We are all recovering from a marathon of music-making at our Summer School last week!
There was a great buzz of excitement at Trent College as we welcomed back Hilary Campbell to lead the singers, Keiron Anderson the wind band and our Artistic Director Alex Robinson to direct the orchestra and strings. Our guest artists included the talented folk-jazz fusion duo, Katie Foster and Ben Sayah who also delivered a workshop on improvisation with the string players (pushing quite a few of us out of our comfort zone!) and Heron Brass, a London-based quintet who entertained with a superb recital.
On the final day we were treated to a relaxing programme of piano classics by the wonderful Richard Cox, our Summer School accompanist.
As well as all the fantastic music-making, breaktimes were an excellent time to catch up with fellow musicians, drink bottomless tea and coffee and browse the Bookwise stall of second-hand books and sheet music which raised an epic £587 of sales over the three days!
Thank you so much to all the staff, conductors tutors and volunteers who made it happen – you are all AWESOME.
The biggest THANK YOU and WELL DONE to all the singers and instrumentalists who took part and worked so hard over the 3 days, your performances were incredible. Hope to see you at the next one!
If you can’t wait that long for your musical fix then take a look at our season brochure for opportunities coming up next season…Click here
Booking now open for the following:
Recorder Workshop Day – 14th September
Singing Workshop and Concert – 5th & 6th October
Nottingham Chamber Singers Concert – 12th October
Youth Music courses – Bandwise / Stringwise – 9th/10th November & 17th November
Have you been swept up in the sporting fever of the Olympics? If you’re suffering from OWS (Olympic Withdrawal Syndrome) then at least there isn’t long to wait until the Paralympics on 28th August!
Music has always played a huge role in the Olympics – take a look at the top musical moments that brought occasion and spectacle to the world’s biggest sporting stage:
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/top-classical-music-olympic-games/
- Nottingham City Council is currently undertaking a public consultation around changes to the library service including closure of 4 libraries (Aspley, Basford, Bilborough, Radford-Lenton) and reduction of hours elsewhere plus cuts to other areas of spend.
If you would like to have a say in the future of the City library service please complete the survey via the following link: https://www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/shape-the-vision/
Please note this is relating to City libraries not County (Inspire)
Have a great week!
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12/08/2024
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