Upcoming events
50@50 is finally upon us! Celebrate with us!
As you may have read on our website or in the local press, we've been looking forward to June for a long time. June means 50@50! And 50@50 means lots and lots of music making and loads of fun!
50@50 is Southampton Music Hub's way of helping to celebrate Southampton's 50th
anniversary of city status. We're hosting 50 musical events across the city
in June, including an exciting mix of workshops, concerts and showcases for
school children as well as anyone else who wants to get involved in
Southampton.
View the full programme of musical activities here. We would like to thank the 53 schools and our amazing Hub partners from in and around Southampton for taking part, and for making what we expect will be an amazing month of music!
Steve Cole announced as compere for In2Music Extravaganza
 25 June / 6pm / Central Hall
Famous author Steve Cole (Astrosaurs / Cows In Action / Astrosaurs Academy / The Slime Squad / Doctor Who stories) has been announced as a compere for Southampton Music Service's In2Music Extravaganza. The event is a celebration of children's instrumental skills and whole-class music participation.
Pupils from Bevois Town Primary, Newlands Primary and St Monica Primary, together with our ensemble Pulse 8 and electric string group Cordelectra, will be taking part in the special event.
In2Music is a project designed by Southampton Music Service to meet government requirements for all children to be given the opportunity to learn an instrument.
Tickets are reserved for participating children's families, although you can check our website for public tickets.
Ejectorseat Arts Festival 2014
 14 June / 12noon - 10pm / Palmerston Park / Free entry
Ejectorseat Arts Festival is an annual multi-arts festival taking place in Southampton's Palmerston Park. It's now in its fifth year and is likely to draw over 5,000 visitors on the day. Over 200 artists will be involved and the festival continues to grow year on year in terms of its audience and new activities.
Southampton Music Hub will be working with the festival to co-present the festival's flagship band stand stage, which will see bands including our Southampton Jazz Workshop (6.30pm) playing music throughout the day. Come down and chill out in the park and enjoy this open-air music event.
Debut Youth Theatre presents Annie
 10 - 12 July / Hanger Farm Arts Centre / 7.30pm (2.30pm Saturday matinee) / £7 - £9
Annie’s parents left her on the doorstep of an orphanage with a note saying they’ll be back for her. And she’s still waiting, eleven years later. It’s a hard-knock life at the orphanage, especially with horrible Miss Hannigan in charge...
Debut Youth Theatre brings Annie’s adventure to life in this uplifting musical about a little girl who is sure everything will change for the better… Tomorrow. Tickets are available from the box office 023 80 667 683.
Here at the Southampton Music Hub we are very happy to reveal the full line up for the next six weeks of Music In The Air at Southampton Airport.
Music in the Air is a joint project between Southampton Music Service and Southampton Airport. It will continue to offer performances from a spectrum of musical genres, to entertain passengers as they arrive and depart, and anyone else who wants to pop down to the airport lounge to listen!
All performances are set to take place on the following Fridays at 5pm, and will last for 45 minutes. Performances take place in the arrivals terminal, next to the coffee shops:
6 June – Nathan Cannon (Rat Pack vocalist)
13 June – Cat’s Whiskers (classical guitar / bass duo)
20 June – Charlotte Forman (acoustic pop) / Jimmy Herrity (contemporary acoustic rock)
27 June – Southampton Youth Swing Band
4 July – Ocean Harmony (barbershop chorus)
11 July – Simon Says (Acoustic Sunshine Pop)
May highlights...
Southampton Jazz Workshop takes on Bournemouth
 On 28 May, the Southampton Jazz Workshop played a phenomenal 45-minute support set of big band jazz at part of the Swing Unlimited Jazz Club event in Bournemouth, which was followed by Nick Willsher's Quartet and Sextet. The night featured some of the finest young jazz players in Southampton, and a great night was had by all.
One spectator said: "Superb band!! Loved it. Big shout to Jo and Tim for keeping this refreshing mix of young So'ton talent in such a tight band. Hurrah!!"
Don't miss: Southampton Jazz Workshop's performance at the Ejectorseat Arts Festival or at Hanger Farm Arts Centre this month!
The Big Family Sing - a huge success!
The Big Family Sing at Fairisle Infant School, took place over three days in May. Between 140 and 150 families were involved, which was their biggest turn out for 'family learning' ever! Participants learned some fun vocal warm-ups and how to preserve the good health of their vocal chords!
Speaking to our music service, the school said: "It was amazing, and so uplifting for all involved, with many many families coming to thank Emily Jefferies, organiser, for such a lovely experience."
The school is looking to extend its family learning experiences to include family art days. Please keep an eye out for more events...
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