Entries by Claire Harvey
Christmas Event and Nativity
We had a wonderful time at our Christmas Event on 11th December. The Pre-School and Key Stage One children performed their Nativity, aided by our Elves. We were then able to make some Christmas biscuits and decorations with our Crafty Musician team. To finish off the afternoon, we had Carols Around the Tree, led by […]
‘Strings and Friends’ Winter Concert – December
A huge thank you to all involved and everyone who came to listen to the Jersey Academy ‘Strings and Friends’ Winter Concert on the 11th. We enjoyed hearing the Senior String Orchestra in the first half, opening with Sibelius’s Andante Festivo and culminating with Elgar’s lyrical and expressive Serenade in E minor for Strings, featuring […]
Eisteddfod – November 2021
Many successes in this year’s Eisteddfod
EYECAN Concert – October 2021
Well done to all of the performers at Eyecan! Vanessa and her violins, accompanied by Cathy on piano and Andy on saxophone and flute. The audience participation with percussion was a highlight. We look forward to performing there again next year.
Woodwind Concert – October 2021
Absolutely blown away by the outstanding performances given by some of our woodwind students for our Saturday concert. Some of our younger students gave extremely confident debut performances, alongside more experienced instrumentalists. Our junior and senior sax ensembles, junior woodwind and three flute ensembles showed that teamwork is alive and well by delivering some very […]
JASTO
A glimpse into JASTO rehearsals. The newly formed Jersey Academy of Music Student and Teacher Orchestra is preparing for its first concert on 19th February 2022. We have a hugely diverse programme from classical to film music, which an original composition, a choir, pianists and an army of Bodhran drummers! https://www.facebook.com/events/244957344274365?ref=newsfeed
Brighter Futures Event
Brighter Futures Event – “The Sound in the Evening” at Government House, Thursday 16th September 2021 Georgi Mottram and Liberty Spears, two of our vocal teachers, were joined by student soloists and our Senior String Ensemble to provide a wonderful evening of musical entertainment for selected guests, in the presence of His Excellency the Lieutenant […]
Open Afternoon – September 2021
The Open Afternoon was a great success! It was so wonderful to see so many families making an afternoon of it, exploring all the instruments on offering, guided by our dedicated teaching faculty. There were performances and open rehearsals from our Senior Strings, Saxophone and Flute Ensembles. Our guests were able to watch our Vocal […]