall had to be raised in order to show them off.
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The ''British Empire Panels'' are sixteen large paintings by Frank Brangwyn which were commissioned in 1924 for the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords, to commemorate the First World War. Brangwyn had worked as an official war artist, and was selected by the sponsor Lord Iveagh, an Irish peer. He chose to create a "decorative painting representing various Dominions and parts of the British Empire", and five finished panels were displayed in 1930. The work was completed in 1932, but, after some sections of the media argued that the panels were too colourful and spirited, the House of Lords declined them.][
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Description
The Brangwyn Hall is used for awards ceremonies and social events as well as classical music concerts and rock concerts. Among the ceremonies held at the Brangwyn Hall are the annual Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a New Year, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Sinophone, Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly r ...
celebrations (for the Chinese community in Swansea) and the graduation ceremony for students graduating from University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales frequently use this venue when performing in Swansea. Additionally, the BBC has filmed some scenes from the ''Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' episodes " Silence in the Library" and " Forest of the Dead", as well as " The Big Bang". The hall was also used as a filming location for the 2019 Channel 4 miniseries '' The Accident''.
The hall has a concert organ, with four manuals, designed by Henry Willis & Sons which was originally built in 1921 for the Elite Picture Theatre, Nottingham.
References
External links
Official Site
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Music venues in Swansea
Buildings and structures in Swansea
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Buildings and structures completed in 1934
1934 establishments in Wales