Workshops

Workshops or other events can often be booked with the artists on dates around their Trust concerts. Most of this season's artists are available for performances in schools, community centres, homes etc. at economic rates.

Where indicated, artists are already doing other work locally and may be available for more. For details of Trust concerts by these artists see INDIVIDUAL CONCERTS. For further details of the Workshops programme please CONTACT US as below.

 

Offered This Season

Please click on the leaflet on the Home page for details.

SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES ON OFFER: Dates around Shropshire visits (see Diary)

Dante String Quartet: Open Rehearsals (on Concert Days): showing how chamber music works from the inside. The same music is played in various different ways, with comments from the listeners. Feel more closely involved with the performance
Schools: specially devised concerts for those who get little chance to hear a live string quartet
Coaching: young chamber groups and instrumentalists

Claire Jones: Harp *Yehudi Menuhin's Live Music Now! Artist
Another opportunity! - (Claire gave some memorable workshops in Shropshire last season).

Innovation Ensemble (CBSO): City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra leading players design purpose-made workshops and interactive concerts for young people of different ages, as well as stimulating masterclasses for players

Dunya Duo: *Yehudi Menuhin's Live Music Now! Artists
Performances and Workshops based on a journey through music and songs from the Mediterranean and old European folk songs: experience various elements of the tradition through music, song, dance and snippets of history.

International Baroque Players: Purpose-made workshops with some of the brightest and best young 'historically informed' players and communicators

Tasmin Little: violin (performing with ECO). Probably the world's greatest musical ambassador with her 'Naked Violin' and 'No Strings Attached' pioneering projects, Tasmin devises workshops for any age group and number of people from small groups of players to large general ones (school assemblies etc), and is equally at ease working in more out of the ordinary places (workplaces, factories, libraries, hospitals, homeless refuges, prisons etc).

Raphael Wallfisch: (performing with NCO) Cello Masterclasses that are as involving and inspiring for audiences as they are for participant students

Ensemble 360: Music in the Round - Music in the Community
'The Chimpanzees of Happytown' 2-7yrs: see Sun 26 Feb (main Diary)
Through their mould-breaking education and outreach programme 'Music in the Community' offers a vast array of education and outreach activities. Here are just a few examples:
Children's Concerts - as above
Come In! - music workshops exploring sounds, rhythms and songs: 2 - 5 yrs & special needs
Young Performers' Platforms - performance masterclasses for young players
Ensemble 360 Coaching - sessions in small ensemble playing with groups of students

Rose Wind Trio: Relaxed workshops and interactive concerts for all ages and types.

Saxophone & Piano: (Huw Wiggin/Tim Abel) *Yehudi Menuhin's Live Music Now! Artist (see below)

Olympianist - Anthony Hewitt: 'Re-Cycling Home Tour' (see main Diary)
Anthony aims to initiate thousands to the joys of music-making (and cycling!) through his personal
Olympianist Challenge - He is open to any suggestions and ideas whilst in Shropshire - 31 May to 2 Jun

*Yehudi Menuhin's Live Music Now! particularly suitable for schools and homes & community
venues for disabled and disadvantaged people etc. The Scheme aims to take high quality
professional music-making to places and people not normally accessible

Outreach Programmes are also run directly by most major arts organizations enabling dynamic,
inspiring and extraordinary music-making projects that provide new opportunities for community
members to engage and explore their creativity, often for those that have little other chance

On Shropshire's doorstep:

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: 'Stay Tuned' (for schools) within the 'Ignite' project www.cbso.co.uk/community

Ex Cathedra: 'Singing Playgrounds' & 'Singing Medicine' www.excathedra.co.uk/education_introduction

And go to the Orchestra's Name/Outreach for more info on:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields: 'Outward Sound'
English Chamber Orchestra: 'Close Encounters'/Creative Connections
Northern Chamber Orchestra: Learning & Development Programme

'Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand' Chinese Proverb

Get in touch as below to discuss any ideas or possibilities
these are just some . . .

More Information & Enquiries: SMT - 01952 510375 Email - shrop.mus@lineone.net