tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3531787611141826502024-03-04T20:12:53.783-08:00Music for Everyone BlogWelcome to the MfE Blog designed to keep you up to date with the latest news from Music for EveryoneMusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-80879878849079910402013-08-12T07:29:00.002-07:002013-08-12T07:29:58.239-07:00Music for Everyone gets Sherwood singing!Nottingham based music education charity, Music for Everyone, is starting a new choir in Sherwood. <br />
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Especially designed for singers of all abilities and experience, the choir will rehearse on a Thursday afternoon from 2pm - 4pm at Sherwood Methodist Church starting on Thursday 26th September.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SbKmYnVD6enfyebt6e_1vav9YsM4rB6BDdja7rTMlTK3XGJP-oOZCcRVQdLPF_SZnpzs-fpZAfw9EXsbXu4GBqQjpi-65R7GA39q1oqpjhtrIbpdGFJYMPDKmks4XBT0CVGt9_aEgnIo/s1600/dvsml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SbKmYnVD6enfyebt6e_1vav9YsM4rB6BDdja7rTMlTK3XGJP-oOZCcRVQdLPF_SZnpzs-fpZAfw9EXsbXu4GBqQjpi-65R7GA39q1oqpjhtrIbpdGFJYMPDKmks4XBT0CVGt9_aEgnIo/s320/dvsml.jpg" width="320" /></a>When asked about the kind of members that they are looking for, conductor Alex Patterson said, “We welcome everyone. All that’s required is a love of singing and a sense of fun. I am really looking forward to our first session - I have some exciting repertoire planned. We will be singing some fabulous songs from classics to musicals, jazz to pop - something for all tastes”. This will be Music for Everyone's fourth daytime choir. Other groups rehearse and perform in Wollaton, Southwell and West Bridgford. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh2WuK0VYNKUA_r9QnZTYFz_wJ0Mu4oVUkBSlBoL9IP6SHQ1Lil9hgn6Ufzq0b6_pWxE7l3FuE_PHPZtk6p2vkBP20ZpCM_cUU8cIZmbRNsqsuNP82XZsV-15CA16cL6_wphIkm9g3LUg/s1600/dtvsml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh2WuK0VYNKUA_r9QnZTYFz_wJ0Mu4oVUkBSlBoL9IP6SHQ1Lil9hgn6Ufzq0b6_pWxE7l3FuE_PHPZtk6p2vkBP20ZpCM_cUU8cIZmbRNsqsuNP82XZsV-15CA16cL6_wphIkm9g3LUg/s1600/dtvsml.jpg" /></a>Member Mary Stokes talks of her experience of singing with Daytime Voices in Wollaton.
“I went into the first rehearsal in trepidation as I thought I couldn’t sing in tune. When I arrived it was a relief to find that everyone was friendly and welcoming and they soon put me at ease. Singing with a large group has been a great experience for me. When you are together and you sing, it makes you feel good inside. I have been with the choir for 6 years now and believe I have improved!” When asked why the group is so good, Mary added “I love being a part of it as it is a really relaxed atmosphere and we seem to do as much laughing as we do singing! I have made some great friendships and the whole world of music has opened up in a way that it hadn’t before.”<br />
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So is Music for Everyone’s aim to get everyone in Nottingham Singing? Angela Kay of Newark, founder and Artistic Director of Music for Everyone for the past 30 years exclaimed “Let's hope so, we started with just one group in 1983 and now we have numerous choirs and other ensembles rehearsing and performing all over the city and county, so who knows!”<br />
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If you are interested in joining Daytime Voices you can try out a session for free on Thursday 26th September at Sherwood Methodist Church (2pm - 4pm). For more information contact Music for Everyone on 0115 9589312 email admin@music-for-everyone.org or visit our website www.music-for-everyone.org MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-91063350943939366802013-08-01T02:57:00.000-07:002013-08-01T03:17:37.946-07:00It’s a Ginormous Choir<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLykPHK_dCluB4HHulKqqo6pLseZaFuwk6l-UV5RLFjTk2Sacen2RHWleb1kosvGG5Z_yJAU-A5-cbn1ANeQkaQpSQqTcdWkPpiTIB6lpO-_IK6ovJ6JLvz56EMS2KwNH0OiL0Hsm5uwk/s1600/GC1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLykPHK_dCluB4HHulKqqo6pLseZaFuwk6l-UV5RLFjTk2Sacen2RHWleb1kosvGG5Z_yJAU-A5-cbn1ANeQkaQpSQqTcdWkPpiTIB6lpO-_IK6ovJ6JLvz56EMS2KwNH0OiL0Hsm5uwk/s320/GC1.png" width="320" /></a>With the help of Music for Everyone 450 members of Girlguiding Nottinghamshire gathered in Nottingham’s Albert Hall on Sunday 14th July to build a ‘Ginormous Choir’ in a day. Those taking part included members of Rainbows (aged 5-7), Brownies (7-10), Guides (10-14), Rangers and Senior Section (14-25) from all over the county, supported by adult volunteers from Girlguiding Nottinghamshire.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTCiRmcXzpTxhp05f1r3F1uQCZdH7f5VkN0iRW3d8IaNvQUstqCNmXF06LgiHFn1j44wmXbs4vn1Evaj3WvQj-6sFAsTH3YsG4Zl1H95_ELZs1DrgUIPZDIaA8hi_36NBrI2b5ZfJkYP-/s1600/GC2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTCiRmcXzpTxhp05f1r3F1uQCZdH7f5VkN0iRW3d8IaNvQUstqCNmXF06LgiHFn1j44wmXbs4vn1Evaj3WvQj-6sFAsTH3YsG4Zl1H95_ELZs1DrgUIPZDIaA8hi_36NBrI2b5ZfJkYP-/s320/GC2.png" width="320" /></a>Amongst those singing were girls from 4a Mansfield St Johns Brownies.‘It has been an awesome day!’ said Libby Bowler, aged 8. ‘It was really exciting to practice the songs in the morning and then perform to our families in the afternoon’. Her friend, Esther Lane, added ‘I really liked singing together with all the other Brownies. Especially the songs by One Direction and Coldplay!’.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSkbH6QxkjwO15Y3L9tKAyO8mjENxxk1Wy0CbfWbrNlTiDb76-65093ip75zT6Qbneml6udYeqHcrWJ4BDYT84QLI_-mwL4ovta_OpmbrxuYO2Qw_CbvO7DVPXEwuv7YwEuBQEXQDf6Dx/s1600/GC3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSkbH6QxkjwO15Y3L9tKAyO8mjENxxk1Wy0CbfWbrNlTiDb76-65093ip75zT6Qbneml6udYeqHcrWJ4BDYT84QLI_-mwL4ovta_OpmbrxuYO2Qw_CbvO7DVPXEwuv7YwEuBQEXQDf6Dx/s320/GC3.png" width="320" /></a>Steering the day was Angela Kay, Artistic Director and Helen Hayes, singing specialist from Music for Everyone, who helped the girls polish up a diverse programme ranging from pop songs, rock anthems and favorites from film and stage musicals to folk and world music. The morning was filled by group workshops and rehearsals, with the whole Ginormous Choir rehearsing together after lunch.<br />
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The day culminated in a special concert for the participants’ families and friends.
‘All 450 girls worked really hard all day and I was amazed at the high standard shown in the final performance,’ says County Commissioner Kate Royse. ‘My thanks must go to all the helpers and, of course, to Angela Kay and her team, for all their time, energy and enthusiasm in making the day such a Ginormous success!’<br />
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Would your son or daughter be interested in joining a Ginormous choir? <a href="http://music-for-everyone.org/vocals.html">Click here to visit our website to read more about our Vocals events>></a>MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-5543031849166896492013-07-01T03:45:00.000-07:002013-08-01T03:57:04.362-07:00Happy birthday to us!On the Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June we celebrated our 30th birthday and marked the occasion with a weekend of performances at Nottingham's Albert Hall.<br />
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Sunday's performance 'Sing a Celebration' featured a choir of over 200 singers, the Nottingham Festival Chorus, and full orchestra Nottingham Concert Orchestra celebrating 30 years by performing a wonderful repertoire of celebratory music including a special world premiere performance of <i>When Music Sounds</i>, a piece of music commissioned especially for the event by the emerging composer Rebecca Dale as part of the Adopt A Composer scheme.<br />
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For the young composer, the commission from Nottingham has been a real boost.
She entered the Adopt a Composer competition run by Making Music and was one of six selected out of 140 applicants. In between rehearsing When Music Sounds, Ms Dale expressed the importance to her of the anniversary commission.
"It's a nightmare for young composers to get going. That's why this scheme is so incredibly helpful. One of the most difficult things for a young composer is the isolation.
"You spend a lot of time on your own in your room and just hope your music will go somewhere."
Angela Kay conducted the choir and orchestra for Sunday's performance, which was recorded by BBC Radio 3.
"One of the great rewards of being a composer is being able to work with live performers," added Ms Dale.
"Having spent a year working on these tunes, it was wonderful to hear real people sing it."<br />
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Choir member Morag Cumming of Lady Bay said ‘Music for Everyone is a unique and wonderful organisation and is a massive asset to Nottingham. People travel from all over the country to take part in their events and I was absolutely delighted to be a part of their celebratory concert – the buzz and excitement of performing at the Albert Hall Nottingham was fabulous!’
Long standing member singer Jane McDermott added ‘MfE is an inspirational organisation and I couldn’t have lived without it, I have made so many friends and had the time of my life rehearsing and performing as part of the choir!’
Artistic Director, Angela Kay added ‘We are absolutely delighted to be celebrating 30 years!’MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-36157663086600710582013-05-13T04:44:00.000-07:002013-05-29T02:51:59.658-07:00MfE demystify opera! On Tuesday 14th May Music for Everyone launched the beginning of a new community arts project that will bring together 150 local young singers, 70 instrumentalists, professional artists and talented amateur dancers for an enormous celebration of music making.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNQ4DV4OaRLXlWia1KzuIB17RLHJD-ap9zKCw5Ou6teMvsNC4B5n5MxAOLUNhFY9VHnE1RQfd_SNllJH7cZ6W4bNzHR7rhQHse2SvtHZqdka7CQN-cbKhdDtsyBttFcq6ht7a2FGyDBGq/s1600/noyesfluddeposter2+(620+x+877).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNQ4DV4OaRLXlWia1KzuIB17RLHJD-ap9zKCw5Ou6teMvsNC4B5n5MxAOLUNhFY9VHnE1RQfd_SNllJH7cZ6W4bNzHR7rhQHse2SvtHZqdka7CQN-cbKhdDtsyBttFcq6ht7a2FGyDBGq/s320/noyesfluddeposter2+(620+x+877).jpg" width="225" /></a>with funding by Arts Council England, the project will involve members of the local community in an unforgettable performance of Benjamin Britten’s opera Noye’s Fludde which brings the well-known story of Noah’s Ark to life.<br />
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Participants will work with professional artists and will be provided with the opportunity to sing, act, dance and make set, costume and props.<br />
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Noye’s Fludde, written by English composer Benjamin Britten, was originally performed by young members of the community and was specifically written for musicians of all levels of ability. Conductor Alex Patterson explains:
“The opera is accessible for children of all ages and experience and a great introduction to opera for performers and audience. Britten was a great champion of community music-making and had a belief in great music for all. His legacy is one that Music for Everyone embodies on a daily basis and what greater way to celebrate the two anniversaries by a performance of this much-loved work.”<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjo0kMF4qt48dScdsJcWq8ewofZktG9jW_MzEeT-ENJQDQteIYEpWB9Uj60T0tfRZJBi1izG__pP2E4sUVxqMGIQCVyWOFCnAxwm2L025uHZKcs1zPw4XKyrJmmSiSD-JF10DF7oBCuDfi/s1600/IMG_0686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjo0kMF4qt48dScdsJcWq8ewofZktG9jW_MzEeT-ENJQDQteIYEpWB9Uj60T0tfRZJBi1izG__pP2E4sUVxqMGIQCVyWOFCnAxwm2L025uHZKcs1zPw4XKyrJmmSiSD-JF10DF7oBCuDfi/s320/IMG_0686.JPG" width="320" /></a>This performance will be a celebration of 30 years of music making for Nottingham based music charity, Music for Everyone and also forms part of the international Britten 100 festival taking place across the globe to celebrate Britten’s centenary year.<br />
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Noye’s Fludde will mark Music for Everyone’s first foray into opera and will be directed by local theatre-maker Robin Reece-Crawford:
“I am delighted to be involved in helping to bring this unique production to life. Britten’s interpretation of the Great Flood story calls for a wonderful variety of instrumentalists and singers and I am confident that the combined forces of all the Music for Everyone Youth groups will ensure a dynamic and exiting performance that no-one should miss!”<br />
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The performance isn’t only a great introduction to opera for its participants; it is very accessible for audiences too.
“This performance is great fun and we hope that it will inspire participants and audience to enjoy opera in the future” says Artistic Director of Music for Everyone, Angela Kay. “The audience can expect a lot of colourful costumes, set and music; a great night out for all the family!”<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxpEUbYhVG5hJnHbTvcKWTw9b_SBan7JyQcXg5heUymSmlrmyhB4EalPmHdM2VHaZyetZqn1s6sUtHwY6vQd2QPHNeqYHiIntskdkJknQ1VS-HEH0uhMETzWW7MpR3M19D95aOvvg7f1d/s1600/IMG_0661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxpEUbYhVG5hJnHbTvcKWTw9b_SBan7JyQcXg5heUymSmlrmyhB4EalPmHdM2VHaZyetZqn1s6sUtHwY6vQd2QPHNeqYHiIntskdkJknQ1VS-HEH0uhMETzWW7MpR3M19D95aOvvg7f1d/s320/IMG_0661.JPG" width="320" /></a>Member of Nottingham Youth Voices, Emily Hodkinson (18) from Calverton is delighted to be involved “It is going to be so much fun! This is an amazing opportunity and I absolutely can’t wait. It is so exciting to be taking part in such a big performance.”<br />
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American film Director, Wes Anderson’s latest film Moonrise Kingdom draws on the director's own experience of performing in Noye's Fludde - “my older brother and I were actually in a production of Noye’s Fludde when I was ten or eleven, and that music is something I've always remembered, and made a very strong impression on me."<br />
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The performance will take place on Saturday 29th June at 7.00pm. For more information about the project or to purchase tickets contact Music for Everyone on 0115 958 9312 email admin@music-for-everyone.org or visit the website <a href="http://www.music-for-everyone.org/sat-29-june-noyes-fludde.html">www.music-for-everyone.org</a><br />
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MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-19086598968722207812013-03-28T08:58:00.003-07:002013-03-28T09:06:15.374-07:00East of England Singers form part of the composing processWe were delighted that, after a string of disruptions due to a few snowstorms and one avalanche (!), both ‘our’ composer, Rebecca Dale, and her mentor, widely commissioned orchestral composer Fraser Trainer, made it to Nottingham for their first joint visit on Wednesday evening 26 March. Following a meeting with Angela Kay, where there was lots to discuss about the further development of the new piece and the planning for its completion, Rebecca (supported by Fraser) spent an intensive hour in a developmental workshop with the East of England Singers (including Angela of course), trying out ideas for one movement in particular and drawing the choir members into the creative process.<br />
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The whole thing was audio recorded, to capture the reactions of Fraser and members of the choir to the experience of rehearsing Rebecca’s sketched opening for the work. Above all she wanted to collect the actual sounds improvised during the workshop, the effects generated as snatches of words and music were tossed around using different voices, dynamics and spaces. At one stage, four different teams of mixed voices were working on vocalising their own compilations of sound effects and note clusters, all in the same room! It was hard work but fun, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Each of the resulting individual team ‘performances’ was received with bursts of sympathetic and appreciative applause from the rest of the group, and seemed to be of real value to Rebecca, who heard a whole lot of inventive variants on her musical ideas to take home and mull over, before turning her final selection into a fabulous opening movement for the new piece!<br />
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Music for Everyone’s chamber choir members were delighted to welcome our adopted composer, Rebecca, on her first visit. We all met up in Nottingham on a normal Wednesday rehearsal evening in November. The plan is for Rebecca to include some material specially for this choir in the final piece, but also to try out some preliminary ideas with them when she is ready, going on to rework and develop them for the big choir setting.<br />
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But her first visit wasn't just a meeting and greeting occasion. Rebecca had opted to get to know the choir from the inside, taking a seat in the soprano section for an evening working on a Buxtehude <i>Cantata</i> and the Poulenc <i>Christmas Motets</i>. Her decision to ‘embed’ was really appreciated by the choir and everyone felt comfortable with her from the start. Angela Kay, MfE’s Artistic Director, was in action conducting the rehearsal; so Rebecca was able to experience Angela’s lively, skillful and motivating approach at first hand. Although the big choir is not auditioned and includes some less specialist singers, Angela’s ability to inspire everyone to achieve great performances narrows any ability gaps quite amazingly! Pictured at the end of the evening, Rebecca and Angela certainly look happy with the partnership.<br />
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We are currently discussing possible themes for the new work and hunting up interesting texts for Rebecca to consider setting to music – we’ll probably need a bit of a joint confab just on this, pretty soon! Meanwhile MfE’s preparations for the next big choir event are well under way and we look forward to welcoming Rebecca to our Verdi <i>Requiem</i> course and concert weekends in late January and early February, when she will really get the measure of the big choir and orchestra, the concert hall where her composition will be premiered and the cast of hundreds she’s going to be writing for!
MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-62810767248559211172012-12-03T03:35:00.000-08:002012-12-20T03:36:45.825-08:00Rebecca's first blog!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When, in my Adopt A Composer interview, I was asked "in an ideal world, if you could write anything, for any forces, what would that be?", I answered that, given no limitations, I would love to do something exciting for very large forces, involving both choir and orchestra. Never did I imagine that I would actually be offered the opportunity to work with both!<br />
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So being paired with the wonderful Music For Everyone really is a dream come true for me - if the prospect of writing for a choir of 250 is a little daunting! The piece will celebrate the organisation's 30th anniversary, and at our first meeting we had plenty of ideas. We talked about the possibility a suite of short contrasting movements, so there is something for everyone, and keeping it broadly filmic in feel. Other than that I am keeping my mind open until I have got to know the ensembles a little better. Everybody involved has already been incredibly welcoming, and I can't wait for my first visit, which is coming up very soon.MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-870559172686842292012-10-24T06:43:00.002-07:002012-10-24T07:09:11.617-07:00MfE office launches with a musical celebration MfE members and supporters enjoyed drinks, nibbles and entertainment at the grand opening of our new HQ and charity bookshop (Bookwise) on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 September.<br />
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Attendees and passers-by were entertained on Hockley High Street by members of our performance groups and office staff! The East of England Singers performed a variety of pieces, Chris McDouall (Bandwise co-ordinator and conductor) played some delightful recorder music and Su (General Manager) and Isobel Bounford (leader of our concert orchestra) formed a duet to perform
string music with Artistic Director, Angela Kay on piano. Morven our new Assistant Artistic Director also joined the line-up and sang musical theatre and pop numbers. Members of the public really seemed to enjoy the music with a number of people commenting on how the groups had brought the street alive and asking when were we going to do it again!<br />
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Everyone was really impressed with the excellent office accommodation which MfE now enjoys. The whole refurbishment of the building has been master-minded and project managed by MfE chairman, Andrew James.<br />
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The MfE office staff love the new HQ "We are really happy to have a wonderful office in vibrant Hockley, Nottingham's cultural quarter. It is great that people can pop in anytime to enrol for an event and purchase tickets for concerts, it's really nice to meet more of the people that are involved in our many events. If you are ever in town please do pop in and have a look!"<br />
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Visitors were surprised about the size of the building too. Bookwise, the MfE second hand bookshop extends over two floors and has stocks of hundreds of books on lots of different subjects and a great range of sheet music. All proceeds from the shop go to provide funds for the continued outreach work of MfE. "It is a great shop and well worth a visit. A really good range of books on just about any subject."<br />
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What a wonderful way to launch our 30th Anniversary season - a big thank you to everyone that came along!<br />
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<b>Bookwise are having a Sale of Children's Books - special half-term offers - most books only 50p or £1 this week and next week only!</b><br />
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Last Sunday the East Midlands String Orchestra performed with our Youth String Orchestra in St Peter's Church, Ruddington. Richard Howarth was at the helm as conductor and the guest leader was Jonathan Martindale.<br />
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The concert opened with the rhythmic drive of Stravinsky's <i>Concerto in D</i>, keeping the players and audience on the edge of their seats!
Following this, the Youth Strings played a lively movement from <i>Divertimento</i> by Peter Martin and later joined with the adults to perform the <i>Montagues and Capulets</i> theme from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet.<br />
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Vaughan Williams' <i>Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis</i> was the highlight for many, with over 50 string players, youth and adult combining to produce a rich tapestry of sound. One audience member commented "The orchestra(s) performed splendidly. The Fantasia was wonderful, filling the church with radiant sound. And what a wonderful age mixture!"<br />
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A retiring collection for the Motor Neurone Disease Association raised over £400. For more information about the charity visit their website: <a href="http://www.mndassociation.org/">http://www.mndassociation.org/</a>MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-21355541595367516262012-10-19T02:27:00.003-07:002013-03-04T03:20:09.035-08:00Our Composer has been announced! Music for Everyone recently applied to be part of the Adopt a Composer scheme run by Making Music, the national body which represents music organisations - it seemed an ideal opportunity to commission a piece especially for our 30th birthday celebrations at no cost to Music for Everyone. Out of 130 applications only 6 were successful and we were really pleased to be one of them!<br />
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On Saturday 6 October, Angela went down to London for the big launch event of the Adopt a Composer scheme. The excitement mounted as each of the six groups were paired with a young composer..... who would our composer be?<br />
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We are pleased to announce that her name is Rebecca Dale!<br />
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As you can see from her website <a href="http://www.rebeccadale.com/">http://www.rebeccadale.com/</a> Rebecca studied at New College, Oxford University and went to Bristol University to further her composition studies specialising in music for film and television. She is now an associate composer with the London Symphony Orchestra as part of its Soundhub scheme and is working for the BBC as assistant to the composer for the period drama The Paradise which is currently being shown on BBC 1 on Tuesday evenings.<br />
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She is <u>so</u> excited about writing a piece for large choir and full orchestra and is really looking forward to meeting the <a href="http://www.music-for-everyone.org/nottingham-festival-chorus.html">Nottingham Festival Chorus</a> and Nottingham Concert Orchestra - we will keep you updated on new developments!MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-65292833319315504162012-08-14T05:49:00.002-07:002012-08-17T07:48:53.170-07:00Harmony in Hockley NUMBER Ten Goose Gate is the new home of Music for Everyone (MfE), the independent arts organisation credited with enhancing the lives of thousands of local musicians. It will be celebrating with open days on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 September. Neil Bennison, Music Manager at the Royal Concert Hall, will cut a ribbon at 11am on the Friday.<br />
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MfE’s move from shared office space at High Pavement into a newly restored Georgian building, derelict for the past five years, brings the organisation and its Bookwise second hand bookshop together under one roof, in a part of the city enjoying a new lease of life and a vibrant arts culture. The building is also home to the music shop, Classical CD.<br />
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Profits from Bookwise, the brainchild of MfE’s chairman, Andrew James, help to sustain MfE’s music-making activities. There’s already a thriving branch in Southwell, staffed, as is the Nottingham shop, by volunteers. Angela Smallwood, a board member of MfE and the Hockley shop’s volunteer manager, is discovering already what a great place it is to be selling books.<br />
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“We get students, day trippers exploring all the characterful individual shops round here, film buffs from the Broadway Cinema and booklovers of all ages,” she said. “They’re all on the lookout for something different and enjoying discovering hidden gems on our shelves at bargain prices.”<br />
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The building has undergone extensive renovation by Mr James, an architect who has been involved in regeneration projects in the Lace Market since 1975. The bookshop is on two floors, almost doubling the amount of stock previously on sale, and with dedicated office space for the volunteers as well as for MfE’s permanent staff.<br />
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“We would never have been able to achieve so much without the army of volunteers who help with all our concerts and courses, both adult and youth, and of course Bookwise is just one example of how people giving up their time can help so much with the generation of funds,” says Angela Kay. “It means that Music for Everyone can plan for the future with confidence.”<br />
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Of the organisation she created, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2012/13, she comments, “It only seems like yesterday that I had the idea of running a singing weekend resulting in a concert – and now look at us, 30 years on. So many concerts, so many people of all ages and abilities enjoying making music together, so many friends made by so many people. It’s wonderful.
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And what a celebration we’re going to have – special concerts and courses, and new outreach work in city schools, as part of the Nottingham Music Hub. We’ve got a special feature coming up in the BBC East Midlands magazine programme, Inside Out, and a new piece for choir and orchestra specially commissioned for its first performance at our 30th anniversary concert in June 2013, where it will be recorded and broadcast on Radio 3. Quite a year!”<br />
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From 3rd of September the MfE office will be based at the following address:
10 Goose Gate
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NG1 1FF. You can contact MfE on the temporary mobile: 07905787380MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-91197171487518605122012-08-09T02:37:00.003-07:002012-08-09T02:43:38.924-07:00Nottingham’s Music for Everyone wins a Composer!<h2>
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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.<br />
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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!”</normal><br />
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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!"</normal><br />
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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</normal>MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-24979631585773139002012-07-19T03:19:00.000-07:002012-07-19T03:33:13.849-07:00<h1>
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The East Midlands Youth String Orchestra presented a class act at Birmingham's Symphony Hall on Wednesday 4th July when they performed at the National
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Members of the 30-strong EMYSO come from all over Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, including
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part of such a wonderful National Festival”.<br />
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Asked what it was like to play at one of the world’s top concert venues, Andrew Sherwin, one of EMYSO's youngest members said "It was a fantastic place. I was quite nervous when we arrived but it was brilliant and I had a great time!"<br />
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The judges praised the orchestra's playing as stylish,
committed and lyrical. EMYSO conductor Richard Howarth said "I was really impressed with the way the group performed and was proud to be conducting them at Symphony Hall. It’s a huge space but they did not seem fazed by that, and played with great enthusiasm and confidence."<br />
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Nottingham-based principal viola, Jamie van der Sanden, remarked "Playing in Symphony Hall was exhilarating, especially
since I had a solo passage! The acoustic was brilliant and I could really hear my viola projecting its sound". Thanks to Music for Everyone’s special Instrument Fund, Jamie has had the use of a fine viola whilst in the orchestra. He said "EMYSO has shown me just how exciting it is to join with other musicians and work together towards a top performance. The teaching has been fantastic and helped me to develop real style in my playing”.<br />
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A small number of participants in the National Festival will be invited to perform at the Schools' Prom at the Royal Albert
Hall in London later in the year. Jamie said "If we were asked to take part it would be the icing on the cake… the Birmingham day was really inspirational and will be something we'll never forget".<br />
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If your son or daughter is a string player grade 5
standard or above and would be interested in joining the group you can find out more information on the Music for Everyone website<a href="http://www.music-for-everyone.org/" target="_blank">www.music-for-everyone.org</a> email <a href="mailto:admin@music-for-everyone.org" target="_blank">admin@music-for-everyone.org</a> or telephone 0115 9596484.MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-48376472841682767772011-07-19T04:13:00.000-07:002011-07-19T04:13:13.590-07:00300 children from 6 schools perform together in a youth music celebration<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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</style> <![endif]--> <div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">On Tuesday 28<sup>th</sup> and Wednesday 29<sup>th</sup> June over 300 children from six schools in the West Bridgford and Wilford area joined forces to sing in two concerts at the Nottingham Emmanuel School.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">For the past two months singing animateurs from Music for Everyone have been leading two types of workshops, one especially designed for boys and one especially designed for girls, in six primary schools in the West Bridgford and Wilford area for children in school years 3 - 6.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">On the 28<sup>th</sup> and 29<sup>th</sup> of June the <b>Voices 2011</b> project culminated in two wonderful concerts where over 300 children from all of the schools came together at the Emmanuel School, West Bridgford to perform songs from well known musicals <i>Annie</i> and <i>Oliver</i> to their friends and families. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">In school workshops were led by <b>Helen Hayes, Jane McDouall</b> and <b>Elizabeth Lee</b> who all have a wealth of experience encouraging young people to sing in a variety of contexts, including our ever popular <b>Vocals</b> courses. <span class="apple-style-span">Helen Hayes said “Music for Everyone is </span>passionate about inspiring a life-long love of singing from the youngest age.<span class="apple-style-span"> The project was funded to get more young people singing, we split the boys from the girls because often boys are reluctant to sing and are embarrassed about it. We wanted the boys and girls to own the fact that they have fantastic voices and enjoy singing. We feel the project has been a great success and really hope that the young people involved will keep up with their music making.”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Nottingham Boys’ Voices</span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> and <b>Nottingham Girls’ Voices</b>, Music for Everyone’s very own youth choirs for ages 8 - 14, also performed pieces in the concert. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The Lord Mayor of Nottingham Councillor Michael Wildgust, the Lady Mayoress and Councillor John Cottee County Council Cabinet Member for Culture and Community in Nottinghamshire were all in attendance at the concerts and enjoyed the children’s performances enormously. Councillor John Cottee said “</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">a very enjoyable concert and great to see all the young girls enjoying their singing<span class="apple-style-span">.”<span> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Angela Kay, Artistic Director of Music for Everyone said “The children taking part made a wonderful sound; The concerts were a fantastic celebration of youth music-making.” </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-52115831182461799732011-07-13T05:14:00.000-07:002011-07-13T05:14:11.271-07:00Nottingham Youth Voices singers chosen for the Cultural Olympiad!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><img src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/video_object.png" style="background-color: #b2b2b2; " class="BLOGGER-object-element tr_noresize tr_placeholder" id="ieooui" data-original-id="ieooui" /> <style>
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</style> <![endif]--> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">We are pleased to announce that Ruth Hindmarsh, Emily Hodkinson and Charlotte Vivian of Nottingham have won places in the new national choir which will perform at the 2012 London Olympics and Cultural Olympiad.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Only seven singers between the ages of 16 and 21 from Nottinghamshire have been selected for Youth Music’s Voices Ensemble. The girls are thrilled to have been chosen out of thousands of auditionees. Choir member Ruth said “I am absolutely delighted, when I found out I had got into the choir I couldn’t believe it.”</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Ruth, Emily and Charlotte were among several young singers put forward by <b>Nottingham Youth Voices</b>. Following the first round of auditions in January at the Royal Concert Hall, all three were invited to a second audition in March where they had to perform two solo songs in front of a panel of judges.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">When asked what helped her cope with the challenge of the audition and just how she came through it with flying colours, Charlotte said, "Taking part in Music for Everyone’s workshops and being a part of their groups has helped prepare me for something like this throughout my life. I sung in their <b>Vocals</b> events for practically my whole childhood, and joined their girls’ choir, <b>Nottingham Girls' Voices</b>, when I was 10. Now I’m in their top youth choir, <b>Nottingham Youth Voices</b>. I’ve gained massive confidence with my singing from <b>Music for Everyone</b>, and some great performance opportunities."</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Conductor of <b>Nottingham Youth Voices</b>, Joe Shaw, expressed his delight with their success. “We are very proud of our singers. This will be a great opportunity for them and we are looking forward to seeing them perform, not only for the country, but also as representatives of <b>Nottingham Youth Voices</b>.”</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">As members of the special Youth Music Voices Ensemble, Ruth, Emily and Charlotte will perform an extensive repertoire of songs and arrangements specially commissioned for the lead into the 2012 Olympics. </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rehearsals start in July and all three singers are really looking forward to meeting the other choir members and creating a fabulous new sound. Ruth says “I am really excited, the Cultural Olympiad is going to be brilliant. We’ll be performing all over London in the run-up to the Olympics themselves.”</span></div>MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353178761114182650.post-86653460596390512032011-07-13T04:56:00.000-07:002011-07-13T04:56:18.927-07:00Nottingham Confidential: Music For Everyone Choirs In Nottingham<a href="http://nottinghamconfidential.blogspot.com/2011/07/music-for-everyone-choirs-in-nottingham.html?spref=bl">Nottingham Confidential: Music For Everyone Choirs In Nottingham</a>: "If you've been inspired by the feel-good TV show Glee to have a go at singing in a choir but baulk at the prospect of auditions or haven't g..."MusicforEveryonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10256335043933071374noreply@blogger.com0