January Highlights...
Over 160 vocalists from various secondary schools, colleges and community choirs joined together on 18th January to take part in Southampton Music Hub’s Vivaldi Big Sing Project.
The project was devised in conjunction with Richard Taunton Sixth Form College as a means for secondary school pupils to access high quality free singing workshops from Southampton Music Hub and participate in a very large scale event with a massed choir and orchestra.
The performance included students from Bitterne Park Secondary School, St Anne’s Catholic School, St George Catholic College, Upper Shirley High and Richard Tauntons Sixth Form College. Alongside the students several community choirs took part including Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Community Choir, Soton Voce and Central Hall Community Gospel Choir.
Special thanks to all those who have helped to make this project possible. Pictures from the event can be found here, reactions from TSTC vocalist can be seen here and a fantastic video piece from Solent News Now can be viewed below:
Southampton Wind Band Pyramid Concert
Congratulations to members of
Airplay, Pulse8, Clarinet Chorale, Southampton Youth Percussion, Southampton Youth Wind Band and special guests Highfield Hand-chime and Ocarina group on a very well-received pyramid concert on 17 January. Among the many highlights of the concert Southampton Youth Wind Band's set featured an excellent solo from trombonist Dominic Gardner. It was the perfect
exhibition of the high standard of young musicians there are in Southampton.
Young SMS string students take part in jazz workshop day
34 members of Acorn and Elgar strings had a
fantastic day of performing some jazz music on Saturday 9 January under the
leadership of Dan Mar Molinero. Dan had
the children singing, improvising and creating their own arrangements before
performing to friends and family at the end of the day. The event was a great opportunity for the
children to experience a different genre of music. Many thanks goes to Dan for
a super day of music making.
Orchestra of the Age Of Enlightenment works together with Southampton Students
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) has been working with Southampton Music Hub to deliver workshops, concerts and musical activities to over 800 pupils at various primary and secondary schools across the city.
The OAE is one of the world’s leading period instrument orchestras, resident at both Glyndebourne Festival Opera and London’s Southbank Centre. Amongst many activities in Southampton schools, the Orchestra has been working with teachers and young people alike with workshops and CPD opportunities. Pupils have been learning various songs from the Age of Enlighten as well as body percussion activities which were performed at concerts at Turner Sims and Central Hall.
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Next workshop: Sat 6 Feb / 10.30am-12noon / Bitterne Library / Free
There was a fantastic turn out at the first Choral Clans of 2016 with 38 attendees welcoming in the New Year with a good old sing! Inspirational workshop leader Fiona Funnell was delighted to be able to work with such a large and diverse group of singers from the very young (18 months) to highly experienced choir goers. The next workshop is on Saturday at Bitterne Library and is completely free.
See some clips from January's workshop below:
Southampton Music Service releases new KS1 Songbook
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As part of Southampton Music Service's Big Spring Sing programme, a new songbook has been commissioned which will be used in schools across Southampton. Featuring music written by Fiona Funnell, the songbook explores the themes of stories and storytelling.
Teachers with access to Southampton Music Hub's teaching resources pages are able to download the songbook with accompanying MP3s now.
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Coming Up...
Mayflower Engage... In Parenthesis
In
January, Mayflower Theatre and Welsh National Opera started an exciting project
called Opera Engage. The project offers young people the opportunity to
participate, develop and learn skills across various art forms. Drama, singing,
opera, music, movement, storytelling, directing and performing will all be
covered in the project. Over February half term the group will work with WNO to
create their own performance for the end of the week. The
project will run on various dates until June, culminating with a visit to National
Museum of Wales and Welsh Millennium Centre to see In Parenthesis, a new opera
by WNO based on the epic poem by David Jones. In Parenthesis has been
commissioned to celebrate WNO’s 70th Birthday and to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
There is still space
for anyone aged 13-18 to get involved from Monday 15th February.
Contact Mayflower on 02380 711811 or visit the website.
Southampton Youth Orchestra's Pyramid Concert
12 Mar / 7pm / Central Hall, Southampton / £6 adults, £5 concessions, £1 under 16s adv
The Friends of the
Southampton Youth Orchestra's presents the annual Orchestra Pyramid Concert with Acorn & Elgar Strings, SYS, SYCS and SYO Pyramid Concert. Also playing will be special guests
Highfield School Orchestra.
Southampton Music Service
Southampton Music Service brings a breadth of musical resource, specialism and activity to all communities in our city.
Southampton Music Service is the lead organisation for the Southampton Music Hub Partnership. This is a network of local and national organisations that work together to provide:
- instrumental and vocal tuition
- concerts
- special events
- family music making
- workshops
- holiday courses
Contact: music@southampton.gov.uk.
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