Monday 16th to Friday 20th November 2015 Barbara Parham, Director of Violin for the British Suzuki Institute, spent the week overseeing the Suzuki VIolin tuition at the academy. As well as leading lessons throughout the week, the final day brought together all the students for lovely group workshops (pictured).
Sunday 15th November Professor Viktoria Grigoreva from the Royal College of Music Junior Department visited the academy with three of her students aged 13-17. The day was divided up into various activities, in the morning two groups of four local young violinists had the opportunity to receive tuition from Professor Grigoreva in two […]
August 2015 During August the Jersey Academy of Music flute group were invited to perform around the island to support the charity Music in Action. The group chose to visit a number of nursing homes to bring some musical cheer and entertainment into the lives of the residents. We hope to be involved […]
20th-25th July 2015 The academy’s ever-popular summer music course was enjoyed by thirty-five students this year, led by a team of nine teachers. The course is open island-wide, and this year it included children ranging from 9yrs to 17yrs of age, playing violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, saxophone, trumpet, tuba, cornet, and percussion. […]
11th July 2015 A new event for the academy, providing an opportunity for all children and families to join together to celebrate the progress and achievements of all students. The event was coordinated by Claire and Andrew Harvey, and with the support of a team of volunteer parents and students we brought together a […]
5th July 2015 The academy’s annual concert at the Jersey Arts Centre gave lots and lots of students the opportunity to perform in a professional concert venue, and this time round the concert focussed entirely on chamber music. Divided into numerous duets, trios, quartets and larger ensembles, the concert featured a wide range of […]
20th June 2015 The academy’s annual Suzuki Day was once again very well attented, with over thirty-five of the youngest children participating with violin and cello along with a team of local academy tutors and visiting teachers. This year we were pleased to welcome back Sue Horridge (violin), Richard Boardman (cello) and Jo Mahler […]
21st-24th April 2015 Jersey young musicians had the opportunity to perform side by side with musical friends from Coutances in a series of concerts. The exchange link between the Jersey Academy of Music and the Ecole de Musique de Coutances was formed in 2012 through the St.Ouen’s Twinning Association, and in 2013 an trio […]
March 2015 The Spring Term concluded with a range of concerts as part of Project Week. On Wednesday 11th March the ‘Brass, Sax, and Piano’ concert took place, followed on Friday 13th March by the ‘Strings and Piano’ concert. In addition to the Dyva Duet project and the Suzuki Cello Day, the final event […]
14th-15th March 2015 Led by the ‘Dyva Duet’, with academy percussion tutor Eva Hsieh and her visiting duo partner Judy Chen, this project was open to local young flautists and percussionists islandwide. The weekend focussed on ensemble playing, combining a mixture of flute and percussion coaching. The groups worked on specially arranged […]