We want to say a massive congratulation to Maisie! Our awesome ukulele-playing pupil of the month for October! She may have never had the opportunity to learn if it wasn't for the fantastic work of Cornwall Music Therapy and the funding from BBC Children in Need. You may have heard about Maisie's story on the radio, but if you missed it, you can listen to it here!
Local and District levels on Saturday 25th February at Holy Trinity Church, St Austell.
PRIZES
£50 1st place Instrumental and Vocal
£30 2nd place Instrumental and Vocal
CLOSING DATE 10th February 2023
A new ensemble has formed in Falmouth for all of our string players in the area. Young musicians will have the chance to practice and perform with fellow musicians, make new friends and perform at various events, including our excellent SuperStrings performances!
Come and see one of our amazing concerts at the St Agnes Methodist Church on the 27th of November! With all proceeds going to support the Cornwall Music Festival!
Saturday 12th November, 7.30 pm at St Endellion Church
£12 | Accompanied under 16s free
“A giant of the flamenco guitar tradition”
Voted one of the top three flamenco guitarists in the world, Juan Martin has toured internationally, playing concerts from Shanghai and Melbourne to New York. Critics have compared his compositional talent to that of Albéniz, Turina and Tárrega. The guitarist and composer played for Picasso’s 90th birthday celebrations, and his original book on learning the guitar is referred to as ‘The Bible’ of flamenco guitar.
Join us for an evening of exquisite and highly sophisticated contemporary music at St Endellion.
Tickets available at: https://endelienta.org.uk/
On Saturday November 12th, Penzance Orchestral Society will take its audience on a whistle-stop tour of Scandinavia through the power of music.
The concert, which starts at 3pm, features the welcome return of Preston Yeo as solo violin to perform Sibelius’ Violin Concerto - the only concerto he ever wrote. Preston has recently taken up a post as Professor in the Royal Academy of Music’s Junior Department.
The family-friendly matinee starts off with Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No 3: Beethoven took not one but four attempts at writing an overture for his opera Fidelio. Number 3 was deemed too strong for the opera’s opening scenes but is a beautiful piece of music in its own right which summarises the opera, which tells the story of how Leonore, in guise of a prison guard named Fidelio, rescues her husband Florestan from death in a political prison.
The programme concludes with Danish composer Carl Nielsen’s magnificent Symphony Number 1 - which was written when the composer was 27.
Penzance Orchestral Society would be delighted if you would join them for their musical adventure on Saturday November 12th at 3pm in St John’s Hall, Penzance. Tickets are now available online from the Minack Theatre box office priced £10 and may also be purchased on the door. Free admission for children under 16 accompanied by an adult.
Truro Cathedral are putting on an exciting opportunity for girl Choristers in 2023, find out more below.
Dear CMST Musicians and Parents,
Truro Cathedral and Truro School are delighted to extend an invitation to their ‘Be a Girl Chorister for a Day’ event, on Tuesday 15 November, to all girls in Years 7 and 8 who like singing, and especially those who may be interested in applying for a chorister scholarship.
The ‘Be a Girl Chorister for a Day’ event gives girls the chance to experience life as a chorister, starting with their morning rehearsal and then a normal school day, ending with the opportunity to sing Evensong with Truro Cathedral Choir. All of Truro Cathedral’s choristers are educated at Truro School. They each receive 25% scholarships and are eligible for means-tested additional support for their five years in Truro Cathedral Choir (ending as they leave Upper Sixth). Girls apply to be choristers when they are in Year 8, in order to begin as they enter Year 9. More information about chorister scholarships can be found here: https://www.truroschool.com/admissions/girl-chorister-scholarships/
Previous ‘Be a Girl Chorister for a Day’ events have inspired many to apply over the years, and for others it is just a great day of singing at a very high level with a wonderful group of musicians.
Chris Gray, Director of Music at Truro Cathedral: “What the choristers achieve on a daily basis is extraordinary. There are few areas of life in which young people still at school can achieve professional standards, but that is exactly what our choristers do. Working as part of a close team, they bring a level of focus and passion to their singing that is constantly inspiring. Being a chorister can be a life-changing and life-enhancing experience.”
If you would like your daughter to take part in the ‘Be A Chorister For A Day’, please complete the registration form here: BACFAD - Sign Up Form or to find out more, please contact admissions@truroschool.com
With best wishes
Christopher Gray
Director of Music
Truro Cathedral
The Bal Maiden Musical project will be premiering on the 16th to 18th November (NEXT YEAR!) 2023 at the Princess Pavilions in Falmouth.
They will be presenting a series of auditions this November/December at the Princess Pavilion on Saturday 12th, 26th November and 3rd December. They will be quite relaxed and we would like them to be more like workshops than formal auditions to be as inclusive as possible and invite as many potential actors and performers as possible.
Come and join Splann! (https://splann.co.uk/) a lovely trio who lead really fun ceilidhs here in Cornwall. All proceeds will help to deliver Music Therapy throughout Cornwall!
The event is on the 4th November at 7.30pm in Chacewater village hall
Click the button below to get your ticket!
Please read about the next concert, below. Tickets for people aged 25 and under are only £1 to encourage lots of young people to come and enjoy the experience!
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ fabulous Sea Symphony (1910) is the centre-piece of Three Spires Singers’ first autumn concert this year. Performance requires a large orchestra, soloists and choir – the latter forming an intrinsic part of the whole work. Using words from the visionary American poet Walt Whitman, Vaughan Williams vividly paints all the moods of the sea and Whitman’s awe and exhilaration. It’s colourful, exciting and moving by turns.
Conductor Christopher Gray describes it as "music that encapsulates vividly all the moods of the sea, but also Whitman’s metaphors: Whitman presents the sea as something awesome and deeply spiritual that is a great leveller, uniting us all in various ways, but in a world where things are not always plain sailing."
The programme also includes two works composed at the very end of the nineteenth century: Sibelius’s Finlandia is a stirring tribute to his beloved homeland; in Elgar’s Sea Pictures for mezzo soprano and orchestra listen out for the opening poem by Roden Noel which evokes Kynance Cove!
TICKETS
All seats unreserved - come early for the best seats.
Only Patrons and Friends are given named and reserved seats, in the zone of their choice. If you'd like to know more about joining this group of supporters, see our website: click here.
Nave £25 - Gallery £20 - Side Aisles: £18 - Age 25 or under £1
The ticket price includes the cost of a concert programme.
Tickets available from Minack Theatre Box Office services - click on the blue button below or phone 01736 810181.
They run a paperless system - you will receive your e-tickets by email just after ordering, and also by SMS telephone text message 48 hours before the performance.
The Cornwall Youth Orchestra are looking for new players! If you are interested in joining an amazing ensemble then click the button below!
Further information can be found on the poster below! Click the image to download.
On the 6th of November Carleen Anderson will be performing at the Hall for Cornwall!
If you would like to bring a group (can be 2-200 students) please email Getcreative@hallforcornwall.org.uk to secure the booking and I would be happy to arrange that for you.
Please note this show would suit 11+ students
