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The 4th September saw the Alban Arena packed to capacity to witness a memorable evening of music making put on by the 8 county Youth Music Groups.....read more CYO in action at the Gala Concert |
Watford once again played host to Summer rock where aspiring rock musicians gathered to take part in workshops run by leading session musicians.
Run by The Rock Project in collaboration with Base1 Music and Watofrd Borough Council, this was a great 3 days to come and play, write songs and meet other bands and players.
Rap and Dance workshops were also run in 3 community centres acrss the city, giving taster sessions to over 200 young people who were participating in the Borough Council's Play Centre Scheme
For more details call 01582 830394 or email: the-rock-project@thegrid.org.uk
English Pocket Opera Company brought its acclaimed education project Leoncavallo’s The Clowns (I Pagliacci) to ten schools in Hertfordshire, in collaboration with Hertfordshire Music Service and was a huge success. Find out more......
Congratulations to the members of North Herts Saxophone Quartet 2004/2005 Rachael Moorhead, Steve Shaw, Graham Duncan, Celia Madden and their director Philip Brunton.
In June 2004 they achieved a ‘Highly Commended’ and an outstanding adjudication at ‘Music for Youth’ Festival in London.
The Quartet was also invited to perform at Birmingham Symphony Hall as a part of ‘The Primary Proms’ which took place in March 2005. The New Saxophone Quartet, Celia Madden, Tiffaine Brydiak, Mathew McCready, and Robin Cooper performed at the regional ‘Music For Youth’ Festival in Bedford on Sunday 20 March.
Late last year the Rock Project began a series of workshops specifically aimed at supporting the Hertfordshire Anti-Bullying Intitiative. In this report, Year 5 and 6 pupils from Tewin Cowper Primary built on excellent work already acheived during a creative writing project on Anti-Bullying, underlining the cross-curricular impact the Rock Project is begining to have. Their songs were much admired and applauded at a live performance given at the Anti-Bullying Conference at Hertfordshire Development Centre in February 2005.
With the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted and presented by Charles Hazelwood, Watford Colosseum, Rickmansworth Rd, Watford, Herts WD17 3JN.
The BBC Concert Orchestra will be at the Watford Colosseum, on Wednesday 18 May and Thursday 19 May 2005 to give two Discovering Music concerts. The concert on 18 May is from 7.30pm to 9.00pm and on 19 May, from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The programmes will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Tickets are free of charge. More details:
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On Saturday 26th February 2005 Royston Youth Choir performed at the Corn Exchange, Bedford as part of the Bedford Festival.
It was a wonderful performing opportunity for the Choir who enjoyed performing to a larger audience other than parents and friends. RYCH came 2nd and the adjudicator said it was ‘outstanding performance!’
South and West Hertfordshire Music Schools ran two courses at half term for advanced instrumentalists from Watford, Dacorum and St Albans. The South and West Hertfordshire Wind Orchestra ran a very successful 3 day course, directed by Angie Gilby with a balanced group of 50 players.
After the Hertfordshire Schools' Symphony Orchestra and County Youth Brass concerts in early January we had impromptu bucket collections for the Tsunami Appeal during which we raised £618.20. The collection was paid into the Tsunami fund through the Post Office on 5th January 2005. Our thanks to you all.
Mid Herts Youth Concert Band - six day tour to the Rhineland region of Germany, playing four well attended concerts at a mixture of prestigious venues, ranging from the German equivilent of the Chelsea Flower Show in Trier to the Bonn Summer Music Festival.
Family Jams - Report of the Rock, Rap and Samba workshops, with the Rock proving most popular with both parents and children!
Summer Rock Review - find out about the highly successful Rock event held in July 2004.
Hertfordshire Youth Jazz Ensemble visit to the North Sea Jazz Festival at The Hague in Holland.
(Spirella Ballroom, 13th March)
On a cold Sunday night we were treated to an evening of excellent entertainment and food at Letchworth’s impressive Spirella Ballroom. A packed hall enjoyed brilliant performances from not only HYJE,directed by Paul Woodin, but their guest band the Knight’s Templar All Star Big Band, directed by Mike O’Neil. The enthusiastic audience heard about HYJE’s proposed 2007 tour to New Orleans and enjoyed a hot supper whilst they listened. A memorable evening indeed!
(All Saints Hertford, 1st April)
This concert was a very special event as it brought together the strings of the Hertfordshire Schools’ Symphony Orchestra and the County Youth Choir. The orcherstra, conducted by Patrick Bailey, presented a first half of great variety, featuring the Concerto Grosso in Bb - Corelli, Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten - Avo Pärt and Little Music for String Orchestra - Tippett. Tippet also featured in the second half, with his Three spirituals from A Child of our Time conducted by Rufus Frowde and the concert closed with a rousing performance of Schubert’s Mass in C major, conducted by Cathy Heller-Jones. The orchestra and choir were also joined for this work by four ex-members of the choir as soloists; Alison Langer, Victoria Talbot, Jonathan Knight and David Fletcher. All the works were warmly received by an appreciative audience who thouroughly enjoyed the superb performances by these ensembles.
More on HSSO and County Youth Choir
(Barbirolli Hall, Chorelywood, 2nd April)
Billed as a celebration of music for wind & percussion, the annual WindFest concert saw the County Youth Wind Orchestra and its feeder ensemble, the County Festival Wind Band, perform a wide variety of music to a very high standard. In what was a mammoth concert (!) both ensembles, conducted by Anthony Weeden and Eric Hinton respectively, performed music including Moorside Suite - Holst, Malague - Lecuono and Firedance - Woolfenden. The evening finished with a fantastic performance by CYWO of Symphony in Bb by Hindemith. This concert demonstrated not only the accomplishments of the county's most talented wind players but gave a platfrom for the stars of the future to perform alongside their peers.
More on CYWO
22 December saw the County Youth Orchestra embark on one of its most challenging programmes to date, performing Taras Bulba, Janacek and Saturn by Edwin Roxburgh. Castle Hall in Hertford was treated to some dazzling virtuosity from the orchestra under the expert guidance of conductor Peter Stark, with Edwin Roxburgh in attendance. The orchestra rose to the challenge of performing his work that included electronics and a mass of percussion.
On the 2nd January, the Barbirolli Hall, Chorleywood was treated to a very special evening of music making from HSSO. This orchestra, meeting for the first time this season undertook a particualrly ambitious programme: Tam O Shanter Overture (Arnold) The Water Goblin (Dvorak) and Billy the Kid Suite (Copland) For many players this was their first taste of a County Group haivng auditioned in the Autumn term to take part. Under the expert guidance of Patrick Bailey this orchestra was transformed over the three day course into an ensemble that delivered a performance with real flair and style.
Paul Ruby made his debut as conductor with CYB in their concert at the Plinstone Hall Letchworth on January 3rd. The band performed a wide variety of repertoire including Under Two Flags (Coles) Variations on Laudate Dominum (Gregson) and Rhapsody in Brass (Goffin) The band rose to the considerable challenges of this programme and delivered an exceptional performance of great assurance and sensitivity. We look forward to Paul continuing his association with the Band.
After
its successful tour of the Rhineland, the County
Youth Brass marked the end of an extraordinary association with the
Band for its Founder and Conductor Cliff Jones. Cliff formed the County
Band 34 years ago and has conducted it ever since. The Band enjoyed critical
acclaim both here and abroad, with his tours, most notably to Switzerland
becoming legendary! He also oversaw many recordings, firstly on vinyl
and later on CD.
This concert was a tribute to Cliff and as well as the current band, he was joined in the second half by ex-members who had travelled from all over the world just to be there for him. The Royal College of Music was graced by over 100 brass players spanning the decades of the band's history.
Cliff's
retirement was marked officially by the Music Service with a presentation
and he was also presented with a "zimmer frame" made with old
trombones from members of that section!
We
all wish Cliff well in his retirement. There will be a CD of the band
past and present and it is hoped this will be released by Christmas.
We began the new academic year with a 3 day INSET conference for our instrumental staff (1-3 September)
As well as welcoming new colleagues and having Team Time led by our instrumental co-ordinators, there were key-note speakers and trade stands from Music Sales & Mostyn Music. Day 3 was devoted to Wider Opportunities and set out the plans and objectives for this exciting nationaly driven initiative.
The invited speakers were:
Colin Brackley Jones (Chief Executive, Federation of Music Services)
- The Future's bright, the future's music
Professor Bart McGettrick (University of Glasgow - Musical education) - purposes
beyond the curriculum - see presentation below:
Richard Crozier (Professional Development Director, Associated Board)
- Associated Board "Music Medals"
Nick Beach (Deputy Director, Music, Drama, Dance & Speech Trinity College
London) - Guildhall/Trinity Merger
It was another triumph for the Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra under their principle guest conductor, Peter Stark. Mahler 3 is one of the epics of the symphonic repertoire and the orchestra rose to this challenge not once, but twice, performing at the Barbirolli Hall, Chorleywood and the Duke's Hall at the Royal Academy of Music, London. They were assisted by the London Philharmonic Choir, whose numbers were augmented by singers from the County Youth Choir, Mid Herts Youth Choir and Mid Herts Chamber Choir. These massed forces were joined by Cari Serle, whose sublime mezzo soprano voice had the audiences transfixed.
These concerts brought to an end the highly successful 2003-04 season for the orchestra and everone left the RAM already looking forward to the Christmas course and concert.
More than 3,000 young people from 114 Hertfordshire schools took centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall to sing about their home county.
Two massed choirs, dancers and classical, jazz and rap musicians were
in the spotlight at the Hertfordshire Schools’ Gala 2004 in two
performances on March 22.
Organised by Hertfordshire Music Service, it reflected the county’s commitment to music making with16 per cent of young people - twice the national average - receiving instrumental tuition.
The choirs performed a specially commissioned work about local landmarks and legends written by composer Lin Marsh. Royals, Rogues and Rhymes tells the story of legends such as Piers Shonks, the dragon slayer from Brent Pelham and Jack o' Legs the Weston giant.
Wind instruments were another highlight of the gala with 125 young musicians playing in massed double reed ensembles. Sponsored by national instrument manufacturers Howarths, it was a unique event designed to promote interest in learning to play bassoon and oboes.
Hertfordshire Schools’ Symphony Orchestra accompanied the choir and there were also performances from Hertfordshire County Youth Brass, Herts Dance, Hertfordshire County Youth Choir, Hertfordshire Youth Jazz Ensemble, rappers from the County Rock Project, and a massed classical guitar group.
Robert Gordon, Executive Member for Education, said: "Hertfordshire Music Service has an outstanding reputation and the Royal Albert Hall was the ideal place for our young singers and musicians to show off their talents. We're delighted that 3,500 Hertfordshire pupils took part. It was a great day for them, their families and teachers."
Hertfordshire Music Service head John Witchell said: "The concert was all about Hertfordshire, and through the power of music, we celebrated everything that is good about the county. We're proud of Hertfordshire and we're proud of the musical achievements of our pupils in all our schools."
A collection was made in aid of the charity Hope & Homes for Children - www.hopeandhomes.org
March 22nd 2004
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