Southampton Music Hub news and events - October 2016

Southampton Music Hub

Welcome to Southampton Music Hub's October e-newsletter, where you will be updated on recent events, achievements and news involving young people's music making in Southampton. 

Find out more at www.southamptonmusichub.org


Now for some Hub news and events...

Choral Clans

Choral Clans is Back!

Saturday 1 October 2016 / 10.30am-12noon / Central Library / 100% Free

Continuing our multi-generational singing workshops across libraries in Southampton, our next Choral Clans is back again this month. For more information visit the Choral Clans Page on the Southampton Music Hub Website or contact music@southampton.gov.uk


National Success for Southampton Brass Players

Over the summer we have had three Brass players from Southampton Music Service represented in National Youth Brass ensembles!

Dominic Gardner played principle trombone with the 2016 NYO Inspire Orchestra, and you can see his stand up solo on YouTube!

Below is a picture of Alexandra Walker playing Solo Cornet in the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain. Alexandra started playing her instrument with Southampton Music Service in year 3 at Holy Family.

Alexandra Walker playing Solo Cornet

And in the picture below you can see SMS pupils Christopher Lotery and Morro Barry playing Eb Tuba in the National Children's Brass Band of Great Britain 2016.

Tuba Players

M-Tech

M-Tech Project Update

The first composition project have been starting this week all across Southampton and the young people involved have been making an amazing start. You can find the recordings they've been making on the M-Tech website where you can also find free resources and keep up to date with staff blogs about the project.


Instrumental Days coming up...

String Day

Friday 28 October 2016 / 10am-6pm / Richard Tauntons Sixth Form College / £10

Peter Esswood and BSO Resonate Strings are coming to join us at RTSFC for a day of string playing. We shall be learning Holst's 'St Paul's Suite' and the 'Two Elegaic Pieces' by Grieg. The BSO players will be leading the sections and running sectionals with Peter conducting the whole orchestra. It will be a fantastic opportunity to find out how the professionals work and to work on our orchestral skills as a large string section. The day costs just £10 and is open to all string players in SYS, SYCS and SYO and also to any other string players who are interested and of at least a Grade 5 standard.

Flute Workshop

Saturday 19 November 2016 / 10am-4.30pm / The Education Centre at Winchester Cathedral / £25  

Guest artists are Andy Findon and Abbie Burrows who have played for Wicked and the Lion King and between them they have done West End Shows, international tours and performed with pop artists such as Bjork and Paloma Faith.  

Also happening...

Songs of Praise comes to Romsey Abbey!

We would like to extend a warm invitation for you to join us for one or both recordings at this historic Norman church. The recording and rehearsal dates are as follows:

To find out more visit the BBC website!

Romsey Abbey

Solent Cultural Conference

Solent Cultural Conference

Thursday 10 November 2016 / 9.30am-4pm / Portsmouth Guildhall / £85 (or £120 for two)

This year, the annual Solent Cultural Conference will start with a keynote presentation by composer and workshop leader James Redwood, entitled ‘Excellence and Inclusivity in Arts Education’.

The conference will provide a workshop strand for early years practitioners, primary and secondary teachers, peripatetic staff and also arts staff. There are workshops ranging from the very practical, including playing the spoons, samba, African drumming and steel pans, through to multi-media based workshops and everything in between.

To book, contact:
music@southampton.gov.uk


New Courses from Artswork:

Creating Digital Change

Wednesday 16 November 2016 / 10 am-4.15 pm / Cockpit Arts, London / £70

Book your place via the Artswork website.

Funding Your Youth Arts Project

Thursday 24 November 2016 / 10am-4:15pm / Artswork, Southampton / £90 (including lunch)

Book your place via the Artswork website.

For more information on either course, contact:

rachelhall@artswork.org.uk
02380 332491


British Art Show 8

Details of an exciting range of workshops, performances and CPD opportunities around this exciting exhibition have been sent to schools. For more about the exhibition visit the BAS8 website.