April Highlights:
Spotlight on: Music at Kanes Hill Primary School
Children at Kanes Hill Primary are looking for their first hit single! The school’s two choirs joined together with Hightown Primary choir and spent a day with SoCo at The Courthouse in Eastleigh recording their own version of ‘Something Inside So Strong’. Jon at SoCo Music Project was fantastic in helping the project come to life and working out how to record so many children! The children were really patient singing their version many times over and had an amazing experience:
It was tiring but I kept going. We heard the song at the end and it was really good! - Jono (Y2)
It was fun because we were singing together like one big family. I am so excited and when our song comes out I’m going to tell everyone! - Abi (Y4)
Look out for the singers on iTunes and Amazon in the new first weeks to download their first single.
In addition to a vibrant singing community, children at Kanes Hill enjoy listening to live music and sharing their own musical talents. Y5 children are currently composing minimalist pieces based on the London Sinfonietta Concert, Y4 instrumentalists are preparing for the In2music extravaganza while Y3 are creating dances for their 10 Pieces concert in June. Music lessons are woven into their creative curriculum.
Kanes Hill will be holding their final concert for parents at The Berry Theatre in July where families will be able to enjoy both choirs, Y3 recorder players, In2music and instrumental performances along with dance groups, gymnastics, drama and performance poetry.
VIDEO: Flautissimo Spring 2015 Concert
Flautissimo, Southampton’s premier flute choir made up of an assortment of flutes and piccolos have published a playlist of videos of their spring concert, which took place on 28 March at St Martin in the Wood Church in Chandler’s Ford. View the videos:
PHOTOS: Early Tweets Family Music Making
View photos from the first of three family concerts from The Family BSO and A Brush With Music. Visit the Early Tweets page to find out more information about free upcoming Early Tweets events.
Rob da Bank Music Club Launches in Eastleigh
 Bestival co-founder and former Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank has launched a new music club at the SoCo Courthouse.
Launching on 23 April, the music club will be taking place every month at the Courthouse in Eastleigh. The launch gave attendees the opportunity of music making, workshops, jamming and performances.
Rob da Bank who was there for the launch said: “I am truly excited to be launching my Music Club in Eastleigh…it is one of my biggest passions – it doesn’t matter if you‘ve never played an instrument or sung a bar…just come down and have fun”
Supported by Youth Music and the Bestival Foundation, the club is completely free of charge and offers a variety of music-making activities for young people to get involved in. Keep up to date with the club and further events on The Courthouse Facebook page.
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RTSFC Students Complete Production of Ghost The
Musical
The Performing Arts department at Richard Taunton Sixth Form
College proudly presented this year’s production, Ghost the Musical, at the Hub
Theatre from Thursday 30 April – Saturday 2 May.
Based on the film of the same name, ‘Ghost’ follows the lives of
Sam and Molly, a young couple caught up in a murder, with Sam trying to
reach Molly through a larger-than-life psychic in the hope of saving her life.
The production was generously sponsored by the Mayflower Theatre and was
performed to an audience of over 450 people last weekend.
Lisa Fernandez, Deputy Learning Area Manager for Music and Performing Arts, said: “I am so proud of our students for performing this highly emotive, comical and technically challenging production.”
The professional Ghost the Musical production has also praised the show, saying “We’d like to congratulate you on what has been a stunning production this week.” Photo: Richard Budd
In other news...
Southampton Music Hub Summer Term Menu
Every school term the Southampton Music Hub sends out a menu to schools with the musical activities that are available across the city for them to take part in. For the first time this menu is available to view online, so have a look at the great projects and activities which young people will be taking part in across Southampton this Summer. |
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Solent University Music Students Provide Studio Time & Coverage for local artists
Job Opportunities
Freelance Development Officer, Southampton Music Hub
Southampton Music Hub/Service is entering an exciting period of growth and development. To support this work, and to ensure that we can reach as many young people as possible with as many opportunities as possible we are seeking to appoint a development officer.
The role will include working with SMH and SMS managers to develop and manage the fund raising strategy (within the organisational strategy and annual budget and business planning processes). This will include the setting and monitoring of appropriate targets.
Read further details about the role and how to apply.
Nuffield Vacancies
Nuffield seeks to appoint people to the roles of Executive Director, Head of Marketing and Finance Director.
Nuffield
has recently been announced as the operating company for the performing arts
building in the new £22 million Arts Complex in Southampton’s City Centre which
opens in 2016. Nuffield will continue to create its core work as a producing
theatre company, and will run both this new city centre venue and its existing
theatre on the University of Southampton Highfield Campus.
Read further details about the roles and how to apply.
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