20th-24th June 2019
Our longstanding friendship with Chetham’s School of Music continues with an exciting residency this summer, with a visiting string quintet and wind quintet of young musicians and various teachers, led by Director of Music Stephen Threlfall, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the school. We will be involving all the JAM string, woodwind, brass, and percussion students of all ages and levels to create a giant multi-level symphony orchestra, and also create a smaller chamber orchestra of more senior players to perform various beautiful and exciting works.
Local young musicians joined by staff and students from Chetham’s School of Music, 2008
Click here for the flyer/poster: Multi-Level Orchestra project June 2019
Saturday 18th May 2019
Gareth McLearnon is an internationally renowned and multi-award-winning flutist, composer, arranger and educator who travels the globe every year leading a diverse, innovative, creative and exciting musical career (www.garethmclearnon.com). Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, he attended the Guildhall School of Music & Drama from 1999-2003 and is currently based in London where he lives with his wife and fellow flutist Abigail Burrows.
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Saturday 11th May 2019
This term, we have a virtuoso Bodhrán Irish Drum specialist over to the island, organised by our percussion teacher Eva Hsieh. His name is Ruairi Glasheen, and he is a world leader on folk drumming, specialising in delivering engaging and entertaining workshops for children and young musicians. Click on this link for info – https://www.ruairiglasheen.net/about.
He is travelling to the island equipped with massive bags full of Bodhrán Irish drums (!), and so in the workshops all the participants will get a real hands-on experience of this fascinating style of folk playing. We will be dividing the applicants into three groups based on age (from school year 5 upwards), with sessions taking place at 2pm, 3pm, and 4pm on Sat 11th May. The cost of the one-hour workshop is £10 per person, and parents are welcome to participate too!
Click here for the poster/flyer: Bodhrán Irish Drum Workshop