Shropshire Music Service

Shropshire’s young brass players meet with their older and more expert colleagues in Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury for a performance at 7:00pm on Monday July 12th.  The concert programme will include massed items and individual ensemble performances form the Shropshire Youth Brass Band and the Shropshire Training Youth Brass Ensemble.

A tour meeting for parents will be held at 2.30pm at Oakmeadow (the Music Centre site in Bayston Hill).  This will follow the tour rehearsal at 10:00am.

Brass Course - Friday 13th November 2009 to Sunday 15th November 2009:  A weekend of music  making with outdoor activities - open to players who have been learning a brass instrument for at least two terms.

Chamber Music Course - Friday 13th November 2009 to Sunday 15th November 2009:  A weekend of music -making for players of orchestral instruments who have achieved a playing standard of approximately grade 3-4 (or above).

Friday 8th January to Sunday 10th January: a course of music making for beginner string players with outdoor activities.  This course is designed for players who have had about one year of tuition.

Friday 8th January to Sunday 10th January: a course of music making for string, woodwind, brass and percussion players with outdoor activities. this is open to players currently working at grade 1 to 4 standard.

All the above courses will take place at the Pioneer Centre at Cleobury Mortimer and are likely to be oversubscribed again so please talk to your Shropshire Music Service instrumental teacher about them without delay.

The Shropshire Youth Brass Band will be performing at Hawstone Hall on Saturday 18th October as part of the ‘Apple Day’ events.

During the year a number of Shropshire schools have been encouraging their pupils to learn to play brass instruments during their normal curriculum.  The fine results of this initiative lead by Shropshire Music Service can be heard on July 6th and July 7th when the schools are brought together with other brass ensembles to perform in concert.  Walker Theatre (Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury) at 7.00pm