Having met the GSA Choir at a few rehearsals (and social occasions), it was time to try out some ideas with them in a practical workshop.
We set aside an hour during the rehearsal on November 15th so that my mentor David Horne could be there but unfortunately Jamie, their conductor, was unable to make that evening. I’m pretty sure, however, that the choir will have filled him in on the details on his return!
Auditions for a new BBC One series will take place this February and the producers are asking for vocal groups of all genres to apply to take part.
The aim is to bring a contemporary music show to a BBC One Saturday night audience which celebrates a diverse range of music genres.
The producers will invite 30 of the nation’s most exciting vocal groups or choirs from a range of musical genres to take part in a 6 part series – 5 pre-recorded studio heats (with a live band accompanying the groups) and a live final.
Child licensing is increasingly an issue for music groups – what is happening to help with that situation, asks Barbara Eifler, Executive Director of Making Music.
Give a Gig is the flagship fundraising initiative for Youth Music, the national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances. In March 2017, it’s your big chance to make a difference.
Youth Music needs your help. They want 100 gigs to take place during Give a Gig Week. And they want you to organise one of them.
What is Music Education Expo and why you might find it interesting and useful to attend this free event, writes Barbara Eifler, Executive Director of Making Music.
Perform a specially written score live to documentary films, to commemorate the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of the Ancre centenaries.
My search for inspiration started at Dyffryn House and Gardens which is where the piece will be performed.
It has been a long and rewarding project with the Lincoln Ukulele Band as part of the 2015-16 Adopt a Composer scheme. I’ve got a lot out of this project, including a Ukulele! I also got far more joy and pride out of the process than I expected. This was because I got to see how members of the band were growing as musicians over an entire year.
Founded in 1998 with the aim of developing the next generation of chamber music lovers and players, the charity CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust exists to bring chamber music to young people, and young people to chamber music.
Save the date! The Contemporary Music for All Festival returns on 3 and 4 March 2018 and will take place in all four nations of the UK and at least four cities in England.
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