Musical Tour to Coutances 24th-27th February 2014 A group of five local students and three teachers from the academy spent three musical days in France with the Ecole de Musique de Coutances, the music service for Coutances and the surrounding area. The Jersey students joined forces with their French counterparts to deliver three concerts […]
Discovery Concert: Debussy Saturday 15th February 2014 The Montalban Piano Trio – Young-Pyo Lee (violin), Emmanuelle Dumas (cello), Chris George (piano) – and flautists Claire Boleat and Andrew Harvey presented a concert focussing on the life and works of Claude Debussy. A packed Vermont Hall enjoyed a range of music commencing with his Piano […]
Suzuki Christmas Concert 11th December, JAM An opportunity for all the young Suzuki Violinists and Mini Cellists to perform in front of family and friends. Led by Vanessa Moore (violin) and Emmanuelle Dumas (cello), with thanks to Cathy Elliot on piano, the children all got to play together in various groups and many performed […]
Xmas Brass Day 8th December, JAM Twenty-five young brass players came together for an afternoon of fun playing Christmas pieces and Carols. Led by Pippa Lumbard, along with Stuart Lumbard, Andrew Thompson, and Eva Hseih, the session included students ranging from beginner to Grade 5 standard, and focussed on special arrangements of popular pieces […]
Flutes and Strings at the Jersey Museum 5th December, Jersey Museum A festive and atmospheric concert to give the opportunity for all flute, violin and cello students to perform. The Jersey Museum provided a festive feel to this event, which featured performances from Claire Boleat’s ‘Flute Choir’ alongside cello solos and ensembles, and solo […]
Piano and Percussion Christmas Concert 3rd December, JAM A fun festive concert giving the young pianists and percussionists the opportunity to perform to family and friends. The event concluded with a performance given by the new Vocalize Choir, many thanks to them for bringing such a fun end to the evening.
JYCO, Benjamin Britten, and Friday Afternoons 21st-24th November 2013 This project was a large-scale collaboration between the Jersey Academy of Music, Jersey Music Service, Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra, Chetham’s School of Music, Victoria College Preparatory School, Janvrin Primary School and Grouville Primary school, with the support of the Strasser Foundation (Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra) […]
Royal College of Music Junior Department visit 17h November 2013 The seventh event through the academy’s link with the Royal College of Music, Professor Katya Lebedeva from the RCM Junior Department visited the academy with three young pianists. During the morning she gave tuition to nine local young pianists, and in the evening all […]
Eisteddfod Preparation Concert Friday 25th October A fun and informal evening concert given by students who are entering this year’s Eisteddfod. The concert featured a variety of piano, vocal, violin and woodwind performances, a ‘dry-run’ before the festival which will take place from 6th-16th November.
Georgina Sutton – The One Foundation Recital Sunday 29th September 2013, 3pm Pianist Georgina Sutton is in the final stages of her studies at the Royal College of Music, and she gave an outstanding recital to a packed concert hall in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support Jersey. The concert opened with a spellbinding performance […]