News
In this section can be found news and information on the activities of Making Music Wales and its member organisations, and also the wider Making Music organisation. If you are a member group and would like to submit your news items for inclusion on this site, please contact us via the contact section of this site, while further information on membership of Making Music Wales, can be found on the main Making Music site at www.makingmusic.org.uk
For regular updates on all Making Music Wales news follow us on twitter at CreuCerddCymru and the national Making Music at MakingMusic_UK Further national Making Music news can also be found on the news page of the main Making Music site here
For regular updates on all Making Music Wales news follow us on twitter at CreuCerddCymru and the national Making Music at MakingMusic_UK Further national Making Music news can also be found on the news page of the main Making Music site here
Olympic Opportunity - Music Nation
The BBC and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) invite you to take part in Music Nation on 3 and 4 March 2012, a weekend of music to set the scene and excite the UK in the lead up to the London 2012 Festival.
A spectacular weekend of music around the UK will be presented as a high profile part of the Cultural Olympiad in 2012. Music Nation will be one of a small number of events that will set the stage for the Festival in London 2012. Proposals are now being invited for inclusion in Music Nation's programme, which will showcase the best of the UK's musical talent through ambitious and innovative partnerships and musical performances.
For further details, including information on how you can apply to be involved visit the Music Nation section of the Making Music website at www.makingmusic.org.uk
*Please note that the deadline for applications is December 31st 2010
A spectacular weekend of music around the UK will be presented as a high profile part of the Cultural Olympiad in 2012. Music Nation will be one of a small number of events that will set the stage for the Festival in London 2012. Proposals are now being invited for inclusion in Music Nation's programme, which will showcase the best of the UK's musical talent through ambitious and innovative partnerships and musical performances.
For further details, including information on how you can apply to be involved visit the Music Nation section of the Making Music website at www.makingmusic.org.uk
*Please note that the deadline for applications is December 31st 2010
Urgent - Carols For Cymru Cancelled!
With deep regret, due to the extreme adverse weather conditions across Wales, Making Music Wales and Ty Cerdd have been forced to take the decision to cancel tomorrow evening's Carols For Cymru event at the Wales Millennium Centre.
Both organisations would like to offer their sincere thanks to all those bands and individual musicians and singers who signed up to the event, but following advice from external agencies, cancellation of the event was unfortunately unavoidable.
Meetings will now be held early in the New Year to discuss a possible replacement for the event in the Spring of 2011, meanwhile further information on the activities of both Ty Cerdd and Making Music Wales, including full contact information for both organisations, can be found at their respective websites www.makingmusicwales.org.uk and www.tycerdd.org
Sincere apologies but a very Merry Christmas to all - ymddiheuriadau ond Nadolig Llawen i bawb.
Both organisations would like to offer their sincere thanks to all those bands and individual musicians and singers who signed up to the event, but following advice from external agencies, cancellation of the event was unfortunately unavoidable.
Meetings will now be held early in the New Year to discuss a possible replacement for the event in the Spring of 2011, meanwhile further information on the activities of both Ty Cerdd and Making Music Wales, including full contact information for both organisations, can be found at their respective websites www.makingmusicwales.org.uk and www.tycerdd.org
Sincere apologies but a very Merry Christmas to all - ymddiheuriadau ond Nadolig Llawen i bawb.
Carols For Cymru - Get Involved!
This Christmas, Making Music Wales and Ty Cerdd are inviting brass musicians and singers from across Wales to come together at the iconic Wales Millennium Centre, in a massed celebration of the proud tradition of Welsh voluntary music making.
Taking place on Tuesday December 21st 'Carols for Cymru' is a free event, wholly aimed at offering as many Welsh music makers as possible the opportunity to come together in the capital, to simultaneously make music together and collectively raise the profile of voluntary music in Wales.
Everyone is welcome to participate, either as individuals or in groups.
The performance will take place in the Glanfa foyer of the Millennium Centre at 6:00pm on Tuesday December 21, when the annual Christmas Service will be held. All brass players and vocalists from across Wales are invited to perform as part of the massed brass band and massed Christmas choir, under the direction of leading conductor and former BBC National Orchestra of Wales principal tuba Nigel Seaman. Repertoire will consist wholly of Christmas music.
For further information, and to register your participation, visit the Carols for Cymru section of the Making Music Wales website here
Show your passion for Welsh music making - get involved!
Taking place on Tuesday December 21st 'Carols for Cymru' is a free event, wholly aimed at offering as many Welsh music makers as possible the opportunity to come together in the capital, to simultaneously make music together and collectively raise the profile of voluntary music in Wales.
Everyone is welcome to participate, either as individuals or in groups.
The performance will take place in the Glanfa foyer of the Millennium Centre at 6:00pm on Tuesday December 21, when the annual Christmas Service will be held. All brass players and vocalists from across Wales are invited to perform as part of the massed brass band and massed Christmas choir, under the direction of leading conductor and former BBC National Orchestra of Wales principal tuba Nigel Seaman. Repertoire will consist wholly of Christmas music.
For further information, and to register your participation, visit the Carols for Cymru section of the Making Music Wales website here
Show your passion for Welsh music making - get involved!
New Making Music website
The new Making Music website has been unveiled!
With a new and updated look, and a host of new features and interactive features, the new site is really worth a visit.
Check it out now at www.makingmusic.org.uk
With a new and updated look, and a host of new features and interactive features, the new site is really worth a visit.
Check it out now at www.makingmusic.org.uk
Llongyfarchiadau Cor Yurlov
Поздравляю - Llongyfrachiadau - Congratulations to the Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir on an absolutely superb series of concerts during their recent visit to Wales and the UK, and particularly on a truly excellent final performance alongside Cor Meibion Morlais in Rhondda Cynon Taf on Friday November 26.
The choir were superb in each and every concert they undertook, from that in Wells, Somerset with the Cheddar Male Choir, right through to their solo recital at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. The Yurlov were excellent ambassadors for the Russian Federation and Russian culture throughout and their return is anxiously anticipated by all who encountered them.
Special thanks to all partners involved in supporting their visit: Militfest, the Welsh Assembly Government, the National Assembly Government, John Asquith and Cor Meibion Morlais, and the Cheddar Male Choir.
Further information on the Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir can be found at their own website www.choir-capella.ru with audio samples being found at www.choir-capella.ru/en/media/audio
The choir were superb in each and every concert they undertook, from that in Wells, Somerset with the Cheddar Male Choir, right through to their solo recital at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff. The Yurlov were excellent ambassadors for the Russian Federation and Russian culture throughout and their return is anxiously anticipated by all who encountered them.
Special thanks to all partners involved in supporting their visit: Militfest, the Welsh Assembly Government, the National Assembly Government, John Asquith and Cor Meibion Morlais, and the Cheddar Male Choir.
Further information on the Yurlov Russian State Academic Choir can be found at their own website www.choir-capella.ru with audio samples being found at www.choir-capella.ru/en/media/audio
Making Music and Ty Cerdd announce partnership
Making Music Wales and Ty Cerdd are entering into a partnership with regard to membership.
From January both organisations will be offering discounts on membership fees to mutual member groups. With both organisations offering a wide and diverse range of different services to their member organisations, support for members will never have been stronger.
For further information on the partnership, benefits to member groups and the discounts on membership fees, contact us here
From January both organisations will be offering discounts on membership fees to mutual member groups. With both organisations offering a wide and diverse range of different services to their member organisations, support for members will never have been stronger.
For further information on the partnership, benefits to member groups and the discounts on membership fees, contact us here
Have you got a story to tell?
BBC Radio 4 are looking for people who have special stories to tell about their relationship with various pieces of classical music for a forthcoming BBC Radio 4 programme called "Soul Music".
The pieces are:
The Adagietto from Mahler’s 5th Symphony
Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet
Copland’s Appalachian Spring
Schubert’s Winterreise
Radio 4 are interested in finding people for whom any of these pieces have played an important role in their lives. And people with a strong story to tell. Maybe they heard it at a very special time in their lives. And maybe they still have strong memories of this that they would be willing to share on the Radio.
Have any of these pieces played a special part in your life? If so, contact the producer, Rosie Boulton, direct:
Rosie Boulton Producer, BBC Radio 4, BBC Birmingham B1 1RF Email: soulmusic@bbc.co.uk
This series will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the Spring.
The pieces are:
The Adagietto from Mahler’s 5th Symphony
Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet
Copland’s Appalachian Spring
Schubert’s Winterreise
Radio 4 are interested in finding people for whom any of these pieces have played an important role in their lives. And people with a strong story to tell. Maybe they heard it at a very special time in their lives. And maybe they still have strong memories of this that they would be willing to share on the Radio.
Have any of these pieces played a special part in your life? If so, contact the producer, Rosie Boulton, direct:
Rosie Boulton Producer, BBC Radio 4, BBC Birmingham B1 1RF Email: soulmusic@bbc.co.uk
This series will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the Spring.
Monmouth Choral Society
On Saturday 11th December at St Mary's Priory Church, Monmouth, Monmouth Choral Society present a performance on period instruments of Bach's Christmas Oratorio (parts 1, 2, 5 and 6) with the Bristol Ensemble, soloists Lucy Bowen, Tim Travers-Brown, Rob Johnson, Johnathan Arnold and conductor Huw Williams.
For tickets and further information see www.monmouthchoralsociety.co.uk for more details.
123sing!
- Be part of the biggest celebration of singing the UK has ever seen ... or heard!
1, 2 and 3 October 2010 are going to be days to remember - and are days to put in your diary. Classic FM and Making Music are collaborating to present what will be the largest celebration of singing ever to happen in the UK, and we want all of you to take part, whether you are a singing group, an individual singer, or indeed someone who hasn't sung since school or only sings in the bath!
Our aim is to capitalise on the current excitement and momentum for singing in the UK to create a massive singing festival, which will attract national publicity, join the nation in song, and raise large sums for charity.
WHEN: 1, 2, 3 October 2010.
WHAT: 123sing! A national singing weekend to celebrate singing, inspire thousands of people to start singing and raise money for music education projects for the most disadvantaged people in the UK.
WHERE: Find events in your area now at 123sing.classicfm.com/where-is-it/event-map
There will be three radio broadcasts on Classic FM over the weekend where everyone will be invited to tune in and sing along with people all around the UK.
How can you get involved:- Learn the special 123sing! song which will be available in multiple forms from the 123sing! website.
- Work with your local school to put on special 123sing! activities.
- Organise a short concert at your local hospital, care home or shopping centre.
- Visit the 123sing! website and find out what is happening in your local area and join in.
- Organise a sing-a-long at your local pub or social club.
- Organise an informal singing or sing-a-long session with your friends and family at home.
- Organise a 123sing! concert or other activity, such as an introduction to singing workshop, over the 1, 2, 3 October or brand an existing concert with 123sing! which is close to the 1, 2 or 3 October.
Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday 15 October 2010 at 7.30pm, Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Conductor Michael Bell will be present ‘Shakespeare in Music'
Programme to include:
Tchaikovsky - Hamlet Overture; Mendelssohn - Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sibelius - Prelude to The Tempest; Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suite
CPO’s new season opens at St David's Hall opens with a programme showing how four great composers were insiped by the plays of William Shakespeare. The performance of the Prelude to The Tempest by Sibelius will accompany an animation by the acclaimed Cardiff-based animator Virginia Head that will be shown on a large screen behind the orchestra during the performance.
Tickets priced £5.00 - £18.00 are now on sale at St David's Hall Box Office. To book tickets visit St David's Hall website or phone 029 2087 8444
The new 123sing! website is now live at www.123sing.classicfm.com At the site visitors can find a full promotional toolkit which includes empty belly event invitations, posters, flyers, and a leader poster that can be used to publicise 123sing! plus an additional fundraising toolkit.
Please spread the word to your members and encourage them to get involved in this fantastic national celebration of singing - and remember that even if groups as a whole do not opt to organise a full concert or workshop, this needn't stop individuals from getting involved and organising informal singing activities with friends, family and neighbours.
Remember you can find events in your area at 123sing.classicfm.com/where-is-it/event-map and upload your own events at www.123sing.classicfm.com plus download the latest press release below.
Please spread the word to your members and encourage them to get involved in this fantastic national celebration of singing - and remember that even if groups as a whole do not opt to organise a full concert or workshop, this needn't stop individuals from getting involved and organising informal singing activities with friends, family and neighbours.
Remember you can find events in your area at 123sing.classicfm.com/where-is-it/event-map and upload your own events at www.123sing.classicfm.com plus download the latest press release below.
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Making Music Annual Conference
The Making Music 75th birthday conference was recently held on Saturday September 11th at one of Britain's leading concert halls and recording studios, St George's Church, Bristol
Running from 11am, the conference saw the launch of our new organisational plan and new website, with the day as a whole focusing on all things digital; from demystifying social media to online marketing and selling tickets, all aimed at encouraging our members to get the most out of digital tools and resources to develop the ways in which they communicate with audiences and each other and raise the profile of what they do.
A very successful vocal workshop featuring our prize-winning 75th birthday song, and a networking session for concert promoters was also held. We also celebrated our birthday and the start of the 50th anniversary season of the Award for Young Concert Artists with a drinks reception, gala concert featuring alumni from the scheme, and a buffet supper, and we hope all who were able to join us enjoyed what was a full but incredible day!
Further information on the conference can be found at www.makingmusic.org.uk
Running from 11am, the conference saw the launch of our new organisational plan and new website, with the day as a whole focusing on all things digital; from demystifying social media to online marketing and selling tickets, all aimed at encouraging our members to get the most out of digital tools and resources to develop the ways in which they communicate with audiences and each other and raise the profile of what they do.
A very successful vocal workshop featuring our prize-winning 75th birthday song, and a networking session for concert promoters was also held. We also celebrated our birthday and the start of the 50th anniversary season of the Award for Young Concert Artists with a drinks reception, gala concert featuring alumni from the scheme, and a buffet supper, and we hope all who were able to join us enjoyed what was a full but incredible day!
Further information on the conference can be found at www.makingmusic.org.uk
Aberystwyth Choral Society
Aberystwyth Choral Society will be recommencing rehearsals from Tuesday September 14th at the Methodist Centre, Bath Street, Aberystwyth. Rehearsals are held each Tuesday under the baton of Musical Director Dr. David Russell Hulme. There is no audition process - the society is a community choir and membership is open to all. The choir's current focus is a choral version of 'Carmen', specially arranged for the choir by Dr. Russell Hulme.
For further information contact Society Chair June Wilson on 01974 272 426 or by email at mehefin.wilson@btinternet.com or visit the society's own website here
Bexley Phoenix Choir
On Wednesday August 25th, Bexley Phoenix Choir will be appearing in concert at St Peter's Collegiate Church, Ruthin, Clwyd. The programme will include a performance of the Poulenc 'Gloria' along with supporting programme. Tickets are available, priced at £7 / £4 (concession) from Dr. Peter Litman on 01824 707 757
Further information on the event can be found at www.bexleyphoenixchoir.org.uk
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