Now a staple event here at JAM, we’ll once again be holding Carols Round the Tree in the foyer on Saturday 7th December! This will involve a large number of young performers including two orchestras, our choir Chant’tie and the newly formed junior choir Les Jannes Chanteurs. Audience participation is expected! Do please come along.
On Thursday 5th December, our friendly community orchestra Da Capo will be performing a veritable Christmas cracker of a programme! No tickets required, do please come along. Da Capo welcomes anyone who plays, has just started playing, or used to play an orchestral instrument. They’re a friendly bunch and always welcoming to new members. […]
The ABBA singalong, with Chant’tie, Jersey Academy of Music Youth Choir, was an event with world class musicians and providing the chance for our young singers to meet super-talented musicians of their own age too. This was an amazing opportunity for all young singers in Jersey aspiring to go further with their career. Filled […]
Our talented JASTO juniors were kept busy throughout the term in their rehearsals together. Their practice and efforts culminating into a fantastic performance in their Christmas Concert.
The very talented Caroline Hobbs-Smith, our Conductor for this year’s JASTO concert, held an insightful Conductors Workshop. Students were provided the opportunity to learn from an experienced conductor and pick up the necessary skills to conduct and lead an orchestra.
The Jersey Academy of Music was delighted to host this visiting group all the way from South Africa! As well as some school visits, they will be held two concerts, one at Howard Davis park and another here at Chateau Vermont, were our students had the fantastic opportunity to play with them. They were […]
A wonderful morning at Janvrin School as part of our collaboration with Music in Action. Many of the students begun learning their instruments only at the start of this term. They all had a chance to showcase their hard work in front of each other and to listen to what their friends have been […]
Some highlights from DA CAPO’s debut performance! This amazing team are made up of adult beginners and returners. We always welcome new members. If you’d like to join us, we rehearse on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm at Chateau Vermont. Every rehearsal is followed by tea and cake.
Congratulations to everyone for another successful year at the Jersey Eisteddfod. Well done to everyone for a great performance.
After spending time around the island and in Durrell zoo, Camille has finally returned to his natural habitat at the Jersey Academy of Music.
Some quick snaps from our Open Day 2022!
East Riding Senior Ensembles will be visiting us 20th-24th July, staying at JAAC. They are performing several concerts around Jersey, which will feature East Riding Youth Orchestra, Senior Wind Band, Jazz Collective and Flute Choir. Their concerts will include music to suit all tastes by : Tito Puente, William Walton, Faure, Saint Saens, Bernstein, Lloyd Webber […]
Ackworth School will be staying with us 12th-16th July. They are performing several concerts around Jersey, which will feature a number of their ensembles. The Ackworth School Senior Choir, led by Oliver McCarthy-Bell, is non-auditioned and consists of students from 11-18 years of age. Priding itself on its diverse range of repertoire, to appeal to […]
Wakefield Girls’ High School are joining us this week, and will be performing two concerts featuring their Grammar School Foundation Youth Brass Band and String Ensemble. They feature musicians ranging from 11-18 years of age. They will be playing a varied programme of light music including pop tunes, Jazz standards, ragtime music, fanfares, marches, hymn […]
Some pictures of last week’s collaborative concert with Bexley Music and Crosfields School, held at St. Helier Methodist Centre.
What a fantastic afternoon of music-making with Bexley in Howard Davis Park! A team of Academy students joined Bexley’s orchestra to perform a 60-minute set. The programme included: a Disney medley, Superheroes R Us, Blue Danube, Die Fledermaus, Harry Potter, Jupiter, Uptown Funk, The Avengers, Barcarolle, Capriccio Italien, Give Up the Funk and the Wallace […]
The Vocal Department Concert on 27th May sent us all into half term with a song in our hearts. It was a lovely event with singers of all ages delighting us with their solo and choral offerings. There was a lovely mix of songs, duets and choral items, from individual children and from the rapidly […]
Lufratazzi (2 violins, cello and piano) provided background music for the JFA dinner at the Royal Jersey Showground on Friday 6th May.
The JAM/JMS Jersey Youth Choir was launched yesterday at Government House, singing for Royalty with a performance for the Earl and Countess of Wessex. We are excited to launch this mixed choir for Jersey’s young singers, and welcome applications from singers from all schools in Jersey. We would like this to be an inclusive choir, […]
On Saturday 30th April we hosted our first Musical Mindfulness day, focusing on confidence building and positivity with a musical theme. Students participated in a series of workshops, and explored Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, Performance Confidence, Breathwork, Osteopathy and Mindfulness. You Matter was also on site throughout the day, and the wonderful Bella’s Cafe provided copious […]
St Andrew’s School has a strong musical tradition, with many pupils learning orchestral instruments and performing in a wide variety of ensembles. Our Senior Choir leads our Chapel Services each week and in recent years, have sung in Winchester, Salisbury and Guildford cathedrals. They were delighted to visit Jersey in April, and had the opportunity to […]
At Ipswich High School Everyone is encouraged to participate in Music, from Year 1 through to Year 13. There are many opportunities within their extensive Enrichment Programme which allow students to extend their interests or try something new. For performers, clubs are as diverse as RockSchool, Ukulele Club, Senior Orchestra and Advanced Strings, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Many successes in this year’s Eisteddfod
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.
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 […]
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 – “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 […]
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 […]
We were very fortunate to have Meurig Thomas for a weekend. Meurig is a music educator, examiner and pianist. Our students were able to take part in a workshop discussing performance skills, sight-reading, aural and general musician. A group of our students took part in a Masterclass, performing as soloists and receiving helpful feedback from […]
It was a true joy to be back at Georgetown for their 210th concert in the series. 7 of our fabulous students took to the stage. Well done Ruby, Rosie, Katie, Eden, Will, Sam and Anna!
Cosimo Dhami-Hounsome will perform the World Premiere of Flute Concerto in E minor by Derek Lawrence. This performance will take place with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra in 2022. Congratulations Cosimo! The semi-finalists (Aisling O’Sullivan, Chloe Connor, Luke Perree and Rebecca Arthur) will perform a work written by Derek for flute quartet and orchestra in […]
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22nd – 27th July 2019 The JAM Summer Course was once again fully subscribed, and the thirty children involved had a very busy and action-packed week of music and activities. Through the support of the One Foundation, a team of visiting teachers joined the local faculty, including brass specialist Steve Thompson, Abbie Burrows for woodwind, […]
18th May 2019 On 18th May, the Academy’s senior flute students spent the day with internationally renowned and multi-award-winning flautist, Gareth McLearnon. The day began with a group workshop focusing on Tone, where the students learnt some interesting techniques including singing while playing. Gareth then spent time with the younger flautists, working on posture and technique and […]
20th-23rd June 2019 Around 100 of the academy’s orchestral-instrumentalists joined forces with visiting students and teachers from Chetham’s School of Music in one of our biggest projects of the year! Senior-level instrumentalists formed a 45-strong Chamber Orchestra, rehearsing intensively each evening to bring together Coates’ vibrant London Suite, and Popper’s reflective Requiem for Three Cellos […]
3rd-5th May 2019 Steve Thompson arrived in Jersey for a weekend residency at Chateau Vermont bringing with him 10 of his students from St Dunstan’s College, London along with their Director of music Dominic Oldfield for a Street Jazz weekend project. 14 local JAM students joined forces with our guests to form a Street Jazz band. […]
10th/11th May 2019 Organised by JAM percussion tutor Eva Hsieh, we had two busy days of workshops delivered by the quite incredible Ruairi Glasheen. He travelled to the island with bags full of Bodhrán drums, and worked with children from VCP, Janvrin, and JCG on the Friday, before leading workshops for JAM students (and parents!) on […]
5th-7th July 2019 Founded in 1560, Solihull School is a leading co-educational independent school situated near the centre of Solihull, West Midlands, England. The music department benefits from excellent accommodation in the David Turnbull Music School, opened in 2009. A student trio consisting of clarinet, violin and piano look forward to visiting Jersey in July, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
4th and 5th May 2019 Following the success of Steve Thompson’s visit to last Summer’s music course where he inspired the beginnings of the JAM Big Band , we are excited to announce that Steve will be returning at the beginning of May with some of his UK students to hold an exciting weekend course […]
Sat 30th March, 11am-11.45am We have a very special event planned for Saturday 30th March! Children in Pre-School to KS1 are invited at 11am to watch a fun and interactive concert led by Flutasia, the academy’s senior flute group. This concert will feature music and stories from some of the children’s favourite TV shows. The children can […]
22nd – 27th July 2019 Following the fantastic launch last year, we are delighted to be running the Jersey Summer Music programme again this year. The Jersey Academy of Music Summer Course is open island-wide to young instrumentalists of Grade 2 level and above, aged 9 to 18. With our focus on ensemble playing, we […]
Thu 31st Jan 2019, 6pm This event is open to all JAM students who have entered either the PwC Young Musician of the Year Competition or the PwC Junior Musician of the Year Competition, and provides the opportunity for them to try out their pieces in front of a friendly audience. Free of charge with […]
2nd/3rd March 2019 Artwork Workshops, then Jersey Arts Centre concert on Sat 9th March 2019, 7pm. Around 30 JAM pianists of all ages are participating in this exciting project. ‘Mikrokosmos’ (‘miniature worlds’) is a set of piano miniatures written by Hungarian composer Bela Bartok between 1926 and 1939. The pieces are divided into six volumes, […]
7th-10th March 2019 Part of our regular link with the outstanding Wells Cathedral School, on this occasion a young brass quintet will be resident at JAM along with two teachers. They will be delivering schools performances during the daytime, and in the afternoons and evenings they will be working alongside JAM brass students to create […]
Thu 21st March 2019, 6pm The opportunity for all students taking ABRSM and Trinity exams this term to try out their programme in front of a friendly audience. Free entry with a retiring collection.
Fri 22nd March 2019, 7pm The Jersey Academy of Music will be hosting a Jazz @ the Chateau evening on Friday 22nd March 2019 from 7 – 9 pm. Performers will include an Academy Big band, Jazz Quartet, Saxophone ensemble, piano, strings, brass and percussion. This will be a charity event to raise money for […]
Tue 23rd Oct 2018, 6.30pm The opportunity for all students participating in the Eisteddfod to try out their pieces in front of a friendly audience. Free entry with a retiring collection.
Sun 21st Oct 2018, 2.30pm-4pm ‘les cors jerriais’ are holding a ‘Spooky Workshop’ on Sunday 21st October 2.30-4pm. This fun session of music making is aimed at players from beginner to grade 5 level. Dresscode – Halloween inspired! We look forward to a fun afternoon of horn playing!
Thu 22nd Nov 2018, 6pm The opportunity for all students taking ABRSM and Trinity exams this term to try out their programme in front of a friendly audience. Free entry with a retiring collection.
Sun 9th Dec 2018 Following the success of the previous six London Concert Day-Trips, the academy would like to once more present a short tour aimed at students from Year 8 upwards. It will operate as a day-trip to London, giving the opportunity for local children to hear one of the world’s leading orchestras in […]
9th and 10th June 2018 Visiting Suzuki specialists Sharron Beamer and Sue Hunt worked alongside Vanessa Moore for our annual Suzuki Strings Weekend. All the young children involved had the opportunity to receive one-to-one lessons with the visiting teachers, and at the end of the event a Playtogether took place in front of families and […]
Saturday 16th June 2018, 1pm-4pm A lovely afternoon was enjoyed by lots and lots of families at our annual landmark event. The fayre opened with a blazing fanfare from Les Cors Jerriais: This was followed by a wide range of instrumental concerts in the Chapel, piano concerts in the Concert Hall, and ensemble performances on […]
Sun 15th Apr 2018 An emotional and thoughtful afternoon of music, words, and artwork was enjoyed by a large audience at the Jersey Arts Centre on Sunday 15th April 2018. ‘An Afternoon with Leonard Bernstein’ explored the life and works of one of the world’s renowned musicians, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), whose legacy goes far […]
4th/5th May 2018 An outstanding percussion ensemble of young musicians from Wells Cathedral School were resident at the academy for a weekend of musical activity. A great project was had by all, with the Drumline Percussion Ensemble performing to VCP and Victoria College on the Friday. They were then joined by young percussionists from JAM […]
29th/30th June 2018 The Vermont Brass Guernsey Tour was a lot of fun & a real success! The group performed in a concert on Saturday morning with Guernsey Music Service Brass at their music centre open day both on their own & they were also invited to join the Brass band to perform a lively […]
Mon 2nd July 2018, 7pm The opportunity for all children taking ABRSM and Trinity exams this term to try out their pieces in front of a friendly audience. Free entry with a retiring collection.
Sunday 8th July 2018, 3pm The opportunity for all senior students to perform substantial solo programmes, and for the various JAM Small Ensembles to perform. JAM teachers to perform too. Inspiration guaranteed! This concert is open island-wide, and tickets are available from the Jersey Arts Centre Box Office tel:700444.
23rd-28th July 2018 – www.jerseysummermusic.com ‘Jersey Summer Music’, is the new programme of summer music courses run by the Jersey Academy of Music and Jersey Music Service and open to all young musicians on the island. The Jersey Academy of Music Summer Course is aimed at young musicians aged 10-18 and Grade 2 level and […]
Sat 3rd and Sun 4th Feb 2018, all weekend A fantastic weekend course of flute playing with Mike Mower, Cathy Hare and Liz Goodwin (www.flutewiselive.org). Mike Mower is not only an exceptional flute player but he is an amazing composer. Mike has played and recorded with jazz, rock and classical artists as diverse as […]
Launch Event on Sat 27th Jan 2018, 11am-12noon Concert Afternoon on Sat 24th Mar 2018, 1pm-5pm We are delighted to present a new initiative which we hope will be educationally and socially rewarding for all participants. This is open to JAM students of Grade 3 and above. We will be creating small mixed-instrumental ensembles such […]
5th-8th December 2017 We welcomed a visiting string quartet of outstanding young musicians from Wells Cathedral School. During their short visit they performed to hundreds of children at VCP and Victoria College. They also joined forces with the VCJ Sinfonia for a performance of Handel’s Zadok The Priest, with a choir of sixty children, teachers […]
4th, 5th, and 6th December 2017 Three evening concerts for all students to play pieces they have been working on this term in front of a friendly audience. Over fifty solos took place over the three concerts, many thanks to all the teachers for stewarding and organising.
3rd December 2017 A group of children travelled across for a day-trip to London to watch the Philharmonia Orchestra perform a programme of Russian music in the Royal Festival Hall. Arriving in Victoria Station after the flight across, the group walked down to the Southbank via the Houses of Parliament. There was time to visit […]
20th November 2017 A concert for all the children entering ABRSM and Trinity practical examinations. Eighteen children participated, playing through their exam pieces in a friendly and encouraging environment.
November 2017 Barbara Parham, former Director of the British Suzuki Institute, visited the island to spend the week with Vanessa Moore giving tuition, observing lessons, and advising children and parents on good practice techniques.
October 2017 A wonderful residency from the 18-strong wind ensemble from the Lilla Akademien (Junior Academy) of Stockholm. During the week they spent the daytimes at Victoria College, performing to over five hundred children at Primary and Secondary level. They also joined forces with the wind and brass instrument players at the school to create […]
6th October 2017 Les Cor Jerriais had a fun afternoon rehearsing and performing horn-calls in town with visiting French Horn soloist Martin Owen, who was on the island to perform a concerto with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra. Many thanks to Music In Action for allowing this event to take place.
29th July – 6th August 2017 The Jersey International Masterclasses is a summer music course based at the academy, and this year 22 students from England, Spain, France, Belgium, and Jersey participated in a full week of tuition and concerts. The course is linked with Royal College of Music, and the teaching faculty is coordinated […]
27th July 2017 Led by Claire and Andy Harvey, this involved an group of young flautists in a day of ensemble playing with a distinctly ‘animal’ theme! After the morning rehearsals the group performed open-air at Jersey Zoo, in the courtyard of the beautiful manor house. A combination of solos, duets, and ensemble pieces made […]
Saturday 17th June 2017 A glorious day of sunshine ensured that our annual flagship event was enjoyed greatly by all. The event combined musical performances with traditional stalls, bouncy castles, a fantastic raffle, and as more and more people arrived throughout the afternoon the academy became truly packed! Over one hundred performances took place, using […]
10th June 2017 Thirty five academy instrumentalists joined forces with the forty-strong visiting Durham University Palatinate Orchestra for a full day of orchestral playing. During the morning, the group was divided into ensembles to learn the repertoire led by the visiting students and our team of teachers from the academy. The groups then gradually came […]
24th/25th June 2017 For all Suzuki strings, a whole weekend of tuition with a visiting team of Suzuki specialists, also including a fun concert at Tamba Park!
Tue 27th June 2017 For all students taking ABRSM and Trinity exams this term, the opportunity to try their pieces through in front of a friendly audience!
11th, 12th and 13th July Three informal platforms for students to perform pieces they have been working on this term.
24th – 29th July 2017 The academy’s summer music course combines intensive musical study with fun outdoor activities. This year is our 11th year of running this popular programme, and our excellent faculty of teachers and performers will welcome all for an unforgettable week of music and adventure! This course is open island-wide, and available […]
30th July – 7th August 2017 Jersey International Masterclasses will run again this summer, involving many visiting and local music college students, and working closely with Royal College of Music. Our goal is to provide world class education to students who want to learn from internationally acclaimed musicians and pedagogues. Our distinguished professors are experts in […]
Saturday 11th March 2017 A wonderful day was had by all in our ‘Piano, Piano, Piano!’ project! All the piano teachers at the academy joined forces to create a varied programme of piano-related activities during the day. The morning focussed on Primary-age students, and the afternoon on Secondary-aged students, with each session ending in […]
Congratulations to the following JAM students for their success in the PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year Competition 2017 Heats: Matthew Bowen – Winner, Percussion Heat Emilie Edelenbos – Winner, Strings Heat Esther Cushen – Winner, Piano Heat Jonathan Cushen – Winner, Junior Brass Nic Lawrenson – Winner, Junior Strings Looking forward to the […]
Wed 18th Jan 2017 An opportunity for all the academy students taking part in the annual PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year Competition to have the opportunity to run their programme through in front of a friendly audience to help prepare for the competition itself.
11th/12th February 2017 Two visiting examiners for ABRSM and Trinity examination boards will visit the academy to talk to children and parents about the exams, helpful hints and tips for young musicians entering exams, and detailed information on all the grades and levels. Workshops coached by the examiners Helen Duffy and Graham Harvey will take […]
Following the success of the previous three London Concert Day-Trips, the academy will be running another short tour aimed at students from Year 8 upwards. It will operate as a day-trip to London, presenting the opportunity for local children to hear one of the world’s leading orchestras in one of the world’s best concert halls! […]
18th/19th February 2017 Visiting cello teacher Richard Boardman specialises in Suzuki and Dalchroze, and will lead a weekend of tuition for all the young cellists at the academy.
7th March 2017, 7pm The opportunity for all students taking ABRSM and Trinity exams to perform their programme to a friendly audience to help prepare for their exams.
Saturday 11th March 2017 A day dedicated to piano, piano, piano! All the young pianists and piano teachers will join forces for a day of concerts, for solo, duets, and ‘multi-piano’, lots of fun to be had!
12th March 2017 Led by Pippa Lumbard, this regular day provides young brass students a fun and focussed opportunity to develop their playing, with involvement from local brass ensembles.
21st/22nd/23rd March 2017 Three open platforms for all students at the academy to perform pieces they have been working on in the term.
29th March 2017 All the young Suzuki violinists will come together to perform to family and friends.
Another successful year for JAM students in the Jersey Eisteddfod. Our congratulations go to the following students for their success: Oliver Scott – Overall Junior Instrumental Award 2016, and Winner of the De Quetteville Trophy (piano recital) and Joanna Nelson Trophy (Bach class) Emilie Edelenbos – Winner of the St Cecelia Guild of Strings Cup […]
Thursday 8th December 2016, 6pm, Liberty Wharf The academy’s annual busking for the Christmas Appeal took place this year at Liberty Wharf, and over thirty children participated, initially with the strings led by Vanessa Moore and Emmanuelle Dumas, followed by the wind and brass led by Claire and Andrew Harvey. This year’s busking and retiring […]
Wednesday 7th December, 7pm In addition to a wide range of solos and ensembles including the Junior Brass Ensemble, Cambiata Choir, and Trad Jazz Ensemble, this concert featured the first performance of the new VCJ Sinfonia, an orchestra open to all children in the school and bringing together the younger musicians with the most experienced […]
3rd and 10th December 2016 As part of the end-of-term events, students from the academy took performances out to the elderly in residential home concerts at Pinewood Residential Home and Palm Springs Nursing Home.
17th November, 7pm An informal platform to give all those preparing for ABRSM and Trinity grade exams the opportunity to try out their pieces in front of a friendly audience!
1st November 2016 An informal platform to give all students entering classes in the Jersey Eisteddfod the opportunity to try out their pieces before the event itself. Our congratulations go to the following students for their success in this year’s Eisteddfod: Oliver Scott – Overall Junior Instrumental Award 2016, and Winner of the De Quetteville […]
21st-22nd October 2016 This large-scale educational project ran throughout 2016, and reached its climax on October 21st and 22nd at the Jersey Opera House. The Jersey Academy of Music’s ‘Great War Music Project’ brought together hundreds of children and young musicians and involved many of the island’s schools, operating in partnership with Chetham’s School of […]
August 2016 The academy worked in partnership with Royal College of Music to bring together the third Jersey International Masterclasses, featuring outstanding music students from all over the UK and worldwide led by a team of internationally recognised professors. This year’s teaching faculty included Leonid Margarius (piano ), Michael Kugel (viola), Mark Messenger (violin), Viktoria […]
Summer Music Course – Musique et Aventure 2016! Monday 18th – Saturday 23rd July 2016, Jersey Academy of Music The fun and inspirational summer music course, combining intensive musical study with fun outdoor activities, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year! Our excellent faculty of teachers will welcome all for an unforgettable week of […]
9th July 2016 This large-scale annual event is for all children and their families who have lessons at the academy, ranging from the toddler classes right up to A-Level students. The JAM Summer Fayre and Awards provides the opportunity for everyone to get together and have some musical fun! Featuring musical stalls, food and drink, […]
Sunday 3rd July 2016 A very exciting day in partnership with Jersey Heritage took place to fill the castle with music! Families island-wide had the opportunity to walk around the beautiful setting, and children could try their hand at lots of different musical instruments and activities with our full team of teachers. Concerts took […]
Suzuki String Day 18th June 2016 Launched in 2013, our regular summer Suzuki String Day involves a team of visiting specialists alongside academy tutors Vanessa Moore and Emmanuelle Dumas, this year’s project is shaping up to be a very special event for all the young string players to be part of.
Exam Preparation Concert Monday 27th June 2016, 7pm A concert provided to give all those academy students taking ABRSM or Trinity examinations this term to run their pieces through in front of a friendly audience, two weeks before the actual examination session takes place.
Brass and Saxophone Day Saturday 11th June 2016 A fun-filled day of ensemble playing for young Saxophonists & Brass players! Age 8-18. All abilities welcome. This exciting workshop run by Andy Harvey (Sax) & Pippa Lumbard (Brass) aims to encourage young players both experienced and newer to ensemble playing to come together […]
29th May-5th June 2016 The fourth year of the Jersey International Festival for Amateur Pianists, organised by Michael Stembridge-Montavont, and involving Eric Heidsieck and Frédéric Aguessy. You can find further information on their website.
11th – 16th April 2016 Our link with the Lilla Akademien (Junior Academy) of Stockholm, one of the world’s leading under-18 music schools based in Stockholm, Sweden, was formed through the 2013 Jersey International Masterclasses. Following meetings in Stockholm in February 2015, the first leg of our exchange programme involved their youth string orchestra, numbering […]
Chetham’s School of Music Piano Residency April 29th-May 1st 2016, JAM From April 29th to May 1st we will have a group of five young piano students accompanied by piano professors Simon Bottomley and Lulu Yang over from Chetham’s School of Music for a weekend residency packed to the brim with piano-related […]
End of Term Concerts March 2016, JAM A whole range of concerts to give all students the opportunity to perform in front of a friendly audience of family and friends: Fri 18th March 7pm = Grace Garnier and students Sat 19th March 11am = Tara Copus and students Sat 19th March 2pm […]
Sunday 7th February 2016, 7pm, Jersey Arts Centre This term’s Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra project brought together forty of the island’s leading young musicians to perform an exciting programme of works at the Jersey Arts Centre, joined by the Singcredibles choir led by Maggie Picot and Hugh Lince. Rehearsals begin in January, with the initial […]
Saturday 13th February 2016, JAM This concert provided a platform for a wide range of students to perform in the first half, and in the second half Young-Pyo performed Bach’s Partita in E Major for Solo Violin BWV 1006.
Thursday 17th December 2015 For the Late Night Shopping on Thursday 17th December, we had a Busking slot on King Street for everyone to get together and have some fun and raise money for the Christmas Appeal. Four separate groups performed during the evening, pictured in turn are the Suzuki violins with Vanessa […]
Throughout December 2015 Five seperate residential home concerts took place during December, giving students the opportunity to perform to the eldest members of our community.
Tuesday 15th December 2015, 4.30pm A wonderfully fun and whacky way to bring the year to a close for the youngest members of the academy, the Nativity concert involved all the children from the Toddler groups, KiddyKeys groups, Music For Little Mozarts groups, Wunderkeys, Reception and Key Stage One classes, and Suzuki violins. […]
Wednesday 9th December 4.15pm An opportunity for all the young Suzuki Violinists and mini-cellists to perform a wide variety of ensembles, duos and solos, involving thirty children led by their teachers Vanessa Moore and Emmanuelle Dumas.
Sunday 6th December 2015, 3pm-6pm An afternoon for young Brass players to have fun playing festive music! This year’s Christmas Brass involved sixteen young brass players with a team of brass teachers, and the afternoon was spent reading through a wide range of festive brass ensemble music leading to a performance at the […]
Friday 4th December 7.30pm Saturday 5th December 2pm Saturday 5th December 7pm Three separate platforms giving the opportunity for all students to perform pieces they have been working on this term to an audience of family and friends. Over one hundred and fifty separate solos were performed, ranging from Mary Had a Little […]
Friday 20th November To help prepare for their approaching ABRSM and Trinity practical examinations, students were given the opportunity to perform to each other, friends and family at our Exam Preparation Concert. Each student performed two pieces they had been working on, and with two weeks to go until the actual examination session they […]
Monday 16th to Friday 20th November 2015 Barbara Parham, Director of Violin for the British Suzuki Institute, spent the week overseeing the Suzuki VIolin tuition at the academy. As well as leading lessons throughout the week, the final day brought together all the students for lovely group workshops (pictured).
Sunday 15th November Professor Viktoria Grigoreva from the Royal College of Music Junior Department visited the academy with three of her students aged 13-17. The day was divided up into various activities, in the morning two groups of four local young violinists had the opportunity to receive tuition from Professor Grigoreva in two […]
August 2015 During August the Jersey Academy of Music flute group were invited to perform around the island to support the charity Music in Action. The group chose to visit a number of nursing homes to bring some musical cheer and entertainment into the lives of the residents. We hope to be involved […]
20th-25th July 2015 The academy’s ever-popular summer music course was enjoyed by thirty-five students this year, led by a team of nine teachers. The course is open island-wide, and this year it included children ranging from 9yrs to 17yrs of age, playing violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, saxophone, trumpet, tuba, cornet, and percussion. […]
11th July 2015 A new event for the academy, providing an opportunity for all children and families to join together to celebrate the progress and achievements of all students. The event was coordinated by Claire and Andrew Harvey, and with the support of a team of volunteer parents and students we brought together a […]
5th July 2015 The academy’s annual concert at the Jersey Arts Centre gave lots and lots of students the opportunity to perform in a professional concert venue, and this time round the concert focussed entirely on chamber music. Divided into numerous duets, trios, quartets and larger ensembles, the concert featured a wide range of […]
20th June 2015 The academy’s annual Suzuki Day was once again very well attented, with over thirty-five of the youngest children participating with violin and cello along with a team of local academy tutors and visiting teachers. This year we were pleased to welcome back Sue Horridge (violin), Richard Boardman (cello) and Jo Mahler […]
21st-24th April 2015 Jersey young musicians had the opportunity to perform side by side with musical friends from Coutances in a series of concerts. The exchange link between the Jersey Academy of Music and the Ecole de Musique de Coutances was formed in 2012 through the St.Ouen’s Twinning Association, and in 2013 an trio […]
March 2015 The Spring Term concluded with a range of concerts as part of Project Week. On Wednesday 11th March the ‘Brass, Sax, and Piano’ concert took place, followed on Friday 13th March by the ‘Strings and Piano’ concert. In addition to the Dyva Duet project and the Suzuki Cello Day, the final event […]
14th-15th March 2015 Led by the ‘Dyva Duet’, with academy percussion tutor Eva Hsieh and her visiting duo partner Judy Chen, this project was open to local young flautists and percussionists islandwide. The weekend focussed on ensemble playing, combining a mixture of flute and percussion coaching. The groups worked on specially arranged […]
14th March 2015 Suzuki cello specialist Richard Boardman visited the island to spend a day giving tuition to our youngest cellists, involving a mixture of group activities and paired tuition. The day also gave the children the experience of Dalcroze, in which they coordinated movement games with skipping ropes and balls in time with […]
20th-22nd February 2015 On the 20th February Jersey welcomed the English Brass Academy to Jersey to hold a weekend brass course at the Jersey Academy of Music, Chateau Vermont. Led by EBA’s Artistic Director Paul Archibald plus Steve Stirling & Jonathon Hopes, they & local tutors joined forces to inspire & coach 37 players […]
8th February 2015, 7pm, Jersey Arts Centre The Spring 2015 JYCO session was a considerable collaboration, bringing the orchestra alongside visiting students from Chetham’s School of Music, the Victoria College Preparatory School Choir, the Beaulieu Chamber Choir, and PwC Jersey Young Musician of the Year 2014 Lillian Garnier. The programme of music focussed on […]
London Concert Day-Trip 14th December 2014 Eight students aged 13-16 participated in this project to experience the Philharmonia Orchestra performing in the Royal Festival Hall. After an early start the first visits of the day upon arrival in London were Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey: The walking route from Victoria to the Southbank also […]
Winter Project Week – ‘Seriously Solos!’ 1st-4th December 2014 This term’s Project Week gave all the students of every age and instrument the chance to perform a solo. Four concerts took place during the week, focussing on the various instrumental disciplines of strings, woodwind, brass, piano and percussion, and in total the week presented […]
Royal College of Music Junior Department Residency 29th – 30th Nov 2014 Three young pianists aged 11-17 came over from the Royal College of Music Junior Department led by their teacher Professor Yekaterina Lebedeva. During their short stay, a group of ten local young pianists from the academy had the opportunity to receive masterclasses […]
Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra Winter Course 29th Oct – 1st Nov 2014 In a contrast to previous years, the Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra’s winter session was held as a half-term orchestral course. Starting on the Wednesday of half-term the orchestra came together for four full days of musical activity. Led by visiting conductor Robert […]
French Horn Day Sunday 19th Oct 2014 On October 19th 16 local French Horn players aged 6-18 met at Jersey Academy of Music, Chateau Vermont for the very first French Horn Day – organised in joint partnership between the Jersey Academy of Music and Jersey Music Service. The players split into junior, intermediate and […]
THE GREAT CHARITY PLAYATHON 26th-27th September 2014 On 26th September 2014, the Jersey Academy of Music hosted The Great Charity Playathon, a 24 hour event in aid of CLIC Sargent (Jersey) and Tearfund. The Playathon was organised by Claire Boleat, flute teacher at the academy, with one of her senior students Lauren Gallaher (a […]
Folk Fiddle Music of the British Isles 13th-14th September 2014 Pete Cooper, an expert fiddle teacher and player, visited the island to lead two days of folk music. On the Saturday a group of thirteen young violinists and violists aged 9-17 spent the day learning several folk tunes from different parts of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jersey International Masterclasses Friday 26th July to Tuesday 6th August 2013. In partnership with the Royal College of Music, and with the support of the One Foundation locally, and the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation and Tsukanov Family Foundation internationally, we have worked closely with Viktoria Grigoreva (professor of violin at Royal College […]
Musique et Aventure 2013 Saturday 20th July to Thursday 25th July The seventh summer music course Musique et Aventure provided another fun musical experience for thirty local young musicians. This year the course was led by teachers Claire Boleat (flute), Pippa Lumbard (brass), Young-Pyo Lee (violin), Emmanuelle Dumas (cello), Chris George (piano), and Caroline […]
Suzuki Day Saturday 13th July 2013 This was the third Suzuki Day led by Vanessa Moore and the visiting UK Suzuki specialist, this time involving young cellists led by Emmanuelle Dumas. The day was filled with fun activities, giving the young violinists and cellists lots of games and activities to enjoy. The event concluded […]
Multi-Piano Extravaganza Monday 8th to Thursday 11th July 2013 The main focus of this term’s Project Week was a multi-piano event involving all our young pianists. Thanks to the sponsorship of Voisin and the Jersey Arts Trust, we were able to bring over the Burrows Woo Piano Duo from London, and their input to […]
JAM End of Year Concert at the Jersey Arts Centre Sunday 7th July 2013, 7pm The academic year was brought to a rousing conclusion at the Jersey Arts Centre for the academy’s End of Year Concert. The concert featured around forty students of many different ages and levels performing solos, duos and small ensembles. […]
Grand Hotel Musical Brunch Sunday 30th June This was the fourth concert in the series run in partnership with the Grand Jersey. Seven senior students performed a pre-lunch concert featuring music for piano, saxophone, voice and viola to an enthusiastic audience of families, friends, and hotel guests. All the performers enjoyed lunch in Victoria’s […]
Brass Day Sunday 30th June 2013 Coordinated by Pippa Lumbard, the Brass Day brought together thirty young brass students from all over the island for a day of brass instrument activities. Featuring the All Brass Souls brass quintet, the assembled professional performers and teachers led the students through various solo and ensemble […]
Jersey Youth Chamber Orchestra Summer Session 21st-23rd June 2013 For the orchestra’s third session they were led by conductor Aaron Burrows, the local pianist/conductor who has recently completed his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The programme focussed on Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks, performed with baroque timpani and harpsichord. […]
Jersey International Festival for Amateur Pianists 25th May – 2nd June 2013 This new residential course for amateur pianists featured Idil Beret and Frédéric Aguessy. Coordinated by Michael Stembridge-Montavont, please visit www.normandypianocourses.com for further information.
Liberation International Music Festival 2013 8th-12th May 2013 Another remarkable line up of international musicians assembled for the Liberation International Music Festival. During this year’s festival the educational activities fell into three different areas: Firstly, short student compositions based on Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale were performed to open the concert at the Noirmont Command […]
Coutances Music Service Residency 25th-27th April 2013 Thanks to a contact initiated by the St Ouen’s Twinning Association, the academy ran a project with a group of young wind players from the Ecole de Musique de Coutances, the region’s music service, led by their Director Philip Arnaud. During their stay the trio firstly performed […]
Grand Hotel Musical Brunch Sunday 24th March 2013, JAM The concert series linked with Grand Jersey continued with performances from four students in the hotel’s Park Suites. The concert included a variety of pieces including Burgmuller’s Ballade, Chopin’s Mazurka in A minor, and Kabalevsky’s Sonatina no.1 for solo piano, and two contrasting works for […]
End of Term Concert Friday 22nd March 2013, JAM All students had the opportunity to perform in the End of Term Concert, which presented solo performances from children aged six to sixteen. An eclectic mix of piano, violin, cello, flute and brass performances was given in front of a packed hall of parents, families […]
Jersey International Masterclasses Launch Event Wednesday 20th March, JAM Background A wonderful new event promoting musical excellence will take place from July 26th to 5th August. The Jersey International Masterclasses has been established through the partnership of the Jersey Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, The Tsukanov Family Foundation and Vladimir Spivakov International […]
JAM String Day Saturday 16th March 2013, JAM This day was dedicated to all the string instrument students at the academy, and different activities were organised for the violin and cello students. Emmanuelle Dumas rehearsed the JAM Cello Ensemble in a variety of different pieces including Mission Impossible and Skyfall, assisted kindly by […]
Discovery Concert – Brahms Fri 15th March, 7pm, JAM Young-Pyo Lee (violin), Emmanuelle Dumas (cello), and Chris George (piano) This concert presented a variety of wonderful music for violin, cello and piano by Johannes Brahms, one of the greatest composers of the romantic period. The selection of works performed included his Hungarian Dances for […]
Dorothy Chapman Trust String Concert Thu 14th March, 8pm, Georgetown Methodist Church The Dorothy Chapman Trust has provided valuable support to string instrument students on the island for many years, ranging from assisting advanced students with the cost of specialist lessons in the UK, to the purchase of beginner-level mini violins and cellos for […]
Madeira Music Competition Tour February 8th-13th, Escola Das Artes, Funchal Four students spent half term at the International Forum of Musical Performance and Pedagogy in Funchal, Madeira, along with teachers Emmanuelle Dumas, Chris George and Young-Pyo Lee. The tour was supported by the Jersey Arts Trust, and involved an intensive mixture of performing, practising, […]
Natalie Clein Cello Workshop Saturday 26th January, JAM A wonderful morning of cello playing involving fifteen young cellists took place as part of the education work provided by Music In Action. International cellist Natalie Clein (www.natalieclein.com) created a fun and relaxing environment for the young students to perform, following which she worked with them […]
Sam Bisson and Students Piano Concert Saturday 19th January, JAM A feast of piano music was presented In this concert, in which Sam Bisson’s piano students performed a variety works ranging from ‘Hannah from Montana’ through to ‘I Giorni’ by Einaudi. After all the students played, Sam performed three works, Debussy’s ‘Gollywog’s Cakewalk’, Chopin’s […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lakeside Trio 3rd Residency 1st-3rd June 2012 The outstanding Lakeside Trio of Prach Boondiskulchok (piano), Chihiro Ono (violin), and Vladimir Waltham (cello) undertook their third residency at the academy. During their stay they performed at Victoria College to a full theatre of young instrumentalists from year 7 through to year 13. During this concert they performed […]
Royal College of Music Junior Department and Friends Sunday 27th May 2012, 3pm-4pm Professor Katya Lebedeva from the Royal College of Music Junior Department visited the academy with two outstanding young pianists. During the morning she gave tuition to six local young pianists, and in the afternoon all the young pianists gave a wonderful […]
JAM Strings Concert Saturday 19th May 2012 A packed Vermont Hall enjoyed a wonderfully varied afternoon concert given by children studying string instruments at the academy. The concert opened with the JAM Cello Ensemble, an ensemble combining junior and adult cellists, pictured here in the final rehearsals leading to the concert: This was followed […]
Liberation International Music Festival 2012 Wednesday 9th May – Sunday 13th May 2012 A breathtaking array of international musicians performed at stunning venues across the island for the fourth Liberation International Music Festival (visit www.liberationjersey.com to see the full programme of events that took place). The festival is run by Music In Action in […]
Liberation International Music Festival Launch Event Wednesday 28th March 2012 An evening of music was presented to preview the incredible programme of concerts and events planned for the 2012 Liberation International Music Festival. At this launch event local young singer Evangeline Wavell gave a haunting rendition of Michael Head’s Ships of Arcady, and young […]
Spring Project Week: Multi-Piano Extravaganza! March 11th-15th 2012 A packed Vermont Hall created an electric ambience for this varied concert of music for many pianos performed by over forty young pianists from the academy. Four grand pianos graced the stage, and students of all different ages and levels performed alongside the academy’s teachers and guest […]
JCO After-School Concerts January 26th and 27th 2012Two wonderful ‘After-School Concerts’ took place linked with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra’s New Year Gala concert on Saturday 28th January. As part of this event, two ensembles of visiting professionals from the UK gave concerts of music for wind and strings at the academy. The Rygate Wind […]
Vladimir Ashkenazy – London Concert Day-Trip December 11th 2011A group of fourteen students had the opportunity to spend an action-packed day in London, the highlight of which was the chance to meet Vladimir Ashkenazy backstage at the Royal Festival Hall! The day began with a very early meet at Jersey Airport, followed by the train […]
Christmas Concert December 9th 2011Twenty-five students came together to perform at the end-of-term Christmas Concert, in front of a large audience of family and friends. Many children performed carols, and one particular highlight was the eight-strong ‘Cello Ensemble’ performing Silent Night.
Winter Project Week – Helix and In Accord November 30th/December 1st 2011The Winter Project Week linked with Jersey Tourism to give academy students the opportunity to perform for the opening of the ‘Fête dé Noué’. Students from the Junior and Lower Intermediate departments formed a large fifty-strong Samba group, led by the visiting Helix […]
Royal College of Music Junior Department November 27th 2011A group of six students aged 8-17 from the Royal College of Music Junior Department visited the island along with their teacher, professor Viktoria Grigoreva, for a day of masterclasses and a concert. The connection with professor Grigoreva was made during the International Music Forum and […]
European Festival Baroque Orchestra November 25th 2011During their visit to the island, organised by Music In Action, members of the European Festival Baroque Orchestra were hosted at the academy and kindly offered to perform an after-school concert introducing Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Led by Anna Smith from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the group took […]
CTV Mozart Manuscript Recording October 31st 2011Channel Television got in touch with the academy in relation to the sale of a rare Mozart manuscript through Stanley Gibbons. The 238-year-old score was part of the ‘Serenade in D major’, believed to have been composed in 1773 for the graduation of a family friend. The seven-movement work […]
Jersey Eisteddfod Preparation Concert October 23rd 2011In preparation for the Eisteddfod, seventeen students of various ages performed in front of an audience of family and friends to give their pieces a ‘dry-run’ before the start of the festival. For the Eisteddfod itself, in addition to all the solo entries various academy ensembles participated in […]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Masterclass Week August 15th-21st 2011The academy hosted an incredible week of opera with students on the brink of international careers receiving tuition from soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, tenor Dennis O’Neill, and pianist Michael Pollock. An incredible busy, productive and fruitful time was had by all: MasterclassesEach morning masterclasses […]
Musique et Aventure 2011 July 24th-31st 2011This year marked the fifth anniversary of Musique et Aventure, the academy’s summer music course for children aged 10-17. The course attracted forty students again this year, and as always the large body of local children was joined by various students from the UK, Guernsey and France. Musique…Each morning music tuition […]
The Brundibár Project June/July 2011 The Brundibár project has been a large-scale collaboration between the academy, Chetham‟s School of Music (the UK’s leading under-18 specialist music school), Victoria College Preparatory School, Springfield School, Grainville School, Jersey College for Girls, Les Quennevais School, Victoria College, and the Jersey War Tunnels. The planning for this began in […]
Liberation International Music Festival May 6th-9th 2011 The third Liberation Jersey Music Festival featured ten internationally acclaimed artists, performing beautiful, dramatic and atmospheric music in stunning settings side by side with Jersey’s own choirs and musicians throughout the island. Organised by Music In Action, the academy hosted many of the visiting musicians and was the […]
Project Week, Escola Das Artes ResidencyMarch 28th-April 2nd 2011 The term was brought to a close with a wonderful busy week of musical activities centering around the visiting group of young musicians and teachers from the Escola Das Artes, Madeira. The group comprised a brass quintet and string septet, led by violin teacher Vladimir Proudnikov, […]
International Music Forum and Competition, MadeiraMarch 5th-12th 2011Chris George and Emmanuelle Dumas were invited to become members of the international jury brought together in Funchal, Madeira, for this competition (pictured below at the competition’s closing ceremony). The organisation behind the event, entitled ‘Art in the 21st Century’, is a Ukranian non-profit organisation that runs musical […]
JAM Cello Ensemble January 29th 2011 The Spring Term also saw the launch of a new ensemble, open to all cellists on the island, and combining both adult and junior age groups. The Cello Ensemble is a unique type of instrumental ensemble in which a group of around ten cellos are divided between the high […]
Launch of the Infant Department January 2011 The Spring term saw the launch of the academy’s new Infant Department, with morning classes for toddlers aged two and upwards, and after-school classes for children in Reception and Key Stage One. The toddlers classes are led by Mim Poingdestre, who is vastly experienced in this style of […]
Rococo String Sextet Residency January 26th-30th 2011 The Rococo String Quartet were resident at the academy in the Winter term, but they returned this term with friends! The Rococo String Sextet gave an after-school concert with just one work in the programme; Brahms’s beautiful String Sextet. This provided an excellent opportunity for students to experience […]
London Concert Day-Trip December 12th 2010The term was brought to a close with a wonderful short tour to London to attend an afternoon orchestral concert at the Royal Festival Hall given by the Philharmonia Orchestra. Nine students and three adult supervisors took part in this event, which was sponsored by the Jersey Arts Trust. Following a bleary-eyed […]
Jersey Eisteddfod November 2010 Our congratulations go out to all the island’s young musicians who participated in this year’s Jersey Eisteddfod. In addition to all the academy students who entered various solo classes, there were three chamber music ensembles participating in the Langley Trophy for unconducted instrumental ensemble. All three groups had been rehearsing together […]
Adrian Brendel and Min-Yung Kim Masterclass 7th November 2010 Cellist Adrian Brendel and pianist Min-Yung Kim were visiting the island courtesy of the Sundeep Watts Memorial Fund, and were resident at the academy for their visit. A group of students and staff from the academy attended their concert at the Jersey Arts Centre on Saturday 6th […]
Michael Collins Concert and Masterclass 19th October 2010 As Patron of the 2011 Liberation International Music Festival, world-class clarinettist Michael Collins was visiting the island to see the various venues next year’s festival will be using, and to offer his artistic input into the musical programme which will be on offer for the exciting event, now […]
JAM Residency: Rococo String Quartet 29th September – 3rd October 2010 Music In Action’s outstanding ‘Concert for the Coastline’ with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra took place on Saturday 2nd October, and as part of the event the wonderful Rococo String Quartet were brought over to the island for a residency at the academy. During their […]
Musique et Aventure 2010 25th July – 1st August 2010 The fourth Musique et Aventure summer music course joined together around 40 local youn g musicians with visiting children from France and the UK. The mornings were spent combining daily one-to-one instrumental lessons alongside chamber music coaching, private practice, and this year also included orchestral […]
Tessitori Duo Residency 17th-19th July 2010 The outstanding Tessitori Duo of Isobel Leirera, viola, and Jaoa, classical guitar, visited the island through the support of the Jersey Arts Trust. During their visit they performed for Key Stage 2 children at Springfield School, exploring each of the different Spanish characters in Manuella De Falla’s entertaining Spanish […]
Lakeside Trio 2nd Residency 19th-24th July 2010 For their second residency at the academy, the Lakeside Trio were once again an inspirational presence. A masterclass involving several of the island’s young pianists took place on one evening, and the following evening they preceded their concert at the academy with a pre-concert presentation of Schoenberg’s Verklacht […]
Chetham’s School of Music Residency 24th-29th June 2010 For a week in June the academy hosted a wonderful group of young musicians from Chetham’s School of Music. The group comprised a string quartet and wind quintet, led by three members of the teaching faculty including Director of Music Stephen Threlfall. The first event to take […]
Liberation International Music Festival 2010 7th-9th May 2010 Jersey hosted a wide range of star studded concerts from 7th – 9th May to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Liberation of the Channel Islands after occupation during the Second World War. Music In Action’s second Liberation International Music Festival received support from the Jersey Arts Trust, UBS Wealth […]
Lakeside Trio Residency 20th-22nd March 2010 The first visit through the link established between the Jersey Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama involved the outstanding Lakeside Piano Trio, one of the Guildhall’s leading postgraduate chamber ensembles, and comprised the following activities: MASTERCLASS for violin, cello and piano 5pm, […]
REVIEW – Jersey Young Musicians Madeira Tour 2010 16th-24th February 2010, Funchal, Madeira A quite unforgettable experience for both musical and non-musical reasons was had by the group of ten local young musicians and three teaching staff in Funchal Madeira, as the Jersey Academy of Music’s tour was brought to an abrupt halt by […]
Jersey Young Musicians Madeira Tour 2010 16th-24th February 2010, Funchal, Madeira Ten local young musicians will be taking their musical talents to Madeira in February, in the return leg of an exchange programme with the Madeiran music conservatoire; the Escola Das Artes in Funchal. A group of Madeiran students and teachers from the Escola […]
Musique et Aventure 2009 July 19th – August 2nd 2009 ‘Concerts and Kayaks, Sunshine and Samba, Practice and Picnics! For the third year running, Musique et Aventure makes a big impression’Musique et Aventure, the academy’s summer music course, ran for two weeks over the summer holidays. This year the course was attended by seventy-eight young musicians […]
Liberation International Music Festival May 8th -10th 2009 Local musical charity Music In Action, along with the Jersey Academy of Music and a group of the UK’s leading musicians launched the ‘Liberation International Music Festival’. The festival was blessed with glorious sunshine, and unique events such as the Fete de la Musique at Mont Orgueil […]
Madeira tour to Jersey April 21st-29th 2009 ‘Students from the Escola Das Artes, Madeira’s leading music conservatoire, share their expertise with the island’ A group of nine music students and three members of staff from the Escola Das Artes, Funchal, Madeira, were brought over to the island through the academy’s developing Cultural Exchange programme with […]
Chetham’s School of Music Tour July 5th – 9th 2008 In the early days of the Chateau Vermont project, one of the first musical activities to take place involved a group of fourteen talented young musicians and three teachers from Chetham’s School of Music, the UK’s leading under-18 music school. This tour was organised […]