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SYMPHO, the Shropshire Youth Music Parents and Helpers Organisation, held its AGM on Saturday and a new chairman, Mr Colin Bates was elected to lead the group for the next year.
Thanks were expressed for the significant work over the past 4 years of the retiring chirman, Mr Paul Beech. After the formal meeting a short concert was given by the Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra and the Shropshire Girls Choir who performed from the repertoire they had presented in Belgium during the tour earlier this summer.
Any parents of students in the Music Services bands, orchestras, choirs and other ensembles are welcome to support either as members of the committee or in providing help ‘front of house’ for our many concerts during the year. The SYMPHO cxommittee meetings this year will be held on:
Oct 16th, Nov 15th, Dec 5th, Jan 18th, Feb 5th, Mar 13th, Apr 18th, May 17th, June 11th and July 9th
The venue for the next meeting will be the Graham Berkely Suite at the Music Centre, Long Meadow, Bayston Hill, and other venues will be posted on this blog when confirmed.
If you would like to offer support for our work in music education for young people then please contact us at education.music.service@shropshire-cc.gov.uk
There was an impressive array of musical talent on display when the combined forces of the Shropshire Youth Brass Band, the Shropshire Training Youth Brass Ensemble and 70 beginner brass players performed the grand finale to this year’s Brass Extravaganza. Castaway Cove was an thrilling conclusion to an inspirational evening of brass music performed by Shropshire and Telford players of all abilities in front of a ‘full house’.
The beginner brass very ably performed two ‘world premieres’ of specially composed suites for brass by Glenn Pollard as well as versions of well known tunes from their weekly lesson repertoire.
The Training Youth Brass Ensemble demonstrated just how far the group has progressed since it was formed just 3 years ago and played a variety of solo and ensemble music under the direction of Wendy Jones and Andrienna Straw.
The Shropshire Youth Brass Band were having a final run through of the demanding programme they were to play at the National Festival of Music for Youth at Symphony Hall, Birmingham the following day. No-one could fail to have been impressed by the power, precision and musicality of their performance conducted by Dave Heywood.
The performers were rightly given a standing ovation at the end of the concert by an enthusiastic and appreciative audience.
Next year’s event has already been booked and we all look forward to a similarly splendid evening of music on 11th July 2007.
The SYWO and SGQ had a highly successful tour to Belgium during the summer. Three concerts were given over five days. These were at the Musical Instrument Museum in Brussels, St Michael’s Church in Gent and in Ypres Town Square.
The SYWO and SGC will perform at the forthcoming AGM of SYMPHO on Saturday September 16 at The Music Centre , Long Meadow, Bayston Hill at 1.00 pm.
The SYWO and SGQ are currently looking for new members. Applicants for the SYWO should be of Associated Board grade 6. Please contact Alan Atkin for further details. SGC applicants should contact Alison Stevens for further information and audition details
The groups hope to return to Belgium in the summer of 2008.
11 - 15 December
Entries to be received by 12 noon, 11 October 2006.
12 - 13 December 2006
Entries to be received by 12 noon, 27 September 2006.
Brass: 28 November 2006
Percussion: 27,28,29,30 November - 1 December 2006
Woodwind: No date but usually with brass exams
Entries to be received by 12 noon, 20 September 2006
The Shropshire Music Service is supported by SYMPHO (Shropshire Youth Music Parents and Helpers Organisation), an elected group of parents helpers and teachers who give valuable support such as ‘front of house’ at concerts and other activities to support the work of our orchestras, bands, choirs and other ensembles.
The SYMPHO Annual General meeting will be held on Saturday 16th September at 1:00p.m. at The Music Centre, Bayston Hill.
The Girls Choir and the Shropshire Youth Wind Ensemble will be performing items from repertoire they prepared for their very successful tour in Belgium earlier in the summer.
Please come along - we guarantee that we will keep the formal part of the AGM to a minimum..
Instrumental lessons will begin this term in the week beginning Sept 11th. Please see the calendar for further dates.
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