On the 6th of November Carleen Anderson will be performing at the Hall for Cornwall!
If you would like to bring a group (can be 2-200 students) please email Getcreative@hallforcornwall.org.uk to secure the booking and I would be happy to arrange that for you.
Please note this show would suit 11+ students
Learn to play day has returned! Check out the posters below for more information!
Sound Waves South West has organised a concert in Bude on the 9th October to be given by the Chameleon Wind Quartet. This quartet will be coming to Cornwall to give Workshops in 11 schools, for over 1,000 children in and around Bude during the week of 10th October. The quartet has won several awards and will be quite an inspiration to the children.
The concert will be on the day before the workshops start, giving everyone a chance to hear what the children will be experiencing.
IMS Prussia Cove are celebrating their 50th anniversary this September and as part of the celebrations they are presenting an afternoon of string orchestra playing which is open to all string players in Cornwall.
Shostakovich’s 8th Quartet has always fascinated me – it’s a piece with little hope and plenty of musical discord yet caries enormous beauty and touches us deeply. On Saturday 24th September a quartet from IMS (of which I am privileged to be a part and led by Lesley Hatfield who is an enormously inspiring musician and wonderful violinist) will be leading a rehearsal session on this piece. Please come and join us! We want to make a large string orchestra with players from all over the county to explore and rehearse this piece together, ending with a run through for our own enjoyment.
Follow the link on the flyer to sign up – and it’s FREE!
Hoping to see you on September 24th,
Best wishes,
Tim Boulton
Conductor
Based on a poem by Michael Rosen, The Firebird is a new puppet opera composed by Noah Mosley and co-produced by English Touring Opera and Little Angel Theatre.
Ivan is a young and foolish Prince who thinks only of himself. He captures the Firebird, only to set her free when he feels a sadness in his heart. She gives him a feather that will help him if he needs it… Delve into the enchanted castle where Ivan will meet a free-spirited Princess and a menacing and cold-hearted King!
The Firebird brings together English Touring Opera’s singers and instrumentalists with the expert puppeteers of the Little Angel Theatre to create an atmospheric fun, comic, and enthralling online tale for children. The film is directed by Valentina Ceschi and designed by Little Angel Theatre’s Ellie Mills.
“Last month the Triggshire Wind Orchestra performed at an exciting new venue: Sea View Farm shop, St Teath. The owner had built a large outdoor stage from straw bales which was situated on the cliffs with dramatic views, so we called it ‘Trigg Glastonbury’. The whole concert had a happy feel and it finished what has been a fabulous year for Trigg.”
Listen to the entire performance here:
“What a fabulous afternoon the SuperStrings and Friends had in Truro Methodist Church on Sunday July 10th. This was our third and biggest adventure yet, including for the first time woodwind, brass and percussion players, an idea that came from Gareth Churcher (CMST Head of Service) to create a supersized orchestra for our younger players.”
Our programme began with the full orchestra playing three short Scottish Dances by Peter Martin. Conducted by Gareth Churcher these were perfectly suited to this combination and level of players, giving everyone a moment to shine. Next came three string orchestra only pieces, 'Noble Maiden Fair' from the disney film Brave especially arranged for us by Stuart MacQaurrie. Sting's beautiful ballad 'Fields of Gold' came next and then a lively foot tapping sea shanty called 'The Wellerman'.
To round off our short concert the whole orchestra came back together to play David Stone's arrangement of Mussorgsky's 'The Great Gate of Kiev' which brought down the house. How can you fail to be excited by this music when the final few bars involve huge, loud sounds, drums, organ and every instrument playing and giving their best effort.
“There is no shortage of reasons why playing in an ensemble benefits children. It allows young people to create something magical and preparing for a concert provides constant motivation to practice and improve over a number of weeks.
The finished performance may look easy, but it’s challenging to collaborate with many other players to make one piece of music sound whole, in tune, and expressive. Every player must learn to communicate and work as a team to deliver one musical idea. Therefore, an orchestral musician learns to listen, harmonise and follow direction. Something the young people in SuperStrings & Friends are learning to do very successfully at a very early age.”
“The Superstrings met for their summer term rehearsal and concert earlier this term and this time they were joined by woodwind, brass and percussion players. It was a wonderful sight to see 90 young musicians playing together and to hear their rousing rendition of Mussorgsky’s Great Gate of Kiev and Martin’s Scottish Dances. The strings began the concert with three pieces of their own which they played with confidence and a lovely, warm balanced string sound.”
The CMST Summer Gala 2022 was an amazing event to be part of and witness! For all of those who weren’t able to make it or would just like to relive the event again, we have recorded the performances for you to hear now!
Here is what Sara Munns had to say about the event:
Friday 8th of July saw the return of the annual Cornwall Music Service Trust pupil of the year award concert. This gala performance at the Princess Pavilions in Falmouth was a special occasion for many reasons. Firstly, this is the first time since 2019 that we've been able to perform in this way; secondly, for many players and singers taking part, this was their last performance with their CMST group as they're moving into their young adult lives; thirdly, for some CMST pupils, this was the first of hopefully many events where they can show their skills off to their family and to a wider audience.
The sun shone for CMST and we had a wonderful evening of celebration. Choirs, soloists, bands, ukulele players, drummers, keyboard players, flautists, trumpeters, every aspect of the marvellous county-wide work by team CMST was demonstrated and enjoyed. Beginners played for the first time, older students played for some the last time.
Rowan Tidball - winner of the Pupil Of The Year Award - played his winning entry from the Cornwall Music Festival - the Stamitz Clarinet Concerto. A worthy winner of the silver cup in association with Mabe Ladies Choir who were also able to perform four pieces from their summer repertoire.
Happy, smiling faces, having enjoyed their picnics and drinks from the bar to the accompaniment of such variety. Let's do it all again next year!
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A concert not to be missed!
Featuring talented young Cornish singers and performers from around the country, including current West End performers who will be performing Musical Theatre and Classical favourites. An evening of pure talent for you to experience and enjoy.
In 2012 the Chris Treglown Foundation Fund was set up in memory of a young Cornish singer and now 10 yrs down the line that Fund has helped young Cornish singers and young singers from around the country by awarding monetary awards, providing workshops and opportunities for performance. This concert supports the Fund and features talented young singers from Cornwall and around the country who have won the Award as well as other young singers who have been involved. You will be listening to stunning musical theatre and classical delights and this concert will feature a current lead role performer in the West End production of Les Miserables. Please come along and support this special event. You will love it!
For more info about this please visit www.christreglown.co.uk
The CMST summer newsletter is here! Catch up on all of the amazing performances and events we have been taking part in throughout the County!
Download or read here!
