GALLERY
ORIEL
 7,500 miles - 12,000 kmFrom one community to another across the world
© Chris Stock Photography |  Home visit in Gaiman, ChubutCatrin Finch playing in the home of Albina Zampini
© d_feldman@speedy.com.ar |  Puerto Madryn, PatagoniaThe site where 150 Welsh immigrants arrived aboard the Mimosa on 28 July 1865
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 Predio Ferial, TrelewThe orchestra rehearsing in this converted wool warehouse
© Phil Girling |  Predio Ferial, TrelewLocal composer Héctor MacDonald's daughter Elin Mair, playing the glockenspiel
© Phil Girling |  Moriah Chapel, near TrelewMoriah was the third chapel to be built by the Welsh settlers, in the 1880s
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 Puerto MadrynThe Punto Cuevas, regarded as the place where the first settlers from Wales sheltered
© Phil Girling |  Gaiman, ChubutViola player Laura Sinnerton working with a special school pupil
© d_feldman@speedy.com.ar |  Trelew, ChubutPlaying a plastic trumpet for the first time with Rob Samuel
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 Predio Ferial, TrelewGrant Llewellyn conducting Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, the national anthem of Wales, at the opening of the gala concert
© d_feldman@speedy.com.ar |  VibraphoneAn instrument needed in one of the specialist music schools in Patagonia
© Chris Stock Photography |  Predio Ferial, TrelewChildren from special schools in Chubut with musicians from the BBC NOW and animateur Andy Pidcock
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 200 violinsA very generous donation which will serve multiple groups across Chubut |  Escuela Arcos, TrevelinOne of the groups in Chubut that is supported by the Project |  Ysgol Gymraig y GaimanChris Stock enthralling nursery school children with a percussion demonstration
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 Valle Nevado, Chilean AndesBBC National Orchestra of Wales players enjoying some free time
© Chris Stock Photography |  Flag of Welsh colony in PatagoniaWales and Argentina in harmony |  TrelewViolinist Naomi Thomas showing her approval with sign language
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 ARCOS strings, TrevelinPaz presenting a brand new violin shoulder-rest |  Chubut, PatagoniaThe relentlessly harsh landscape encountered by the first Welsh immigrants
© Phil Girling |  Gaiman, ChubutSign to one of the many traditional Welsh tearooms in Gaiman
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 Gaiman, ChubutCatrin Finch working with a young harpist
© d_feldman@speedy.com.ar |  Camera Orchestra, Puerto MadrynThe local orchestra rehearsing with members of BBC NOW
© Chris Stock Photography |  FluteRestored by one of our colleagues in the orchestra
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 Rhythm tambourineA robust instrument, ideal for schools workshops
© Chris Stock Photography |  Teatro Colón, Buenos AiresBBC NOW on stage rehearsing in this beautiful theatre
© Chris Stock Photography |  Predio FerialChildren from a local special school with BBC NOW's Nick Whiting and Andy Everton and 'the music man', Andy Pidcock
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 Trelew, ChubutA budding cellist enjoying making music with Rachel Ford |  Moriah Chapel bibleWorshippers at Moriah came mainly from surrounding farms and many of the Welsh settlers are buried in the graveyard
© Chris Stock Photography |  Camera Orchestra, Puerto MadrynBBC NOW's Gwen Hâf Richards enjoying a moment with local musicians
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 Hand-held percussionA suitcase of instruments similar to these enables 60 children to play together
© Chris Stock Photography |  Hall 2, Predio Ferial, TrelewChris Stock and Andy Everton with local children, in front of a replica of the world's largest dinosaur, discovered nearby in 2013
© Chris Stock Photography |  A pair of timpaniDecorated with the flags of Wales and Patagonia
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 Escuela Arcos, TrevelinAn 'al fresco' rehearsal in the foothills of the Andes |  Predio Ferial, TrelewFinal preparations for the afternoon children's concert
© Chris Stock Photography |  El Pedral Lodge, Punta NinfasBBC NOW musicians performing, with cellist Rachel Ford in the centre
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 A pair of timpaniReconditioned and ready to send to Trelew, Patagonia
© Chris Stock Photography |  Megallanic penguinsEl Pedral cliffs, Punta Ninfas, Chubut Province
© Chris Stock Photography |  Chubut ProvinceA vast and hostile environment, Patagonia is more than 40 times the size of Wales
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 Camera Orchestra, Puerto MadrynThe local orchestra rehearsing with members of BBC NOW
© Chris Stock Photography |  Provincial shield of Chubut |  Camera Orchestra, Puerto MadrynThe local orchestra rehearsing with members of BBC NOW
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 Seafront, Puerto MadrynNamed Porth Madryn in honour of Sir Love Jones-Parry, whose estate in Wales was called 'Madryn'
© Chris Stock Photography |  Colourful conga drumsGreat instruments for children's workshops
© Chris Stock Photography |  ClarinetsAn example of the sort of instrument being donated
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 MaracasSmall and lightweight, ideal to go in a suitcase of percussion
© Chris Stock Photography |  Capilla Tabernacl, TrelewBuilt in 1889, this Welsh chapel is the oldest building in Trelew
© Phil Girling |  Teatro Solis, Montevideo, UruguayChris Stock taking one of his many photos of the tour
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 Patagonia 150 Celebrations truckIn the second hall at Predio Ferial, Trelew
© Chris Stock Photography |  XylophoneThis is an example of the sort of instrument for which we are raising money
© Phil Girling |  Landing at Puerto MadrynThe orchestra arrives in considerably more comfort than the original settlers
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 Flag of WalesProudly displayed in the Welsh communities in Patagonia |  Pueblo de Luis Museum, TrelewOriginally the railway station, now the home of the regional museum
© Phil Girling |  Teatro Colón, Buenos AiresThe view from the percussion section
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 Classical guitarGenerously donated and ready to send to Patagonia
© Chris Stock Photography |  Musicians from BBC NOWEnjoying some time off in Santiago, Chile
© Phil Girling |  Lollipop drumA fun instrument for entertaining children
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 Teatro Colón, Buenos AiresIn the heart of Argentina's capital city
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