Good Morning All! October has arrived, and with it a few milestones of the season… sure, there’s Bake-Off and Strictly on our screens, and a host of Nottingham Forest and Notts County games to keep an eye on, but here at Music for Everyone, it’s time for our big choral ‘come and sing’ workshop day at NTU Clifton Campus, this Saturday 7th October!
Last year we had a lovely day with Brian Kay, long-time friend of MfE and, I don’t think he would mind us saying, veteran of the choral music scene. This year we have the wonderful Sam Evans coming to work with us for a day. Sam is much in demand on the UK and International Choral Scene, conducting and singing with many of the top choirs in the country and Europe, including the BBC Singers, Monteverdi Choir and Swedish Radio Choir to name a few.
As well as being a talented chorus-master and Baritone, singing on many of the most prestigious stages around the globe, Sam is a passionate advocate for healthy and happy singing, and getting the most enjoyment out of what we do when we come together to sing and make music. This lies at the heart of what we at MfE believe, so we know that as well as working on some glorious traditional repertoire (choruses from Mendelssohn’s Elijah and CPE Bach’s Magnificat), we will all have a thoroughly lovely day meeting and learning from Sam. Sam and the singers will be accompanied on the day by our fabulous pianist Angela Foan.
If you haven’t signed up – hurry and do so, it’s going to be fab!
Sign up here (it’s not too late!): https://www.music-for-everyone.org/event/autumn-singing-workshop-day/
Bake Off fever has hit the office again this week, with the hot topic of debate being the ‘missing raspberry’ from the title sequence of the show – where do you stand?
Here are some pieces of music inspired to get you baking!
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W1F4YVmV8Y
‘Cakes and Ale’ from the Suite on English Folk Tunes (Britten): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEAbV2-RJMY
Sweeney Todd (Worst Pies in London): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVI6pGfHB2c
- Do you have a small person in your life who is obsessed with the hit TV programme Bluey? We would like to think that the secret to its success is the liberal use of classical music! Click here to hear what pieces of classical music have been used in the show.
Bluey soundtrack: what pieces of classical music are used in the TV show? – Classic FM
Have a great week!
Your friends at MfE.
02/10/2023
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