THE story of Belgian refugee musicians who came to live in Mid-Wales during the early weeks of the First World War will be told to mark next month’s centenary of their arrival in Aberystwyth.

As part of its 2014 season, Gregynog Festival has been exploring the intriguing lost narrative of the Belgian refugee musicians who came to Mid Wales through the patronage of Gwendoline and Margaret Davies, founders of the festival.

Next Friday, October 3, at 7.30pm – 100 years to the day since they arrived in Aberystwyth – Gregynog Festival’s artistic director Rhian Davies will be telling their story in the Drwm at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.

This special commemoration, part of the First Minister's project Cymru'n Cofio|Wales Remembers 1914-1918, also features Hannah Stone, official harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales since 2011.

A member of the Live Music Now scheme, Hannah is widely regarded as one of the foremost harpists of her generation and will play works by Belgian and Welsh composers to complement the presentation.

Her programme includes music by Joseph Jongen which was inspired by his time in Wales and by William Mathias, who was born in Whitland on November 1, 1934 and studied at Aberystwyth.

Tickets for the event are £3, bookable in advance from the National Library -http://drwm.llgc.org.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/show_event.html?LANG=en;uid=2164.