Shropshire Music Service http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk Serving colleges, schools, pupils and parents in Shropshire Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:18:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 en Welcome http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2006/09/03/welcome/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2006/09/03/welcome/#comments Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:24:07 +0000 Keith Havercroft http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2006/09/03/welcome/ window.document.getElementById('post-3').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post';

Welcome to the Shropshire Music Service. Please see the category listing on the right to access the various postings.

After a series of website difficulties we are moving from shropshiremusicservice.com to http://www.shropshiremusicservice.org.uk

]]> http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2006/09/03/welcome/feed/ Calendar of teaching and rehearsals for 2008-9 http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/08/26/calendar-of-teaching-and-rehearsals-for-2008-9/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/08/26/calendar-of-teaching-and-rehearsals-for-2008-9/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:46:57 +0000 Keith http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/08/26/calendar-of-teaching-and-rehearsals-for-2008-9/ The basic teaching calendar indicating the teaching weeks form September to July, and also the rehearsal weekends for the county bands, choirs and other ensembles is posted on the permanent ‘page‘ at the top of the home page.

Other events will be posted on the blog and advertised in a variety of ways, via students, via schools and via ‘Music Matters’.

]]> http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/08/26/calendar-of-teaching-and-rehearsals-for-2008-9/feed/ Band, choir and orchestra tours http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/07/24/band-choir-and-orchestra-tours/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/07/24/band-choir-and-orchestra-tours/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:11:13 +0000 Keith http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/07/24/band-choir-and-orchestra-tours/ The Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra and the Shropshire Girls Choir left Shrewsbury on  Monday 24th July for a short performing tour in Belgium.

They will be playing concerts in Sint Salvator Cathedral in Bruge; St Michael’s Church in Ghent and St Paul’s in Antwerp.

The Shropshire Youth Brass Band  leave on July 27th for a short tour taking in concerts at Ypres (Menin Gate) and Wapenplein, Ostend.

The Shropshire Youth Orchestra will be representing us at the Edinburgh Festival this year from Aug 20th to 24th.

]]> http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/07/24/band-choir-and-orchestra-tours/feed/ Shropshire Sings http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/06/18/shropshire-sings/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/06/18/shropshire-sings/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:23:26 +0000 Keith http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/06/18/shropshire-sings/ As part of the national focus on young voices, Shropshire Music Service is presenting many hundreds of young voices in three massive choirs at the Shrewsbury West Mid Show Ground on July 2nd 3rd and 4th.

The open-air events, beginning at 7pm, will provide the audiences with an opportunity to hear songs which have been taught in recent weeks across many schools and will allow the children, often singing in small school choirs to be part of a massive vocal ensemble numbering more than 800 on each evening.

]]> http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/06/18/shropshire-sings/feed/ Young Violinists http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/06/18/young-violinists/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/06/18/young-violinists/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:14:56 +0000 Keith http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/06/18/young-violinists/ Schools who are offering their childen the opportunity to learn to play the violin as a part of the curriculum performed concerts in the Shrewsbury Music Hall this week (17th and 18th June).  A DVD is being made of the event and can be ordered through the participating schools.

Any schools wishing to learn more about this initiative whereby a whole class of children is taught as a class-group, should contact the Shropshire Music Service.

]]> http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2008/06/18/young-violinists/feed/ Christmas Concerts 2007 http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/11/24/christmas-concerts-2007/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/11/24/christmas-concerts-2007/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:16:14 +0000 Keith http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/11/24/christmas-concerts-2007/ Saturday 8 December    

Christchurch Bayston Hill -12.00 noon
Shropshire Girls Choir, Shropshire Junior Choir, Shropshire Training Clarinet Choir and
Shropshire  Training Youth Orchestra  

Saturday 8 December   

St Mary’s Church – 2.30pm 
Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra,
Shropshire Youth Training Wind Orchestra and
Shropshire Youth Percussion Ensemble 

Saturday 8 December 

Priory
School—7.00pm
Shrewsbury Area Windband and
Shropshire Youth Saxophone Ensemble 

ALSO on 8 December
Shropshire Youth Brass Band are performing under the Market Hall in
Shrewsbury with collecting tins from 10-12am. Do listen while you are
Christmas shopping! 

Thursday 13 December 

13 December  7.30pm  NWSSSO will be performing in the Marches School Carol
Service at
Christchurch, Oswestry. They are rehearsing from 6-7pm; the Carol Service should finish approx. 8.30pm. Please see Mrs Jarratt for more details 

Monday 17 December
Shrewsbury Abbey—8.00pm
Shropshire Youth Orchestra with New College Chorale

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The Pops orchestra is one of the Shropshire Music Service’s most experienced and leading ensembles.  The orchestra works largely on film scores and so offers a much wider repertoire than is usual for an enlarged symphony orchestra, as it is augmented with larger brass and woodwind sections and a full percussion section and keyboards. 

The Pops Orchestra had a great first rehearsal at

Longmeadow
School. The next rehearsals are on 20th Jan and 17th Feb   Concerts on 14th &16th March. Repertoire includes Thunderbirds, West Side Story `Symphonic Suite’ and Theme from `Narnia’. More players are very welcome to join us.  Contact Alan Atkin via the office for more details.

]]> http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/11/24/shropshire-music-service-pops-orchestra/feed/ NEW AREA ENSEMBLE http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/11/24/new-area-ensemble/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/11/24/new-area-ensemble/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:08:40 +0000 Keith http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/11/24/new-area-ensemble/ A new area ensemble called ‘PONTSEMBLE’ aimed mainly at new players, will meet during term time 4.00-5.00 on Mondays starting on 12 November in the Performing Arts Studio at Mary Webb School. Registration forms are available from Glenn Pollard via the Music Service Office.

 

]]> http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/11/24/new-area-ensemble/feed/ Transport to Saturday School of Music http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/10/12/transport-to-saturday-school-of-music/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/10/12/transport-to-saturday-school-of-music/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:50:23 +0000 Keith http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/10/12/transport-to-saturday-school-of-music/ The provider of the Cleobury Mortimer to Ludlow to Shrewsbury service has change with immediate effect to  R&B Travel.  Please note that the pickup points and times have not changes.

]]> http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/10/12/transport-to-saturday-school-of-music/feed/ New Teaching Year 2007-8 http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/09/03/new-teaching-year-2007-8/ http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/09/03/new-teaching-year-2007-8/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:39:13 +0000 Keith Havercroft http://shropshiremusicservice.ethink.org.uk/2007/09/03/new-teaching-year-2007-8/ Details of the calendar and background information for the Shropshire Music Service for 2007-8 can be found here.

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