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
Official Making Music news items can be found first, with other items - including a number of funding opportunities and their deadlines - below them, in chronological order. Please scroll down for full and comprehensive news on Welsh voluntary music making
For regular and up to the minute updates on all Making Music Wales news you can follow us on twitter free at CreuCerddCymru National Making Music news can also be followed on twitter at MakingMusic_UK and via the news page of the main Making Music site here
Official Making Music news items can be found first, with other items - including a number of funding opportunities and their deadlines - below them, in chronological order. Please scroll down for full and comprehensive news on Welsh voluntary music making
For regular and up to the minute updates on all Making Music Wales news you can follow us on twitter free at CreuCerddCymru National Making Music news can also be followed on twitter at MakingMusic_UK and via the news page of the main Making Music site here
Making Music News
Cymryd rhan - Get involved in Music Nation Cymru!
The climax of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad will see events taking place across the whole of Wales and the UK on the weekend of 3 / 4 March
Below can be found full details of Wales based events taking place that St David's Day weekend which you and your group can get involved in! Join the National Flash Mash, sing or play in the National Cymanfa Ganu & invite your local community to join you with Open Doors, plus you can participate in the premiere of Orlando Gough's newly commissioned Making Music Overture "Traditional Values"
Details of all these events - and more! - are outlined below...
Music Nation Cymru is a celebration of live music across Wales, bringing together musicians of all levels. Featuring music for and by young and old, with opportunities for everyone to join in, the weekend is built around two key participatory events at noon each day.
Saturday March 3 sees the National Flash Mash, led by Welsh National Opera, bringing a medley of Welsh music, traditional and modern, plus themes from The Marriage of Figaro to a centre near you!
Sunday March 4 features the National Cymanfa Ganu, led by Making Music Wales and Ty Cerdd, where musicians from across Wales can join our massed performance at the Wales Millennium Centre, or open your own doors to your local community and invite them to join you in music and song. Bring your instrument, music and stand to a participating venue - or start one of your own! - and be part of a pan-Wales simultaneous performance. FREE sheet music available here.
Additional events include free performances and more formal performances at a range of venues across Cardiff and further afield in Wales, including Cardigan, Newport, Wrexham, Mold, Llandudno and Caernarfon. Click here for detailed information on all Music Nation Cymru events and get involved in the BBC's Music Nation, uniting orchestras, musical groups, choirs and concert halls all across the UK.
Below can be found full details of Wales based events taking place that St David's Day weekend which you and your group can get involved in! Join the National Flash Mash, sing or play in the National Cymanfa Ganu & invite your local community to join you with Open Doors, plus you can participate in the premiere of Orlando Gough's newly commissioned Making Music Overture "Traditional Values"
Details of all these events - and more! - are outlined below...
Music Nation Cymru is a celebration of live music across Wales, bringing together musicians of all levels. Featuring music for and by young and old, with opportunities for everyone to join in, the weekend is built around two key participatory events at noon each day.
Saturday March 3 sees the National Flash Mash, led by Welsh National Opera, bringing a medley of Welsh music, traditional and modern, plus themes from The Marriage of Figaro to a centre near you!
Sunday March 4 features the National Cymanfa Ganu, led by Making Music Wales and Ty Cerdd, where musicians from across Wales can join our massed performance at the Wales Millennium Centre, or open your own doors to your local community and invite them to join you in music and song. Bring your instrument, music and stand to a participating venue - or start one of your own! - and be part of a pan-Wales simultaneous performance. FREE sheet music available here.
Additional events include free performances and more formal performances at a range of venues across Cardiff and further afield in Wales, including Cardigan, Newport, Wrexham, Mold, Llandudno and Caernarfon. Click here for detailed information on all Music Nation Cymru events and get involved in the BBC's Music Nation, uniting orchestras, musical groups, choirs and concert halls all across the UK.
The Making Music Overture
The Making Music Overture is Making Music’s own London 2012 inspired project. An official Cultural Olympiad project, the Overture will launch as part of Music Nation, a countdown event for the London 2012 Festival, and finale of the Cultural Olympiad.
The overture is a new work that we hope will become as well known as Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture through at least 150 performances by Making Music member groups in the run-up to the Olympic Games in 2012. The work is supported with funds from the PRS for Music Foundation
The project has been planned so that groups of all abilities and genres can be involved. This is your opportunity to take part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic celebrations, wherever you are in the UK. An opportunity to form new partnerships, reach new audiences, benefit from publicity and PR, and to offer local audiences an opportunity to celebrate with you.
Orlando Gough has been commissioned to write the Making Music Overture. Orlando, who will collaborate with Guyanese/British poet John Agard, says 'The piece will investigate, in a serious but frisky way, the experience of being British today, and will be capable of performance in a village hall, in a town square or on a massive stage.' The piece is approximately 15 minutes long and flexibly scored for almost any kind of group, choral or instrumental. Training can also be arranged to help your music director tailor the piece to your group, and Making Music will also support members to publicise their events
Further information on the Making Music Overture, and how you can acquire your free copy and become involved in the project, can be found at the main Making Music site here, where you can now also here an audio file of the piece and view sample study scores. You can also register your interest in the project and the overture direct here plus listen to a demo of the piece below:
The overture is a new work that we hope will become as well known as Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture through at least 150 performances by Making Music member groups in the run-up to the Olympic Games in 2012. The work is supported with funds from the PRS for Music Foundation
The project has been planned so that groups of all abilities and genres can be involved. This is your opportunity to take part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic celebrations, wherever you are in the UK. An opportunity to form new partnerships, reach new audiences, benefit from publicity and PR, and to offer local audiences an opportunity to celebrate with you.
Orlando Gough has been commissioned to write the Making Music Overture. Orlando, who will collaborate with Guyanese/British poet John Agard, says 'The piece will investigate, in a serious but frisky way, the experience of being British today, and will be capable of performance in a village hall, in a town square or on a massive stage.' The piece is approximately 15 minutes long and flexibly scored for almost any kind of group, choral or instrumental. Training can also be arranged to help your music director tailor the piece to your group, and Making Music will also support members to publicise their events
Further information on the Making Music Overture, and how you can acquire your free copy and become involved in the project, can be found at the main Making Music site here, where you can now also here an audio file of the piece and view sample study scores. You can also register your interest in the project and the overture direct here plus listen to a demo of the piece below:
General News Items
Welsh Bagpiping 2012!
Canolfan a Menter Gymraeg Merthyr, Merthyr Tydfil
www.merthyrtudful.com
Saturday, January 27th
10.30am – 12.30pm
Only £5.00 per person
The Welsh bagpiping are back for 2012. Workshops focus on Welsh repertoire for pipes, basic piping techniques, how to articulate and ornament the music, learning by ear, playing as a group and having a lot of fun! Some instruments are available for those who don’t have their own pipes, or for pipers currently playing different types of bagpipes. Welsh bagpiping workshops use bagpipes in the key of C.
If you are a beginner you should be able to play another wind instrument such as flute, whistle or clarinet, to a reasonable level.
Please contact us to confirm if you are attending. If you would like to use one of our teaching sets of pipes, you’ll need to reserve them. For more information about other dates, or other aspects of the workshops, please contact us at: bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
This workshop programme is organised by Bagad Pibau Morgannwg and with support from the Arts Council of Wales.
Bagad Pibau Morgannwg
Wild music of the bagpipe
www.welshbagpipes.co.uk
bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
www.merthyrtudful.com
Saturday, January 27th
10.30am – 12.30pm
Only £5.00 per person
The Welsh bagpiping are back for 2012. Workshops focus on Welsh repertoire for pipes, basic piping techniques, how to articulate and ornament the music, learning by ear, playing as a group and having a lot of fun! Some instruments are available for those who don’t have their own pipes, or for pipers currently playing different types of bagpipes. Welsh bagpiping workshops use bagpipes in the key of C.
If you are a beginner you should be able to play another wind instrument such as flute, whistle or clarinet, to a reasonable level.
Please contact us to confirm if you are attending. If you would like to use one of our teaching sets of pipes, you’ll need to reserve them. For more information about other dates, or other aspects of the workshops, please contact us at: bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
This workshop programme is organised by Bagad Pibau Morgannwg and with support from the Arts Council of Wales.
Bagad Pibau Morgannwg
Wild music of the bagpipe
www.welshbagpipes.co.uk
bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
Wales announces Programme for Government
The Welsh Government has released its Programme for Government,
their 'plan of action.' The Welsh Government said that 'it represents a
real commitment to delivery, measured by the impact government is
actually having on people’s lives'. Chapter twelve of the programme
covers culture and heritage, with the aim of 'enriching the lives of
individuals and communities through our culture and heritage'. The Welsh
Government wants to 'maximise participation in the arts and sport, and
widen access to our museums, libraries and heritage sites, particularly
by targeting low income families and children to access our services.
Our language and culture help make Wales a special place to live and to
visit.' To read the full programme of government go to www.wales.gov.uk/docs/strategies/110929fullen.pdf Chapter 12 Culture & Heritage can be found on page 46 of the programme.
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35 and Thriving!
Congratulations to Cardiff Live Music Club on their recent 35th anniversary celebrations and the launch of their new website www.clmc.me.uk
CLMC meet monthly to enjoy performances by international professional keyboard players, and also welcome appearances by additional instrumentalists, enjoying evenings featuring accordians, harmonicas, singers and wind players. The Club also has a workshop section, meeting on separate evenings, where members can play to one another, swap ideas and generally enjoy cameraderie.
For further details visit www.clmc.me.uk
CLMC meet monthly to enjoy performances by international professional keyboard players, and also welcome appearances by additional instrumentalists, enjoying evenings featuring accordians, harmonicas, singers and wind players. The Club also has a workshop section, meeting on separate evenings, where members can play to one another, swap ideas and generally enjoy cameraderie.
For further details visit www.clmc.me.uk
Calling All Aspiring Professional Musicians
LMN is looking for musicians for paid gigs at a wide range of venues. To find out more, come to our open day!
Live Music Now was founded in 1977 by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and is the largest music outreach programme in the UK. It aims to:
The Open Day is a drop-by session for musicians to find out more about Live Music Now, how it provides work for musicians and how to apply. There will be a performance by Jamie Smith (accordion, guitar and voice), information about the scheme, and how LMN is a starting point for a successful career in music.
Wednesday 12th October 2011, 2pm
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE
Free Entry
For more information, and application forms please visit: www.livemusicnow.org or email wales@livemusicnow.org
For more information on recruitment please visit: www.facebook.com/livemusicnow
Live Music Now Limited (LMN) is a registered charity in England and Wales (273596) and in Scotland (SC039600)
Live Music Now was founded in 1977 by violinist Yehudi Menuhin and is the largest music outreach programme in the UK. It aims to:
- Support talented musicians at the start of their careers [most are under 30 years old] with paid performance opportunities and professional development
- Provide live performances and workshops in venues such as hospitals, schools prisons, care homes and rural communities
- LMN works with over 350 professional musicians, delivering over 3,000 performances across the UK each year
The Open Day is a drop-by session for musicians to find out more about Live Music Now, how it provides work for musicians and how to apply. There will be a performance by Jamie Smith (accordion, guitar and voice), information about the scheme, and how LMN is a starting point for a successful career in music.
Wednesday 12th October 2011, 2pm
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE
Free Entry
For more information, and application forms please visit: www.livemusicnow.org or email wales@livemusicnow.org
For more information on recruitment please visit: www.facebook.com/livemusicnow
Live Music Now Limited (LMN) is a registered charity in England and Wales (273596) and in Scotland (SC039600)
Ambition Axa Awards
Deadline: 14 October 2011
The Ambition Axa Awards programme is designed to find exceptionally talented 11 to 18 year olds in the UK who deserve the opportunity to develop their skills through a mentoring programme delivered by someone who is already a leader in their area of expertise.
There will be five prizes, each comprising a mentoring programme designed by Axa for a period of one year and with a combined value of up to £200,000. One prize will be awarded to the winner of each of the following categories: sports; community; the arts; science and enterprise. The entrant may seek help from an adult (a parent, guardian, teacher, mentor or coach) if needed. The deadline for receipt of entries is 14 October
For further information visit www.ambitionaxaawards.com
The Ambition Axa Awards programme is designed to find exceptionally talented 11 to 18 year olds in the UK who deserve the opportunity to develop their skills through a mentoring programme delivered by someone who is already a leader in their area of expertise.
There will be five prizes, each comprising a mentoring programme designed by Axa for a period of one year and with a combined value of up to £200,000. One prize will be awarded to the winner of each of the following categories: sports; community; the arts; science and enterprise. The entrant may seek help from an adult (a parent, guardian, teacher, mentor or coach) if needed. The deadline for receipt of entries is 14 October
For further information visit www.ambitionaxaawards.com
Arts Council of Wales - Appointment of Members
Deadline: 27 October
Do you have an understanding of the arts in Wales and an appreciation of the contribution arts and culture can make to the wider policy objectives of the Welsh Government? The Welsh Government is inviting applications for up to six Members of the Arts Council of Wales. The appointments will commence in April 2012 and will play an important role in delivering the Welsh Government’s strategic policy commitments to promote a rich and diverse culture and a sustainable, viable and innovative arts sector.
The Arts Council of Wales is responsible for the distribution of funds from the Welsh Government and the National Lottery to the arts in Wales. Members will be expected to devote 1.5 days per month to the unremunerated role: travel and subsistence costs will be met.
To balance the current Council Membership, Members will need one or more of the following:
• A proven track record and experience of working within one of the following art forms – music (all genres), literature (particularly in the English language), theatre/drama, visual arts/crafts, arts and community participation, and arts and the creative industries.
• Evidence of skills consistent with making a substantial contribution to the governance of the Council, e.g. governance within the arts sector.
For further details and to apply go to www.wales.gov.uk/publicappointments or for queries contact the HR Helpdesk on 029 2082 5454 or email hr-helpdesk@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Do you have an understanding of the arts in Wales and an appreciation of the contribution arts and culture can make to the wider policy objectives of the Welsh Government? The Welsh Government is inviting applications for up to six Members of the Arts Council of Wales. The appointments will commence in April 2012 and will play an important role in delivering the Welsh Government’s strategic policy commitments to promote a rich and diverse culture and a sustainable, viable and innovative arts sector.
The Arts Council of Wales is responsible for the distribution of funds from the Welsh Government and the National Lottery to the arts in Wales. Members will be expected to devote 1.5 days per month to the unremunerated role: travel and subsistence costs will be met.
To balance the current Council Membership, Members will need one or more of the following:
• A proven track record and experience of working within one of the following art forms – music (all genres), literature (particularly in the English language), theatre/drama, visual arts/crafts, arts and community participation, and arts and the creative industries.
• Evidence of skills consistent with making a substantial contribution to the governance of the Council, e.g. governance within the arts sector.
For further details and to apply go to www.wales.gov.uk/publicappointments or for queries contact the HR Helpdesk on 029 2082 5454 or email hr-helpdesk@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas. Grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are available for projects, and the themes chosen for 2011 are Music and the Arts, and Overseas.
Applications are welcomed from charitable organisations in the UK and overseas (although overseas projects will only be considered in the stated years).
The deadlines for applications are 1st June and 1st November each year. See www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk
Applications are welcomed from charitable organisations in the UK and overseas (although overseas projects will only be considered in the stated years).
The deadlines for applications are 1st June and 1st November each year. See www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk
Voluntary Arts launches UK-wide Epic Awards
Deadline: 11 November 2011
Voluntary Arts presents the UK-wide Epic Awards 2011, designed to shine a spotlight on the excellent work taking place within more than 70,000 voluntary and amateur art and craft groups around the country.
The epic awards give groups an excellent opportunity to raise the profile of their work as well as the chance to win a package of prizes including training, equipment and publicity. There will also be a winners’ reception in early 2012.
2010 winners included Cobweb Orchestra who performed a flash-mob Bolero; Apsara Arts with their Story of London project and fashion show; UC Crew who used breakdance to educate people about the dangers of smoking and Milton Keynes Islamic Arts Heritage and Culture Organisation who teamed up with Milton Keynes College to explore Islamic art. This year we’re looking for even more talent from every part of the UK. The awards are open for entries now at www.epicawards.co.uk.
Speaking at the 2010 winners’ reception at the House of Lords in January, Tom Glynn from UC Crew said: “I would say to other groups wanting to get involved in the epic awards to go for it! It would be a valuable experience to get involved, meet new people and see what everyone else is doing.”
Robin Simpson, Chief Executive Voluntary Arts said :“We were impressed and amazed by the range of entries to the epic awards 2010, from breakdancers to basket weavers and painters to poets, all doing incredible things in their communities. We’re really looking forward to what the 2011 epic awards will bring as we know that there are many more excellent and innovative amateur arts and crafts groups out there.”
Voluntary Arts presents the UK-wide Epic Awards 2011, designed to shine a spotlight on the excellent work taking place within more than 70,000 voluntary and amateur art and craft groups around the country.
The epic awards give groups an excellent opportunity to raise the profile of their work as well as the chance to win a package of prizes including training, equipment and publicity. There will also be a winners’ reception in early 2012.
2010 winners included Cobweb Orchestra who performed a flash-mob Bolero; Apsara Arts with their Story of London project and fashion show; UC Crew who used breakdance to educate people about the dangers of smoking and Milton Keynes Islamic Arts Heritage and Culture Organisation who teamed up with Milton Keynes College to explore Islamic art. This year we’re looking for even more talent from every part of the UK. The awards are open for entries now at www.epicawards.co.uk.
Speaking at the 2010 winners’ reception at the House of Lords in January, Tom Glynn from UC Crew said: “I would say to other groups wanting to get involved in the epic awards to go for it! It would be a valuable experience to get involved, meet new people and see what everyone else is doing.”
Robin Simpson, Chief Executive Voluntary Arts said :“We were impressed and amazed by the range of entries to the epic awards 2010, from breakdancers to basket weavers and painters to poets, all doing incredible things in their communities. We’re really looking forward to what the 2011 epic awards will bring as we know that there are many more excellent and innovative amateur arts and crafts groups out there.”
Third Sector Awards Cymru
Deadline: 25 November 2011
Do you know a group you think deserves national recognition for its achievements? Nominate now in the Third Sector Awards Cymru 2011. The Awards promote and celebrate the work of the third sector across Wales, work that continues to be dedicated and inspirational even in these difficult times. This is your chance to reward that voluntary arts group you’ve always thought deserves recognition.
There are four categories in which you can nominate: the Class award for best communication; the green award; the health, social care and wellbeing award and the most admired organisation. Nominations are now open – application forms are available on WCVA's website
www.wcva.org.uk
Do you know a group you think deserves national recognition for its achievements? Nominate now in the Third Sector Awards Cymru 2011. The Awards promote and celebrate the work of the third sector across Wales, work that continues to be dedicated and inspirational even in these difficult times. This is your chance to reward that voluntary arts group you’ve always thought deserves recognition.
There are four categories in which you can nominate: the Class award for best communication; the green award; the health, social care and wellbeing award and the most admired organisation. Nominations are now open – application forms are available on WCVA's website
www.wcva.org.uk
BIG opportunities for funding
Are you looking for funding? If the answer is yes you
could apply for money from the Big Lottery Fund through the Awards for All
scheme and People and Places programme. Awards for All Wales is a simple small
grants scheme making awards of between £500 and £5,000. The programme aims to
help improve local communities and the lives of people most in need. For more
information visit www.awardsforall.org.uk
and download the guidance notes and application form.
People and Places awards grants of between £5,001 and £1 million for a broad range of community projects. For further information about the People and Places programme and how you can apply for funding, please visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/wales. You can also call the team for advice about both programmes on 029 2067 8200
People and Places awards grants of between £5,001 and £1 million for a broad range of community projects. For further information about the People and Places programme and how you can apply for funding, please visit www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/wales. You can also call the team for advice about both programmes on 029 2067 8200
Funding for Festivals
The Complementary Guidance Note: Funding for Festivals is
now available to download from the Arts Council of Wales’ website.
An example application form is also available to assist potential applicants. ACW advises potential applicants to read these documents carefully in preparation for discussions with their Regional Office.
The documents can be found by clicking the link below.
http://www.artscouncilofwales.org/what-we-do/funding/funding-advice-and-guidelines/organisations
An example application form is also available to assist potential applicants. ACW advises potential applicants to read these documents carefully in preparation for discussions with their Regional Office.
The documents can be found by clicking the link below.
http://www.artscouncilofwales.org/what-we-do/funding/funding-advice-and-guidelines/organisations
Andrew Lloyd Webber £32m arts fund
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has announced that it will use the money generated from last year’s sale of the composer’s Picasso portrait - Angel Fernandez de Soto - to help fund a wide range of culture, heritage and art projects.
The foundation has announced a £250,000 donation to UK charity Nordoff Robbins, which specialises in providing music therapy sessions to people suffering from autism, dementia, depression, stroke or terminal illness. It will use the money to help maintain its music therapy unit at the BRIT school in Croydon and to fund their work at the unit.
Other beneficiaries of the Foundation’s support announced last week include Chickenshed, All Saints Church, Margaret St, London, Burghclere Primary School Band, Time Spanners, the Monega Association, Haringey Shed and The Orpheus Centre.
The objects of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation are to promote culture, heritage and the arts for the public benefit. As well as providing Musical Theatre scholarships, the Trustees welcome applications to support projects in the areas of culture, heritage and the arts and will consider funding towards projects that make a real and ongoing difference to people’s lives.
For further information visit www.andrewlloydwebberfoundation.com
The foundation has announced a £250,000 donation to UK charity Nordoff Robbins, which specialises in providing music therapy sessions to people suffering from autism, dementia, depression, stroke or terminal illness. It will use the money to help maintain its music therapy unit at the BRIT school in Croydon and to fund their work at the unit.
Other beneficiaries of the Foundation’s support announced last week include Chickenshed, All Saints Church, Margaret St, London, Burghclere Primary School Band, Time Spanners, the Monega Association, Haringey Shed and The Orpheus Centre.
The objects of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation are to promote culture, heritage and the arts for the public benefit. As well as providing Musical Theatre scholarships, the Trustees welcome applications to support projects in the areas of culture, heritage and the arts and will consider funding towards projects that make a real and ongoing difference to people’s lives.
For further information visit www.andrewlloydwebberfoundation.com
Past News Items 2011
Welsh Assembly Government Communities and Culture Committee Report
Earlier this year the Communities
and Culture committee of the National Assembly for Wales published its report
on access to the arts and culture in Wales. The report has been published
after a long enquiry, taking evidence from artists and arts organisations
across Wales. One of the report’s key
recommendations is a call for a new law to ensure that people across Wales have
access to arts and culture in their local area. The proposed law, or Measure,
would place a statutory duty on local authorities to support arts and cultural
experiences.
The Committee also wants to see less focus on purpose-built venues and more attention and investment in community-based projects to wider audiences, particularly those with disabilities or from minority groups.
Other recommendations include the desire to see increased media coverage of the arts in Wales so as to break down the notion that the arts are an elite pursuit and for the UK Government to enable the Welsh Assembly Government to provide the Arts Council of Wales with three year funding settlements with year end flexibility.
To read the report in full, click here
The Committee also wants to see less focus on purpose-built venues and more attention and investment in community-based projects to wider audiences, particularly those with disabilities or from minority groups.
Other recommendations include the desire to see increased media coverage of the arts in Wales so as to break down the notion that the arts are an elite pursuit and for the UK Government to enable the Welsh Assembly Government to provide the Arts Council of Wales with three year funding settlements with year end flexibility.
To read the report in full, click here
Come a Wassailing!
Do you enjoy singing or do you play an instrument?
Join the Crickhowell Wassail on Saturday 8th January 2010
All ages and abilities welcome. Workshops, procession and evening session
Full details available from Helen Vincent via email at offas_ed@tiscali.co.uk or telephone 01873 832795
Join the Crickhowell Wassail on Saturday 8th January 2010
All ages and abilities welcome. Workshops, procession and evening session
Full details available from Helen Vincent via email at offas_ed@tiscali.co.uk or telephone 01873 832795
Welsh Bagpiping Workshops
Canolfan a Menter Gymraeg Merthyr, Merthyr Tydfil (www.merthyrtudful.com)
Saturday, 15th January, 2011
10.30am – 12.30pm
Only £5.00 per person
This workshop programme is organised by Bagad Pibau Morgannwg with support from the Arts Council of Wales. The workshops will focus on Welsh repertoire for pipes, basic piping techniques, how to articulate and ornament the music, learning by ear, playing as a group and having a lot of fun! Some instruments are available for those who don’t have their own pipes, or for pipers currently playing different types of bagpipes. The workshops will use bagpipes in the key of C.
*If you are a beginner you should be able to play another wind instrument such as flute, whistle or clarinet, to a reasonable level.
Please contact the organisers direct to confirm if you are attending. If you would like to use one of the teaching sets of pipes, you’ll need to reserve them. For more information about other dates, or other aspects of the workshops, please contact the organisers direct at: bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
Saturday, 15th January, 2011
10.30am – 12.30pm
Only £5.00 per person
This workshop programme is organised by Bagad Pibau Morgannwg with support from the Arts Council of Wales. The workshops will focus on Welsh repertoire for pipes, basic piping techniques, how to articulate and ornament the music, learning by ear, playing as a group and having a lot of fun! Some instruments are available for those who don’t have their own pipes, or for pipers currently playing different types of bagpipes. The workshops will use bagpipes in the key of C.
*If you are a beginner you should be able to play another wind instrument such as flute, whistle or clarinet, to a reasonable level.
Please contact the organisers direct to confirm if you are attending. If you would like to use one of the teaching sets of pipes, you’ll need to reserve them. For more information about other dates, or other aspects of the workshops, please contact the organisers direct at: bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
St Dwynwen's Day Twmpath
Saint Dwynwen's Day Twmpath 2011
Friday 22 January 2011
Brewery Field, Bridgend
7.00pm
Back by popular demand is Menter Bro Ogwrs Saint Dwynwen Day Twmpath!
Come and enjoy a celebration of Welsh dance and music in the company of Menter Bro Ogwr and Dawnswyr Pen-y-fai in the Saint Dwynwen's Day Twmpath. Traditional fun for all the family!
Tickets: Children - £4, Senior Citizens - £5.50, Adults - £6
For further information or to reserve tickets contact Marged via email at marged@menterbroogwr.org or telephone 01656 732 200
Friday 22 January 2011
Brewery Field, Bridgend
7.00pm
Back by popular demand is Menter Bro Ogwrs Saint Dwynwen Day Twmpath!
Come and enjoy a celebration of Welsh dance and music in the company of Menter Bro Ogwr and Dawnswyr Pen-y-fai in the Saint Dwynwen's Day Twmpath. Traditional fun for all the family!
Tickets: Children - £4, Senior Citizens - £5.50, Adults - £6
For further information or to reserve tickets contact Marged via email at marged@menterbroogwr.org or telephone 01656 732 200
Sing Your Way to Welsh
Dewch i Ganu – Sing Your Way to Welsh
Thursday afternoons, 1.15 - 3.15pm
January 13 to March 24
Llangadog Hall, Carmarthenshire.
Simple, traditional songs for Welsh learners, forgetters and others. No-stress learning with ease and enjoyment. No experience needed. New members are very welcome.
Please phone tutor Esyllt Harker 01558 824504 for further information.
These classes are provided by DACE, Swansea. For fees, etc. Tel: 01792 602211
Thursday afternoons, 1.15 - 3.15pm
January 13 to March 24
Llangadog Hall, Carmarthenshire.
Simple, traditional songs for Welsh learners, forgetters and others. No-stress learning with ease and enjoyment. No experience needed. New members are very welcome.
Please phone tutor Esyllt Harker 01558 824504 for further information.
These classes are provided by DACE, Swansea. For fees, etc. Tel: 01792 602211
Communities First Trust Fund
Funding is still available via the Communities First Trust Fund 2010/2011. Grants can be awarded up to £5,000 for any type of activity that involves local people from a Communities First area. Your group can apply if you are a small community led organisation and are a not-for-profit group and the project provides some kind of social, cultural, economic or environmental benefit.
Deadline for applications is Friday 31 January. You cannot apply for the same/similar items or an identical project previously having received funding from the Trust Fund. For further information or an application pack contact Communities First Helpline on 0800 587 8898, email help@wcva.org.uk, or visit www.wcva.org.uk.
Deadline for applications is Friday 31 January. You cannot apply for the same/similar items or an identical project previously having received funding from the Trust Fund. For further information or an application pack contact Communities First Helpline on 0800 587 8898, email help@wcva.org.uk, or visit www.wcva.org.uk.
Big Lottery Fund: Jubilee People's Millions Competition
The Big Lottery Fund has launched a re-branded version of the People’s Millions Competition for 2011. The Jubilee People’s Millions will give communities throughout the UK the opportunity to win local public support and share in £3.6 million of Lottery funding, marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 will be provided for projects that transform local environments and offer opportunities or facilities for people to take part and enjoy their local area. This will include initiatives focusing on buildings, amenities, public and green spaces and natural habitats.
Voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, local authorities, schools and statutory health organisations are invited to apply. The deadline for entries is 4 February.
Grants of between £20,000 and £60,000 will be provided for projects that transform local environments and offer opportunities or facilities for people to take part and enjoy their local area. This will include initiatives focusing on buildings, amenities, public and green spaces and natural habitats.
Voluntary and community groups, social enterprises, local authorities, schools and statutory health organisations are invited to apply. The deadline for entries is 4 February.
Community Media – platform, producer, partner for the
arts
Area: The Electric Cinema, 47-49 Station Street,
Birmingham B5 4DY
Date: 9 February, 11am to 4pm
Everyone is invited to attend this one day event illustrating how arts and community media are working together and inspiring future collaborations, coordinated by Community Media Association working in partnership with Arts Council England and Voluntary Arts.
Community media is a fast growing sector and includes community radio and television broadcasters, community based independent film makers, and internet, digital and social media groups. Working together, arts and community media are reaching new audiences, developing excellence and innovation in arts practice and promoting innovative ways of working with new technologies.
This free event will include a mixture of presentations and discussions that will demonstrate real life examples of arts and community media collaboration, programming, productions and partnership.
Places are strictly limited book your place online http://cma-roadshow-west-midlands.eventbrite.com.
This event has already taken place in the East, North East and Yorkshire and Humber regions and is to be repeated across all Arts Council England regions.
Further information on Community Media is also available at the voluntary arts website - read Voluntary Arts Briefing 140: Community media as platform for the voluntary arts and crafts, available at www.voluntaryarts.org/briefings
Date: 9 February, 11am to 4pm
Everyone is invited to attend this one day event illustrating how arts and community media are working together and inspiring future collaborations, coordinated by Community Media Association working in partnership with Arts Council England and Voluntary Arts.
Community media is a fast growing sector and includes community radio and television broadcasters, community based independent film makers, and internet, digital and social media groups. Working together, arts and community media are reaching new audiences, developing excellence and innovation in arts practice and promoting innovative ways of working with new technologies.
This free event will include a mixture of presentations and discussions that will demonstrate real life examples of arts and community media collaboration, programming, productions and partnership.
Places are strictly limited book your place online http://cma-roadshow-west-midlands.eventbrite.com.
This event has already taken place in the East, North East and Yorkshire and Humber regions and is to be repeated across all Arts Council England regions.
Further information on Community Media is also available at the voluntary arts website - read Voluntary Arts Briefing 140: Community media as platform for the voluntary arts and crafts, available at www.voluntaryarts.org/briefings
Welsh Bagpiping Workshop
Canolfan a Menter Gymraeg Merthyr, Merthyr Tydfil (www.merthyrtudful.com)
Saturday, 12th February
10.30am – 12.30pm
Only £5.00 per person
The workshops will focus on Welsh repertoire for pipes, basic piping techniques, how to articulate and ornament the music, learning by ear, playing as a group and having a lot of fun! Some instruments are available for those who don’t have their own pipes, or for pipers currently playing different types of bagpipes. The workshops will use bagpipes in the key of C.
If you are a beginner you should be able to play another wind instrument such as flute, whistle or clarinet, to a reasonable level.
Please contact us to confirm if you are attending. If you would like to use one of our teaching sets of pipes, you’ll need to reserve them. For more information about other dates, or other aspects of the workshops, please contact us at: bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
This workshop programme is organised by Bagad Pibau Morgannwg and with support from the Arts Council of Wales.
Bagad Pibau Morgannwg
Wild music of the bagpipe
www.welshbagpipes.co.uk
bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
*City Of Swansea Pipe Band are also recruiting new members. They will assist with teaching the pipes and have chanters that people can practise at home with, to see if they have an aptitude for the instrument.
Meetings are held weekly near Gorseinon. Interested parties can contact Ben James at: ash@thebigwall.freeserve.co.uk
Saturday, 12th February
10.30am – 12.30pm
Only £5.00 per person
The workshops will focus on Welsh repertoire for pipes, basic piping techniques, how to articulate and ornament the music, learning by ear, playing as a group and having a lot of fun! Some instruments are available for those who don’t have their own pipes, or for pipers currently playing different types of bagpipes. The workshops will use bagpipes in the key of C.
If you are a beginner you should be able to play another wind instrument such as flute, whistle or clarinet, to a reasonable level.
Please contact us to confirm if you are attending. If you would like to use one of our teaching sets of pipes, you’ll need to reserve them. For more information about other dates, or other aspects of the workshops, please contact us at: bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
This workshop programme is organised by Bagad Pibau Morgannwg and with support from the Arts Council of Wales.
Bagad Pibau Morgannwg
Wild music of the bagpipe
www.welshbagpipes.co.uk
bagadmorgannwg@gmail.com
*City Of Swansea Pipe Band are also recruiting new members. They will assist with teaching the pipes and have chanters that people can practise at home with, to see if they have an aptitude for the instrument.
Meetings are held weekly near Gorseinon. Interested parties can contact Ben James at: ash@thebigwall.freeserve.co.uk
Call out to choirs – the Voices Now Festival
area: The Roundhouse, London
deadline: 18 February 2011
dates: 24 to 27 March 2011
Voices Now and Making Music, are looking for amateur choirs to take part in what is likely to be one of the capital’s largest ever singing events at London’s legendary Roundhouse.
The Voices Now festival, which brings together the finest professional choirs with over 1,000 amateur singers for performances, workshops and come-and-sing events, features an Open Stage on the afternoons of Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March, supported by Making Music.
Twenty choirs will be invited to perform on the Making Music Open Stage, and applications are now sought from choirs nationwide. Choirs of up to 30 people should visit www.voicesnow.org.uk/openstage for full details of how to apply.
deadline: 18 February 2011
dates: 24 to 27 March 2011
Voices Now and Making Music, are looking for amateur choirs to take part in what is likely to be one of the capital’s largest ever singing events at London’s legendary Roundhouse.
The Voices Now festival, which brings together the finest professional choirs with over 1,000 amateur singers for performances, workshops and come-and-sing events, features an Open Stage on the afternoons of Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March, supported by Making Music.
Twenty choirs will be invited to perform on the Making Music Open Stage, and applications are now sought from choirs nationwide. Choirs of up to 30 people should visit www.voicesnow.org.uk/openstage for full details of how to apply.
Applications Invited for Beyond Borders
Beyond Borders is a grants programme designed to stimulate collaboration between, and co-commissioning by, organisations programming and promoting new music in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Further information can be found at the PRSF website www.prsformusicfoundation.com The deadline for applications is Monday February 28th.
The aims of Beyond Borders are to:
i) Support imaginative, high quality co-commissions of new musical works by UK-based music creators in a framework which guarantees more than one performance in different UK countries.
ii) Encourage partnerships and sharing of expertise between organisations in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England which are committed to the commissioning of new music and the development of local and regional audiences.
iii) Support projects which are genuinely collaborative and have been developed jointly by the partners involved.
iv) Enable the funding partners to contribute more significantly to UK-wide new music sector development.
Support will be offered towards projects which:
i) Are joint commissions between at least two (but preferably more) music organisations in different UK countries.
ii) Commission new work of any genre from UK-resident music creators (e.g. composers/songwriters/producers).
iii) Are genuinely new and innovative, jointly-devised commissions push the boundaries of a music creator's work.
iv) Result in the commissioned work having at least two confirmed performances between 2011 and 2013 in different UK countries.
The funders are looking for proposals for exciting and intriguing pieces of new music. Music is expected to be the focus of the commission, but genuine cross-artform collaborations would be supported. All musical genres are encouraged.
Projects will be supported across a range of geographical areas and also anticipate that funded projects will be contrasting in nature.
The funding partners are especially keen to reach organisations in Wales and Northern Ireland within the collaborations. At least one project with a music creator from each country will be selected for funding.
Further information can be found at the PRSF website www.prsformusicfoundation.com The deadline for applications is Monday February 28th.
The aims of Beyond Borders are to:
i) Support imaginative, high quality co-commissions of new musical works by UK-based music creators in a framework which guarantees more than one performance in different UK countries.
ii) Encourage partnerships and sharing of expertise between organisations in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England which are committed to the commissioning of new music and the development of local and regional audiences.
iii) Support projects which are genuinely collaborative and have been developed jointly by the partners involved.
iv) Enable the funding partners to contribute more significantly to UK-wide new music sector development.
Support will be offered towards projects which:
i) Are joint commissions between at least two (but preferably more) music organisations in different UK countries.
ii) Commission new work of any genre from UK-resident music creators (e.g. composers/songwriters/producers).
iii) Are genuinely new and innovative, jointly-devised commissions push the boundaries of a music creator's work.
iv) Result in the commissioned work having at least two confirmed performances between 2011 and 2013 in different UK countries.
The funders are looking for proposals for exciting and intriguing pieces of new music. Music is expected to be the focus of the commission, but genuine cross-artform collaborations would be supported. All musical genres are encouraged.
Projects will be supported across a range of geographical areas and also anticipate that funded projects will be contrasting in nature.
The funding partners are especially keen to reach organisations in Wales and Northern Ireland within the collaborations. At least one project with a music creator from each country will be selected for funding.
Beyond Borders – support for co-commissioning
Deadline: 28 February, 5pm
There is still time to apply for the PRS Foundation’s Beyond Borders grant which offers support for co-commissioning UK wide. Are you an organisation, festival, promoter or performance group programming and promoting new music in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales? Would you be interested in collaborating and co-commissioning with similar organisations from outside your region? Then this grant is for you.
Beyond Borders is here to stimulate cross-border collaborations which will result in new music of any genre, created and performed to the highest standard. You can apply for up to £15,000 for your project.
To find out more please visit the Beyond Borders section of the PRS site at www.prsformusicfoundation.com/beyondborders
There is still time to apply for the PRS Foundation’s Beyond Borders grant which offers support for co-commissioning UK wide. Are you an organisation, festival, promoter or performance group programming and promoting new music in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales? Would you be interested in collaborating and co-commissioning with similar organisations from outside your region? Then this grant is for you.
Beyond Borders is here to stimulate cross-border collaborations which will result in new music of any genre, created and performed to the highest standard. You can apply for up to £15,000 for your project.
To find out more please visit the Beyond Borders section of the PRS site at www.prsformusicfoundation.com/beyondborders
Arts Sponsorship Seminars
The Arts & Business Sponsorship Seminar is specifically designed to raise understanding of sponsorship and give practical guidance to arts organisations on how best to go about obtaining and developing it.
This one day seminar is aimed at those who have no sponsorship experience as well as those who wish to refresh themselves of the fundamental principles and practice of this important area. The seminar will be presented by Arts & Business Cymru.
Two seminars will be held: the first at Bodelwyddan Castle Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire LL18 5UY on Friday 27 January, and the second will be held at Eversheds LLP, 1 Callaghan Square, Cardiff CF10 5BT on Friday 4 March. The cost will be £50.00 (+ VAT) for members, £80.00 (+VAT) for non members.
For further details contact Laura Varden, Events & Administration Officer, Arts & Business Cymru tel: 029 2030 3023, e-mail: laura.varden@artsandbusiness.org.uk
For further information visit www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/wales
This one day seminar is aimed at those who have no sponsorship experience as well as those who wish to refresh themselves of the fundamental principles and practice of this important area. The seminar will be presented by Arts & Business Cymru.
Two seminars will be held: the first at Bodelwyddan Castle Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire LL18 5UY on Friday 27 January, and the second will be held at Eversheds LLP, 1 Callaghan Square, Cardiff CF10 5BT on Friday 4 March. The cost will be £50.00 (+ VAT) for members, £80.00 (+VAT) for non members.
For further details contact Laura Varden, Events & Administration Officer, Arts & Business Cymru tel: 029 2030 3023, e-mail: laura.varden@artsandbusiness.org.uk
For further information visit www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/wales
Awards for Young Musicians
The Awards for Young Musicians provides financial support to the UK’s most talented young musicians in the greatest financial need. Awards are made to help with the following: the purchase or hire of musical instruments and accessories; music lessons; weekend music schools; music courses; orchestra fees; travel.
Grants of between £200 and £2,000 are available in support of exceptionally talented young instrumentalists aged five to 17 in the UK. The deadline for applications is 25 March.
Further details are available from www.a-y-m.org.uk
Grants of between £200 and £2,000 are available in support of exceptionally talented young instrumentalists aged five to 17 in the UK. The deadline for applications is 25 March.
Further details are available from www.a-y-m.org.uk
Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards 2011
Deadline: 15 April 2011
Is there an inspirational individual in your community? Or a group that selflessly and tirelessly gives up their time to help improve the lives of others? Would you like to see an individual or group in the voluntary arts sector in Wales recognised for their work?
If so, why not nominate them for a Wales Volunteer of the Year Award?
Over a million people in Wales volunteer or ‘help out’, taking on a wide range of tasks throughout their communities. They give up their time and effort to make Wales a better place, yet often receive little, if any, recognition for their work. The aim of the Wales Volunteer of the Year Award is to give outstanding individuals and groups the recognition they deserve.
There are five categories: adult (25 years and over); young people (aged under 25); trustee; green volunteer (individual of any age) and groups.
Further information and/or a nomination form is available from www.wcva.org.uk/voty
Is there an inspirational individual in your community? Or a group that selflessly and tirelessly gives up their time to help improve the lives of others? Would you like to see an individual or group in the voluntary arts sector in Wales recognised for their work?
If so, why not nominate them for a Wales Volunteer of the Year Award?
Over a million people in Wales volunteer or ‘help out’, taking on a wide range of tasks throughout their communities. They give up their time and effort to make Wales a better place, yet often receive little, if any, recognition for their work. The aim of the Wales Volunteer of the Year Award is to give outstanding individuals and groups the recognition they deserve.
There are five categories: adult (25 years and over); young people (aged under 25); trustee; green volunteer (individual of any age) and groups.
Further information and/or a nomination form is available from www.wcva.org.uk/voty
Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust
Deadline: 12 noon, 21 April 2011
The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust operates three application rounds a year, one for each type of organisation – local, regional and national. Applications are now being accepted from national organisations that have a remit to cover the whole of Wales and that are operating in the majority of counties in Wales.
Eligible organisations include not-for-profit organisations; properly constituted voluntary organisations; charitable organisations; and voluntary groups working with local authorities. Grants of up to £12,500 are available for projects in four categories, one of which is arts. The Trust is keen to support arts projects that are creative, unique and work with disadvantaged or deprived individuals and groups throughout Wales. In particular, the Trust wishes to develop and improve the knowledge and practice of the arts and to increase opportunities for people to see and participate in the arts throughout Wales.
The deadline for applications is 12 noon, 21 April 2011. For more information, go to www.millenniumstadiumtrust.co.uk
The Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust operates three application rounds a year, one for each type of organisation – local, regional and national. Applications are now being accepted from national organisations that have a remit to cover the whole of Wales and that are operating in the majority of counties in Wales.
Eligible organisations include not-for-profit organisations; properly constituted voluntary organisations; charitable organisations; and voluntary groups working with local authorities. Grants of up to £12,500 are available for projects in four categories, one of which is arts. The Trust is keen to support arts projects that are creative, unique and work with disadvantaged or deprived individuals and groups throughout Wales. In particular, the Trust wishes to develop and improve the knowledge and practice of the arts and to increase opportunities for people to see and participate in the arts throughout Wales.
The deadline for applications is 12 noon, 21 April 2011. For more information, go to www.millenniumstadiumtrust.co.uk
Musical Director Required
Cavatina Singers invite applications for the position of Musical Director, effective from May, following the retirement of its present Musical Director at Easter 2011.The choir is a four part choir of 40 voices based in Penarth, South Wales. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings during term time, from 7:30 to 9:30pm at Albert Road School, Penarth.
The choir gives regular concerts in aid of charitable causes and their repertoire is wide ranging, from early music to modern, from sacred to secular, and much of it is sung a capella.
Further information on the choir and it's activities can be found at it's website www.cavatinasingers.org.uk and contact the Chairman by email at chairman@cavatinasingers.org.uk or by telephone on 02920 762 726
The choir gives regular concerts in aid of charitable causes and their repertoire is wide ranging, from early music to modern, from sacred to secular, and much of it is sung a capella.
Further information on the choir and it's activities can be found at it's website www.cavatinasingers.org.uk and contact the Chairman by email at chairman@cavatinasingers.org.uk or by telephone on 02920 762 726
Calling All Young Brass Players - Experience Brass With the Champions
Brass with the Champions
Dr Robert Childs
Cory Band
RWCMD Brass Band
Tuesday 26 April
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
The Castle Grounds
North Road, Cardiff
CF10 3ER
This vibrant event offers young brass band musicians the opportunity to work with tutors selected from current World and Welsh Regional Champions the Cory Band and musicians from the outstanding RWCMD Brass Band. Participants will work in sectionals with specialist tutors before joining Dr Robert Childs in the full brass band.
Time: 9am - 5.30pm
Venue: Weston Gallery, RWCMD
Tickets: Registration Fee - £15
Participants must be grade 5 standard or above in a Brass Band Instrument.
The Registration Form can be downloaded here
Download a full information sheet here
Concert:
The day will culminate with a public performance attended by world renowned trombonist Christian Lindberg.
4.30pm | Cardiff University Department Concert Hall | Tickets £3
Further information can be found at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama website www.rwcmd.ac.uk
Dr Robert Childs
Cory Band
RWCMD Brass Band
Tuesday 26 April
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
The Castle Grounds
North Road, Cardiff
CF10 3ER
This vibrant event offers young brass band musicians the opportunity to work with tutors selected from current World and Welsh Regional Champions the Cory Band and musicians from the outstanding RWCMD Brass Band. Participants will work in sectionals with specialist tutors before joining Dr Robert Childs in the full brass band.
Time: 9am - 5.30pm
Venue: Weston Gallery, RWCMD
Tickets: Registration Fee - £15
Participants must be grade 5 standard or above in a Brass Band Instrument.
The Registration Form can be downloaded here
Download a full information sheet here
Concert:
The day will culminate with a public performance attended by world renowned trombonist Christian Lindberg.
4.30pm | Cardiff University Department Concert Hall | Tickets £3
Further information can be found at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama website www.rwcmd.ac.uk
Musical Director Required - Nantwich & District Band
Nantwich and District Band has been in existence for more than 25 years, developing from the original Nantwich Town band; it has approximately 40 members. The band, which is broadly a wind band, performs a wide variety of music from light-music through to the traditional brass-band repertoire as well as film and 'classical' music.
We are looking to appoint an experienced Musical Director, for one year in the first instance, to lead the band in to a new phase of excellence and musical enjoyment.
You should be an experienced conductor and band leader with a talent for encouraging amateur musicians with varying degrees of talent. You should have good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate musical direction. You should have vision and the drive, ambition and determination to move the band forward.
The band is mainly an adult band however Nantwich and District Band does have a few younger members as well as having a training band associated with it. As such the Musical director will need to be CRB checked before any appointment.
The post comes with a negotiable annual honorarium.
Applications should be made in the first instance to either Dave Williams (Chair of the Committee) email: davidwilliams49@yahoo.co.uk tel: 01270 610 901 or to Prof. Robert Price (Secretary to the Committee) email: robert.price@inrad.co.uk tel: 07812 040 013
Closing Date for applications is 29th April
Further information regarding the band is available at our website http://www.nantwichanddistrictband.webs.com/
We are looking to appoint an experienced Musical Director, for one year in the first instance, to lead the band in to a new phase of excellence and musical enjoyment.
You should be an experienced conductor and band leader with a talent for encouraging amateur musicians with varying degrees of talent. You should have good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate musical direction. You should have vision and the drive, ambition and determination to move the band forward.
The band is mainly an adult band however Nantwich and District Band does have a few younger members as well as having a training band associated with it. As such the Musical director will need to be CRB checked before any appointment.
The post comes with a negotiable annual honorarium.
Applications should be made in the first instance to either Dave Williams (Chair of the Committee) email: davidwilliams49@yahoo.co.uk tel: 01270 610 901 or to Prof. Robert Price (Secretary to the Committee) email: robert.price@inrad.co.uk tel: 07812 040 013
Closing Date for applications is 29th April
Further information regarding the band is available at our website http://www.nantwichanddistrictband.webs.com/
Concertina music grants for older people
Deadline: 30 April
The registered charity Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. The charity is particular keen to support smaller organisations which might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding. Since its inception in 2004, it has made grants to a wide range of charitable organisations nationwide in England and Wales. These include funds to many care homes for the elderly to provide musical entertainment for their residents.
Some of the charities that have received grants from the charity include Age Concern, Exmouth, which received a grant for entertainments for the elderly in Exmouth and surrounding areas and Sue Ryder Care, Lancashire, to fund access to music therapy workshops at Birchley Hall near Wigan and St Helen's.
For more information visit www.concertinamusic.org.uk/grants.php
The registered charity Concertina makes grants to charitable bodies which provide musical entertainment and related activities for the elderly. The charity is particular keen to support smaller organisations which might otherwise find it difficult to gain funding. Since its inception in 2004, it has made grants to a wide range of charitable organisations nationwide in England and Wales. These include funds to many care homes for the elderly to provide musical entertainment for their residents.
Some of the charities that have received grants from the charity include Age Concern, Exmouth, which received a grant for entertainments for the elderly in Exmouth and surrounding areas and Sue Ryder Care, Lancashire, to fund access to music therapy workshops at Birchley Hall near Wigan and St Helen's.
For more information visit www.concertinamusic.org.uk/grants.php
Community Music Tutor Training Opportunities - Now Recruiting
Whilst jobs are dwindling, the Creative Industries remain one of the
few growing economies in Wales. To support the creative industries
working with communities, Community Music Wales are announcing a new Community Music Tutor
Training Course.
The course is for musicians wishing to work in the community, community groups who want to use music activity in their work, individual teachers wanting to expand to working with groups. The Course covers a range of theory and practice in community music. Modules include Group Work skills, Assertiveness, Devising and Adapting workshop material, Facilitating learning and growth, Working with Soft Outcomes and Transferable Skills, an awareness of Child Protection, Insurance, Assessing Basic Skills, Health and safety, Equal opportunities and diversity, and Best Practice.
CMW has run Community Music Training since 1992. Over 500 people in Wales have benefitted, and courses have also been run in Latvia, Germany, Cuba, Israel, Canada and Bolivia over the past 10 years.
Further details can be found here: www.communitymusicwales.co.uk/news23/community_music_tutor_training__recruiting_now/
Or contact Lindsey Leven
admin@communitymusicwales.org.uk
Tel: 029 2083 8060
The course is for musicians wishing to work in the community, community groups who want to use music activity in their work, individual teachers wanting to expand to working with groups. The Course covers a range of theory and practice in community music. Modules include Group Work skills, Assertiveness, Devising and Adapting workshop material, Facilitating learning and growth, Working with Soft Outcomes and Transferable Skills, an awareness of Child Protection, Insurance, Assessing Basic Skills, Health and safety, Equal opportunities and diversity, and Best Practice.
- Runs 5th May to July the 28th
- 1 full day a week of training
- Taught sessions and placements.
- Takes place in Cardiff but is open to those resident in South Wales
- Accredited by Agored Cymru
- Subsidised by the Arts Council of Wales Lottery funding
CMW has run Community Music Training since 1992. Over 500 people in Wales have benefitted, and courses have also been run in Latvia, Germany, Cuba, Israel, Canada and Bolivia over the past 10 years.
Further details can be found here: www.communitymusicwales.co.uk/news23/community_music_tutor_training__recruiting_now/
Or contact Lindsey Leven
admin@communitymusicwales.org.uk
Tel: 029 2083 8060
Clwyd Clippers Spring Newsletter
Mold Barbershop Harmony Club, The Clwyd Clippers, have released their Spring newsletter.
Containing the latest news and exploits from the club, the newsletter also discusses the success and progress the group has seen since undertaking a Learn to Sing course in 2010.
The document can be viewed and downloaded below, while further information about the Clippers can also be found at their website www.clwydclippers.com
Containing the latest news and exploits from the club, the newsletter also discusses the success and progress the group has seen since undertaking a Learn to Sing course in 2010.
The document can be viewed and downloaded below, while further information about the Clippers can also be found at their website www.clwydclippers.com
| clwyd_clippers_2011_spring_newsletter.pdf |
Philip Leverhulme Prizes
Deadline: 17 May
Philip Leverhulme Prizes are designed to recognise and facilitate the work of outstanding young research scholars or practitioners of proven achievement, who have made and are continuing to make original and significant contributions to knowledge in one of the following disciplines: astronomy and astrophysics; economics; engineering; geography; modern European language and literature; performing and visual arts.
Prizes of £70,000 over two or three years will be awarded in 2011
www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding
Philip Leverhulme Prizes are designed to recognise and facilitate the work of outstanding young research scholars or practitioners of proven achievement, who have made and are continuing to make original and significant contributions to knowledge in one of the following disciplines: astronomy and astrophysics; economics; engineering; geography; modern European language and literature; performing and visual arts.
Prizes of £70,000 over two or three years will be awarded in 2011
www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding
Vacancy - Director, Ty Cerdd
With the retirement of the current post-holder, Tŷ Cerdd seeks a new Director to set the organisation’s strategic direction and lead daily engagement with international partners, senior stakeholders and the media. Salary - £35,000 - £40,000 dependent on qualification and experience.
The successful candidate will be a highly experienced, creative and innovative leader with a proven track record in contemporary public funding and arts environment, robust musical credibility, and the capability to spearhead Tŷ Cerdd’s development at a critical and exciting point in its life.
Closing date for applications: 26th May 2011
For more details and an application pack, or to arrange an informal discussion, contact Jo Regan on jo.regan@tycerdd.info or on 029 2063 5640
Tŷ Cerdd is committed to the principles of equal opportunity for all applicants
The successful candidate will be a highly experienced, creative and innovative leader with a proven track record in contemporary public funding and arts environment, robust musical credibility, and the capability to spearhead Tŷ Cerdd’s development at a critical and exciting point in its life.
Closing date for applications: 26th May 2011
For more details and an application pack, or to arrange an informal discussion, contact Jo Regan on jo.regan@tycerdd.info or on 029 2063 5640
Tŷ Cerdd is committed to the principles of equal opportunity for all applicants
First Steps In Marketing
area: North and West Wales
dates: 19 and 26 May 2011
Voluntary Arts Wales and Audiences Wales are working together to organise two evening training workshops in May 2011 for voluntary and community arts organisations.
These workshops provide an opportunity to get to grips with publicising an arts event, activity or workshop for voluntary and community arts organisations. They will also provide a chance to learn how to reach more members, participants and audiences. The workshops will be led by Nick Beasley, Chief Executive of Audiences Wales, and they build on similar workshops organised and well received in 2010.
The cost of the workshops is £10.00. More information can be found in the attached pdf. To book your place, email Sioned Best at the Voluntary Arts Wales office sioned@vaw.org.uk or tel: 01938 556455.
A flyer for the events can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the link below:
dates: 19 and 26 May 2011
Voluntary Arts Wales and Audiences Wales are working together to organise two evening training workshops in May 2011 for voluntary and community arts organisations.
These workshops provide an opportunity to get to grips with publicising an arts event, activity or workshop for voluntary and community arts organisations. They will also provide a chance to learn how to reach more members, participants and audiences. The workshops will be led by Nick Beasley, Chief Executive of Audiences Wales, and they build on similar workshops organised and well received in 2010.
The cost of the workshops is £10.00. More information can be found in the attached pdf. To book your place, email Sioned Best at the Voluntary Arts Wales office sioned@vaw.org.uk or tel: 01938 556455.
A flyer for the events can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on the link below:
Volunteer's Week Television Opportunity
In
the run up to Volunteer’s Week 2011 (1 – 7 June), ITV’s Daybreak
breakfast show, hosted by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, will be
featuring volunteering activities each morning for a week. As a finale, a
live event will be broadcast on Friday 27 May 2011.
We would like to hear about your 2012 Games inspired activities you have planned for the 27th May that might be suitable for this live broadcast. As you might expect, there’s a challenging editorial deadline to meet here, so we’d like to hear of any Games inspired plans you have for Volunteers Week as soon as possible, if this could be televised live between 7 – 9am on Friday 27th May.
A few things to bear in mind:
• Friday 27 May is the start of a Bank Holiday weekend
• We are talking about the Friday before Volunteers Week starts, so you could also use this opportunity to get a headstart on your publicity more locally
• The Daybreak camera crew are willing to profile a television-worthy event anywhere in the UK (not necessarily London)
• Your event will need to stick out from the crowd in some way – perhaps through a 2012 Games inspired record attempt, a particularly unique volunteer opportunity or story, etc
Don’t forget any Volunteers Week events you run can be profiled on our website too.
Please reply asap to: volunteersweek@volunteering.org.uk with any event you are planning to run around this time.
We would like to hear about your 2012 Games inspired activities you have planned for the 27th May that might be suitable for this live broadcast. As you might expect, there’s a challenging editorial deadline to meet here, so we’d like to hear of any Games inspired plans you have for Volunteers Week as soon as possible, if this could be televised live between 7 – 9am on Friday 27th May.
A few things to bear in mind:
• Friday 27 May is the start of a Bank Holiday weekend
• We are talking about the Friday before Volunteers Week starts, so you could also use this opportunity to get a headstart on your publicity more locally
• The Daybreak camera crew are willing to profile a television-worthy event anywhere in the UK (not necessarily London)
• Your event will need to stick out from the crowd in some way – perhaps through a 2012 Games inspired record attempt, a particularly unique volunteer opportunity or story, etc
Don’t forget any Volunteers Week events you run can be profiled on our website too.
Please reply asap to: volunteersweek@volunteering.org.uk with any event you are planning to run around this time.
Calling all choirs... an opportunity to be heard by millions on Classic FM!
Making Music are once again teaming up with Classic FM to offer member choirs the chance to send in their CDs for broadcast on the prime-time showThe Full Works. The show is heard by millions of listeners, and is a great opportunity for groups to raise their profile.
The deadline for sending in CDs is Tuesday 31 May, and broadcasts will take place during July/August. Download the application form now and visit the main Making Musicwebsite for more details
The deadline for sending in CDs is Tuesday 31 May, and broadcasts will take place during July/August. Download the application form now and visit the main Making Musicwebsite for more details
BBC Radio 3 Light Fantastic
Making
Music and BBC Radio 3 are inviting amateur ensembles across the UK to perform and
record British light music as part of its nationwide celebration in June
2011.
From the lighter works of composers such as Gustav Holst, to the polished gems of craftsman such as Eric Coates and Ernest Tomlinson, Light Fantastic includes a weekend of concerts on London’s Southbank, performances by the BBC’s six performing groups across the country, and a host of on air activity between 24 and 27 June 2011. BBC Radio 3 would like you to help us showcase this vibrant and appealing music in public concerts and on air.
Make a recording at the BBC
We invited amateur ensembles to apply to take part in BBC recordings events across the UK in Glasgow (5 June), Manchester (25/26 June), Cardiff (21/22 May), Belfast (29 May), Exeter (5 June) and London (21/22 May). Recordings may be broadcast by BBC Radio 3 in the context of Light Fantastic. The deadline for submissions was 11 April, and we had a brilliant response for all six locations. We anticipate that 27 groups will be recorded. More details will be posted here soon.
Send us your light music recordings
We are also now inviting ensembles to send in their own recordings of light music so that we can have some of your performances broadcast on BBC Radio 3. BBC sound balancers and engineers are offering an advice-line on how to get the best recorded sound from your ensemble. If you have a recording suitable for broadcast of your ensemble performing a piece of British light music of up to 20 minutes (on CD), and you would like it to be considered for broadcast, please send it to Making Music, along with the completed application and conditions for entry form that you can download below by 31 May 2011. And if there is an interesting story behind the recording, please tell us. A selection of the recordings will be broadcast as part of Light Fantastic festival.
Read the terms and conditions on submitting recordings. Deadline for submissions is 31 May 2011
For more information on Light Fantastic visit the BBC Radio 3 website, email radio3lightfantastic@bbc.co.uk or call 020 7765 5881
From the lighter works of composers such as Gustav Holst, to the polished gems of craftsman such as Eric Coates and Ernest Tomlinson, Light Fantastic includes a weekend of concerts on London’s Southbank, performances by the BBC’s six performing groups across the country, and a host of on air activity between 24 and 27 June 2011. BBC Radio 3 would like you to help us showcase this vibrant and appealing music in public concerts and on air.
Make a recording at the BBC
We invited amateur ensembles to apply to take part in BBC recordings events across the UK in Glasgow (5 June), Manchester (25/26 June), Cardiff (21/22 May), Belfast (29 May), Exeter (5 June) and London (21/22 May). Recordings may be broadcast by BBC Radio 3 in the context of Light Fantastic. The deadline for submissions was 11 April, and we had a brilliant response for all six locations. We anticipate that 27 groups will be recorded. More details will be posted here soon.
Send us your light music recordings
We are also now inviting ensembles to send in their own recordings of light music so that we can have some of your performances broadcast on BBC Radio 3. BBC sound balancers and engineers are offering an advice-line on how to get the best recorded sound from your ensemble. If you have a recording suitable for broadcast of your ensemble performing a piece of British light music of up to 20 minutes (on CD), and you would like it to be considered for broadcast, please send it to Making Music, along with the completed application and conditions for entry form that you can download below by 31 May 2011. And if there is an interesting story behind the recording, please tell us. A selection of the recordings will be broadcast as part of Light Fantastic festival.
Read the terms and conditions on submitting recordings. Deadline for submissions is 31 May 2011
For more information on Light Fantastic visit the BBC Radio 3 website, email radio3lightfantastic@bbc.co.uk or call 020 7765 5881
The University of Manchester has a wealth of volunteers
ready for action
Is your organisation registered as a
charity, voluntary or non-for-profit? Do you need volunteers? The University of
Manchester’s volunteers can work for you on a regular basis as part of your
team or as a big group tackling one-off projects such as fundraising,
campaigning/promoting, event support, decorating rooms, etc.
By working with its volunteers you can benefit from students’ fresh ideas and a wide range of skills as well as raising awareness of your organisation to thousands of our students.
If you would like more information or to discuss any project you think the Unversity could support you with then please contact the volunteering team at carol.gallagher@manchester.ac.uk or sophie.backen@manchester.ac.uk.
www.manchester.ac.uk/getvolunteers
By working with its volunteers you can benefit from students’ fresh ideas and a wide range of skills as well as raising awareness of your organisation to thousands of our students.
If you would like more information or to discuss any project you think the Unversity could support you with then please contact the volunteering team at carol.gallagher@manchester.ac.uk or sophie.backen@manchester.ac.uk.
www.manchester.ac.uk/getvolunteers
Free Voluntary Arts Advice Surgeries for Voluntary & Community Groups
Area: North and West Wales
Dates: 17 May; 6 & 7 June
Voluntary Arts Wales has organised three free advice surgeries for voluntary and community arts organisations with an arts, crafts, heritage or culture focus. You can book a 40 minute one to one surgery to discuss your development support needs and potential funding sources on the following dates:
Tuesday May 17
The Mount Voluntary Action Centre
18 Queen Street
Carmarthen
SA31 1JT
with Eleri Retallick, Carmarthenshire's Principal Arts Officer; Matthew Lawlor, CAVS Development Officer and Ingela Mann, Voluntary Arts Wales Partnership Officer.
Monday June 6
from 10.00am – 1.00 pm
Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council
Morfa Clwyd Business Centre
84 Marsh Road
Rhyl
LL18 2AT
with Sian Fitzgerald, Denbighshire County Council’s Community Arts Development Officer, Emyr Williams, Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council’s Senior Development Officer, and Ingela Mann, Voluntary Arts Wales’ Partnership Officer.
Monday June 6
from 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council
Naylor Leyland Centre
Well Street
Ruthin
with Sian Fitzgerald, Denbighshire County Council’s Community Arts Development Officer, Emyr Williams, Denbighshire Voluntary Services Council’s Senior Development Officer, and Ingela Mann, Voluntary Arts Wales’ Partnership Officer.
Tuesday June 7
Mantell Gwynedd
23-25 Bond Street
Caernarfon
Gwynedd LL55 1AB
with Gwawr Wyn Roberts, Gwynedd County Council’s Community Arts Development Officer; Delyth Vaughan, Mantell Gwynedd’s Senior Development Officer, and Ingela Mann, Voluntary Arts Wales’ Partnership Officer.
Free Orchestral Sheet Music
Making Music and BBC Radio 3 are inviting amateur ensembles across the UK to become involved in this nationwide celebration of British light music in June 2011.
From the lighter works of composers such as Gustav Holst, to the polished gems of craftsman such as Eric Coates and Ernest Tomlinson, Light Fantastic includes a weekend of concerts on London’s Southbank, performances by the BBC’s six performing groups across the country, and a host of on air activity between 24 and 27 June 2011.
As part of Light Fantastic several pieces of British light orchestral sheet music are now being made available for FREE on the BBC Radio 3 website. Click here to view and download them.
The BBC Music Library is also making a wider selection of sheet music available FREE to borrow from for the first time. The full list of available music can be found as a downloadable pdf spreadsheet here
To help you publicise your own light music events, you can also download and use the empty belly poster provided in the Light Fantastic section of the main Making Music website here
From the lighter works of composers such as Gustav Holst, to the polished gems of craftsman such as Eric Coates and Ernest Tomlinson, Light Fantastic includes a weekend of concerts on London’s Southbank, performances by the BBC’s six performing groups across the country, and a host of on air activity between 24 and 27 June 2011.
As part of Light Fantastic several pieces of British light orchestral sheet music are now being made available for FREE on the BBC Radio 3 website. Click here to view and download them.
The BBC Music Library is also making a wider selection of sheet music available FREE to borrow from for the first time. The full list of available music can be found as a downloadable pdf spreadsheet here
To help you publicise your own light music events, you can also download and use the empty belly poster provided in the Light Fantastic section of the main Making Music website here
Chester Mystery Plays - Sharing the Mystery
As part of a newly awarded Heritage Lottery Fund bid, Chester Mystery Plays is undertaking a range of collaborative project work between now and October 2011.
The idea is to create a new education and learning programme focusing on increasing the engagement of young people and culturally diverse people with Chester Mystery Plays. This work will involve creating a set of pilot/ taster projects with a range of groups (schools, youth, communities, adult learners, etc) around a mix of subjects - heritage / history / Christian faith, design, music, drama and writing. These will then help provide a legacy of resources, contacts, etc that will allow for future engagement (not least towards the next production cycle in 2013).
A little background on the organisation and plays themselves. Chester Mystery Plays is the one of the oldest and most complete sets of
stories/ scripts from the 1400/1500s of anywhere in the UK. They were performed up until 1575 or so and then abandoned until 1951, after
which they have been performed at least every five years since. There are four artistic professionals hired to envision the productions each
time (Artistic Director, Music Director, designer and writer) but all the other work (back- and off-stage, as well as on-stage) is done by
local amateurs. This project is a once in a generation chance really to capture what's happened since 1951 (archive and oral histories) and
also undertake a strand of public engagement (with young people, local groups and communities, new audiences and participants, etc).
If you're part of a community organisation, voluntary arts association, youth group, or something else entirely, and are
interested to explore this more, please contact:
Laura Drane
l.drane@lauraHdrane.com
07957 622623
0161 273 1171
The idea is to create a new education and learning programme focusing on increasing the engagement of young people and culturally diverse people with Chester Mystery Plays. This work will involve creating a set of pilot/ taster projects with a range of groups (schools, youth, communities, adult learners, etc) around a mix of subjects - heritage / history / Christian faith, design, music, drama and writing. These will then help provide a legacy of resources, contacts, etc that will allow for future engagement (not least towards the next production cycle in 2013).
A little background on the organisation and plays themselves. Chester Mystery Plays is the one of the oldest and most complete sets of
stories/ scripts from the 1400/1500s of anywhere in the UK. They were performed up until 1575 or so and then abandoned until 1951, after
which they have been performed at least every five years since. There are four artistic professionals hired to envision the productions each
time (Artistic Director, Music Director, designer and writer) but all the other work (back- and off-stage, as well as on-stage) is done by
local amateurs. This project is a once in a generation chance really to capture what's happened since 1951 (archive and oral histories) and
also undertake a strand of public engagement (with young people, local groups and communities, new audiences and participants, etc).
If you're part of a community organisation, voluntary arts association, youth group, or something else entirely, and are
interested to explore this more, please contact:
Laura Drane
l.drane@lauraHdrane.com
07957 622623
0161 273 1171
The British Composer Awards
The ninth annual British Composer Awards will take place at Stationers' Hall, London on Wednesday 30 November 2011. The Awards are presented by BASCA and sponsored by PRS for music, in association with BBC Radio 3 providing exclusive broadcast coverage of the Awards.
The Awards celebrate the music to today's composers living and working in the United Kingdom and also UK premieres of work by composers from outside the UK.
Nominations are currently invited for works that have received their UK premiere between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011.
Submissions are welcomed from all those involved with the promotion, publication and performance of new classical and jazz music and may including music of any origin.
The closing dates for all nominations except the Making Music Award is Friday 15 July 2011
The closing date for the Making Music Award is Friday 23 September 2011
You can download nomination forms from www.basca.org.uk
Alternatively please contact bca@basca.org.uk or call 020 7636 2929
The Awards celebrate the music to today's composers living and working in the United Kingdom and also UK premieres of work by composers from outside the UK.
Nominations are currently invited for works that have received their UK premiere between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011.
Submissions are welcomed from all those involved with the promotion, publication and performance of new classical and jazz music and may including music of any origin.
The closing dates for all nominations except the Making Music Award is Friday 15 July 2011
The closing date for the Making Music Award is Friday 23 September 2011
You can download nomination forms from www.basca.org.uk
Alternatively please contact bca@basca.org.uk or call 020 7636 2929
Join In the London 2012 Open Weekend
Open Weekend is the annual countdown celebration to the opening of the London 2012 Games, a moment of mass participation incorporating arts, cultural, sporting and environmental initiatives. Organisations must challenge their audiences to do something new.
Open Weekends are on 22-24 July 2011 and 22-24 June 2012. To register for the 2011 event, visit http://www.london2012.com/get-involved/open-weekend.
The theme for 2011 is celebrating one year to go the Games, and LOCOG would like music groups to showcase your best music.
This is your opportunity to:
To be eligible, projects will need to:
Open Weekends are on 22-24 July 2011 and 22-24 June 2012. To register for the 2011 event, visit http://www.london2012.com/get-involved/open-weekend.
The theme for 2011 is celebrating one year to go the Games, and LOCOG would like music groups to showcase your best music.
This is your opportunity to:
- be part of an annual UK-wide celebration
- reach new audiences
- inspire young people
- raise your organisation’s profile
- find new ways to work with sport and learning
- offer your local audiences a chance to celebrate with you
- be featured on the London 2012 website
- receive an Open Weekend brand kit
To be eligible, projects will need to:
- take place between 22 - 24 July 2011
- be non-commercial and not-for-profit (NB events can be free or fee-paying)
- not have any commercial sponsorship or offer any similar marketing rights
- be open to everyone
Ty Gwerin yn yr Eisteddfod
Ty Gwerin
Stand 713-716
National Eisteddfod of Wales
If you're visiting the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham this week, be sure to pay a visit to Ty Gwerin at Stand 713-716.
Ty Gwerin will house:
- Trac
- Clera
- Welsh Folk Song Society
- Ty Cerdd
- Welsh Folk Dance Society
- Voluntary Arts Wales
- Gwyl Cerdd Dant
- Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant Cymru
*Freeworkshops, demonstrations and music activities will be going on throughout the week, the full programme for which can be found here - click here to view
Stand 713-716
National Eisteddfod of Wales
If you're visiting the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham this week, be sure to pay a visit to Ty Gwerin at Stand 713-716.
Ty Gwerin will house:
- Trac
- Clera
- Welsh Folk Song Society
- Ty Cerdd
- Welsh Folk Dance Society
- Voluntary Arts Wales
- Gwyl Cerdd Dant
- Cymdeithas Cerdd Dant Cymru
*Freeworkshops, demonstrations and music activities will be going on throughout the week, the full programme for which can be found here - click here to view
Celebrate the Bandstand Marathon - Perform at your local bandstand, and earn £100 for your group!
As part of the Cultural Olympiad, the Bandstand Marathon is once more taking place throughout parks and town centres across the UK on Sunday 25 September 2011 the event is run by Superact!, and now in partnership with Making Music.
The Bandstand Marathon aims to humanise public spaces by having as many groups performing on as many bandstands and outdoor performances spaces all at the same time on the same day throughout the UK. 150 groups are needed to participate, and this year £100 is being offered to each group that participates.
To register your interest and find your nearest venue, visit the Superact website. You must register your interest before Friday 19 August 2011 to take part.
The event now in its fourth year celebrates local amateur musical talent; reflecting the amateur athletes who will be participating in the 2012 Games. It also makes use of the many historic bandstands that adorn our local parks and town centres; many of which are underused or never used at all and we hope to revitalise and reinvigorate them.
Please note that this year the event is not limited to bands, or even just instrumental ensembles - all musical groups are welcome, and encouraged to, participate.
For further information on the event organisers, Superact! please visit www.superact.org.uk. If have any enquiries about the event please e-mail the event organiser or call 01823 66 66 41
Full and detailed information on the project can also be found on the Making Music website at http://www.makingmusic.org.uk/our-work/news/news/celebrate-the-bandstand-marathon
The Bandstand Marathon aims to humanise public spaces by having as many groups performing on as many bandstands and outdoor performances spaces all at the same time on the same day throughout the UK. 150 groups are needed to participate, and this year £100 is being offered to each group that participates.
To register your interest and find your nearest venue, visit the Superact website. You must register your interest before Friday 19 August 2011 to take part.
The event now in its fourth year celebrates local amateur musical talent; reflecting the amateur athletes who will be participating in the 2012 Games. It also makes use of the many historic bandstands that adorn our local parks and town centres; many of which are underused or never used at all and we hope to revitalise and reinvigorate them.
Please note that this year the event is not limited to bands, or even just instrumental ensembles - all musical groups are welcome, and encouraged to, participate.
For further information on the event organisers, Superact! please visit www.superact.org.uk. If have any enquiries about the event please e-mail the event organiser or call 01823 66 66 41
Full and detailed information on the project can also be found on the Making Music website at http://www.makingmusic.org.uk/our-work/news/news/celebrate-the-bandstand-marathon
Olympic Call for Volunteer Performers
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympics Games (LOCOG) has begun a search for adult volunteer performers to participate in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Artistic Directors Danny Boyle and Kim Gavin are searching for 10,000 volunteer performers to fill roles as dancers, actors, percussionists and general all-round performers in the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies respectively.
Successful applications will perform in front of a packed audience in the Olympic Stadium and a worldwide broadcast audience of more than one billion people this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of one of the largest events ever staged in the UK.
Applicants must be able to participate in up to two auditions that will take place evenings and weekends in November and early December of this year, up to two or three rehearsal sessions each week of up to four hours per session from March 2012, and a number of all day rehearsals in the three weeks leading up to each Ceremony. All of these rehearsals will take place in East London.
Bill Morris, LOCOG Director of Ceremonies, Education and Live Sites, said: ‘To deliver Ceremonies of this scale a significant amount of time commitment is required from the volunteer performers. Performers will be required to attend up to two or three rehearsals each week in London from March 2012 so applicants should consider this.
'Previous performance experience is not required for people to apply, applicants simply need lots of enthusiasm, personality, a positive attitude, huge amounts of energy and a willingness to perform in front of a stadium audience and to millions of people around the world.’
People can find more information and register their interest for this opportunity by completing the online application form www.london2012.com/ceremoniescasting The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday 31 August and it is not a first come first served process. To be eligible applicants must be aged 18 years or older on 1 March 2012. Only one application per person will be accepted and if LOCOG receives over 15,000 applications a computerised draw will be used to randomly create the short list for auditions.
Artistic Directors Danny Boyle and Kim Gavin are searching for 10,000 volunteer performers to fill roles as dancers, actors, percussionists and general all-round performers in the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies respectively.
Successful applications will perform in front of a packed audience in the Olympic Stadium and a worldwide broadcast audience of more than one billion people this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of one of the largest events ever staged in the UK.
Applicants must be able to participate in up to two auditions that will take place evenings and weekends in November and early December of this year, up to two or three rehearsal sessions each week of up to four hours per session from March 2012, and a number of all day rehearsals in the three weeks leading up to each Ceremony. All of these rehearsals will take place in East London.
Bill Morris, LOCOG Director of Ceremonies, Education and Live Sites, said: ‘To deliver Ceremonies of this scale a significant amount of time commitment is required from the volunteer performers. Performers will be required to attend up to two or three rehearsals each week in London from March 2012 so applicants should consider this.
'Previous performance experience is not required for people to apply, applicants simply need lots of enthusiasm, personality, a positive attitude, huge amounts of energy and a willingness to perform in front of a stadium audience and to millions of people around the world.’
People can find more information and register their interest for this opportunity by completing the online application form www.london2012.com/ceremoniescasting The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday 31 August and it is not a first come first served process. To be eligible applicants must be aged 18 years or older on 1 March 2012. Only one application per person will be accepted and if LOCOG receives over 15,000 applications a computerised draw will be used to randomly create the short list for auditions.
Music and Wellbeing – the Making Music conference 2011
Area: Glasgow
Dates: 10 to 11 September
We all know how good music is for you – anyone who has sung in a choir or played an instrument for pleasure will recognise the enriching and rewarding benefits of the experience. It can help with breathing, posture, confidence and state of mind – it’s good for the brain and for the soul, and helps connect and engage communities.
Recognising the importance of music to our individual and community wellbeing, this two-day symposium, from Making Music will explore the breadth of activity and research in this area. The impact and application of music to improve mental, physical and social wellbeing has many advocates and well established initiatives demonstrating positive impact, and we will be looking at what programmes are taking place across the UK and what kind of opportunities these throw up for voluntary music.
Information on delegate rates and how to book your place will be available shortly at www.makingmusic.org.uk/events/conference
Dates: 10 to 11 September
We all know how good music is for you – anyone who has sung in a choir or played an instrument for pleasure will recognise the enriching and rewarding benefits of the experience. It can help with breathing, posture, confidence and state of mind – it’s good for the brain and for the soul, and helps connect and engage communities.
Recognising the importance of music to our individual and community wellbeing, this two-day symposium, from Making Music will explore the breadth of activity and research in this area. The impact and application of music to improve mental, physical and social wellbeing has many advocates and well established initiatives demonstrating positive impact, and we will be looking at what programmes are taking place across the UK and what kind of opportunities these throw up for voluntary music.
Information on delegate rates and how to book your place will be available shortly at www.makingmusic.org.uk/events/conference
The Big Audition - Pizza Express looks for musical talent
Deadline: 2 September 2011
The Big Audition is a music competition open to everyone. Whether you're a singer or a musician, a solo artist or in a band, this could be your big break. Whatever you’re into, from rock to pop, folk to rap, The Big Audition wants you to share your talent with them.
The competition is organised by PizzaExpress, a company whose love of live music goes back 40 years to when its founder Peter Boizot opened the PizzaExpress Jazz Club in London. Jamie Cullum got his big break playing there and now he's back to help them find the next big name in live music.
The winner will get the chance to perform at the PizzaExpress Jazz Club in London and £5,000 to help kick-start their career. To be in with a chance, record your best performance, then send them your audition, or if you already have a great performance uploaded on the web, share the link with them. The judges will review all the entries and you will receive an email letting you know if you have made it into the top 50, for the live regional heats.
For more information visit www.pizzaexpress.com/the-big-audition
The Big Audition is a music competition open to everyone. Whether you're a singer or a musician, a solo artist or in a band, this could be your big break. Whatever you’re into, from rock to pop, folk to rap, The Big Audition wants you to share your talent with them.
The competition is organised by PizzaExpress, a company whose love of live music goes back 40 years to when its founder Peter Boizot opened the PizzaExpress Jazz Club in London. Jamie Cullum got his big break playing there and now he's back to help them find the next big name in live music.
The winner will get the chance to perform at the PizzaExpress Jazz Club in London and £5,000 to help kick-start their career. To be in with a chance, record your best performance, then send them your audition, or if you already have a great performance uploaded on the web, share the link with them. The judges will review all the entries and you will receive an email letting you know if you have made it into the top 50, for the live regional heats.
For more information visit www.pizzaexpress.com/the-big-audition
Natwest Community Force
Deadline: 4 September 2011
CommunityForce aims to support local charities and groups in the great work they do. NatWest will be providing three community projects in your area with awards of £6,000, but it won't be NatWest that decides the winners. It will be inviting you to choose which projects in your community most deserve to benefit.
This initiative also offers more than just financial support; it is about connecting people to good causes. Many at NatWest will be volunteering their time and expertise to the groups you feel most deserve it and you can even volunteer your own time to help.
If you know a local charity or group that really deserves to benefit from £6,000, or some willing volunteers, simply ask them to register at http://communityforce.natwest.com by 4 September 2011
CommunityForce aims to support local charities and groups in the great work they do. NatWest will be providing three community projects in your area with awards of £6,000, but it won't be NatWest that decides the winners. It will be inviting you to choose which projects in your community most deserve to benefit.
This initiative also offers more than just financial support; it is about connecting people to good causes. Many at NatWest will be volunteering their time and expertise to the groups you feel most deserve it and you can even volunteer your own time to help.
If you know a local charity or group that really deserves to benefit from £6,000, or some willing volunteers, simply ask them to register at http://communityforce.natwest.com by 4 September 2011
Up For Arts with Voluntary Arts Wales
Voluntary Arts Wales is currently organising two Up for Arts pilot events: one to take place in Carmarthen on Saturday 10 September and one in Rhyl on 17 September and are approaching local arts and cultural groups with a view to involving them in these events.
Up for Arts events have previously been run in Merseyside, Salford and Gateshead and these are the first such events to be held in Wales. They will bring together local arts, crafts and cultural groups and would like you to join them. The aim is to highlight and celebrate the work of voluntary arts and cultural groups in Carmarthen and Rhyl and the surrounding areas encouraging local people to take part, get creative and try something new.
If you would like an opportunity to showcase your group’s work, and help encourage others to get creative, active and involved, come and join in. VAN Wales are looking for groups large or small: those people busy writing poetry, talking about books, getting together to stitch and bitch: sketching and photography: choroegraphy from salsa to urban street dance: youth drama groups and creative writing: brass bands, choirs, accapella and acoustic community folk or jazz and more.
Please contact VAN by phone for an informal discussion and for more details on the event itself, or email them with your preferred contact details and they will get back to you as soon as possible.
Contact:
Carmarthen Up for Arts - Fliss Fleck, Freelance Arts Facilitator flissfleck@phonecoop.coop 07866 823 688
Rhyl Up for Arts - Jo McGregor, Freelance Arts Facilitator, jo.mcgregor@hotmail.co.uk 01745 730209 / 07973 931097
Voluntary Arts Wales - Sioned Best, sioned@vaw.org.uk 01938 55 64 55 www.vaw.org.uk
Up for Arts events have previously been run in Merseyside, Salford and Gateshead and these are the first such events to be held in Wales. They will bring together local arts, crafts and cultural groups and would like you to join them. The aim is to highlight and celebrate the work of voluntary arts and cultural groups in Carmarthen and Rhyl and the surrounding areas encouraging local people to take part, get creative and try something new.
If you would like an opportunity to showcase your group’s work, and help encourage others to get creative, active and involved, come and join in. VAN Wales are looking for groups large or small: those people busy writing poetry, talking about books, getting together to stitch and bitch: sketching and photography: choroegraphy from salsa to urban street dance: youth drama groups and creative writing: brass bands, choirs, accapella and acoustic community folk or jazz and more.
Please contact VAN by phone for an informal discussion and for more details on the event itself, or email them with your preferred contact details and they will get back to you as soon as possible.
Contact:
Carmarthen Up for Arts - Fliss Fleck, Freelance Arts Facilitator flissfleck@phonecoop.coop 07866 823 688
Rhyl Up for Arts - Jo McGregor, Freelance Arts Facilitator, jo.mcgregor@hotmail.co.uk 01745 730209 / 07973 931097
Voluntary Arts Wales - Sioned Best, sioned@vaw.org.uk 01938 55 64 55 www.vaw.org.uk
BT Community Connections
Deadline: 15 September 2011, 5.30 pm
If you know of a community group which helps, or wants to help, people access the internet and improve their ICT skills, they could be eligible to receive 12 months' free broadband from BT. Silver surfers, after school and youth clubs, even 'IT for the Terrified' groups have benefited from an award in the past and are now encouraging even more people to get online.
Applying for an award is easy. Simply go to www.bt.com/communityconnections to access the online application form and read the full rules and guidance notes.
If you know of a community group which helps, or wants to help, people access the internet and improve their ICT skills, they could be eligible to receive 12 months' free broadband from BT. Silver surfers, after school and youth clubs, even 'IT for the Terrified' groups have benefited from an award in the past and are now encouraging even more people to get online.
Applying for an award is easy. Simply go to www.bt.com/communityconnections to access the online application form and read the full rules and guidance notes.
Funding for Schools to Purchase Musical Equipment
Schools in the UK that wish to purchase musical instruments and equipment can apply for funding of up to £2,000 through the EMI Music Sound Foundation’s Instrument and/or Equipment Awards.
To date the Foundations has made awards to over two thousand schools, individual students and teachers improve their access to music through the purchase or upgrade of musical instruments and equipment.
The funding has to be made for music education that is beyond statutory national curriculum music teaching. The Foundation cannot fund retrospectively and schools are not eligible for financial assistance under this scheme if they have already purchased their instruments or if they do so before their application has been approved.
Deadline for applications is 16 September 2011
www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com/index.php/site/awards
To date the Foundations has made awards to over two thousand schools, individual students and teachers improve their access to music through the purchase or upgrade of musical instruments and equipment.
The funding has to be made for music education that is beyond statutory national curriculum music teaching. The Foundation cannot fund retrospectively and schools are not eligible for financial assistance under this scheme if they have already purchased their instruments or if they do so before their application has been approved.
Deadline for applications is 16 September 2011
www.emimusicsoundfoundation.com/index.php/site/awards
Sky Arts and IdeasTap launch new £30,000 arts bursary
IdeasTap, the online arts and funding organisation, has teamed up with Sky Arts to launch a new bursary for young artists. The Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund will offer five young artists £30,000 each to fund their work for a full year. The fund is open to artists aged 18-30 living in the UK and Ireland, and is designed to bridge the gap between formal education and becoming a working artist.
The Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund is open to individual artists working in visual art, theatre, performance art, film, music, dance or literature. The scheme will also provide each artist with a mentor from Sky, who will help develop their skills and knowledge in the arts and commercial sector. The artists will also have the opportunity to showcase their work on Sky Arts – be it on TV, online or on demand.
The deadline for applicants is 19 September 2011. Two winners will be selected during this round of funding. The next round will open in early 2012 from which three further winners will be chosen.
For more information, and to apply for the Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund, please visit www.ideastap.com/skyartsfuturesfund
The Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund is open to individual artists working in visual art, theatre, performance art, film, music, dance or literature. The scheme will also provide each artist with a mentor from Sky, who will help develop their skills and knowledge in the arts and commercial sector. The artists will also have the opportunity to showcase their work on Sky Arts – be it on TV, online or on demand.
The deadline for applicants is 19 September 2011. Two winners will be selected during this round of funding. The next round will open in early 2012 from which three further winners will be chosen.
For more information, and to apply for the Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund, please visit www.ideastap.com/skyartsfuturesfund
Welsh Male Choir urgently required for 14th European Wine Song Festival in Hungary
CMI Concert Masters International are urgently seeking a Welsh male choir to participate in the 14th European Wine Song Festival in Pécs, Hungary in September of this year. This vacancy has arisen due to the late withdrawal of the invited choir for 2011, due to late arising circumstances unfortunately beyond their control.
Pécs is an attractive, old university town with a special Mediterranean atmosphere, and it has been hosting this unique festival for male choruses, vocal ensembles and soloists every year since 1993. The festival's host ensemble is the Béla Bartók Male Chorus, widely known for its excellent quality and international success.
Participating choirs are required to prepare a 10-15 minutes gala programme, focusing on convivial songs, to introduce their national musical traditions, particularly those connected with viniculture, grapes and wine. This programme may include both folklore-based and original compositions, as well as arrangements of popular songs. The festival involves around two hundred singers and besides presenting their own national programme, participants also join together in the massed Festival Chorus, performing the most well-known convivial wine songs and arrangements from several historical eras.
The festival has different venues, including the world-famous Villány Wine Region, the National Theatre in Pécs (site of the gala concert) and the Széchenyi Square. In the Square, amidst the Feast of Grapes and Wine, around ten thousand people enjoy the colourful programmes of the choirs, invited folklore ensembles and dance groups.
The full itinerary for the visit is available for download by clicking on the icon below. The dates, inclusive of travel, are Thursday September 22 to Monday September 26. All-inclusive quotes of participation per person, including four night’s stay in selected fine hotels, full board, coach transportation, and a tour manager’s service throughout your stay, along with almost unlimited enjoyment of the superb wines of Southern-Hungary and singing are detailed in full in the download. Please note however that air travel to and from Budapest is the responsibility of the accepting choir
Further information on the festival can be found at their website www.winesongfestival.hu with images of previous events being found at http://www.winesongfestival.hu/a-fotoalbum.php The website of tour organisers Concert Masters International, Hungary can be found at www.cmi.hu
Pécs is an attractive, old university town with a special Mediterranean atmosphere, and it has been hosting this unique festival for male choruses, vocal ensembles and soloists every year since 1993. The festival's host ensemble is the Béla Bartók Male Chorus, widely known for its excellent quality and international success.
Participating choirs are required to prepare a 10-15 minutes gala programme, focusing on convivial songs, to introduce their national musical traditions, particularly those connected with viniculture, grapes and wine. This programme may include both folklore-based and original compositions, as well as arrangements of popular songs. The festival involves around two hundred singers and besides presenting their own national programme, participants also join together in the massed Festival Chorus, performing the most well-known convivial wine songs and arrangements from several historical eras.
The festival has different venues, including the world-famous Villány Wine Region, the National Theatre in Pécs (site of the gala concert) and the Széchenyi Square. In the Square, amidst the Feast of Grapes and Wine, around ten thousand people enjoy the colourful programmes of the choirs, invited folklore ensembles and dance groups.
The full itinerary for the visit is available for download by clicking on the icon below. The dates, inclusive of travel, are Thursday September 22 to Monday September 26. All-inclusive quotes of participation per person, including four night’s stay in selected fine hotels, full board, coach transportation, and a tour manager’s service throughout your stay, along with almost unlimited enjoyment of the superb wines of Southern-Hungary and singing are detailed in full in the download. Please note however that air travel to and from Budapest is the responsibility of the accepting choir
Further information on the festival can be found at their website www.winesongfestival.hu with images of previous events being found at http://www.winesongfestival.hu/a-fotoalbum.php The website of tour organisers Concert Masters International, Hungary can be found at www.cmi.hu
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The Idlewild Trust
Deadline: 23 September 2011
The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the encouragement of excellence in the performing and fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of buildings and items of historical interest or national importance. Occasionally it also supports projects that conserve the natural environment. The total funding available each year is approximately £120,000 and registered charities can apply for grants of up to £5,000.
Applications are considered twice a year. The next deadline for applications is 22 September 2011. For more information visit www.idlewildtrust.org.uk
The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the encouragement of excellence in the performing and fine arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of buildings and items of historical interest or national importance. Occasionally it also supports projects that conserve the natural environment. The total funding available each year is approximately £120,000 and registered charities can apply for grants of up to £5,000.
Applications are considered twice a year. The next deadline for applications is 22 September 2011. For more information visit www.idlewildtrust.org.uk
Arts Sponsorship Seminar
Area: Cardiff
Date: Thursday 29 September 2011
The Arts & Business Sponsorship Seminar is specifically designed to raise understanding of sponsorship and give practical guidance to arts organisations on how best to go about obtaining and developing it. This one day seminar is aimed at those who have no sponsorship experience as well as those who wish to refresh themselves of the fundamental principles and practice of this important area, and will be presented by Arts & Business Cymru.
The seminar will be held at Eversheds LLP, 1 Callaghan Square, Cardiff CF10 5BT on Thursday 29 September between 10.00am-4.30pm. For further information, contact:
Laura Varden, Events & Administration Officer
Tel: 029 2030 3023
Email laura.varden@artsandbusiness.org.uk
www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/wales
Date: Thursday 29 September 2011
The Arts & Business Sponsorship Seminar is specifically designed to raise understanding of sponsorship and give practical guidance to arts organisations on how best to go about obtaining and developing it. This one day seminar is aimed at those who have no sponsorship experience as well as those who wish to refresh themselves of the fundamental principles and practice of this important area, and will be presented by Arts & Business Cymru.
The seminar will be held at Eversheds LLP, 1 Callaghan Square, Cardiff CF10 5BT on Thursday 29 September between 10.00am-4.30pm. For further information, contact:
Laura Varden, Events & Administration Officer
Tel: 029 2030 3023
Email laura.varden@artsandbusiness.org.uk
www.artsandbusiness.org.uk/wales
Colwinston Charitable Trust
Deadline: 30 September 2011
The Colwinston Charitable Trust was established in 1995 and distributes grants to organisations working predominantly in the areas of opera, classical music and the visual arts. Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available for registered charities to achieve higher standards of performance and presentation and for projects that assist the appreciation of the art form and attract a wider audience.
Applications can be made at any time and the deadline for consideration at the Trust's March 2010 Trustees' meeting is 28 February 2010. The Trust is especially keen to support projects based in Wales, but does have a UK-wide remit.
Further details are available from www.colwinston.org.uk
The Colwinston Charitable Trust was established in 1995 and distributes grants to organisations working predominantly in the areas of opera, classical music and the visual arts. Grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 are available for registered charities to achieve higher standards of performance and presentation and for projects that assist the appreciation of the art form and attract a wider audience.
Applications can be made at any time and the deadline for consideration at the Trust's March 2010 Trustees' meeting is 28 February 2010. The Trust is especially keen to support projects based in Wales, but does have a UK-wide remit.
Further details are available from www.colwinston.org.uk
Opportunity in Chester
Chester Mystery Plays has commissioned a new musical play based on the story of Noah's Flood to be delivered by Manchester Camerata. Anyone is welcome, of any age or ability, and the whole thing is free!
All that is asked is a commitment over the first weekend in October, in Chester, for you to work alongside professional musicians to create and perform this brand new show.
Who - ANYONE of any age, and with any level of musical skill or none, working with Manchester Camerata and Chester Mystery Plays What - the chance to create and perform in a brand new musical play based on the story of Noah's Flood
When - 1st and 2nd October 2011
Where - in Chester
How much - FREE!
Please pass this information on to your family, friends, networks etc, and sign up soon to be the first to be allocated your place on what is sure to be a magical weekend! If you want to be involved or have further queries, please get in touch with Nick Ponsillo at Manchester Camerata - 0161 226 8696 or nponsillo@manchestercamerata.com
All that is asked is a commitment over the first weekend in October, in Chester, for you to work alongside professional musicians to create and perform this brand new show.
Who - ANYONE of any age, and with any level of musical skill or none, working with Manchester Camerata and Chester Mystery Plays What - the chance to create and perform in a brand new musical play based on the story of Noah's Flood
When - 1st and 2nd October 2011
Where - in Chester
How much - FREE!
Please pass this information on to your family, friends, networks etc, and sign up soon to be the first to be allocated your place on what is sure to be a magical weekend! If you want to be involved or have further queries, please get in touch with Nick Ponsillo at Manchester Camerata - 0161 226 8696 or nponsillo@manchestercamerata.com
Latest Briefings from Voluntary Arts Wales
Three new briefings are available from Voluntary Arts:
143 - Creating a Facebook presence
This briefing will explain the principles of using Facebook and the reasons your voluntary arts or crafts group may wish to do so. It will concentrate on the basic processes of registering on the site and setting up a simple page, whilst emphasising the importance of protecting your personal and private information.
www.voluntaryarts.org/uploaded/map19290.pdf
144 - Health and safety for lone and remote workers
If you work alone on a regular basis, it is vital that you assess any risks with your line manager and identify any measures needed to ensure your personal safety. Thinking things through and planning for the unexpected will help you remain confident when faced with an emergency. The lists featured in this briefing can be used as an aid to help you achieve this.
www.voluntaryarts.org/uploaded/map19289.pdf
145 - The future of cheques
The Payments Council has set a target date of 2018 to close the cheque clearing system in the UK. If this closure goes ahead, it will mean that it will no longer be possible to make or receive payments using cheques after this date. This briefing summarises discussions that took place at the Future of Cheques workshop, organised by Voluntary Arts and run by the Payments Council in March 2011, which was attended by 20 amateur arts and crafts groups and umbrella organisations.
www.voluntaryarts.org/uploaded/map19288.pdf
VAN Wales are also currently adding Welsh language translations of the briefings from no. 128 onwards onto Voluntary Arts Wales' website www.vaw.org.uk
143 - Creating a Facebook presence
This briefing will explain the principles of using Facebook and the reasons your voluntary arts or crafts group may wish to do so. It will concentrate on the basic processes of registering on the site and setting up a simple page, whilst emphasising the importance of protecting your personal and private information.
www.voluntaryarts.org/uploaded/map19290.pdf
144 - Health and safety for lone and remote workers
If you work alone on a regular basis, it is vital that you assess any risks with your line manager and identify any measures needed to ensure your personal safety. Thinking things through and planning for the unexpected will help you remain confident when faced with an emergency. The lists featured in this briefing can be used as an aid to help you achieve this.
www.voluntaryarts.org/uploaded/map19289.pdf
145 - The future of cheques
The Payments Council has set a target date of 2018 to close the cheque clearing system in the UK. If this closure goes ahead, it will mean that it will no longer be possible to make or receive payments using cheques after this date. This briefing summarises discussions that took place at the Future of Cheques workshop, organised by Voluntary Arts and run by the Payments Council in March 2011, which was attended by 20 amateur arts and crafts groups and umbrella organisations.
www.voluntaryarts.org/uploaded/map19288.pdf
VAN Wales are also currently adding Welsh language translations of the briefings from no. 128 onwards onto Voluntary Arts Wales' website www.vaw.org.uk
123sing! 2011
Classic FM and Making Music are again joining together to present 123sing!, the biggest celebration of singing in the UK, on 30 September - 2 October 2011.
Host a singing event, at home or in your local community, on or near to 30 September - 2 October 2011 and raise money for the Classic FM Foundation . You will be helping to fund music education and therapy projects for the most disadvantaged children and adults in the UK. To find out where the money goes, read Phoebe's story .
It doesn't matter how much you raise or how you raise it. Every penny counts.
Last year participants registered 170 events on the 123sing! map. From come and sing events to pop-up community choirs, barbershop on bicycles and singing on top of the Spinnaker Tower, there was something for everyone.
So all you need to do is ...
SAVE THE DATE!
WHEN: 30 September - 2 October 2011
WHAT: 123sing! Hold a singing event in your community or even at home to celebrate the national singing weekend and raise money for music education and therapy for disadvantaged children and adults.
So, please save the date and spread the word to all of your partners, friends, family and colleagues.
For further information visit the 123sing! sections of the Classic FM and Making Music websites.
Host a singing event, at home or in your local community, on or near to 30 September - 2 October 2011 and raise money for the Classic FM Foundation . You will be helping to fund music education and therapy projects for the most disadvantaged children and adults in the UK. To find out where the money goes, read Phoebe's story .
It doesn't matter how much you raise or how you raise it. Every penny counts.
Last year participants registered 170 events on the 123sing! map. From come and sing events to pop-up community choirs, barbershop on bicycles and singing on top of the Spinnaker Tower, there was something for everyone.
So all you need to do is ...
SAVE THE DATE!
WHEN: 30 September - 2 October 2011
WHAT: 123sing! Hold a singing event in your community or even at home to celebrate the national singing weekend and raise money for music education and therapy for disadvantaged children and adults.
So, please save the date and spread the word to all of your partners, friends, family and colleagues.
For further information visit the 123sing! sections of the Classic FM and Making Music websites.
123sing! Cymru
On Sunday October 2, Making Music Wales and Ty Cerdd, in association with Classic FM, are inviting brass musicians and singers from across Wales to come together at the iconic Wales Millennium Centre, for a national celebration of the proud Welsh traditions of music making and song, as part of 123sing!
123sing! Cymru is a free event, wholly aimed at offering as many Welsh music makers as possible the opportunity to come together in music and song - in the capital of The Land of Song! - and collectively raise the profile of singing and voluntary music in Wales. Everyone is welcome to participate, either as individuals or in groups.
The performance will take place in the Glanfa area of the Millennium Centre at 2:00pm and all brass players and vocalists from across Wales are invited to perform as part of the massed brass band and massed choir that will assemble, under the direction of a variety of leading conductors, in a traditional Cymanfa Ganu style event.
Repertoire will consist wholly of Welsh music, and this music will be made available to download & print free from this website, courtesy of Ty Cerdd, here
For further information on 123sing! Cymru and how you can get involved, visit the 123sing! Cymru pages in the events section of this site
Cymryd Rhan - Get Involved!
123sing! Cymru is a free event, wholly aimed at offering as many Welsh music makers as possible the opportunity to come together in music and song - in the capital of The Land of Song! - and collectively raise the profile of singing and voluntary music in Wales. Everyone is welcome to participate, either as individuals or in groups.
The performance will take place in the Glanfa area of the Millennium Centre at 2:00pm and all brass players and vocalists from across Wales are invited to perform as part of the massed brass band and massed choir that will assemble, under the direction of a variety of leading conductors, in a traditional Cymanfa Ganu style event.
Repertoire will consist wholly of Welsh music, and this music will be made available to download & print free from this website, courtesy of Ty Cerdd, here
For further information on 123sing! Cymru and how you can get involved, visit the 123sing! Cymru pages in the events section of this site
Cymryd Rhan - Get Involved!
