Opportunities for Schools

Schools Music Association Festival

THE SCHOOLS MUSIC ASSOCIATION of Great Britain
Charity No. 313646 Founded 1938
in collaboration with the Historical Association
Sponsored by the NATIONAL UNION of TEACHERS
Spported by Cambridgeshire Music

Cathedrals Music Festival for Schools


PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL
Thursday 10 June 2010
at 10.00am or 1.30pm
(1st Teachers’ Meeting – Wednesday 10 February
at 4.30pm at the Cathedral)

Guest Conductor: Ronald Corp with
Simon Williams – Royal College of Organists
Enjoy two sessions for teachers with tips from the guest conductor
Sing. listen to the organ and hear an instrumental group
Receive a CD Rom from the Historical Association about the cathedral, for use with your class
Learn some new songs for your repertoire and sing some you may already know
Join with other Key Stage 2 Pupils in this wonderful cathedral
Hear the organ and learn more about it

Ronald Corp is founder and Artistic Director of the New London Orchestra and the New London Children’s Choir. He has conducted various orchestras including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He has recorded extensively for Hyperion, including the New London Orchestra’s award winning discs of British Light Music Classics. His many compositions include a Symphony, two String Quartets and a Piano Concerto as well as numerous choral works including And all the trumpets sounded, Laudamus, A New Song, Mary’s Song, and Aodonai Echad. Works for children include Cornucopia and Kaleidoscope and recent performances include Dover Beach commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Singers, Forever Child premiered by the London Chorus and Guernsey Postcards commissioned by the Guernsey Camarata. A critically acclaimed recording is available on Dutton Epoch.

Rehearsal
A first meeting will be held for participating teachers on Wednesday 10 February at 4.30pm at Peterborough Cathedral. At this meeting, the music will be provided, Ronald Corp will introduce the songs, and the Historical Association’s CDRom about the cathedral will be distributed. A recording of piano accompaniments of the songs for rehearsal purposes will also be available at this meeting.
A second meeting will be arranged some weeks later when teachers can catch up with each other, share concerns and tips, and discuss songs and practical details with the conductor and organising team. Area rehearsals will be organised in the two weeks before the event, when clusters of schools can meet together to go through the songs.

Cost:
As a Registered Charity SMA is required to recoup the cost of its events. It is necessary, therefore, to ask schools to contribute £3 per pupil taking part. (£2 per pupil for schools in membership of SMA). However, no pupil or school should be excluded because of financial difficulties. Any such difficulty should be discussed, in confidence, with Christine Newman or Maxwell Pryce, Event Coordinators, on (Christine)Tel/Fax: 0208 363 6786, email: or (Maxwell) Tel/Fax: 0208 440 6919, email:

NB Due to the generosity of our sponsors we are now able to offer this opportunity free of charge. Additional places available on application.



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