We had a fantastic time at Bandwise and Stringwise this weekend!
Here are photos of the weekend as we work towards next weekends BYME concert.
You may be aware of the latest news of the closure of the planned University of Nottingham’s Music Department Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham – BBC News
A petition has been set up, which you are able to sign here if you feel moved to do so: Petition · Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham – Nottingham, United Kingdom · Change.org
And the winner of the MfE Composer World Cup is … Ralph Vaughan Williams!
Thank you to everyone who voted across all rounds of the competition – we hope you enjoyed being involved!
In honour of our winner here is a Spotify playlist of some of his greatest works, why not have a listen today!
Here’s this week’s postcard, this time from National Youth Choir member Eloise Toone: https://nottinghamchambersingers.org/2025/11/06/performing-at-the-last-night-of-the-proms/
One of the NCS sopranos met Eloise at a choral workshop and heard about a particularly exciting concert she had sung in recently. Let’s just say it involved a knight and an electric guitar!
Here are two upcoming concerts from our local community that may interest you:
- Helix Ensemble Concert, Sunday 16th November 2025, 2pm, Wollaton Hall. More information can be found here
- The Apex Singers Concert, Friday 5th December 2025, 7.30pm, Squire Performing Arts Centre. More details can be found here or see their youtube page for festive clips.
Have a great week!
Your friends at MfE
10/11/2025
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