Suzuki Strings Christmas Concert Wednesday 12th December 2012, JAM For an enthusiastic and very young group of violinists and cellists led by Vanessa Moore (violin) and Emmanuelle Dumas (cello), this Christmas Concert provided another great opportunity for these young children to get further accustomed to performing in front of an audience. There was a […]
Christmas Concert at the Jersey Museum Thursday 6th December 2012, Jersey Museum A wonderful and unique event to end the term with, the reception hall of the Jersey Museum was transformed into a ‘christmassy concert hall’ with over one hundred children, young musicians, families and friends packed in to hear the music performed. This […]
Royal College of Music Junior Department and Friends Sunday 2nd December 2012, JAM For this visit, professor Katya Lebedeva from the Royal College of Music Junior Department visited the island along with three of her outstanding young pianists. Local advanced pianists from the academy had the opportunity to receive tuition from professor Lebedeva in […]
Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra Winter Session Sunday 25th November 2012, St. James For the second outing for this new orchestra, the students performed Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite no.2 and Mozart’s Violin Concerto in G with local young soloist Elliot Samphier. The concert opened with a solo performance of works by Prokofiev and Faure given by […]
Grand Hotel Musical Brunch Sunday 21st October 2012, Grand Jersey Five students performed a fun mini-concert at Grand Jersey’s Sunday Brunch in the Park Suites on Sunday 21st October. The 25 minute programme of music presented classical works by Tchaikovsky and Grieg alongside jazz pieces by Gershwin. This is the launch of a new […]
Jersey Eisteddfod Preparation Concert Friday 26th October 2012, Jersey Academy of Music A wide range of ages and instruments participated in this event, giving students the opportunity to perform their Jersey Eisteddfod pieces for the first time in front of an audience in preparation for the festival itself. The concert featured music for brass, […]
Musique et Aventure 2012 Sunday 22nd – Sunday 29th July 2012 The academy’s popular summer music course celebrated another successful year with fifty young musicians involved in a week of music and fun! Each morning the music tuition took place, involving all the students in an individual one-to-one lesson each day of the course […]
JAM End-of-Year Concert at the Jersey Arts Centre Friday 20th July 2012 The academic year was brought to a rousing conclusion with a concert given by academy students at the Jersey Arts Centre. The concert featured music for piano, strings, wind, brass and percussion, and was enjoyed by an enthusiastic audience of family, friends and […]
Summer Project Week: She’Koyokh Thursday 5th and Friday 6th July 2012 As part of the Summer Term Project Week, students from the academy performed alongside the Victoria College Junior Choir ‘Cambiata’ to deliver two wonderful concerts led by the visiting guest ensemble ‘She’Koyokh’. Thanks to the sponsorship of Voisin and Volaw, this outstanding Klezmer […]
Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra 30th June – 1st July The Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra (JYCO) is a new joint project shared between the academy and the Jersey Instrumental Music Service, and sponsored by the Strasser Trust. Open to local under-18 string players of Grade 5 level and above, and young wind, brass and percussion […]