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Ensembles, Bands and Choirs Now Recruiting

CREATE City Ensembles, Bands and Choirs 2022 – 2023

Dear Parent/Carer,

I am delighted to invite your children and young people to take part in City Ensembles, Bands and Choirs for this coming session. Last year was a very exciting year and it was such a pleasure to work with our talented musicians. We are looking forward to further enhancing and improving our service this year and we have some super plans to come. I am sure that you will agree the standard our children and young people achieve is outstanding and they are supported by our committed tutors who work tirelessly to ensure our musicians reach their potential.

Group membership is free of charge and includes participation in all rehearsals and concerts.

All applications for our Ensembles, Bands and Choirs can be accessed www.glasgowcreate.online and must be completed before attending rehearsals.

Details on the range of opportunities CREATE Music Service offers and the minimum standard required for each groupwith times and dates are noted on the website – if you have any questions re which group is most suitable for you please ask your tutor. Please note that for the instrumental groups your child must already be receiving tuition on an instrument.

The CREATE Saturday Groups begin on the 3rd September 2022 , Tuesday Groups on the 6th of September 2022 and Thursday Groups on 8th September 2022

If you require further information regarding classes please do not hesitate to contact;

Pamela Black Education Support Officer (Music) Pamela.Black@education.glasgow.gov.uk

I look forward to meeting with your young people and please do not hesitate to contact me at the email above.

Yours sincerely,

Louise Hamilton
Quality Improvement Officer – Creativity and Expressive Arts

Thank You

A huge well done to all the performers who took part in our Spring Concerts this past week. Both nights were a huge success and we were delighted to welcome audiences to experience live music once again in City Halls.

You can view some photos from both evenings here – Monday 21st / Tuesday 22nd

Please note that all City Groups are now finished for the school year and will resume in September. All info will be posted on the website nearer the time.

UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK

UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK is the biggest, most ambitious creative programme ever presented on these shores. This programme offers a once in a lifetime opportunity for young people aged 4-19, to become immersed in science, technology, engineering, the arts and maths (STEAM), through a range of remarkable projects across the UK and FREE online learning experiences. 

Whilst offering students a real world learning experience the UNBOXED Learning Programme has direct links to The Curriculum for Excellence in Sciences Technologies, Expressive arts and Health and wellbeing. Co-commissioned with EventScotland, Dandelion, allows your students to witness the impressive realities of unlocking the creativity within STEM. 

UNBOXED Learning Programme is aimed at every teacher and young person in the UK. Dandelion will be enabling over 100,000 school children across Scotland to become ‘citizen scientists’, providing more than 100 specially-developed Grow Cubes to allow young people to learn all about the joys and challenges of growing in the country’s largest ever community-led growing experiment. 

Share a wealth of personal development opportunities and insight into what future careers in STEAM look like through the UNBOXED Learning Programme. These resources equip young people with the creative and collaborative skills that define the future of work. 

Explore the free resources unboxed2022.uk/learning-programme 

Find out more by attending UNBOXED’s FREE live, interactive workshop for teachers on Tuesday on 29 March, 4-5pm. Digitally collaborate with teachers across the UK, hear from keynote speakers and learn how to make the most of all the incredible free learning opportunities UNBOXED has to offer. 

Sign up to UNBOXED’s free online workshop on the UNBOXED website. 

CREATE Spring Concerts

Dear Parent/Carers/Group Members,

We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for the CREATE Spring Concerts and can be purchased through the links below.

Booking Links:

21st March – http://tickets.glasgowconcerthalls.com/single/SYOS.aspx?p=26714

22nd March – http://tickets.glasgowconcerthalls.com/single/SYOS.aspx?p=26715

Please ensure you purchase tickets for the group your child is participating in

Monday 21st March Concert – Participating Groups

Concert Band
Symphonic Wind Band
Big Band
Percussion Ensemble
Brass Ensemble
Choirs
Glasgow Schools’ Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday 22nd March Concert – Participating Groups

Baby Strings
String Orchestra
String Sinfonia
Guitar Ensemble
Choirs
Glasgow Schools’ Symphony Orchestra

Please note that both concerts are public events and that GES CREATE have no control over the sale/distribution of tickets. Tickets for both evenings will be sold on a first come first served basis. Previous concerts have sold out in a matter of days so please ensure you purchase your tickets as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Both concerts will start at 1930 and run without an interval, finishing around 2050

Concert Wear

All participants are asked to wear all black for concerts: long black trousers or long black skirt, long sleeved black collared shirt, black shoes (no trainers) and black socks or black tights.

Group Arrival Times Monday 21st March – via Stage Door Entrance, 87-101 Albion St

1515 Big Band
1600 GSSO
1700 Senior Brass Ensemble
1715 Symphonic Wind Band
1730 Percussion Ensemble
1745 Choirs
1800 Concert Band
1830 Junior Brass Ensemble

Group Arrival Times Tuesday 22nd March – Stage Door entrance 87-101 Albion St

1630 GSSO
1700 String Sinfonia
1715 Guitar Ensemble
1730 String Orchestra
1745 Choirs
1830 Baby Strings

Please bring a snack/ water /juice

No participant should leave the building after 1830

Please arrange to pick your child/young person up from Stage Door @ 2050 each evening

If you have any questions please get in touch.

Yours
Pam

CELTIC CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL SCHOOL CONCERT PROGRAMME 2022

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing Covid 19 situation we were once again unable to present our School Concert Programme in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.

I’m pleased to announce that we have videoed 5 school concerts and they will soon be available to watch on the Glasgow Life YouTube channel. These concerts feature some of the fantastic artists appearing at the Celtic Connections Festival in January. Links for each concert are included below.

I hope that you and your pupils enjoy these concerts. They will all go online at 09:00 on Monday 21st February and they will remain online until 17:00 on Friday 4th March.

Any feedback would be gratefully received. Hopefully we will be back live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in 2023.

Programme

Talisk

One of Scotland’s most popular folk-based groups to emerge in the last decade, chart-toppers Talisk have toured the world stacking up major awards for their explosively energetic, yet artfully woven sound, including Folk Band of the Year at the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award and the Belhaven Bursary for Innovation.

https://youtu.be/ZWSsGtnJE4k

 

Siobhan Miller & Innes White

A richly celebrated Scottish folk singer and songwriter, Siobhan Miller’s soulful and stirring renewal of traditional song has won her the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Traditional Track, and the BBC Alba Scots Trad Music Awards’ Scots Singer of the Year an unprecedented four times.

Innes White is one of the most sought-after multi-instrumentalists in the UK, frequently collaborating with artists such as John McCusker, Karen Mathieson, Eddi Reader and, of course, Siobhan Miller.

https://youtu.be/k2K4E1iWBe0

 

Ímar

The members of Ímar first met as teenagers through the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann tutoring programme. They reunited in Glasgow and formed the band in 2016, naming it after the Viking warlord Ímar. The profile of the band rose quickly, bolstered by their individual reputations as members of several prominent ensembles. In 2018 the band won the Horizon Award for Best Emerging Act at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

https://youtu.be/IAz2_RxNKAs

Anahata

Anahata is a meeting of four musicians already well known to Scottish audiences. Paul Towndrow’s alto sax finds partnership with Fraser Fifield’s distinct whistle/bagpipe/soprano sax combo while Graeme Stephen and Hardeep Deerhe complete the quartet with guitar and tabla. Inspired Scottish/Indian, folk/jazz explorations result

https://youtu.be/7bxEAlZA1JQ

 

Gnoss

Gnoss’ signature sound is a rich tapestry of acoustic layers; outstanding musicianship, deep traditional roots and contemporary compositional flair combine to create songs and tunes brimming with character.

Double ‘Scots Trad Award’ nominees, the boys have built an invested following through their forward-thinking take on traditional music and the unique warmth of their live shows.

https://youtu.be/kGb0p7vbS4I

BENEDETTI MUSIC SERVICE SESSIONS DAY GLASGOW

INFORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TEACHERS & FAMILIES

The Benedetti Foundation is delighted to be working in partnership with Glasgow CREATE Instrumental Music Service to bring our ‘Music Service Sessions’ to the city on Sunday 27 February in City Halls.

Young string players (violin, viola, cello, double bass), from P3-S2, and working from approximately Grade 1 to Grade 3 level, are invited to join us for a day of making music together. Please note no exams need to have been taken and these grades are given as a guideline.

This day has been designed for you. We want you to absorb as much as possible, leave any nerves or worries at the door and be relaxed, yet focused. Intense, yet calm. Our sole intention is to inspire you. In order for us all to gain the most from the workshop, we will require a level of commitment from you as we work towards the sessions. Regardless of your level, we want to help each and every one of you to remember that to be good at something, and therefore experience more enjoyment, it takes consistent and intelligent work. It doesn’t happen on its own.

By signing up to this workshop, you are also signing up for preparation. It doesn’t have to take long, but consistency is key. We have put together a tutorial video and a play along track to help you all with your practice. These will be shared with all those who are registered from the start of February. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis & more details will be shared once you have received confirmation of a place.

On the day, we will be working with an amazing team of tutors: Rachel Cooper and Joelle Broad (violins), Ruth Nelson (viola) Simone Seales (Cello) and Stewart Wilson (Double Bass). Click on their names to read more about them.

We will also have a group of our Ambassadors (conservatoire students) with us who will be working with you as well.

Register below and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us on info@benedettifoundation.org

We can’t wait to see you soon! 

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PARENT/CARERS DETAILS

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CONTACT ADDRESS

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SCHOOL INFORMATION






MUSIC INFORMATION

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I agree to my son/daughter taking part in the visit to City Halls and other venues as required. I agree to his/her or my participation in any or all of the activities described. I acknowledge the need for obedience and responsible behaviour on his/her or my part.

Please give your child’s details:

Under data protection regulations you have the right to withdraw this permission to use video/audio featuring you or your child at any time. Please be aware however that it is not practically possible to remove a segment of audio/video from a compilation once it has been produced and distributed. For this reason, please consider carefully whether you are happy to give this permission before you tick ‘yes’.

Medical Information

If your child is under 16 years this form needs to be completed by a parent or carer. If your child is 16 or over this form should be completed by young person.






I undertake to inform the group leader/head of establishment as soon as possible of any changes in the medical circumstances between the dates on which the form is completed and the commencement of the journey/visit/excursion.


I agree to my son/daughter receiving medication as instructed and any emergency medical, dental or surgical treatment, including anaesthetic or blood transfusion, as considered necessary by the medical authorities present. I understand the extent and limitations of the insurance cover provided. I may be contacted by phoning the following numbers:









Please note that legally a young person of 12 years of age or over can consent on their own merits to any medical treatment therefore a young person of 12 years or over should sign with their parents/carers


Emergency Contact Details :









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CREATE FESTIVAL of MUSIC 2022

The CREATE FESTIVAL of MUSIC offers a fantastic opportunity for choirs and bands, from both Primary and Secondary schools, to perform in City Halls and receive feedback from peers and adjudicators.

  • Secondary Schools – Saturday 23rd April 2022
  • Primary Schools – Saturday 7th May 2022

Schools can apply below with spaces allocated on a first come first served basis. Applications close on Friday 25th February.

Your school band/ orchestra/ ensemble/choir are invited to take part in the CREATE FESTIVAL of MUSIC in City Halls, Education Services Centre for Music Training & Performance – City Halls, 87 – 101 Albion Street, Glasgow, G1 1LH, on Saturday 23rd April 2022 – Secondary Schools and Saturday 7thMay Primary Schools from 0930-1300

This is a non-competitive festival, which will feature groups of varying genres and styles and give young people the opportunity to perform in one of the countries iconic concert venues as well as listen to peers from schools across the city – each performance will be given a constructive critique.

Performances should last no longer than 6 minutes

Timps, drum kit and any other reasonable request for percussion and amps will be provided.

Places are limited and applications will be taken on a first come first served basis, if you have more than one group from your school that would like to perform please indicate on the return, but please remember it may not be possible to accommodate this.

Confirmation of places will be emailed on Friday 10th March 2022

You should arrive at least 15 minutes before you session is due to begin. Please enter City Halls (276 8440) via the Stage Door on Albion Street. Everyone attending should bring with them appropriate refreshments for a morning break. The session should finish at approximately 13.00.

On arrival you will be directed to your allocated space in the Grand Hall – there will be space for instruments to be opened in the row in front and left ready for your performance. There will be a 5 minute warm up time on stage for each group, 6 minute performance time and then time to leave stage and re seat in the auditorium to listen to the next performance

There is no charge for this event – schools/ parents will be responsible for transport arrangements, costs and permissions.

To nominate groups please apply with details no later than 25th February 2022