Now Hiring: EFG London Jazz Festival Volunteers September 19, 2017 by Claire SivierVolunteers! Come and have fun and gain fantastic hands-on events experience by volunteering at 2017’s EFG London Jazz Festival. Calling all music and events lovers! The EFG London Jazz Festival 2017 is seeking a team of enthusiastic volunteers with a taste for organisation to work with us on the delivery of this year’s Festival. We are London’s biggest city-wide music festival and bring together established stars and emerging talent, reflecting the traditions of jazz and illustrating its breadth and depth. You can check out the full programme at efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk ‘Being a volunteer at the EFG London Jazz Festival is a great way to contribute to the event and have fun at the same time. As a volunteer, in whatever role, you feel part of the action instead of a mere spectator. Serious give great briefings and support so you become part of the team straight away. Once you get inside the Festival it never feels the same again’ (Ian, EFG London Jazz Festival 2016 volunteer) Within this time there are opportunities to volunteer in four separate areas of the Festival: Communications – For 1 volunteer to assist the communications team with the Festival information stands, guest lists and press liaison. Must be available on evenings through the Festival. – For 2 volunteers to help with the Festival’s social media output, by taking photos, tweeting and building interest around the events. Development – For 2 volunteers to support the development team in delivering sponsor and supporter receptions and branding across the Festival. Learning and Participation – For 2 or 3 volunteers to assist the Learning and Participation Team in administering and delivering multiple participation projects and events throughout the festival. Including artist liaison, general running and logistics support alongside publicity. Production – To assist the production team with backstage catering and artist liaison, airport meet and greets, general running and logistics support. Timeline: The deadline for applications is Monday 2nd October 2017. Interviews for new volunteers will take place on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th October in the Serious office. For more information about the opportunity, visit the Serious website here. Serious is a member and partner of the Hackney Music Network. All enquires about the above opportunity should be sent to Serious directly. UncategorizedShare : Tweet
New Opportunities to join our Ensembles and Activities from September 2017 July 13, 2017 by Claire Sivier Hackney Music Service offers a range of musical opportunities within its ensembles and choirs during term time, and we would like to encourage and welcome new members from September 2017! Whether you love to sing with a group, play bass, trumpet or sax, we have something for you and a chance to work with other likeminded young people. For more information see an outline of our opportunities below and on our ensembles page here. UncategorizedShare : Tweet
Join the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain 2018 May 8, 2017 by Claire SivierIf you are aged 13–18, playing (or composing) at Grade 8 distinction level or equivalent, and are totally committed to music… The world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers needs you. Be part of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 2018 and breakthrough to the next level of orchestral brilliance, perform the most challenging music with the world’s greatest conductors and inspire other teenagers through NYO Inspire. Auditions are FREE and you will receive feedback. Bursaries are available to cover travel to and from the audition as well as your place in the orchestra. Auditions are friendly, positive, and great learning experiences. Find out more UncategorizedShare : Tweet
Hackney Youth Orchestras Trust – Summer Music School April 13, 2017 by Claire SivierHackney Youth Orchestras Trust will be running a Summer Music School this year at Gainsborough School, Hackney Wick from Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th July. The project is aimed at children and young people already learning an instrument, from 8 to 13 years and up to grade 5 standard. Students will have the chance to take part in group music making sessions, sing in a choir and participate in a concert performance at the end of the project. Fees are £60 for the three days, with a concessionary rate of £10 – £30 available for families on a low income. Apply online at http://hyot.org.uk/summerschool Email enquiries to summerschool@hyot.org.uk UncategorizedShare : Tweet
HACKNEY COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA SURVEY April 4, 2017 by Claire Sivier Hackney Community Orchestra (HCO) is a newly-established group run in partnership with The Bridge Academy and Hackney Music Service. HCO is open to players (particularly adults and those returning to ensemble music making), of any instrument at any level of expertise. Music reading is not essential. We aim to bring people together to create a unique ensemble for Hackney, playing all kinds of music, from jazz to pop and classical to folk. We have been meeting on Thursdays from 18.30 – 20.00 at The Bridge Academy, Laburnum Street, London E2 8BA. We are now looking at how best to secure the future stability of the group and to recruiting new members. SURVEY The purpose of the survey is to help us raise awareness of the group and to make decisions about its future organisation – please complete the survey here. The survey should be completed by Monday 1st May. Uncategorizedensembles, orchestraShare : Tweet
Hackney Schools Music and Dance Festival – 20th Anniversary! March 9, 2017 by Claire Sivier It is hard to believe that the schools singing festival has been running since 1997, but it has! It was established to support primary teachers (specialists and non-specialists alike) in delivering curriculum music through the use of accessible and inclusive resources in the form of a song bank, and a platform to participate in the joy of massed singing alongside other Hackney schools. Over the last 20 years, the festival has grown from three schools participating in one singing event, to a whopping 69 schools taking part in a fortnight of singing, instrumental, dance and partnership day events. So there is much to celebrate! To mark the 20th Anniversary of the Schools Music and Dance Festival, in addition to the songs performed on the day, at this year’s festival, we are providing a songbook with further bonus tracks for use across your school; in all there will be 20 songs celebrating 20 years, many of which have been suggested and put forward by our primary teachers as school favourites! In addition to the established events, in consultation with the Early Years team, we are introducing a new EYFS singing festival, which will be led by, music lead and nursery teacher at Kingsmead School, Ben De Sausmarez. Ben has been a conductor of the Infant Festival supporting Yvonne Packer for some years and we are delighted that he has agreed to lead this new EYFS event. This completes the suite of singing events from nursery through to secondary school singing. As this is the 20th Anniversary, we will also take this opportunity to celebrate our various partnerships with local and regional partners with a festival launch event at the Barbican Centre on 26th June – further details and how to obtain tickets for this event will follow shortly. The main festival will follow at the wonderful Round Chapel in Lower Clapton from 29th June to 7th July 2017. This will be a special year of festival events with invited guest conductors and performers. For Hackney Schools who would like to participate, you can email lisa.davies@learningtrust.co.uk who will provide you with instructions on how to take part, and a festival registration form. Uncategorized20th anniversary, events, festival, Performance, schools, young peopleShare : Tweet
