The
Welsh Gymanfa Ganu Association of Wisconsin (WGGAW)
Dewch,
canwn i'r Arglwydd! Come, let us sing to
the Lord!
Dafydd wigley Addres #1 Davydd Wigley Address #2
New CD of Welsh Hymns Now Available from WGGAW!
Click on music to hear a selection (Cwm Rhondda) from the new CD of Welsh hymns
played by Steve Jensen on the Carthage College carillon and avilable from WGGAW .
To order, click here for futher information.
About the WGGAW:
What is a Gymanfa Ganu?
A Gymanfa Ganu is a festival of sacred
song featuring 4-part harmony sung by the gathered congregation and directed
by a musician. Many of the hymns can be traced back to the spiritual life
in the land of Wales where 4-part harmony began way back in the 12th century. With the help of the WGGAW and cooperation with other groups, Wisconsin is graced annually with cymanfaoedd canu each month from May through November, a rich program that few other areas can boast. Each program includes singing in both English and Cymraeg another aspect that makes wisconsin cymanfaoedd special.
How can I help support WGGAW?
Please attend the cymanfaoedd canu yourself and bring friends with
you to enjoy and add their voices to the singing.
Please click here if you are interested in
joining the Association or receiving its newsletter.
You can also make a tax-deductible contribution
to the Association. Gifts received by April 20 will be recognized in the program
of the State Gymanfa Ganu in May.. Categories of giving are
- Cyfaill / Friend--$5.00
to $24.99
- Noddwr / Patron--$25.00
to $99.99
- Bardd / Bard--$100.00
or more.
If you are already an Association member, please mail your gifts to WGGAW
Treasurer:
Dick Myers, WGGAW Treasurer
155 N. Harbr Dr. #2602
Chicago, IL 60601-5009
If you would like to join and contribute, click
here.
Your gifts will be much appreciated and we look forward to you joining us
in song at any and all cymanfaoedd in Wisconsin.
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Memorials and Remembrance
The Association remebers members and loyal cymanfaoedd
participants each year at the State Gymanfa Ganu by listing their names
in the program and mentioning them during the service. If you know of persons
who were involved in cymanfaoedd canu or active participants in Welsh-heritage
activities in Wisonsin, please send us thier names so they can be properly acknowledged.
Send names to Dick Myers (with a notation
of WGGAW Memorial in
your subject line to expedite notification).
Should you wish to make a memorial contribtuion, please send
your check payable to the Welsh Gymanfa Ganu Association of Wisconsin to:
Dick Myers, WGGAW Treasurer
1052 Stratford Court
Racine, WI 53406-7002
Cymanfaoedd Canu
and Other Coming Events of Interest
Sponsored by the Welsh Gymanfa Ganu A ssociation of Wisconsin (WGGAW) and by Other
Groups with whom the WGGAW cooperates
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- September 19, 2010 Wild Rose 2:30 p.m.
Gymanfa Ganu at Wild Rose Presbyterian Church, 501 Jackson Street. Director: Ann Lemmenes, Waupun. Organist:
Rev. Tom White, North Fond du Lac. Te bach to follow session. Contact: Alyson Janke 920-622-3515
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October 10, 2010 Cambria 2:30 & 6:00 p.m.
Gymanfa Ganu at Cambria Presbyterian Church, corner of Florence and Towyn. Supper between sessions.
Director: Jay Williams, Clinton, New York. Organist: Steve Jensen, Milwaukee.
Contact: Tom Williams, 920-348-5746. Church is fully accessible.
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November 14 ,2010 Janesville 2:30 p.m.
Christmas Gymanfa Ganu at Cargill United Methodist Church located at 2000 Wesley Avenue. Session followed by te bach. Director:: Ann E. Lemmenes,Waupun. Organist: Marilyn L. Schrader, Milwaukee. Contact: Marilyn L. Schräder, 414-961-1371 or schraderml@juno.com. Church is fully accessible.
Future Events
- April 30-May 1, 2011 Welsh Weekend, First Cangregational Church, 137 Algoma Blvd.,Oshkosh
Saturday, April 30: Exploring Oshkosh, workshops, supper, Noson Lawen and Eisteddfod
Sunda, May 1: 79th State Gymanfa Ganu, Rev. Joseph Corbin directing,
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July, 2011 : Redgranite Gymanfa Ganu 2:30 p.m.
Gymanfa Ganu at First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Hwy 21 and Bonnell Ave. in Redgranite. Session followed by te bach. Contact: Rev. Dorothy Hecknen Mendonca 920-566-4666. Church is fully accessible and air conditioned.
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June , 2011: Rewey Gymanfa Ganu
Contact: Jane Kemnitzer, 608-574-4352
Directions: Take Hwy 151 southwest past Mineral Point to Cty A. Go right (west) on A to Jones Branch Road.
Turn left and proceed to Peniel Road. Turn right on Peniel. Chapel is about 1 mile.
August, 2011 Pickett
Gymanfa Ganu at Peniel Chapel. Session followed by te bach. Contact: Rev. Tom White, 920-922-9424 or tjwhite65@charter.net . Directions: On Cty FF 1/2 mile west of Hwy 26, north of Rosendale.
- Possible future cymanfaoedd
sites
***Gymanfa Ganu
in Wausau at First Presbyterian Church, 406 Grant St.
Other events:
*** These events are arranged and sponsored by separate
groups and not by the Welsh Gymanfa Ganu Association of Wisconsin.
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Trustees of the Association
2009
Kim Corbin, Ann E. Lemmenes, Janet Morgan, Loree Simuncak, Mary Williams-Norton,
2010
Hugh Davis, Mary Davis, Phyllis Griffith, Dale Hughes, Thomas Williams
2011
Barbara Cummings, Tom Guy, John E. Morris, Marilyn Schrader, Betty Timm
2012
Joe Corbin,
Richard Pritchard,
Jane Roberts,
Thomas E. White,
Vicki York
2013
Anna Mae Badciong,
David Lloyd,
Richard A. Myers,
Danny Proud,
Sue Stealey
Associate
Joe Whitmore
Honorary Life
Eunice Evans,
Margaret Glasgwyn,
Ed E. Jones,
Alice Knickelbine,
Ilah Morgan
LINKS FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
Ninnau (incorporating Y Drych), the North
American Welsh newspaper is an excellent source of information and contacts.
Genealogy resources provided by Kent Marsden (genealogy presenter at May 1, 2010 workshops)
The Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association
Sound of Majesty:
wonderful music recommended by Rev. Tom White and others
Welsh Club of the Milwaukee Area
Contact Geraint Wilkes.
Cambrian Heritage Society of Madison, WI.
Learn Welsh in North America at Cwrs Cymraeg.
Welsh Heritage Week also
offers the opportunity to learn Welsh
Learn about St. David,
the patron saint of Wales.
Are you looking for a good recipe for Welsh cakes? Try this
one adapted from Olwen Morgan Welk's recipe.
Do you live in the Madison, WI, area? If so you might like to joing the Cambrian Heritage Society .
Click here for a membership form .
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Last updated August 24, 2010.
A short postscript on Welsh usage within the
medium of English:
Cymanfa Ganu means singing festival or a singing festival,
since the indefinite article is not expressed in Welsh.
Y Gymanfa Ganu means the singing festival. The change of spelling
is a soft mutation (treiglad meddal) which occurs because cymanfa
is a feminine gender noun and singular feminine gender nouns mutate via the
soft mutation after the definite article. The adjective (or participle in this
case, since canu is a verb) also mutates to agree with a singular feminine
gender noun, so singing--canu--becomes ganu. Another example of
this would be red dragon--draig goch--and the red dragon--y ddraig goch--with
draig the feminine noun for dragon and coch (red) mutated
to modify it correctly.
What happens in everyday usage and/or mixing Welsh and English? Professor Gwyn
Thomas of the Department of Welsh at the University of Wales Bangor says* that
some mutations take over the original form and the case of Gymanfa Ganu
is one of these. Example:
Cwestiwn: Beth sydd yn y capel heno? Ateb: Gymanfa Ganu (Question: What
is in the chapel tonight? Answer: (a) singing festival. According to Professor
Thomas, although asking in mixed Welsh/English "What is a Cymanfa Ganu?"
is formally correctly and would have been the only acceptable form in the past,
"What is a Gymanfa Ganu?" is just as acceptable now. He suggested
that since Gymanfa Ganu appears in the name of organizations such as
ours, it might be better to use that form everywhere. However, since plural
nouns (masculine or feminine) do not mutate after the article and modifiers
of plural nouns are not mutated either, one must continue to use cymanfaoedd
canu to refer to a plurality of festivals! Aren't the nuances of Welsh
grammar fascinating? If you want to learn more, go to the Cymdeithas Madog
website , register for Cwrs Cymraeg
(Welsh course), and learn Welsh. You can also learn online with the
excellent BBC course Catchphrase.
*It helps to have learned friends who themselves have other learned
friends. When I asked Dr. Iolo Wyn Williams and Nesta Williams about the proper
use of cymanfa ganu and gymanfa ganu, they contacted their friend
Professor Thomas for an especially well informed response and sent me his opinion.
Diolch yn fawr iawn i Iolo, Nesta ac Yr Athro Thomas!
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