Musique et Aventure and Jersey International Masterclasses 28th July – 5th August 2014 A truly action-packed musical summer was presented with the combination of two music courses. Musique et Aventure enjoyed its 8th successful year, involving thirty local young musicians aged 9-17 in musical mornings with activity-filled afternoons. Simultaneously to this, Jersey International Masterclasses […]
End of Year Concert at the Jersey Arts Centre 13th July 2014 The Jersey Arts Centre was truly ‘packed to the rafters’ for the academy’s End of Year Concert! The concert featured a whole range of ages and instruments, and the focus this year was ‘Ensemble Music’, leading to a wide variety of duos, […]
Brass and Percussion Day 6th July 2014 Led by Pippa Lumbard and Eva Hsieh, the Brass and Percussion Day involved thirty-two young musicians aged 10-16 in a whole day of different activities. The day began with a short performance given by all the tutors, firstly featuring the brass quintet of Stuart Lumbard, Pippa Lumbard, […]
Suzuki Day 5th July 2014 The academy’s annual summer Suzuki Day involved a visiting team of Suzuki string specialists from the UK to lead a packed day of musical activities for around thirty young violinists and cellists aged 5-9. As well as individual and group tuition, the day gave an introduction to Dalcroze: There […]
Royal College of Music Junior Department Day-Trip 21st June 2014 On Saturday 21st June 2014 a group of eight students aged 11-14 had the opportunity to spend a full day at the Royal College of Music Junior Department in London. Flying over in the morning, the sun was shining and the excitement was already […]
Saxophone Workshop 7th June 2014 On Saturday 7th June 2014 a Saxophone workshop took place, led by Andrew Harvey, who will be teaching at the academy from September. The session was attended by around twenty young saxophonists, starting with a beginner’s taster hour in which complete beginners had the opportunity to try an instrument. […]
Liberation International Music Festival 2014 May 7th-11th 2014 The academy is proud to be involved in the educational side of the Liberation International Music Festival, as well as being the centre for all chamber music rehearsals during the week, and the accommodation centre for most of the visiting musicians. A whole range of educational […]
Lunchtime Concert Series at 16 New Street Each Tuesday in April 2014 A series of lunchtime concerts organised by the academy in partnership with the National Trust took place in the beautiful setting of 16 New Street, the National Trust’s Georgian property in the town centre. April 2nd : Victoria College String Quartet […]
16 New Street concert series with the National Trust March 24th-28th 2014 For the academy’s Spring Term Project Week the beautiful Georgian property of 16 New Street, owned by the National Trust, became a centre for a whole week of student concerts. In total, six concerts took place during the week, giving the opportunity […]
Director of Violin for the British Suzuki Institute visit 19th-21st February 2014 In an initiative led by Vanessa Moore, Barbara Parham, Director of Violin for the British Suzuki Institute, visited the island for a project with the young Suzuki violin students. She spent the week supervising lessons, giving advice, and led a group session with […]