Music for Teachers

Singposium 2006 - Birmingham, July 11

Singposium 2006 is a singing, conducting and choral day (on the second day of the National Festival of Music for Youth) for all who work with young singers, providing material for them to take back to their schools, colleges, churches, clubs and youth choirs. It’s organised by Music For Youth in conjunction with the Association of British Choral Directors (ABCD)

Tuesday 11 July 2006, 9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham B1 2LF

The cost of the course is £45.00 and completed application forms should reach Music for Youth by 26 May 2006.

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Abigail Taylor performed the Elgar Cello Concerto last night at the Shrewsbury Music Hall to win the 2006 Shropshire Music Service Concerto Competition. In an outstandingly moving performance that the adjudicator, Mr Stuart Johnson, said, “Brought tears to my eyes”, she was accompanied by the Shropshire Sinfonia (Staff and senior students of The Shropshire Music Service).

The performance was recorded by local BBC Radio Shropshire and can be heard at 8pm on Easter Saturday 2006.

Other worth finalists were Eloise Wyke (Violin), Nick Russell (Clarinet) and Sarah Lee (Oboe). Mr Stuart Johnson praised the high quality of all performances and commented in an interview with Radio Shropshire that the standard was extremely high this year.

Congratulations to all students and staff involved and thanks to our sponsors Whittingham Riddell and BBC Radio Shroposhire.

Plans are afoot for the next teachers Composition weekend at Arthog on the Mid-Wales coast, overlooking the dramatic and beautiful Afon Mawddach. The weekend involves work with a professional composer and, in the company of others or working alone, creating music, with coaching from the professional composer and the Adviser for Music, drawing ideas from the local environment.

For further details of the next course please contact me via the website