Cerddor Cymraeg iaith gyntaf yng Ngogledd Cymru ydyw Manon Llwyd. Mae hi’n cyfansoddi yn ysgrifennu caneuon ac yn perfformio a chanddi amrywiaeth helaeth o brofiadau mewn sawl maes o fewn y diwydiant cerddoriaeth.
Mae hi wedi cyfansoddi a threfnu sawl sioe lwyfan ar gyfer ieuenctid yn ogystal â pherfformwyr proffesiynol.
Mae hi wedi gweithio mewn ysgolion cynradd, uwchradd, addysg arbennig a cholegau.
Mae hi wedi cysgodi y cwmni gwobrwyedig Oily Cart
(www.oilycart.org.uk) ar gyfer cynhyrchiad theatr amlsynhwyraidd addysg arbennig.
Mae hi yn gweithio gyda pobol sy’n byw gyda dementia.
“Fel telynores ifanc yng Ngholeg Cerdd Brenhinol y Gogledd flynyddoedd lawer yn ôl, doedd gen i ddim syniad lle byddai fy nghreadigrwydd yn mynd â fi. Mae’n debyg bod rhaid bod yn ddyfeisgar wrth fyw yng Ngogledd Cymru”.
Erbyn hyn, mae egni Manon yn mynd i’w chyfansoddi ac mae hi bellach yn gerddor preswyl yn Venue Cymru ac yn edrych ymlaen at greu gwaith arbennig fel rhan o’r tîm hwn.
Manon Llwyd is a first language Welsh musician in North Wales. She is a composer, songwriter and performer with a wide range of experiences in many areas of the music industry.
She has composed and arranged several theatre shows for young people as well as professional performers.
She has worked in primary, secondary, special education and colleges.
She has shadowed the award winning Oily Cart Company (www.oilycart.org.uk) for a special education multi sensory theatre production.
She works with people that live with dementia.
“As a young harpist at the Royal Northern College of Music many years ago, I had no idea where my creativity would take me. Living in North Wales has meant I had to be inventive and resourceful .”
Manon's energy now goes into composing and she is delighted to be a resident musician at Venue Cymru and is looking forward to creating notable work as part of this team.