Drummed Up

Newcastle upon Tyne

Drummed Up is a West African drumming group based in the Newcastle upon Tyne dedicated to playing drums and percussion. We are based at the Newcastle Music Service building at 41 Jesmond Vale, for directions use this map.

From 6.30pm until 8.20pm we have the taught session, (people arriving early usually gather in the Blue Bell pub, opposite Nr.41) Newcomers are welcomed and are taught enough to join in immediately. The performance rehearsal period starts at 8.40 (beginners welcome to stay to observe only)

Drummed Up currently have quite a large collection of West African Djembe drums and percussion, so there's always something for you to play, or you can bring your own instruments.

We meet simply to share the experience of drumming together, and we hope to share this experience with audiences. Please contact the group to find out more.

www.drummedup.org.uk

Jonathan Scott is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Heaton Voices Community Choir

Newcastle upon Tyne

Heaton Voices is a community choir based in Heaton in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Heaton Voices began in January 2000, set up by Richard Scott in response to the need for a community based singing group.

www.heatonvoices.org.uk

Newcastle Choral Society

Newcastle upon Tyne

The Newcastle Choral Society is a choir of over one hundred. We perform a wide variety of works at venues around the North East with Mark Anyan (pictured) as our Musical Director since September 2007. Mark is General Manager of the National Youth Choir, a singing tutor for Durham County Music Service, and joint Musical Director for the newly formed Durham Cathedral Young Singers. We rehearse every Monday 7.30-9.30pm at St James and St Basils' Church Hall, Wingrove Road Fenham.

We are always looking for new voices, especially tenors and basses, so why not come along and join us. Contact geoff.marshall@which.net for further information.

www.communigate.co.uk/ne/ncs/

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Jonathan Scott is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

North East Gospel Choir

Newcastle upon Tyne

Leader: Sharon Durant
Sessions: Monthly, Sunday 4.30 - 6.30pm
Venue: Trinity Christian Community Centre, Freeman Road, Newcastle, NE3 1SS
For more information contact: 01670 517191, richards222@btinternet.com

Northern Praeclassica

Newcastle upon Tyne

The Northern Praeclassica is a chamber choir, nominally of about twenty-five members, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was formed in 1973 to perform music of the 16th Century, but the repertoire has since been extended to embrace music of all periods. Sacred and secular, accompanied and unaccompanied, large and small scale works all appear on the Choir's programmes. In a typical year the Choir stages three concerts, of which one per year is on a larger scale, given in aid of a charity, often attracting local external sponsorship. Northern Praeclassica is itself a registered Charity (Reg. 503478), and is a member of Making Music.

The choir meets every Monday during school term-times under its Musical Director, Simon Fidler, in Jesmond. It welcomes applications from appropriately experienced singers to join.

For further information, or for advance notice of our programme of concerts, please contact the Secretary, Les Brunton: Tel: 0191 281 2936, Email: les.brunton@yahoo.co.uk

northernpraeclassica.homecall.co.uk

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Jonathan Scott is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Northumberland Orchestral Society

Newcastle upon Tyne

The Northumberland Orchestral Society, founded in 1877, has the distinction of being the third oldest active orchestra in the country. The orchestra has about 55 regular players covering a wide age range and a wide range of professions and interests.

The aim of the orchestra is to provide an atmosphere in which every member is able to play to the best of their ability, in a happy environment, and to enjoy each other's company.

They play a wide range of music, from the Classical Period to the present day. They give several concerts a year, sometimes including concerts for and with children.

The conductor, Gillian Coop, was Director of Music at the Central Newcastle High School for 35 years and has wide experience of both choral and orchestral conducting.

The orchestra meets every Monday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in the Central Newcastle High Music School, Brandling Village, Jesmond. (The nearest Metro station is Jesmond).

New members are most welcome; please visit our website (below) or, if you would like further information, email postmaster@northumberlandorchestralsociety.org.uk.

www.northumberlandorchestralsociety.org.uk

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Orchestra North East

Durham, Newcastle

Orchestra North East (formerly Durham Sinfonia) was formed in the 1980s, and its members are drawn from across the North East. Its membership comprises both professional and amateur musicians who come together for at least three major concerts per year.

www.durhamsinfonia.org.uk

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Jonathan Scott is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Sunderland Pianoforte Society

Sunderland

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www.sunderlandpianofortesociety.org.uk

Jonathan Scott is the visitor for this group from the Making Music: North East Regional Committee.

Tynedale Orchestra

Hexham

The Tynedale Orchestra (formerly Tynedale Symphony Orchestra) was formed in 1988 to enable orchestral musicians in the Hexham area to rehearse together and give concerts. Currently it gives concerts twice a year in the Autumn and Spring terms. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings at 7.30 pm in the Winter Gardens at the Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham.

Contact: Janet Chippendale, email: Jntchipp@aol.com, tel: 01434 602123

www.tynedaleorchestra.org.uk

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Tyneside Chamber Orchestra

Newcastle upon Tyne

Currently in its 53rd season, the TCO presents concerts three times a year.

There are occasional vacancies for string players, who are 'auditioned' via 3 rehearsals which take place on alternate Sunday evenings (more frequently just before a concert) for two hours from 1700 at the Peoples' Theatre in Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne.

For further information contact the Secretary Drusilla Calvert on 0191 499 0094 or dcalvert@macrex.com

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