NFC Singing Weekend Course & Concert

Come and be part of an amazing choral experience performing a stunning concert with Nottingham Festival Chorus!

Conductor: Alex Robinson

Chorus master: Rachel Parkes

Accompanist: Angela Foan

His royal majesty invites you, his most gifted musical servants to perform the very best of Baroque Opera!

This Festival Chorus we will be singing the scrumptious choruses from Handel’s Acis and Galatea and Rameau’s Castor et Pollux, two towering 18th century dramatic works for the stage, performed in the King’s capital by his most esteemed musicians. Evoke the flowing waters and inspire the shepherdess in Handel’s London, then mourn the death of great heroes and explore the horrors of the underworld in Rameau’s Paris.

Don’t miss this bombastic celebration of the giants of early opera! Also featuring music by Lully and Purcell, you’ll get a thorough dose of royal pomp and majesty.

Mixed choir of 100+ voices, no auditions
Expertly led, highly enjoyable rehearsal weekends

What experience do singers need?

MfE events are open to all keen singers, you do not need to be a member to take part. (See details below if you would like to become a member). The ability to read music and some previous singing experience is needed for this course.

Tuition, music hire and tea and coffee is included in the price.

Don’t miss the chance to book your place now!

Repertoire

Charpentier – Marche de Triomphe (instrumental only)

Rameau – Overture to Castor et Pollux (instrumental only)

Purcell – with drooping wings from Dido

Purcell – Dioclesian – “Let all rehearse”

Lully – Thesée – Marche Royale (instrumental only)

Handel – Acis and Galatea

Music Scores

Music hire is included in the price. Please select collection point upon booking.

Provisional Timetable –

Saturday 5th October, NTU Clifton

Registration: 9.30am

Singing sessions: 10am – 5pm

To include tea, coffee and lunch breaks

Sunday 6th October

Beeston Parish Church NG9 1GA

Arrival: 12pm

Rehearsal: 12.30pm – 4.30pm

To include tea/coffee break

Concert: 5pm – 6pm

Workshop Fee

The fee includes all music copies, the workshop experience and coffee or tea at the morning and afternoon breaks.

MfE Subscribing Members – £35; Non-members – £45.

We don’t want anyone to be excluded from MfE activities because of their financial circumstances and there is a subsidised scheme available for any who needs it. Please contact anne@music-for-everyone.org if this is the case.

How to enrol

Booking for this course is now closed. For information about future courses, please email admin@music-for-everyone.org

Online – pay by card:

Click the button above and fill in your details: Payment can be made via debit/credit card (no additional fees)

By post – pay by cheque:

Please download and complete this pdf form and post it, together with your enrolment cheque (made payable to Music for Everyone) to Music for Everyone, 10 Goose Gate, Hockley, Nottingham NG1 1FF

For any further information, email admin@music-for-everyone.org or telephone 0115 9589312

MfE Membership

Join us as a member and become part of a unique community of music makers. Your membership will also help to sustain, strengthen and shape the future of MfE, enabling others to experience the joy of music too.

Membership benefits you will receive are:

Special membership rates for courses/workshops
Invitation and voting rights for the annual AGM
Priority early booking of tickets for all events including concerts

Annual Membership – £40 per year

N.B. If you play or sing with one of our regular groups i.e. Daytime Voices / Daytime Orchestras / Nottingham Chamber Singers you are already part of the family and will automatically receive these membership benefits as part of your termly subscription. You do not need to take out membership.

Click here to become a member

Sing into Shape

MfE’s online singing project for January – February 2021!

Brought to you by MfE’s Assistant Artistic Director, Rachel Parkes and Director of Music of St Barnabas Cathedral, Greg Treloar – these online sessions are designed to help refresh your singing voice and get it back into shape with helpful warm up tips as well as rehearsing a piece of music, chosen by our conductors.

Rachel Parkes

Greg Treloar

The sessions in this 4-week course are uploaded to our YouTube channel every Wednesday, but you can watch them in your own time when it suits you.

MfE’s online singing sessions are free of charge to access, but if you feel able to make a donation to support MfE through these hard times, you can do so with a card or through PayPal here: https://www.music-for-everyone.org/donations-page/

Or if you already have an account with us, through our website here (at the bottom of the page): Make a donation

To be added to the online choir mailing list, please email admin@music-for-everyone.org and further details will be sent to you.

MfE Christmas Celebration

Booking for tonight’s concert is now closed. If you have signed up but not received the link, please email admin@music-for-everyone.org Keep an eye out on our website for an additional viewing which will be available soon!

The MfE staff, East of England Singers and members of the Nottingham Concert Orchestra are performing a family-friendly Christmas concert from the Albert Hall especially for you. We hope our Christmas Celebration will get you in that Festive Mood! There will be well known carols and Christmas favourites for you to sing-a-long to, plus individual items by our instrumentalists and singers. There is something for everyone, from Frosty the Snowman to The Little Road to Bethlehem by Michael Head. It’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ for supporting us during these Covid days.

How the concert will work:

The concert will be in the form of a video streamed from our Youtube channel, accessed via a video link.
There will be two showings: 3.30pm on Sunday 13th December and 7.30pm on Friday 18th December.
The concert video will not be available for public viewing, you will need to book a virtual ticket link in advance.

Booking is easy – just click the green ‘Book Tickets’ button at the bottom of this page and fill in your details on the form that will pop up.

You won’t receive a link to the video at the time of booking, it will be sent to you 1hr before the showing.

There is no charge for the virtual ticket and all performers have given their time for free – but we are hoping to make the concert into a bit of a fundraiser to help MfE get through the coming months. If you feel able to make a donation for your ticket then please donate via BACS or by credit card or Paypal through our website.

Donate here via PayPal or with a card (no fees)
Please note that making a donation does not automatically sign you up for the concert link, you will still need to click on the green ‘Book Tickets’ button at the bottom of this page.

BACS – Music for Everyone Bank Account
Sort Code 40 52 40
Account No. 00020915

I hope you will join us in bringing a little musical cheer to the Festive Season – get your mince pies, mulled wine and Christmas jumpers ready!

Rutter: Requiem

Nottingham Chamber Singers, St Mary Magdalene Church, Hucknall NG15 7AS

Concert Programme to include:
Rutter Requiem
Brahms Gesänge op. 17. For female voices
Schumann Six Songs for male chorus op. 33

Tickets:

Full £10, Concession £9, Child/Student £5

Online ticket booking is now closed. Tickets will be available to purchase on the door on Saturday 5th March, doors open from 7pm.

Available online via the Book Tickets button below or from the MfE Box Office on 0115 9589312.
In person (in advance) – Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm: 10 Goose Gate, Hockley, Nottingham NG1 1FF. We accept payment by cash, cheque or card.

Wind Band Open Day

Nottingham Youth Band and the East Midlands Youth Wind Band invite YOU to a FREE taster session for ensemble playing and fun activities! Reserve a place now or just turn up on the day!

If you are grade 2 – 5+ and aged 7 – 21, we have a group for you. Find out more about the groups here>>

Spaces available for all wind, brass and percussion players

Email admin@music-for-everyone.org or phone 0115 9589312 for more details and put your name down!

Grade 2 – 5:
Tuesday 28 January 2020 at the Emmanuel School, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford NG2 7YF
Thursday 30 January 2020 at Beeston Methodist Church, Chilwell High Road, Beeston NG9 1EH

Grade 5+:
Sunday 2 February 2020 at Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus NG11 8NS in the Teaching and Learning Building

Strings Open Day

Nottingham Strictly Strings and the East Midlands Youth String Orchestra invite YOU to a FREE taster afternoon for ensemble playing and fun activities! Reserve a place now or just turn up on the day!

If you are grade 1 – 5+ and aged 7 – 21, we have a group for you. Find out more about the groups here>>

Spaces available for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass players.

Email admin@music-for-everyone.org or phone 0115 9589312 for more details and put your name down!

Sunday 2 February 2020 at Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Campus NG11 8NS in the Teaching and Learning Building

Big Youth Music Experience – Festival Fringe

Festival Fringe at a Glance

Saturday 13 July		Sunday 14 July
9am – 5pm City Centre	FLASH MOB Robin Hood Youth Orchestra (Nottm City Music Hub)	Throughout the day	FESTIVAL MUSIC TRAIL Look for clues around all the venues and win a prize (£1 per sheet)
11am St Peter’S Church	FAMILY CONCERT Villiers Quartet	11.30am Albert Hall	SAMBA DRUMMING 1
12 noon Sky Mirror	PURE STEEL BAND Performance, Come & Try	11.30 – 12.30pm Sky Mirror	BEATFEET BHANGRA
12 noon Sky Mirror	Barbecue opens	12.30pm Albert Hall	SAMBA DRUMMING 2
4pm – 5pm Sky Mirror	NYJO	12 noon Sky Mirror	Barbecue opens
		2.30pm Sky Mirror	CAPOEIRA NOTTINGHAM

Back to the Festival Webpage>>

Saturday 13 July: Robin Hood Youth Orchestra – Flash Mob

9am – 5pm: Across the City Centre

The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra will be part of the celebrations in July to mark the 50 years of friendship with Nottingham’s twin city of Karlsruhe, Germany. The friendship between Nottingham and Karlsruhe started on 26 July, 1969, and the twinning has led to many joint cultural activities. The Robin Hood Youth Orchestra (RHYO) has a close friendship with Jugendorchester Stadt Karlsruhe (JOK), which is a youth orchestra based in Karlsruhe, Germany.

As part of the 50^th anniversary celebrations and the Big Youth Music Experience, RHYO will be performing flash mobs around Nottingham City on July 13, 2019 from 9am to 5pm! You can look out for them at some of the city’s most iconic points including the Robin Hood statue by the castle, train station and outside the Theatre Royal & Concert Hall. RHYO will also be part of the celebrations in Karlsruhe later in July as they go on a residential to Germany on July 19!

Saturday 13 July: Pure Steel Band

12 noon – 2.30pm: Sky Mirror

Pure Steel Band consists of anything from 2 to 25 players, who perform in various settings around the UK and abroad. They rehearse in Mansfield once a week where they are supported by Inspire Youth Arts. Pure Steel have an extensive repertoire which means they can create the party atmosphere of a carnival or present a formal concert in a professional capacity.

The band was founded in 2002 and currently consists of players from both Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire that range in age from 11-21.

Over the years the band have performed at numerous events both locally and internationally. We are very proud to have played at Disneyland Paris as well as various towns surrounding Lake Garda, Italy during several summer tours.

Pure Steel Band will be performing by the Sky Mirror and all are welcome to watch, listen and then have a go yourselves!

Saturday 13 July: Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra

4pm – 5pm: Sky Mirror

Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra exists to enable young, talented local musicians, of school or secondary college age, to develop their shared interest, skill & enjoyment in playing & performing jazz. With an emphasis on live performance, NYJO players develop lots of practical life skills too, such as time management and presentation, in addition to honing their craft of jazz musicianship through playing alongside other gifted players.

NYJO is happy to discuss requests to hire a smaller Combo or Big Band for functions with rates for private and charity performances. NYJO can provide entertainment for Weddings, Conferences, business and social functions, festivals, charity events and more.

Sunday 14 July: Samba Drumming – Artbeat Projects

11.30am – 12.30pm: Albert Hall
12.30pm – 1.30pm: Albert Hall

Learn to play the carnival sounds of Samba from Brazil!

The rhythms are intoxicating and guaranteed to get everyone moving and grooving! Think big, loud and energetic!

Artbeat provides workshops in Samba drumming -the Carnival sounds of Brazil, using a range of traditional large Samba drums and smaller handheld instruments. This is an energetic, loud and fun workshop where participants will learn to play rhythms from the streets of Brazil.

Children and their parents/carers are welcome to attend together, please book now to avoid disappointment – spaces are limited! Book online here

Cost: £3 per person

Sunday 14 July: Beatfeet Bhangra

11.30am – 12.30pm: Sky Mirror

Drumming naturally creates a sense of belonging and community. Everyone involved in our unique sessions is part of an unfolding musical and mindful process, that leaves both mind and body energised. People always leave group drumming feeling focused and ready to inject new found creativity into daily life, wherever this may be!

Join Vijay for an interactive dance workshop where you’ll discover and explore the iconic rhythms and moves of the popular Punjabi dance style – Bhangra dance! Enjoy the thunderous sound of the dhol drum and how to move your body to the beat.

Sunday 14 July: Capoeira Nottingham

2.30pm – 3.30pm: Sky Mirror

Capoeira Nottingham founded in 2000, and became a Community Interest Company in 2010. We are part of the worldwide group Cordão de Ouro, meaning ‘belt of gold’.

Our group is dedicated to the promotion of afro-Brazilian culture, and in particular Capoeira: its health, social and educational benefits. Our group is a diverse community, with everyone from young professionals, to students, and whole families engaging in what we do, from grandparent to grandchild.

Big Music Experience – Singers

Big Youth Singing Experience

Saturday: singers aged 12 upwards Sign up here!

1pm – 4pm: Gospel workshop

5pm – 6pm: Choir rehearsal (joint with orchestra)

Repertoire to include: Gospel singing and ‘Light of the Seven’ from Game of Thrones

**Musical Director: Freddie Kofi**
Award winning Gospel artist

About the workshop: Fun. Creative. Challenging. Driven and underpinned by the unique harmony structure that helps define this genre, [award winning British gospel music artist] Freddie Kofi, invites us to a Gospel music workshop that goes beyond the notes to help singers create and capture the emotion and empathy in the story of a song. From Traditional to Contemporary Gospel, to uplifting, emotive classic songs, the Gospel Choir workshop aims to introduce all who attend to new approaches and techniques to singing and challenge singers to step out of their comfort zone, to learn new ways of bringing a song to life.

Sunday: BIG FAMILY SING – children and young people accompanied by an adult or two Sign up here!

Download a form here

1.30pm – 3.30pm: Singing workshop

A fun singing afternoon designed for all the family! Children aged 5 upwards with their mums, dads, carers, grandparents, aunts and uncles – the whole family, friends too! Come and enjoy an afternoon singing together and then give an informal concert at the Albert Hall at 4pm.

**Musical Director:** Helen Hayes – Experienced choral animateur and vocalist

Big Music Experience – Instrumentalists

Scroll down to see opportunities for wind, brass, percussion and pianists!

Big String Experience

Saturday Orchestra: grades 5 – 8+ Sign up here!

Repertoire to include:
Grieg Holberg Suite and Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 3
‘Light of the Seven’ from Game of Thrones

Sunday Orchestra: grades 2 – 4 Sign up here!

Repertoire to be announced!

Download an enrolment form here for the Big Youth String Experience!

**Musical Director:** Sunday
Chris George – Accomplished violinist and conductor

**Musical Director:** Sunday
Rowan Cozens – Experienced viola player, conductor and adjudicator

Big Wind Band Experience

Saturday Band: grades 5 – 8+ Sign up here!

Repertoire to include:
Concertino Weber – featuring clarinet soloist Oliver Lee from the Royal Northern College of Music
A Huntingdon Celebration Philip Sparke
‘Light of the Seven’ from Game of Thrones

Sunday Band: grades 2 – 4 Sign up here!

Repertoire to include: Aztlan Victor Lopez

Download an enrolment form here for the Big Youth Wind Band Experience!

**Musical Director:** Saturday & Sunday
Chris Swann: Principal Clarinettist – Sinfonia Viva,
Tutor – Royal Northern College of Music

Saturday 13 July: Percussion Workshop, percussion/Drumkit players grade 4+ Sign up here!

9.30am: Registration

9.45-11.45am: An opportunity to perform on the full range of tuned percussion (glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone and marimba) as well as timpani and drum kit.

The workshop will be led by Jackie Kendle and will include improvisation and popular repertoire which we will perform in the 7pm concert.

Parts will be available before the workshop.

Sunday 14 July: Percussion Workshop, Drumkit players grade 1+ Sign up here!

12.30pm – 1.30pm: An hours workshop for drumkit players to try the full range of tuned percussion instruments as well as timpani! The workshop will be lead by Jackie Kendle and no preparation is needed, come and have a go!

If you have any queries please contact MfE – admin@music-for-everyone.org or Jackie Kendle – jackiemkendle@gmail.com

Saturday 13 July: Albert Hall Binns Organ Workshop Sign up here!

Open to piano players of grade 5+

From 9.45am, Players will be contacted with details of their playing slot.

Coached by experienced organist and teacher, Mike Smith, experience the thrill of playing one of the finest instruments in the country, the mighty Binns organ at Nottingham’s Albert Hall.

Places for this experience are limited so please apply early.

Download an enrolment form here for the Big Youth Albert Hall Organ Experience

Big Youth Music Experience – Festival Concerts

Saturday 13 July SENIOR GROUPS

Enjoy a thrilling performance given by all the workshop groups plus our special guests – solo clarinettist Oliver Lee, RNCM string quartet and organist.

Marvel at the sound of the mighty Binns organ and the spectacular concert finale – an arrangement of ‘Light of the Seven’ from the acclaimed Game of Thrones.

Tickets: £8 (£4 children/students) throughout the hall. Available in advance from MfE and on the door.
NB If you are participating in the workshops, you will receive a special code to receive 10% ticket sales!

Tickets can be booked online via ‘Book Tickets’ at the bottom of this page.

Sunday 14 July JUNIOR GROUPS

A free concert showcasing our junior instrumental groups plus THE BIG FAMILY SING choir. An enjoyable concert for all!

Anyone is welcome to come along and listen, but please be aware spaces will be limited.

Festival Fringe

Don’t miss two days of free entertainment at the Sky Mirror, Nottingham Playhouse. Enjoy a barbecue from the Playhouse Bar and Kitchen while listening to local youth groups including the Nottingham Youth Jazz Orchestra and City Music Hub’s Band Factory. There will also be interactive performances from a steel band and Capoeira Nottingham – come and give it a go! And on Sunday, for those of you who like a good quiz, take part in our FESTIVAL MUSIC TRAIL, a walking quiz with clues situated around all the venues.

Visit the Festival Weekend webpage here>>

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