TRIBUTES have been paid to a globally-renowned harpist from Flintshire who has died at the age of 92, Dr Osian Ellis CBE, who started playing again as he approached his 90th, collaborated with leading British composer Benjamin Britten and performed at the world’s finest concert venues. In 2018 he was honoured at the Wales International Harp Festival in Caernarfon when a new work was premiered to celebrate his 90th birthday. Dr Ellis, a native of Ffynnongroyw who later lived in Pwllheli, leaves his son, Richard and his daughter in law, Glynis; two grandchildren, David and Katie, and his sister, Mrs Elfrys Hughes.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a globally-renowned harpist from Flintshire who has died at the age of 92, Dr Osian Ellis CBE, who started playing again as he approached his 90th, collaborated with leading British composer Benjamin Britten and performed at the world’s finest concert venues. In 2018 he was honoured at the Wales International Harp Festival in Caernarfon when a new work was premiered to celebrate his 90th birthday. Dr Ellis, a native of Ffynnongroyw who later lived in Pwllheli, leaves his son, Richard and his daughter in law, Glynis; two grandchildren, David and Katie, and his sister, Mrs Elfrys Hughes.
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Pierce Mansfield got his start in theatre when he auditioned for the title role in the DMMO’s production of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. At the time, he was a twelve-year-old sixth-grader at Merrill Middle School in Des Moines.
18-year-old Emory University freshman Pierce Mansfield made his Des Moines Metro Opera debut in 2013. Fast forward to 2020, and he isn’t exactly sure what he “wants to be when he grows up” although he’s hopeful that his future will involve either being a film and media business major, professional bass-guitarist, or singer-songwriter. His immediate goal is to organize a college band with several of his music buddies.