Nottingham based music charity Music for Everyone has won one of six national awards linking amateur music organisations individually with up and coming young composers. The year-long partnership will culminate in a new piece for choir and orchestra to be performed in a celebration concert at Nottingham’s Albert Hall next June and recorded by BBC Radio 3.
Music for Everyone’s composer will be announced in October by the scheme’s sponsors: PRS for Music Foundation, Making Music and Sound and Music. The composer will work with Music for Everyone’s Nottingham Festival Chorus, comprising over 250 local singing enthusiasts.
Angela Kay, Artistic Director of Music for Everyone said “We are absolutely delighted to be a part of this scheme. The timing is perfect. The coming concert season marks 30 years of music making by the Nottingham Festival Chorus and there could be no better way to celebrate our Big Birthday!”
Long standing member of the Nottingham Festival Chorus Morag Cumming from Lady Bay said “Singing with Music for Everyone is always fabulous, but to be part of the first ever performance and recording of a new piece - how great is that? It's even more exciting! I can hardly wait to hear it!"
The Nottingham Festival Chorus is Music for Everyone’s flag-ship choir, a large-scale four-part chorus (200+ voices) performing major classical and twentieth- century works. Membership is open to all (no auditions), there are no weekly rehearsals - singers are provided with scores and rehearsal CDs to help them learn the music at their own pace. If you are interested in singing as part of the Nottingham Festival Chorus in this special season visit the Music for Everyone website for more information www.music-for-everyone.org or contact 0115 959 6484
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