Making Music: North East - Events

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

2008-08-22T10:00:00.000Z

Durham Scratch Choir, Durham Cathedral

Monday 18th - Friday 22nd August, 10 am - 12 noon daily

A week of workshops including songs and musical games ending in an exciting performance at Durham Cathedral, accompanied by the Cobweb Orchestra. For ages 8 - 16 years. Under 8s are also welcome but must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets £4 per session or £15 for the week. To book, contact Bridie Jackson at bridiet@hotmail.co.uk or Sheila Adamson on 0191 384 4495.

For more information visit www.durhamscratchchoir.moonfruit.com.

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

2008-08-21T10:00:00.000Z

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

2008-08-20T10:00:00.000Z

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

2008-08-19T10:00:00.000Z

Children's Summer Singing Workshops

2008-08-18T10:00:00.000Z

Tyneside Chamber Orchestra - Handel, Bach, Suk

2008-07-19T19:30:00.000Z

Alwinton Church, Alwinton (Near Rothbury), 7.30pm
Tickets: £7, £5 concessions, £1 students up to 18 in education

Programme to include:
Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 in G minor
Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor
Suk - Serenade

Tyneside Chamber Orchestra: Violin Workshop

2008-07-19T10:30:00.000Z

St. Hilda's Church Hall, Thornleigh Road, Jesmond, Newcastle; 10.30am - 12.30pm

Following the successful workshop for cellists in March, as part of the Making Music Sound Project, the orchestra is holding a further workshop at the above venue for young musicians, again featuring the soloist in our current concert (details below).

In the concert Edward Cross, who also leads the orchestra, will be playing Bach's Concerto in A Minor. Edward is a former leader of Newcastle University's symphony orchestra and regularly performs with the Durham Sinfonia, Newcastle Sinfonietta and the New Century Ragtime Orchestra. His main teaching base is the Music Centre in Heaton. He is to perform Schumann's Violin Concerto with the Yetholm Sinfonia in Kelso on 11 October.

If you know of any young violinists Grade 6 (or good Grade 5) or above who would like to work on a piece with Edward Cross could you let me have the names and addresses by 5 July. They would need to bring their own accompanist.

Edward and Roger Crowther from the orchestra have CRB clearance for working with young people and the orchestra's work with young people is governed by our Child Protection Policy, a copy of which is available on request.

For more information contact Roger Crowther, rogercrowther@talktalk.net, 0191 284 6615.

Tyneside Chamber Orchestra - Handel, Bach, Suk

2008-07-18T19:30:00.000Z

St. Basil and St. James Church, Wingrove Road, Fenham, Newcastle, 7.30pm
Tickets: £7, £5 concessions, £1 students up to 18 in education

Programme to include:
Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 in G minor
Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor
Suk - Serenade

Summer Music Gathering in Stockton

2008-07-17T14:00:00.000Z

Thursday 17th July: Drop-in event from 2-8pm.

Music groups invited to celebrate another year of music making in style!

Making Music has teamed up with Platform to provide a flexible mix of workshops, discussion groups, performances and networking to voluntary music groups in the North East.

Held at the Georgian Theatre, Stockton, on Thursday 17th July, the format of the event will be informal and flexible. With drop-in workshops and discussion groups from 2pm to 8pm, music groups and musicians can simply come to the sessions they want to, when they want to.

Everyone is invited to come along, and thanks to funding from Making Music and Stockton Borough Council the whole event is entirely free, including drinks and nibbles.

Workshops will include:

Conducting
Fundraising
Music and organisational development
Sponsorship

All from 2.50-3.50pm, repeated 6.30-7.30pm

Discussion groups from 5-5.45 pm will address questions such as:

How do we raise the profile of classical music making?
How can we work more effectively in the region to develop our audiences?
How do we encourage more people to join in?

There will also be opportunities to chat informally to representatives of MusicLeader, Northern Cultural Skills Partnership, the Community Foundation, the Sponsors Club for Arts and Business, Making Music and Platform, and find out more about the facilities available to community groups at Green Dragon Studios.
Community groups are also invited to perform at the event. Provisional slots are at 2pm, 3.50 or 5.45, and will last for around half an hour but groups are also invited to get in touch to arrange a time that suits them.

Join us to celebrate another year of music making!

For more information, including a full timetable and booking form contact Penny Appleyard at Platform on 01642 384687, mail@platformteesvalley.org.uk.

Opera Nova with Cleveland Youth Opera: On Reflection

2008-07-13T19:30:00.000Z

Stokesley Town Hall, 7.30pm
Tickets: £10.00
Tel: 01429 42 34 24

On Reflection includes some of the most supremely beautiful music ever written. Favourite pieces requested from past concerts and productions, including The Pearl Fishers Duet, the Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and the Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel.

We are also featuring some sacred music, Including the lovely Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. The exotic is catered for with excerpts from Thais, set in Egypt, The Golden Cockerel in Central Asia and Turandot in China.

The programme ends with our much acclaimed arrangement of Bishop's Home Sweet Home.

Including excerpts from:
Puccini; Turendot
Offenbach; Tales of Hoffmann
Mozart: Idomeneo
Handel: Rinaldo
Massenet: Thais
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
Borodin: Kismet
Delibes: Lakme
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel

Prudhoe Community Choir Annual Concert

2008-07-12T19:30:00.001Z

Prudhoe Community High School, Moor Road, Prudhoe; 7.30pm

An evening of light entertainment including a selection of songs from West End musicals and other popular vocal arrangements.

Tickets are £5 including refreshments. Contact 01661 835738 or 0191 4135090.

Choral Workshop and Masterclass with Mike Brewer OBE

2008-07-12T14:30:00.000Z

Middlesbrough Town Hall, 2.30 - 4.30pm

Free entry

Be part of something big!

On August 24th the Olympic Torch comes to the UK. To celebrate, local singers and choirs will lead the public in massed song up and down the nation.

In preparation for this, the composer of the national song, Mike Brewer, will give a series of regional workshops for the participating singers.

Sing in a masterclass
Teach other choirs what you know
Practice both performing and leading
Represent your own choir
Learn the skills you need to lead the singing at a national music event, from a world famous composer and conductor!

What it's all about...

Platform Tees Valley and Middlesbrough town Hall are co-ordinating with Sing the Nation to bring this free event to the region, in preparation for the Torch handover ceremony on the 24th of August. This ceremony will be broadcast worldwide and one of the regional big screens will be in the Central Square, Middlesbrough.
At that event, various local choirs will lead the general public in singing a regional and a national song, as well as performing a song of their own choice. The regional song has yet to be decided upon, and choirs have the opportunity to suggest, share and teach one at this initial workshop.
During the course of the workshop Mike Brewer will teach participants the national song, and then teach them how to teach it themselves...a great opportunity to perform, share, learn and develop your musical leadership skills for the future.
The event as a whole is about joining together in song and linking the nation together. To this end, the workshop may be filmed so that other choirs in other regions can watch online and learn the music too.

Mike Brewer is an acclaimed Musical Director and conductor. He has conducted several award winning choirs, is the director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, and has produced highly successful publications for fabermusic including the conductor's manual Kickstart your choir. His programme of concerts and workshops regularly take him to South East Asia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand as well as within Europe. He has composed the National Song for the torch handover ceremony this year.

To request a booking form for an individual or choir, contact Penny Appleyard at Platform, mail@platformteesvalley.org.uk, 01642384687.

Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders

2008-07-09T10:00:00.000Z

BALTIC, Gateshead, 10.00 - 4.15pm

Artsplan is pleased to be delivering the one day course 'Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders' at the North East Artsplan Training Centre - BALTIC.

This training course provides an overview of delivering the arts to young people known to the criminal justice system, including those within the community and those within the secure estate. Participants will examine the issues that need to be considered when planning a project with juvenile and young offenders, highlighting the practical and safety issues associated with working in a secure unit, including appropriate behaviour, security and CRB legislation guidelines. The course will identify the skills needed to successfully implement an arts based project with these young people and understand the importance of good partnerships with prison education staff and youth offending teams.

A professional trainer with specialist experience in using the arts with juvenile and young offenders will be delivering the course. Artswork provides continual support towards the professional development of each trainer, guaranteeing courses remain relevant and informative, enabling us to deliver quality training.

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance and a FREE copy of the Artsplan 'Using the Arts with Juvenile and Young Offenders' guidelines, a useful resource for anyone working in this area.

Prices for each course, which include lunch and refreshments, range from £150 to £110, with limited bursaries available. All members of ENYAN can also request a 5% discount on all training!

For more information on the course and to book a place, please contact Jay Barron, Artsplan Development Manager, on artsplan@artswork.org.uk or call 023 8063 0960. To subscribe to ENYAN visit www.enyan.co.uk.

Newcastle Choral Society: Rio Grande and Chichester Psalms

2008-07-05T19:30:00.002Z

Banqueting Suite, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne

Rio Grande - Constant Lambert
Chichester Psalms - Berstein

Two pianos and percussion

The Brook Street Band

2008-07-04T19:30:00.001Z

Bishop Auckland Music Society
Throne Room, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland - 7.30pm

Leclair: Premiere Recreation de Musique
Rameau: L'Entretien des Muses
Handel: Trio Sonata Op.2 No.4
Couperin: Huitieme Concert
Bach: Sonata for violin and harpsichord BWV 1014
Handel: Oxford Water Music Suites

Tickets: £12, £11 concessions, Child/student under 22 free, phone 0191 386 8622.

The Tynedale Orchestra Open Day

2008-06-29T10:00:00.000Z

Orchestral Open Day

The Tynedale Orchestra will be holding its annual 'open day' on Sunday June 29th this year, from 10am to 4.30pm in the Winter Gardens, Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham (our usual rehearsal venue). We will be working on Symphony no 2 by Brahms under the direction of our conductor Alex Lewis. The cost is £10, all are welcome, click here to download an application form.

Music for Royal Occasions - Durham Singers

2008-06-28T19:30:00.002Z

Elvet Methodist Church, Durham - 7.30pm.

Music for Royal Occasions
includes works by Purcell and Blow, with baroque strings.

The Cleveland Philharmonic Choir 40th Anniversary Concert

2008-06-28T19:30:00.000Z

Stockton Baptist Taberacle 7:30pm

Haydn: Creation

Soloists from The Royal Northern College of Music

John Forsyth, Conductor

Mowbray Orchestra

For further information contact info@cleveland-philharmonic-choir.org.uk

Opera Nova with Cleveland Youth Opera: On Reflection - Picnic in the Garden

2008-06-28T19:00:00.000Z

Ormesby Hall, 7pm
Tickets: £10.00
Tel: 01287 62 21 76, 01429 42 34 24

Bring your picnic in the garden

On Reflection includes some of the most supremely beautiful music ever written. Favourite pieces requested from past concerts and productions, including The Pearl Fishers Duet, the Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and the Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel.

We are also featuring some sacred music, Including the lovely Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. The exotic is catered for with excerpts from Thais, set in Egypt, The Golden Cockerel in Central Asia and Turandot in China.

The programme ends with our much acclaimed arrangement of Bishop's Home Sweet Home.

Including excerpts from:
Puccini; Turendot
Offenbach; Tales of Hoffmann
Mozart: Idomeneo
Handel: Rinaldo
Massenet: Thais
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
Borodin: Kismet
Delibes: Lakme
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel

Any new orchestra leaders out there?

2008-06-28T10:30:00.000Z

Wylam Institute, 10.30am - 4.30pm

One of the ways that the Cobweb Orchestra has been able to expand the amount we offer over the last year has been the development of professional group leaders (as in conductors rather than lead violinists). People who express an interest in becoming Leaders must first attend an induction day (at a cost of £25) and then join the Leaders' Group which meets roughly every two months. Once people are sufficiently able and confident, they can take on the job of leading sessions and are remunerated at our standard rates of pay.

There has been continued interest from within and from outside the orchestra and so we are running another induction day on Saturday 28th June 2008 at Wylam Institute (10.30am - 4.30pm). There are still a couple of places free, so please get in touch with me if you are interested in becoming a Cobweb leader.
For more information and to book contact Andy : andy.jackson0@talk21.com

Gloria! A Celebration: The Bailiffgate Singers and guests

2008-06-21T19:30:00.001Z

St James' United Reformed Church, Pottergate Alnwick, 7.30pm.

A concert by The Bailiffgate Singers and a guest choir from Whitby, The Tuesday Singers will be held at the newly refurbished premises of St James' United Reformed Church, Pottergate Alnwick, on Saturday 21 June 2008 at 7.30pm.

They will be performing a varied repertoire including, Schubert's Mass in F and Part Songs; Haydn's Gloria from Heiligmesse, Tavener's The Lamb, highlights from Mamma Mia!, gospels and folk songs.

Tickets available from choir members and St James' Church priced at £6 each.

A Night at the Opera with The Priory Singers

2008-06-21T19:30:00.000Z

St John's Church Hall, North Shields - 7.30pm

A Night at the Opera
The group will sing old operatic favourite choruses from Nabucco, Trovatore and others, ably assisted in by popular soprano Rachel Orr, mezzo Maureen McAuley, and baritone Robert Seaton.

Music director: Jonathan Scott.

Ticket prices and outlets to follow shortly.

Hartlepool Orchestral Beginners' Sessions

2008-06-21T10:30:00.000Z

Come and play in an orchestra for the first time! If you're an adult learning an instrument or have just dusted the cobwebs off your old violin in the attic come along and give your instrument an airing with others.

The sessions will be on June 7th, 14th and 21st, from 10.30am - 12.30pm in the Town Hall Theatre, Raby Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AH. The cost will be £3 for Cobwebs members and £4 for non-members, and free for Hartlepool residents. The first session will be led by Andy Jackson, and the second and third by Clare Barker who made similar sessions in May both enjoyable and very instructive for participants.

For more information and a booking form contact Liz: liz.carlile@ntlworld.com

Cappella Novocastriensis: 'In Honour of Mary and Cuthbert'

2008-06-15T20:00:00.000Z

Melrose Parish Church, 8pm

'In Honour of Mary and Cuthbert'

Palestrina: Mass and motet 'Assumpta est Maria'
Victoria: Magnificat 'primi toni'
Tavener: Ikon of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Bruckner: Ave Maria
Rachmaninov: Ave Maria

Tickets £8, concessions available, from Windows (0191 232 1356) and at the door.

This is the start of Cappella's five year musical journey, visiting venues particularly associated with St Cuthbert. At Melrose, he reputedly had a vision which eventually took him to Holy Island, and into the Golden Age of Northumbria.

Further info: www.cappellanovocastriensis.com

Opera Nova with Cleveland Youth Opera: On Reflection

2008-06-14T20:00:00.000Z

Darlington Arts Centre, 8pm
Tickets: £9.00, £8.00 concessions
Tel: 01325 48 65 55

On Reflection includes some of the most supremely beautiful music ever written. Favourite pieces requested from past concerts and productions, including The Pearl Fishers Duet, the Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and the Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel.

We are also featuring some sacred music, Including the lovely Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. The exotic is catered for with excerpts from Thais, set in Egypt, The Golden Cockerel in Central Asia and Turandot in China.

The programme ends with our much acclaimed arrangement of Bishop's Home Sweet Home.

Including excerpts from:
Puccini; Turendot
Offenbach; Tales of Hoffmann
Mozart: Idomeneo
Handel: Rinaldo
Massenet: Thais
Gershwin: Porgy & Bess
Borodin: Kismet
Delibes: Lakme
Bizet: The Pearl Fishers
Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel