The Closing date for entries to this year’s West of England Bandsmen’s Festival is 7th May, so not long to get your entry in if you have not done so already. Full details and Entry forms are available on the Festival Web Site; www.buglebandcontest.co.uk
As usual an attractive selection of music has been set to test you and entertain the audience.
With generous Prize Money and over 40 Trophies to play for, including the unique Royal Trophy, this open air Contest on June 18th is an attractive venue to play at in the heart of Cornwall.
Contacts, Promoter, Andrew Teague, 01726 815662.
Publicity Officer, Phillip Hunt, 01752 843919.
The South West Music School has opened up applications to help gifted musicians to reach their full musical potential. Open for all musicians aged between 8-16.
Apply by clicking the button below.
Here is what South West Music have to say about who can apply:
So long as you are aged 7–16 years (this coming academic year) 13-16 years for Composer / Music Producer programme), live in the South West of England and have a passion and talent for music or composition then you are able to apply.
If you would like to apply for a grant, eligibility for new students is aged 8 to 16. Existing students are also eligible post 16 to 20. Please contact the office if you require more information on this.
We work with students from all walks of life who have a variety of different musical backgrounds. Some students follow the traditional route of working through grades whilst some have never sat a grade and are predominantly self-taught. Similarly, some students specialise in classical music, some in rock and pop, some in jazz and some in reggae etc– whatever your musical interest, we would love to hear from you.
Some of our amazing colleagues are taking part in the Cancer Research UK race for life in Falmouth on the 15th of May!
We all know how amazing Cancer Research UK are and all of the amazing work which they do, so we are proud to be raising funds for the cause! If you would like to sponsor some of our runners then click the button below.
This is the recording of the Cornwall Youth Chamber Choir performing a Ukrainian lullaby with handbells.
This will be performed along with many other songs at our forthcoming performance at St Cuby Church, Tregony on May the 5th at 7pm. The concert will be fundraising in aid of Ukrainian refugees with donations on the evening.
All are welcome!
The soloist is Grace Blakeburn.
The recording was kindly done by Andrew Gemmill, a parent of one of our choir members and the editing was done by him and Bryher Gemmill who features on the recording herself.
Carn to Cove are organising the first meeting of a new 12 month project that we are launching in collaboration with a Romanian partner, Music Hub, called the Transylvania Kernow Music Lab (TK Music Lab)
Carn to Cove have won a pilot award from the British Council’s International Collaboration grant to work with a young team of musicians active in bringing young people together to talk, work and rehearse music in Sibui, Romania.
They would like to invite young people between the ages of 16-30, from all across Cornwall, who sing or play any type of musical instrument, and who want to experience, exchange, and collaborate musically - to join with other young and professional musicians from Romania.
The project will involve online shared meetings, exchanges and performances (starting on 3rd May), the co-creation of a new piece of music, and finally a visit from the Romanian group in March 2023 to meet us and share musical and lyrical experiences. The project will be documented by the production and publication of a zine, (and anyone who is interested in design and content creation is very welcome to join us).
If you would like to find out more then there will be an online meeting on 28th April, at 6pm, where they will tell you more about what they have planned over the next 12 months. To sign up and find out more click the button below.
Cornwall Music Service Trust March 2022
On Sunday the 27th of March 2022 the SuperStrings assembled once again for an amazing performance @truro methodist church Truro Methodist Church!
Watch the full performance below and head over to our YouTube and subscribe to see more performances very soon!
The Cornwall Music Service Trust are proud to be sponsoring this years Cornwall International Male Choir Festival which is taking place between the 28th of April and the 2nd of May 2022.
This amazing festival has a range of performances happening through the whole of Cornwall with performances from musicians from all over the world. There is the opportunity to see over 50 choirs at 40 events in 30 different locations across Cornwall.
This includes Education Outreach Projects, International Adult and Youth Competitions, Vocal Masterclass and Concerts spanning the five day festival culminating at the Hall for Cornwall, in a moving, spine-tingling finale concert.
To find out more head over to www.cimcf.uk
On the 3rd of April there will be a recital of English Song by Julien Van Mellaerts, the New Zealand baritone who is coming to Cornwall to sing the solo at the Russell Pascoe’s Requiem on the 2nd of April. Julien Van Mellaerts was a finalist in the Cardiff Singer of the World 2018 and is excited to perform a recital on his visit to Cornwall.
The performance will be taking place in aid of Piano Go Round, who are responsible for procuring a Steinway piano for use in halls throughout Cornwall. This piano will be used during the recital and played by Tim Dean.
The performance will be taking place at the MEthodist Church in Penzance. Tickets are FREE for anyone 26 and under (on capturing their name, age and (where relevant) school. They can all be booked online. A great opportunity for any student of song in Cornwall.
In this video we have a look at the runner ups along with the overall WINNERS of the competition! There were many many great performances sent through and it was a difficult decision to make but congratulations to all of those involved!
To watch the full videos of the performances head over to:
https://www.musicel.org/competition/music-video-challenge/
Including students from:
Falmouth School
Truro and Penwith College
St Agnes ACE Academy
Wadebridge School
Budehaven Community School
Sir James Smith's School
The Radford Charitable Trust has once again opened up funding for young musicians to receive music lessons in Cornwall during these trying times.
The Radford Charitable Trust (RTC) set aside some funds to help families facing hardship at the start of the Covid pandemic and this fund helped many families pay for a term of music lessons who otherwise might have had to stop for a while or even give up their vocal/instrumental lessons completely.
The RTC has very kindly agreed to allocate a further emergency grant to help families who may now be facing challenges due to the ever increasing cost of living. This will be a one off grant to pay for a term of 12 lessons.
CMST will be administering the funds, but the grant is available to any young person learning an instrument or having vocal lessons throughout Cornwall, either taught through CMST or having lessons with a private teacher.
To apply for the chance click the button below and fill in the form which follows.
