Music Lecturer Performs At Two High Profile Gigs

Dionne Bennett, Music lecturer at USW will be singing back up vocals for Welsh music legend, John Cale (Velvet Underground) at the Festival of Voice in Cardiff which runs from June 3rd – June 12th. Dionne has also been asked to perform on BBC TV and radio, with the Welsh National Orchestra, to celebrate Wales qualifying for Euro 2016, the European Football championship. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

‘It’s brilliant news’, commented Richard J. Parfitt, Academic manager for Music, based at the ATRiuM, Cardiff. ‘This just underlines the high calibre of our teaching staff: That’s what we set out to achieve and this is evidence that we’re doing it’. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​