Shropshire Music Service

The following posting gives a list of events for the summer term - in some cases further details will be added shortly.

Saturday 28 April at 2pm – Woodwind Platform (including music by Shropshire Youth Training Woodwind Ensemble, the Training Clarinet Choir, Edgetone (Flute ensemble) Double Reed trio, Saxophone ensemble and Senior Clarinet Choir) at Belvidere School, Shrewsbury at 2pm.

Tuesday 22 May at 6pm - North West Shropshire Schools String Orchestra at the Marches School, Oswestry at 6.00pm

Friday 22 June A concert given by whole school classes of violin pupils showing the progress made by this initiative now in its third year. Shrewsbury Music Hall - further details to be added.

Saturday 7 July 10am -12 noon. Shropshire Youth Brass Band playing in the Shrewsbury Market.

Saturday 7 July Shropshire Training Youth Orchestra and Shropshire Training Youth Wind Orchestra at Crowmoor Baptist Church - further details to be added.

Saturday 7 July Shropshire Girls Choir at Crowmoor Baptist Church - evening - further details to be added.

Saturday 7 July at 7:15pm Strings Gala at Meole Brace School (changed from 14 July)

Sunday 8 July Church Stretton Food Fair featuring the  Shropshire Youth Brass Band, Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra, Shropshire Girls Choir and  Shropshire Percussion Ensemble.

Monday 9 July – Cellobration 3 (A celebration of cellos) at Christchurch, Bayston Hill - further details to be added.

Tuesday 10 July 7.00pm Meole Brace School – Shrewsbury String Festival - further details to be added.

Wednesday 11 July Brass Extravaganza - further details to be added.

This summer the Shropshire Youth Brass Band will visit and perform in Reims and Lausanne.  The tour leaves on July 22nd and returns on the 29th.

The Shropshire Youth Orchestra visits the Lake Garda area from August 26th to 2nd September.

The final held 28 March at The Music Hall was a most successful evening with music of a high quality. The four finalists were accompanied by the Shropshire Sinfonia under the baton of Bob Wysome. The event was recorded by Radio Shropshire and broadcast at Easter. This year’s winner after a close competition was Sue Lim playing Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1.

Send two musical scores with recordings and an entry form (available here) - entries should last no longer than 5 minutes - no restrictions on instrumentations - closing date May 11th 2007 - why not try some of your GCSE students course work?

See the above link for the full rules.