Shropshire Music Service

Auditions for the following Shropshire Music Service ensembles will take place on Friday June 11th - details of times will be forwarded later: 

Shropshire Youth Orchestra; Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra; Shropshire Youth Brass Band; Shropshire Training Youth Wind Orchestra

The orchestras and bands are open to any young person of appropriate ability living in Shropshire or wishing to travel to Shrewsbury for the rehearsals.  Other ensembles are available which are open to all players.

The Shropshire Music Service ‘School of Music’ made a very good start at the weekend of September 18th and 19th with an increase in numbers of young people playing in ensembles.  Dates for the next weekend rehearsals for the Autumn Term are:

October 2nd / 3rd

November 6th / 7th

Novemeber 16th / 17th

December 4th / 5th

Young musicians in Shropshire might well be thinking of auditioning for the National Youth Orchestra.  The details will be useful:

“Any young musicians interested should visit www.nyo.org.uk to find out what’s involved and to begin an application. It’s completely free to apply and audition. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 1^st July!”

The Shropshire Youth Orchestra will be performing this term in Idsall School at Shifnal on July 5th at 6:00pm.

A joint concert with members of Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra, Shropshire Youth Percussion Ensemble and Shropshire Girls Choir will be presented at 2:00pm on July 4th 2009 in Crowmoor Baptist Church, Shrewsbury.

A concert to celebrate the success of violin students will take place at 7:15pm at Christchurch, Bayston Hill on July 4th.

The English String Orchestra have been working in partnership with some of our string students and will perform together in the Theatre Severn on June 23rd at 7:45pm.  Discounted tickets for students learning with the service are available from John Fairbank.

Throughout the year a large number of schools have been offering violin tuition as part of their shcool curriculum.  this initiative has been led by Shropshire Music Service and the resuolts ofm this years work can be heard in the concerts ‘Class Act’ in the new Walker Theatre (at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury).  The concerts will begin at 6:30pm on June 22nd and June 23rd.  Parents please note that your school will be involved in one of these two evenings - further details from school.

Shropshire Youth Brass Band will be performing in concert with Tredegar Band in Shrewsbury Abbey at 7:00pm on June 20th.

Tickets are available from the Abbey - Tel: 01743 232723 (£7.50 and £6.00 concessions).

Auditions will take place from 4:00pm on Friday 12th June at Longmeadow School, Bayston Hill for entry to any of the following Shropshire Music Service Ensembles:

Shropshire Youth Brass Band

Shropshire Youth Orchestra

Shropshire Youth Training Orchestra

Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra

Shropshire Youth Training Wind Orchestra