Lakeside Trio 3rd Residency 1st-3rd June 2012 The outstanding Lakeside Trio of Prach Boondiskulchok (piano), Chihiro Ono (violin), and Vladimir Waltham (cello) undertook their third residency at the academy. During their stay they performed at Victoria College to a full theatre of young instrumentalists from year 7 through to year 13. During this concert they performed […]
Royal College of Music Junior Department and Friends Sunday 27th May 2012, 3pm-4pm Professor Katya Lebedeva from the Royal College of Music Junior Department visited the academy with two outstanding young pianists. During the morning she gave tuition to six local young pianists, and in the afternoon all the young pianists gave a wonderful […]
JAM Strings Concert Saturday 19th May 2012 A packed Vermont Hall enjoyed a wonderfully varied afternoon concert given by children studying string instruments at the academy. The concert opened with the JAM Cello Ensemble, an ensemble combining junior and adult cellists, pictured here in the final rehearsals leading to the concert: This was followed […]
Liberation International Music Festival 2012 Wednesday 9th May – Sunday 13th May 2012 A breathtaking array of international musicians performed at stunning venues across the island for the fourth Liberation International Music Festival (visit www.liberationjersey.com to see the full programme of events that took place). The festival is run by Music In Action in […]
Liberation International Music Festival Launch Event Wednesday 28th March 2012 An evening of music was presented to preview the incredible programme of concerts and events planned for the 2012 Liberation International Music Festival. At this launch event local young singer Evangeline Wavell gave a haunting rendition of Michael Head’s Ships of Arcady, and young […]
Spring Project Week: Multi-Piano Extravaganza! March 11th-15th 2012 A packed Vermont Hall created an electric ambience for this varied concert of music for many pianos performed by over forty young pianists from the academy. Four grand pianos graced the stage, and students of all different ages and levels performed alongside the academy’s teachers and guest […]
JCO After-School Concerts January 26th and 27th 2012Two wonderful ‘After-School Concerts’ took place linked with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra’s New Year Gala concert on Saturday 28th January. As part of this event, two ensembles of visiting professionals from the UK gave concerts of music for wind and strings at the academy. The Rygate Wind […]
Vladimir Ashkenazy – London Concert Day-Trip December 11th 2011A group of fourteen students had the opportunity to spend an action-packed day in London, the highlight of which was the chance to meet Vladimir Ashkenazy backstage at the Royal Festival Hall! The day began with a very early meet at Jersey Airport, followed by the train […]
Christmas Concert December 9th 2011Twenty-five students came together to perform at the end-of-term Christmas Concert, in front of a large audience of family and friends. Many children performed carols, and one particular highlight was the eight-strong ‘Cello Ensemble’ performing Silent Night.
Winter Project Week – Helix and In Accord November 30th/December 1st 2011The Winter Project Week linked with Jersey Tourism to give academy students the opportunity to perform for the opening of the ‘Fête dé Noué’. Students from the Junior and Lower Intermediate departments formed a large fifty-strong Samba group, led by the visiting Helix […]