Singing workshop on Saturday 26 April: South Nottinghamshire Academy, Radcliffe on Trent NG12 2FQ

Concert on Sunday 27 April: Albert Hall, Nottingham 

A vocals celebration of all that is magical, mythical and marvellous!

Polish that unicorn horn, dust off your witches hat and get ready to fly with dragons. We can’t wait to welcome you to another vocals extravaganza packed full of brilliant songs and great fun.

Singers will be divided into three age-group choirs:

• Vocals 1 (school yrs 1-2)
• Vocals 2 (school yrs 3-5)
• Vocals 3 (school yrs 6-8)

Music packs, including lyrics and audio tracks, will be sent out approximately one month before the event, giving everyone the chance to learn the songs as best they can before the singing weekend.

How much does it cost?

The enrolment fee for Vocals 2025 is £25. (Less 10% discount if two or more children from the same family are enrolling for this course).

Booking is now open online via the form below. Alternatively, you can download this form, complete the details and return to the address listed along with your payment by cheque. For more information, please email admin@music-for-everyone.org

If you have any issues with PayPal or card payments, please call the office on 0115 9589312 and we can take your booking over the phone or offer alternative payment methods.

 

Timetable:

Saturday 26 April

South Nottinghamshire Academy, Radcliffe on Trent NG12 2FQ
Workshops: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Sunday 27 April Concert

Albert Hall, Nottingham NG1 5AA
Rehearsal: 11.30am – 2.45pm
Concert: 3.30 – 5.30pm


Booking for this Vocals event is now closed. To be added to the mailing list for future events please email admin@music-for-everyone.org 

Supported by:

Nottingham Festival Chorus, Nottingham Chamber Singers
Nottingham Concert Orchestra

Saturday 3rd February, 7.30pm
Albert Hall, Nottingham

Clara Orif soprano

Alex Robinson conductor

Online booking has now closed. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO BUY ON THE DOOR. Doors open from 7pm.

The Music:

Experience a programme of thrilling repertoire by a 100+ strong choir and full symphony orchestra as they perform Glorias in all shapes and sizes by Poulenc, Rutter and others!

From the delicate to the extreme, from the bombastic to the intimate, this fantastic concert featuring over 200 musicians has it all! After the stage is set in Debussy’s La Cathedrale Engloutie, fanfares rain down from on high in the first half with music by Rutter and Weir before French Soprano, Clara Orif, lends her sweet lyricism to Poulenc’s breath-taking setting and the Chamber Singers take our breaths away in the second.

The Performers:

The Nottingham Festival Chorus is Music for Everyone’s flag-ship choir, a large-scale four-part chorus performing major classical and twentieth-century works, with the Nottingham Concert Orchestra. There are three intensive and highly enjoyable events per year, from a one day workshop to a full weekend course and concert. The concert will be conducted by Artistic Director Alex Robinson.

 

 

 

Soprano Clara Orif currently performs with Royal Academy Opera and is an Oxford Lieder Emerging Artist. Born in Paris into a Scottish family and based in London, Clara started out her singing career at a very early age at the renowned Maîtrise de Radio France, under the direction of Sofi Jeannin. Clara is a winner of the Richard Lewis / Jean Shanks Award and the Isabel Jay prize (2022). She was a semifinalist in the 2023 Marmande International Singing Competition. Clara is generously supported by the London Women’s Clinic Foundation Award.

 

 

 

 

The Venue: Nottingham’s historic and elegant Albert Hall is a comfortable concert venue located in Nottingham’s Castle Zone, next to the Nottingham Playhouse (follow signs for the Playhouse)

Parking is available on neighbouring streets and in multi-storey car parks nearby – Mount Street and Talbot Street – all within easy walking distance. Discounted parking rates, capped at £9.95, are available from NCP Mount Street, collect a validation ticket from the Albert Hall staff before you leave the event to pay on exiting the car park.

Public transport: The Nottingham Tram service runs every 7 – 15 minutes, with free car parking facilities around Nottinghamshire. The nearest tram stops are Royal Centre and Old Market Square, both 5 – 10 minute walk away. Being in the centre of Nottingham has the advantage of many bus services, with the main bus stations nearby. 5 Minute walk from Old Market Square, 15 minute walk from Victoria and Broadmarsh Bus Station.

Download the flyer here (pdf)

Tickets: Full £18 – £14, Conc. £17-13, Child/Student £5

Tickets are available to book online via the ‘Book Tickets’ button below, or you can book over the phone by calling our Box Office on 0115 9589312. We are happy to reserve your tickets whilst awaiting the arrival of your cheque, or you can pay when you collect at the venue.

Online booking has now closed. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO BUY ON THE DOOR. Doors open from 7pm.

Tickets are available to buy on the door (cash or cheque only) on Saturday 12 October at the Albert Hall from 6.30pm

Nottingham Festival Chorus, East of England Singers & Nottingham Concert Orchestra
Dutch Project Choir
Emma Brown soloist
Angela Kay, Martin Van Der Brugge conductor

Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man – A Mass for Peace
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Louis Bourgeois: All People that on Earth do Dwell
Ola Gjeilo: Across the Vast Eternal Sky
Hector Berlioz: Villanelle
Sir Edward Elgar: Where Corals Lie

MOVING…… POWERFUL….. UPLIFTING…..

The Armed Man shot to the top of the classical music charts on its first release. Using a popular French secular melody as its basis, the work sets a mass for choir and orchestra alongside texts from across Western poetry – from Malory to Kipling – and also includes Hiroshima poetry from Japan, Hindu literature and the Muslim call to prayer. Relish the universal ideas presented through Jenkins’ ardent depiction of the destructiveness of war and the exhilarating urgency of his plea for peace.

The programme also includes our soloist, Emma Brown, performing ‘Where Corals Lie’ from Elgar’s Sea Pictures and the exhilarating ‘ Villanelle’ from Berlioz’s Les nuits d’ete. The programme opens with Copland’s arresting Fanfare for the Common Man and also features a moving arrangement of All people that on Earth do Dwell and Gjeilo’s haunting Across the vast Eternal Sky performed by the East of England Singers.

East Midlands Youth String Orchestra
East Midlands Youth Band
Nottingham Youth Band
Nottingham Strictly Strings

Matt Appleyard, Claire Franklin, Tamaki Higashi conductors

Saturday 5th April, 3pm
Sherwood Methodist Church, Devon Drive, Sherwood, Nottingham NG5 2EN

 

Music for Everyone’s Strictly Strings, Youth String Orchestra & Youth Bands present a springtime concert. Come and listen to the exuberant talent of youth in an exciting and varied programme.

Tickets: Adult £7, Child/Student £4


Online booking is now closed. Tickets will be available to purchase on the door. Doors for audience open from 2.30pm

East Midlands Youth Windband & Nottingham Youth Band – Beeston & West Bridgford

Claire Franklin & Josh Goodman conductors

Come and enjoy an entertaining programme filled with the exuberance of youth performed by our talented young instrumentalists.

 

 

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE, via the Book Tickets button below or through the Music for Everyone Box Office Mon – Fri 10am – 5pm 0115 9589312 and on the door, subject to availability. 

Tickets prices: Full £7, Concession £6, Child/Student £3.50

Tickets no longer available online – please buy on the door

 

Nottingham Community Voices, Vocals Youth Choir

A traditional afternoon Christmas concert for all the family, with well-known carols and seasonal songs.

Tickets

Full £15, £12, £10; Conc. £14, £11, £9; Child/Student £5

*Online ticket booking is now closed. Tickets will be available on the door, subject to availability.

The office is not open on Saturdays, you can turn up from 3pm on Sunday at the Albert Hall for last minute tickets.*

We can accept payment by card, cash or cheque (payable to Music for Everyone)