Snappy Operas come to Launceston

We are always happy to help promote youth music events taking place in Cornwall. Mahogany Opera Group are bringing 'Snappy Operas' to Launceston soon as part of a nationwide project - details below.

Snappy Operas

Wednesday 29 March, 6pm-7.15pm

Launceston Town Hall

Tickets: FREE (booking required)

Featuring young people from

St Issey CE Primary School

St Petroc’s CE Primary School

St Stephen’s Community Primary School

Tregadillett Primary School

Warbstow Community Primary School

Snappy Operas is a new nationwide project by Mahogany Opera Group to create new short operas with young people aged 7-11 that’s heading to Launceston this April.

This term, young people from across Cornwall are working with professional musicians to bring to life five new ten-minute long operas: learning words and music, creating props and costumes. Discover what they’ve made in an energetic evening of music and theatre, when the children will perform Snappy Operas for the first time.

The operas have been written by some of the UK’s most exciting composers and writers, including Errollyn Wallen, Emily Hall, Toby Litt and Ian McMillan, working together with groups of young people in Cornwall, Cumbria, Norfolk, North Tyneside and Suffolk. They are a collection of lively stories set to a variety of musical styles with elements of jazz, folk and classical.

Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, real life experiences and ideas from the children themselves, the evening will feature colourful characters including unicorns, dodos, sheep, hens and even headlice!

Come and see what these local young opera-makers have been up to.

Find out more about Snappy Operas at mahoganyoperagroup.co.uk

Snappy Operas is a Mahogany Opera Group production in partnership with Cornwall Music Education Hub, generously supported by Michael Tippett Musical Foundation and PRS for Music Foundation (Talent Development Partnership).

Cornwall Music Service Trust Pupil of The Month - February 2017

Cornwall Music Service Trust Pupil Of The Month - February Winner

Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST) is delighted to announce the winner of this month's award. Once again the panel took time to review the nominations and were very impressed by not only the pupils application to their own development but the commitment by them to help others also.

This month's award goes to Daniel Hunt from Cury Primary School who has demonstrated, at quite an early stage in his musical career, huge commitment and determination in his learning. Furthermore, he has helped fellow musicians at the school through their music medal exams, having gone through the process himself. He was and is keen to offer support and guidance to those learners just about to embark on what can be a nervous part of their progression.

Cheryl (Daniels Mum) said, 'We are proud and delighted Daniel's hard work has been noticed and rewarded. This will be a great confidence boost for him'.

Daniel also commented, 'I was surprised to win it. I was off sick when I found out. I said when Lowenna, my teacher, mentioned it to us that I wouldn't win. I'm really pleased!’

Well done Daniel for being CMSTs pupil of the month for February, we hope this inspires you to keep up the good work!

Cornwall Flute Festival 2017 coming soon!

Music Community Prepare for the Cornwall Flute Festival 25 and 26 March

The south west’s vibrant flute community are to descend on Truro School for two days on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March for the Cornwall Flute Festival.

Organised by the Cornwall Music Service Trust in partnership with Truro School’s music department, the two day event will feature a variety of workshops and eight masterclass sessions.

Saturday night will see headline act Katherine Bryan, Principal Flautist with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, perform live with accompanist Tim Carey. The concert programme will feature the following works:-  Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

CPE Bach - Sonata in A minor (1&3 mvts), Poulenc - Sonata, Donizetti - Sonata, Mozart - Dove Sono (Marriage of Figaro), Dvorak - Song of the Moon (Rusalka), Gounod - Je veux vivre, Borne - Carmen Fantasy

Kate Whetter, event organiser and Cornwall Music Service Trust representative, said: “To provide an opportunity for the south west’s flute community to come together and learn from world class musicians like Katherine Bryan is something we are all very proud to offer here at the Cornwall Music Service Trust as we grow from strength to strength since our conception in 2014.”

She continued: “We are building upon the success of last year's inaugural event so in addition this year there will be performances by Farley's Flutes, Cornwall Junior Flutes and Flautistas! before the main Saturday evening concert."

The two day event is also supported by exhibitors Just Flutes, Wonderful Winds and Jessica Rance Woodwind Instrument Repairs.

Tickets cost £35 for one day or £60 for both days and are available through the Cornwall Music Service Trust on 01872 246 043 or by emailing kwhetter@cornwallmusicservicetrust.org.

For those who wish to attend the Katherine Bryan evening concert in the Truro School Chapel at 7:00pm on Saturday 5 March, tickets cost £7 for adults and £3.50 for under 18s.

CMST gain a Silver Healthy Workplace Award

CMST, through the hard work of all its staff and inimitably led by Karen Frost and Liz Sibley, has gained the Silver Healthy Workplace Award. Congratulations to all and for more on this please read our Head of Service Blog for March written by Gareth Churcher.

Students receive discounted tickets!

Last year, Three Spires Singers introduced a scheme for Cornwall Music Service Trust students aimed at encouraging more young people to come and enjoy Three Spires Singers' concerts. This year Three Spires Singers would like to extend the invitation to all instrumental students.

• Tickets are available at £3 for any student. To cover the eventuality that younger students might need to be accompanied, we offer a free ticket for an adult accompanying a group of 5 youngsters with the £3 tickets.

• These tickets must be arranged with Penny Price, not Hall for Cornwall. If people would like to buy tickets they can email, text or call Penny, whose contact details are:

Landline: 01872 865097
Mobile: 07858 941869
Email: oak.farm@btinternet.com

The orchestra also has many instrumental teachers amongst its players so you might spot your teacher too!

Penny's contact details are:

email: oakfarm@btinternet.com

tel: 01872 865097

Haydn’s Creation7.30 pm Saturday 1st April 2017 in Truro Cathedral
                              
Three Spires last performed Haydn’s Creation ten years ago (following another ten years’ gap before that) and it’s high time this tuneful and optimistic work was given another airing. Do you remember the extraordinarily spooky (and musically ahead of its time) depiction of the dark emptiness of “Chaos” at the beginning? The Big Bang of light? Or the evocation of the sun rising, and the simply beautiful moment when “the softer beams” of the “silver moon…steps on through silent night”? 
The Creation is so popular that it has been performed more often than all Haydn’s other choral works put together. He wanted to “cheer people up” and the work is full of optimism and confidence in an orderly world. Such is the joyous sweep of the music, it is surely possible to set any doubts about that world-view to one side for the evening!

Soloists will be Cheryl Rosevear, Soprano, Ross Scanlon, Tenor, and Timothy Nelson, Baritone. The Three Spires Orchestra will be led by Nick Whiting and the performance will as usual be conducted by Christopher Gray.

Award available for young singers and performers

INTERNATIONAL MUSICIANS SEMINAR (IMS) - APRIL CONCERTS

IMS brings outstanding young musicians from around the world to study with eminent professors in a unique and intense series of Master Classes.  The resulting six concerts in venues around West Cornwall provide a thrilling chance to hear some young stars on the brink of their professional careers as well as their distinguished professors.

Saturday 8 April, 7.30pm Maestri Concert  St John’s Church, Truro

Programme to include

Clarke  Sonata for Viola and Piano

Chopin & Friends A selection of pieces for Cello and Piano

Mendelssohn Piano Trio in C minor Op.66

Musicians to include

Gerhard Schultz violin, Lars Anders Tomter viola, Steven Isserlis cello

Monday 10 April, 7.30pmSt John’s Hall, Penzance

Tuesday 11 April, 7.30pmTruro School Chapel

Tuesday 18 April, 7.30pm  Maestri ConcertMarazion Community Centre

Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat K.493

Brahms Sonata for Viola and Piano

Beethoven Variations for Cello and Piano in F major

Webern Drei Kleine Stücke Op.11

Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano

András Keller violin, Thomas Riebl viola, Ralph Kirshbaum cello, Kirill Gerstein piano

Friday 21 April, 7.30pm St Pol de Leon Church, Paul

Saturday 22 April, 7.30pm St Buryan Church

The concerts on 10,11, 21 & 22 of April are given by the young professional musicians attending the Master Classes.

All the programmes are different and, other than the Maestri concerts, are decided only a couple of days in advance.  They can be checked online at www.i-m-s.org.uk or by telephoning 01736 763264.

Tickets are now on sale at Hall for Cornwall online www.hallforcornwall.org

Telephone 01872 262466 or in person at the Box Office, Lemon Quay, Truro TR1 2LL.

Young people under 26 can come to the concerts FREE thanks to support from the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust.  These tickets must be booked by phone or in person and you will be asked to give a few details at the concert. 

SONAR Brass Workshop

Limited places are still available for this amazing opportunity to work with and hear some of the UK's leading brass musicians including: James Fountain, Alan Morrison, Owen Farr, Nick Hudson & Steve Sykes who come together to form SONAR Brass!

Please make contact now with the organisers so as not to miss this wonderful event.

Brass Teacher Vacancy

Required for immediate start, an enthusiastic, energetic person with a passion for delivering brass lessons to whole classes and individuals in the Saltash and Torpoint area. Applicants are invited for this post which is currently part-time with scope for development. 

Please send a CV outlining your main musical and teaching experiences along with any relevant qualifications to: smunns@cornwallmusicservicetrust.org

Cornwall Music Service Trust Pupil Of The Month - January Winner

Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST) is delighted to announce the winner of this month's award and more importantly the first ever award for this new initiative. The panel took time to work through the nominations in detail and felt that, although all nominees were deserving of the award, one stood out. This month’s winner demonstrated excellent commitment to their own music making, showed to be going that little bit further in terms of support to ensemble music making and support to the ensembles that they attend in more general terms, helping set up, pack down, supporting others etc.

CMST is delighted to give the award to Harry Crompton, from Penrice School and this is what his mum had to say when she found out:

“OH WOW!!!!!! ...... I'm over the moon for him (not that he knows anything about it - I'll leave that to you). What an honour to be the first!  Thank you for nominating him. He'll be so surprised.  As well as all the things you've mentioned, he never moans about practising!”

Congratulations to Harry on this amazing achievement and keep up the good work!

CMST breaks the 100 teacher mark!

Cornwall Music Service Trust is proud to announce that we have recently appointed our 104th teacher.