Trystan Lewis, B.A., M.Mus.

Arweinydd/Conductor

Trystan Lewis has been involved with music  for most of his life.  He conducted Pantycelyn choir to two national wins whilst an undergraduate at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth.  He was appointed the Musical Director of the Maelgwn Male Voice Choir at 22 years of age and they have won the Sealink competition, the National Eisteddfod twice and were finalists in the BBC Choir Competition.  Again, whilst at Aberystwyth, he was organist of the Tabernacle, and is an organist at St John’s Llandudno and Bethel and Peniel, Deganwy.  He has conducted over 200 Cymanfaoedd Canu, Singing festivals including Canada and the North American Festival as well as on television and radio. 

He is a busy bass-baritone, he sang with  Llanelli Choral Society last year and is also appearing with them again this year and also a guest soloist with several male voice choirs and is a regular soloist at the St John’s concerts in Llandudno.  He won the Open Welsh solo at the National Eisteddfod in Bala, 2009. 

He is an adjudicator as well being Musical Director of Côr Cymysg Dyffryn Conwy which he founded and has conducted in performances with the North Wales Philharmonia Orchestra. This year, he was appointed conductor of Mold and District Choral Society. He took his B.A. at Aberystwyth University and gained an M.Mus degree from Liverpool University in Voice Technique and Harmony and Counterpoint. 

He is a voice tutor at the William Mathias Centre at Caernarfon and also at the University in Bangor as well as owning Lewis Bookshop in Llandudno which specialise in new and second-hand books as well as a coffee shop.