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
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Official Making Music news items can be found first below, 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
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Official Making Music news items can be found first below, 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
The Making Music Overture
The Making Music Overture is Making Music’s own London 2012 inspired project. An official Cultural Olympiad project, the Overture was launched 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
Commission Opportunity - Park & Dare Theatre Centenary
The Park and Dare Theatre, Treorchy
Centenary Celebrations 1913-2013
Cân Yr Adeilad / Song Of The Building
Composer Recruitment Brief
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC Cultural Services & the RCT Music Service are seeking to commission a composer to create a musical work (score and lyrics) to commemorate and celebrate the centenary of the Park & Dare Theatre Treorchy in 2013.
The producers are seeking submissions from composers who have a track record in the creation and delivery of community based musical projects which, whilst being professionally led, fully engage and enable the creative participation of the communities, (including students, pupils, Special school, adult groups) in the area served by this historic and significant cultural building.
The chosen composer will need to demonstrate their ability to work on time and within budget leading a creative team which will consist of a Musical Director (who could also lead on the recording process), a vocal animateur and two professional musicians who can lead the music workshops in school and community settings. We would expect any lyrics to reflect the bilingual nature of this community.
The composer of this work will need to be able to capture the musical life of this iconic building across a century which will have witnessed the Park & Dare Theatre make the transition from silent movies to the “talkies”, played host to the significant musical organisations of the town (e.g. the Treorchy Male Voice Choir / the Parc & Dare Band); hosted annual productions by the great local musical theatre societies such as Spotlight, Selsig and Mid Rhondda and, in more recent times hosted significant musical performances by acts as diverse as Ray Davies OBE of the Kinks, Courtney Pine OBE, Richard Thompson OBE, Julian Lloyd Webber, Gruff Rhys and Cerys Matthews.
The outputs for the project will be the production of an audio CD and four performances of the completed work in March 2013.
The fee for the composer is £5000. The project will separately fund the rest of the creative team, the production of the CD and live performances and will also be responsible for the marketing of same.
Submissions should be made by 11th June and interviews will be held on Friday 22nd June at the Park & Dare Theatre Treorchy
Further information available from Geoff Cripps or Rachel Kilby (01443 775654 / 07973 850289) or geoff.j.cripps@rctcbc.gov.uk rachel.kilby@rctcbc.gov.uk
Centenary Celebrations 1913-2013
Cân Yr Adeilad / Song Of The Building
Composer Recruitment Brief
Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC Cultural Services & the RCT Music Service are seeking to commission a composer to create a musical work (score and lyrics) to commemorate and celebrate the centenary of the Park & Dare Theatre Treorchy in 2013.
The producers are seeking submissions from composers who have a track record in the creation and delivery of community based musical projects which, whilst being professionally led, fully engage and enable the creative participation of the communities, (including students, pupils, Special school, adult groups) in the area served by this historic and significant cultural building.
The chosen composer will need to demonstrate their ability to work on time and within budget leading a creative team which will consist of a Musical Director (who could also lead on the recording process), a vocal animateur and two professional musicians who can lead the music workshops in school and community settings. We would expect any lyrics to reflect the bilingual nature of this community.
The composer of this work will need to be able to capture the musical life of this iconic building across a century which will have witnessed the Park & Dare Theatre make the transition from silent movies to the “talkies”, played host to the significant musical organisations of the town (e.g. the Treorchy Male Voice Choir / the Parc & Dare Band); hosted annual productions by the great local musical theatre societies such as Spotlight, Selsig and Mid Rhondda and, in more recent times hosted significant musical performances by acts as diverse as Ray Davies OBE of the Kinks, Courtney Pine OBE, Richard Thompson OBE, Julian Lloyd Webber, Gruff Rhys and Cerys Matthews.
The outputs for the project will be the production of an audio CD and four performances of the completed work in March 2013.
The fee for the composer is £5000. The project will separately fund the rest of the creative team, the production of the CD and live performances and will also be responsible for the marketing of same.
Submissions should be made by 11th June and interviews will be held on Friday 22nd June at the Park & Dare Theatre Treorchy
Further information available from Geoff Cripps or Rachel Kilby (01443 775654 / 07973 850289) or geoff.j.cripps@rctcbc.gov.uk rachel.kilby@rctcbc.gov.uk
BASCA Awards Now Open
The Making Music category of the annual British Composer Awards is presented to a composer of a new work for a voluntary or amateur music group. The awards are sponsored by PRS for Music in association with BBC Radio 3, with exclusive coverage on Radio 3 leading up to the ceremony, and a special show featuring winning recordings being broadcast once the ceremony has taken place. The winners are also announced in specialist music magazines including Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine.
The awards are presented by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA), the professional association for music writers of all genres in the UK. With over 2,000 members, BASCA is the voice for British music creators.
This year, the Making Music category has been widened to celebrate all works written for voluntary, amateur or youth ensembles. Nominating a work for this category is a great opportunity to throw a spotlight on your group and composers who have written for you. Closing date is Thursday 12 July.
The 2011 Making Music Award went to Richard Bullen for his piece I can’t find brumm…, composed through a partnership with Midlands Fretted Orchestra as part of Adopt a Composer 2009. The winners were announced in a ceremony in London’s Stationer’s Hall on 30 November 2011.
For full instructions on nominating works, visit the British Composer Awards website
The awards are presented by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA), the professional association for music writers of all genres in the UK. With over 2,000 members, BASCA is the voice for British music creators.
This year, the Making Music category has been widened to celebrate all works written for voluntary, amateur or youth ensembles. Nominating a work for this category is a great opportunity to throw a spotlight on your group and composers who have written for you. Closing date is Thursday 12 July.
The 2011 Making Music Award went to Richard Bullen for his piece I can’t find brumm…, composed through a partnership with Midlands Fretted Orchestra as part of Adopt a Composer 2009. The winners were announced in a ceremony in London’s Stationer’s Hall on 30 November 2011.
For full instructions on nominating works, visit the British Composer Awards website
120 amateur singers and the Making Music Overture composer to feature in Diamond Jubilee Pageant
The
Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant will feature 120 amateur singers from
many Commonwealth countries as part of the Jubilant Commonwealth Choir,
directed by Mary King and Making Music Overture composer Orlando Gough.
The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, which takes place on 3 June this year, is a 1,000 boat tribute to Her Majesty the Queen’s 60-year reign. Music will feature heavily in the Thames Pageant, with 10 Music Barges each leading a section of the flotilla. A mixture of classical and contemporary music will be performed by professional and amateur musicians.
The fifth barge will contain the Jubilant Commonwealth Choir with 120 amateur singers recruited from throughout the Commonwealth and directed by Mary King and Orlando Gough. The choir will sing unaccompanied arrangements of British folk songs along with a newly composed song by Orlando Gough, with lyrics by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
The Music Barges will also feature performances of new music inspired by Handel’s Water Music, as well as a 75 piece student brass band. For further information visit the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant website
The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, which takes place on 3 June this year, is a 1,000 boat tribute to Her Majesty the Queen’s 60-year reign. Music will feature heavily in the Thames Pageant, with 10 Music Barges each leading a section of the flotilla. A mixture of classical and contemporary music will be performed by professional and amateur musicians.
The fifth barge will contain the Jubilant Commonwealth Choir with 120 amateur singers recruited from throughout the Commonwealth and directed by Mary King and Orlando Gough. The choir will sing unaccompanied arrangements of British folk songs along with a newly composed song by Orlando Gough, with lyrics by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.
The Music Barges will also feature performances of new music inspired by Handel’s Water Music, as well as a 75 piece student brass band. For further information visit the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant website
35 and Thriving!
Following their recent 35th anniversary celebrations and the launch of their new website Cardiff Live Music Clubhave unveiled their line up of events for 2012.
CLMC meet monthly to enjoy performances by professional international keyboard players, and also welcome appearances by additional instrumentalists, enjoying evenings featuring accordians, harmonicas, singers and wind players.
In addition, the Club also has a workshop section, meeting on separate evenings, where members can play to one another, swap ideas and generally enjoy cameraderie and making music.
For further details of all this and more visit www.clmc.me.uk
CLMC meet monthly to enjoy performances by professional international keyboard players, and also welcome appearances by additional instrumentalists, enjoying evenings featuring accordians, harmonicas, singers and wind players.
In addition, the Club also has a workshop section, meeting on separate evenings, where members can play to one another, swap ideas and generally enjoy cameraderie and making music.
For further details of all this and more visit www.clmc.me.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
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
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
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
Celebrate the Bandstand Marathon - Perform at your local bandstand, and earn £100 for your group!
As part of the Cultural Olympiad, the Bandstand Marathon will once more take place throughout parks and town centres across the UK on Sunday 9 September this year. The Marathon is run by South West based company Superact!, now in partnership with Making Music.
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, and this year £100 is being offered to each group that participates.
To register your interest and find your nearest venue, visit the Bandstand Marathon website.
The event, now in its fifth 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 the event is not limited to bands, or even just instrumental ensembles - all musical groups are welcome, and encouraged to, participate.
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
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, and this year £100 is being offered to each group that participates.
To register your interest and find your nearest venue, visit the Bandstand Marathon website.
The event, now in its fifth 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 the event is not limited to bands, or even just instrumental ensembles - all musical groups are welcome, and encouraged to, participate.
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
Music and Wellbeing – the Making Music conference 2012
Area: Cardiff
Dates: 15 and 16 September
The 2012 Making Music conference will be held in Cardiff on September 15 / 16 at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. The annual national conference for voluntary music, the theme of the 2012 event will be participation. Further details will be placed here as and when they become available - be sure to save the dates and book your place soon!
Dates: 15 and 16 September
The 2012 Making Music conference will be held in Cardiff on September 15 / 16 at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. The annual national conference for voluntary music, the theme of the 2012 event will be participation. Further details will be placed here as and when they become available - be sure to save the dates and book your place soon!
Colwinston Charitable Trust
Deadline: 30 September
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 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 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
Previous 2012 News Items
Welsh Bagpiping 2012!
Canolfan a Menter Gymraeg Merthyr, Merthyr Tydfil
www.merthyrtudful.com
Saturday, January 21st
10.30am – 12.30pm
Only £5.00 per person
Welsh bagpiping is 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
www.merthyrtudful.com
Saturday, January 21st
10.30am – 12.30pm
Only £5.00 per person
Welsh bagpiping is 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
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
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.
Musical Director Required
Treherbert & District Brass Band invite applications for the post of Musical Director.
The band were National Eisteddfod of Wales third division, plus Runner Up Welsh Regional third division and South Wales Miner's Eisteddfod Champions in 2011. Newly promoted to the second section for 2012, the band now seek a committed, driven individual to lead the organisation forward in the year ahead.
Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings between 7:30 and 9:30pm at the bandroom on Taff Street, Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF42 5LE.
Further information can be found at the band's website www.treherbertband.weebly.com or contact band secretary Belinda Harris
The band were National Eisteddfod of Wales third division, plus Runner Up Welsh Regional third division and South Wales Miner's Eisteddfod Champions in 2011. Newly promoted to the second section for 2012, the band now seek a committed, driven individual to lead the organisation forward in the year ahead.
Rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings between 7:30 and 9:30pm at the bandroom on Taff Street, Treherbert, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF42 5LE.
Further information can be found at the band's website www.treherbertband.weebly.com or contact band secretary Belinda Harris
Applications Invited for Beyond Borders
Beyond
Borders encourages collaboration between commissioning organisations
and music creators to generate new, imaginative works which will be
performed to audiences across the UK.
The PRS for Music Foundation is teaming up with funding partners Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland and Arts Council of Wales to run the Beyond Borders UK wide funding programme.
The scheme supports the creation of high quality new music which is jointly commissioned by at least two (but preferably more) organisations based in different UK countries. They are now accepting applications for Beyond Borders funding from music creators, performance groups and commissioning organisations working together on exciting new projects. The scheme has already initiated 15 fantastic collaborations across the UK, including:
Beyond Borders was extended to a full-scale programme in 2011 following an earlier pilot scheme.
Aims
Support is offered to projects which
Overall the PRSF is looking for proposals for exciting and intriguing pieces of new music. Whilst music should be the focus of the commission, genuine cross-artform collaborations will be supported, and particular interest will be shown to projects involving contemporary dance.
How to apply
For more details on the application process please visit :
www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Partnerships/Flagship-Programmes/Beyond-Borders
The PRS for Music Foundation is teaming up with funding partners Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Creative Scotland and Arts Council of Wales to run the Beyond Borders UK wide funding programme.
The scheme supports the creation of high quality new music which is jointly commissioned by at least two (but preferably more) organisations based in different UK countries. They are now accepting applications for Beyond Borders funding from music creators, performance groups and commissioning organisations working together on exciting new projects. The scheme has already initiated 15 fantastic collaborations across the UK, including:
- Award-winning Scottish folk trio Lau worked with Northern Irish composer Brian Irvine and the Northern Sinfonia to create ‘Strange Attractors’, commissioned by The Sage Gateshead, Belfast Festival and Celtic Connections
- English composer Luke Bedford was commissioned by The Opera Group, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and The Tramway (Glasgow) to write ‘Seven Angels’, described by The Daily Telegraph as “impeccably crafted”
- Belfast DJ Phil Kieran
collaborated with Swansea psyche-rockers White Noise Sound to create a
collection of new songs, commissioned by Oh Yeah Music Centre (Belfast),
Swansea Creative Hub and the Welsh Music Foundation.
Beyond Borders was extended to a full-scale programme in 2011 following an earlier pilot scheme.
Aims
- 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.
- 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.
- Support projects which are genuinely collaborative and have been developed jointly by the partners involved.
- Enable the funding partners to contribute more significantly to UK-wide new music sector development.
Support is offered to projects which
- Are joint commissions between at least two (but preferably more) organisations in different UK countries
- Commission new work of any genre from UK-resident music creators (e.g. composers/songwriters/producers)
- Are genuinely new and innovative, jointly-devised commissions push the boundaries of a music creator's work
- Result in the commissioned work having at least two confirmed performances in different UK countries.
Overall the PRSF is looking for proposals for exciting and intriguing pieces of new music. Whilst music should be the focus of the commission, genuine cross-artform collaborations will be supported, and particular interest will be shown to projects involving contemporary dance.
How to apply
For more details on the application process please visit :
www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Partnerships/Flagship-Programmes/Beyond-Borders
The Catrin Finch Academy: Summer School
Come to Catrin's own village near Cardiff in Wales for 3 days of intensive
teaching, playing and fun!
Catrin will be joined by her former teacher Elinor Bennett, for a series of masterclasses, one to one tuition and concerts.
24th - 28th July 2012
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE. For more information and registration details visit www.catrinfinch.com or contact gwawr@catrinfinch.com
Closing date for applications: March 1st 2012
Academi Catrin Finch
Dewch i'r pentref ger Caerdydd lle mae Catrin yn byw, am 3 diwrnod o ddysgu dwys, perfformio a hwyl! Bydd cyn-athrawes Catrin, Elinor Bennett, yn ymuno â hi, mewn cyfres o ddosbarthiadau meistr, hyfforddiant unigol a chyngherddau.
Gorffenaf 24 -28 2012
NIFER CYFYNGEDIG O LEFYDD. Am fwy o wybodaeth a manylion cofrestru, ymwelwch â www.catrinfinch.com neu cysylltu â gwawr@catrinfinch.com
Dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau : Mawrth 1af, 2012.
Catrin will be joined by her former teacher Elinor Bennett, for a series of masterclasses, one to one tuition and concerts.
24th - 28th July 2012
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE. For more information and registration details visit www.catrinfinch.com or contact gwawr@catrinfinch.com
Closing date for applications: March 1st 2012
Academi Catrin Finch
Dewch i'r pentref ger Caerdydd lle mae Catrin yn byw, am 3 diwrnod o ddysgu dwys, perfformio a hwyl! Bydd cyn-athrawes Catrin, Elinor Bennett, yn ymuno â hi, mewn cyfres o ddosbarthiadau meistr, hyfforddiant unigol a chyngherddau.
Gorffenaf 24 -28 2012
NIFER CYFYNGEDIG O LEFYDD. Am fwy o wybodaeth a manylion cofrestru, ymwelwch â www.catrinfinch.com neu cysylltu â gwawr@catrinfinch.com
Dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau : Mawrth 1af, 2012.
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.
Live Music Now Auditions
Founded by Yehudi Menuhin, Live Music Now offers young, professional musicians invaluable opportunities of performing in a wide range of venues. Auditions will be held on Thursday April 12 at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. The closing date for applications is March 1
Further information and application packs are now available from wales@livemusicnow.org Telephone 02920 554040 or visit www.livemusicnow.org
Download the auditions poster leaflets, available in both English and Welsh here:
Further information and application packs are now available from wales@livemusicnow.org Telephone 02920 554040 or visit www.livemusicnow.org
Download the auditions poster leaflets, available in both English and Welsh here:
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Choir of the Year 2012 Open For Entries
Choir of the Year is a biennial competition which provides an
important platform to celebrate the wealth of choral activity across
Britain. Following a series of auditions at venues across the UK from
January to March, four choirs in each category – Children, Youth, Adult
and Open – will be selected to perform at the category finals at
Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 6 October. The category winners and two
‘wildcards’ will then go head to head in the Grand Final at the Royal
Festival Hall on 28 October, broadcast on BBC FOUR, to take the title
Choir of the Year 2012.
The initial audition days are a fantastic opportunity for groups of all kinds to come together and pick up tips and ideas, and generally see what else is going on in the choral world. Families and friends can also come along to offer support.
This year, conductor Greg Beardsell will be hosting the auditions and getting everybody on their feet and singing: 'The UK has one of the finest and most respected choral traditions in the world and I am so privileged to be part of that tradition. There is also tremendous variety in our great choral heritage. From Barbershop to Gospel, Show Choirs to Traditional Folk songs, Choir of the Year celebrates choral singing in all its wondrous forms, allowing singers of all ages to showcase their talent.’
Apply online at www.choiroftheyear.com
The initial audition days are a fantastic opportunity for groups of all kinds to come together and pick up tips and ideas, and generally see what else is going on in the choral world. Families and friends can also come along to offer support.
This year, conductor Greg Beardsell will be hosting the auditions and getting everybody on their feet and singing: 'The UK has one of the finest and most respected choral traditions in the world and I am so privileged to be part of that tradition. There is also tremendous variety in our great choral heritage. From Barbershop to Gospel, Show Choirs to Traditional Folk songs, Choir of the Year celebrates choral singing in all its wondrous forms, allowing singers of all ages to showcase their talent.’
Apply online at www.choiroftheyear.com
Cavatina Singers to perform Faure Requiem
Saturday March 24
Trinity Methodist Church, Penarth
7:30pm
The Cavatina Singers, under conductor Derek Joseph Mahady, will perform Faure's Requiem and supporting programme at Trinity Methodist Church, Penarth on Saturday 24 March at 7:30 pm. Concerts proceeds will be given to the Church's charity project supporting a school in Zambia.
Trinity Methodist Church, Penarth
7:30pm
The Cavatina Singers, under conductor Derek Joseph Mahady, will perform Faure's Requiem and supporting programme at Trinity Methodist Church, Penarth on Saturday 24 March at 7:30 pm. Concerts proceeds will be given to the Church's charity project supporting a school in Zambia.
Excellent Opportunity for Young Composers with BBC NOW
Spaces have become available for a FREE BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers Lab taking place at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay on Saturday 28 April between 10.30am-5:00pm.
In order to apply for this lab – please follow the link below, complete the form and click the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the form http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/learn/takepart/index.shtml
Inspire is the BBC Proms scheme that aims to encourage and foster the talent of young composers from all around Britain - the Cardiff Lab is the final workshop opportunity of this year’s scheme. BBC NOW are getting in touch to encourage any talented young composers to participate.
Inspire is aimed at young people aged 12 to 18, interested in writing music and keen to push at the boundaries of their musical world. The Proms Inspire Young Composers in Cardiff will be led by composers Fraser Trainer and Anna Meredith and will provide young composers with the opportunity to write and have their music played by BBC National Orchestra of Wales musicians who will be on hand during the day
Young composers can attend the BBC Proms Inspire Composer Lab and/or enter your original piece of music to the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition which offers winners an unrivalled opportunity to have it performed by professional musicians at the BBC Proms and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The BBC Proms Inspire scheme 2012 provides a friendly environment to share ideas, participate in workshops, meet other young composers, get feedback and develop your musical creativity. Best of all, it’s all free! You can attend a free BBC Proms Inspire Composer Lab and/or enter your original piece of music to the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition which offers winners an unrivalled opportunity to have it performed by professional musicians at the BBC Proms and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Read on to find out how to get involved.
BBC Proms Inspire Composer Labs
Composer Labs are free and offer you the chance to have professional musicians play your music and get expert advice from leading composers in a day of music-making, exploration and discovery. Bring your instrument, your latest ideas, a rhythm, a melody, a finished work or just a friend. Try things out and question the experts.
BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition 2012
• If you are a composer aged between 12 and 18, we want to hear from you!
• Enter your own, original piece of music — no more than five minutes long — to the BBC Proms judging panel.
• The prestigious BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition will give you an unrivalled opportunity to have your music performed by professional musicians at the BBC Proms and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
• Whatever your style and inspiration, we want to hear it!
The Judges 2012Our judging panel reflects the wide variety of music played at the BBC Proms each year and includes composers, musicians, broadcasters and music industry professionals who are passionate about finding and developing new young talent. Composer and musician Fraser Trainer has worked with many Inspire winners. “Write your wildest dreams: we want to hear passion, intensity, personality, something unique and challenging, even weird and wonderful, but above all, totally memorable!” Stuart MacRae is a composer and a teacher of composition. He’s looking for… “exciting new pieces, with fresh, creative and original ideas from young composers writing in any style”. Anna Meredith is one of the UK’s most in-demand young composers. Her music is widely performed around the world and she is a regular judge, guest and commentator on BBC Television and Radios 3 and 4. BBC Radio 3’s commissioning editor for new music, Andrew Kurowski, looks forward to hearing a new generation of Inspire composers’ each year. “Making music for others to play, and hearing it played back to you, is one of the most elating and transforming experiences a person can have”. Nico Muhly is a composer and arranger based in New York City. He has written operas, film scores, vocal music, orchestral and chamber works. A true innovator, Peter Wiegold is a composer, improviser and teacher. His music crosses musical genres.
How to Enter
• Submit a piece of original music to the Proms judging panel
• There are no restrictions on instrumentation, which may include acoustic
and/or electronic instruments and computer-generated sounds
• Entries should last no longer than five minutes
• A completed entry form must also be included. Download an entry form or call 020 7765 0643 or email promslearning@bbc.co.uk to request a form
• Entries must include two identical CD recordings of the piece along with two copies of
EITHER:
A notated, graphic or tabbed score
OR
A written description
• CD recordings can be taken directly from notation software packages or sequencing software or can be live recordings of your work.
Entries must be sent by post to:
BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition
PO BOX 105
Rochester
Kent
ME2 4BE
Questions about BBC Proms Inspire and the Young Composers' Competition?
See: bbc.co.uk/proms
Email: promslearning@bbc.co.uk
Phone: 020 7765 0643
In order to apply for this lab – please follow the link below, complete the form and click the SUBMIT button at the bottom of the form http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/learn/takepart/index.shtml
Inspire is the BBC Proms scheme that aims to encourage and foster the talent of young composers from all around Britain - the Cardiff Lab is the final workshop opportunity of this year’s scheme. BBC NOW are getting in touch to encourage any talented young composers to participate.
Inspire is aimed at young people aged 12 to 18, interested in writing music and keen to push at the boundaries of their musical world. The Proms Inspire Young Composers in Cardiff will be led by composers Fraser Trainer and Anna Meredith and will provide young composers with the opportunity to write and have their music played by BBC National Orchestra of Wales musicians who will be on hand during the day
Young composers can attend the BBC Proms Inspire Composer Lab and/or enter your original piece of music to the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition which offers winners an unrivalled opportunity to have it performed by professional musicians at the BBC Proms and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The BBC Proms Inspire scheme 2012 provides a friendly environment to share ideas, participate in workshops, meet other young composers, get feedback and develop your musical creativity. Best of all, it’s all free! You can attend a free BBC Proms Inspire Composer Lab and/or enter your original piece of music to the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition which offers winners an unrivalled opportunity to have it performed by professional musicians at the BBC Proms and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Read on to find out how to get involved.
BBC Proms Inspire Composer Labs
Composer Labs are free and offer you the chance to have professional musicians play your music and get expert advice from leading composers in a day of music-making, exploration and discovery. Bring your instrument, your latest ideas, a rhythm, a melody, a finished work or just a friend. Try things out and question the experts.
BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition 2012
• If you are a composer aged between 12 and 18, we want to hear from you!
• Enter your own, original piece of music — no more than five minutes long — to the BBC Proms judging panel.
• The prestigious BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition will give you an unrivalled opportunity to have your music performed by professional musicians at the BBC Proms and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
• Whatever your style and inspiration, we want to hear it!
The Judges 2012Our judging panel reflects the wide variety of music played at the BBC Proms each year and includes composers, musicians, broadcasters and music industry professionals who are passionate about finding and developing new young talent. Composer and musician Fraser Trainer has worked with many Inspire winners. “Write your wildest dreams: we want to hear passion, intensity, personality, something unique and challenging, even weird and wonderful, but above all, totally memorable!” Stuart MacRae is a composer and a teacher of composition. He’s looking for… “exciting new pieces, with fresh, creative and original ideas from young composers writing in any style”. Anna Meredith is one of the UK’s most in-demand young composers. Her music is widely performed around the world and she is a regular judge, guest and commentator on BBC Television and Radios 3 and 4. BBC Radio 3’s commissioning editor for new music, Andrew Kurowski, looks forward to hearing a new generation of Inspire composers’ each year. “Making music for others to play, and hearing it played back to you, is one of the most elating and transforming experiences a person can have”. Nico Muhly is a composer and arranger based in New York City. He has written operas, film scores, vocal music, orchestral and chamber works. A true innovator, Peter Wiegold is a composer, improviser and teacher. His music crosses musical genres.
How to Enter
• Submit a piece of original music to the Proms judging panel
• There are no restrictions on instrumentation, which may include acoustic
and/or electronic instruments and computer-generated sounds
• Entries should last no longer than five minutes
• A completed entry form must also be included. Download an entry form or call 020 7765 0643 or email promslearning@bbc.co.uk to request a form
• Entries must include two identical CD recordings of the piece along with two copies of
EITHER:
A notated, graphic or tabbed score
OR
A written description
• CD recordings can be taken directly from notation software packages or sequencing software or can be live recordings of your work.
Entries must be sent by post to:
BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers’ Competition
PO BOX 105
Rochester
Kent
ME2 4BE
Questions about BBC Proms Inspire and the Young Composers' Competition?
See: bbc.co.uk/proms
Email: promslearning@bbc.co.uk
Phone: 020 7765 0643
