Venue
Venues across Norfolk.
Rehearsal day & time
Courses in October and April each year.
Playing level
Players aged 11- 21 of Grade 6 standard and above (this is a guideline, exams are not required).
How to join
Visit https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/guildhall-young-artists-norwich for full details.
Conductor & coaching staff
Andrew Morley, Conductor
Simon Suter, Orchestral manager
Further information
Norfolk County Youth Orchestra (NCYO) is a symphony orchestra offering young people the opportunity to perform music of the highest quality, have lots of fun and develop their creativity. Our players enjoy making friends whilst learning team-work, leadership, time management and self-confidence. Applications are encouraged from players who have reached around grade 6+ standard and bursaries are available with the support of Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Friends of Norfolk County Youth Orchestra (FNCYO), a registered charity.
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The Michael Badminton Young Musicians Trust invites talented young musicians to apply for Norfolk Young Musician 2020.
The competition is a fantastic opportunity for young musicians to gain professional feedback on their performance and be in with the chance of winning a prize.
Three cash prizes (1st, 2nd and 3rd places)
Michael Badminton String Prize for the most promising young string player.
Mrs E Sturgeon Piano Prize for the most promising pianist.
Norfolk and Norwich Chamber Music Prize for the most promising wind player.
Jane Roberson Prize for Voice £150.
The Norfolk Young Musician 2021 may be offered recitals in various venues.
The adjudicator this year is George Caird, the renowned Oboist, teacher and educator.
Closing date Friday 4 December 2020.
Download the entry form.
For further information please contact Sally Wortley on 01603 504301 or email astsally215@gmail.com.
Please note that due to the unknown future of the Covid concerns it is possible that this competition may not be able to run.
For now, if you would like to take part, please submit your entry forms and deposit cheques. These will be returned if we are not able to go ahead
The Michael Badminton Young Musicians Trust was established in 1998 by Michael Badminton to support talented young string players in Norfolk. Since his death in August 1999 the Trust has supported a number of young players with help with tuition costs, loans of instruments and assistance to attend courses both here and abroad. For details of the Trust, please contact Jonathan Wortley at jonathan.wortley@howespercival.com.
An empowering and transformative opportunity for primary schools has been created by Norfolk based arts and educational charity Into Opera.
Into Opera has been awarded a £200,000 grant from Anguish’s Educational Foundation to become a resident company in three primary schools within Norwich, Costessey, Hellesdon, Catton, Sprowston, Thorpe St. Andrew and Corpusty from September 2020 – July 2022.
Over these two years, Into Opera will support schools with:
- CPD focussed on Teaching for Creativity and Cultural Capital
- Bespoke support to develop a cultural strategy for your school
- High quality and imaginative experiences in music, composition, performance, drama, creative writing, design, dance and more.
- Trips to watch excellent live theatre in Norfolk and across the UK
This project is being developed with support from the University of East Anglia, Durham University and Arts Council England.
Into Opera work with schools to devise projects fuelling children’s creativity and ambition. Feedback from Into Opera’s last educational residency included the following statement from a head teacher:
“Into Opera’s residency has opened up our children’s world to another dimension and inspired them to perform to the highest standard. This project has brought the whole school community together in a celebration of the arts and provided us all with a renewed vigour to pursue the impossible and dream big for our children.”
Into Opera and Anguish’s Educational Foundation are holding an Information Event at the UEA on Friday 13 March for all interested primary school teachers and head teachers to attend, find out more and ask questions.
To book your place and to request an application pack please head to the Into Opera website: www.into-opera.org.uk and email info@into-opera.org.uk. The application process is now open and closes on Monday 30 March.
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Norfolk’s second all-women orchestra and choir concert will perform in St Andrew’s Hall this summer to raise money for Cancer Research UK and in particular for breast cancer in Norfolk.
They will perform a varied, family-friendly programme including Lord of the Rings, the Sound of music , the Greatest Showman, Harry Potter, James Bond and lots more!
There will be 150 singers in the choir and over 60 talented musicians in the orchestra, including several staff from the Music Service.
Buy tickets online: ticketsource.co.uk/women
Tickets also available from St Georges Music Shop: 01603 626414
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For this year’s Norfolk Schools’ Opera Project, Norfolk Music Hub is partnering with Young Norfolk Arts Trust and Norwich Theatre Royal to bring Birdland to life, a very special opera created and performed by children from three primary schools in Kings Lynn.
The schools will work towards a public performance at Norwich Theatre Royal on Sunday 28 June 2020, as part of the Young Norfolk Arts Festival. The Birdland project is a co-commission by Young Norfolk Arts, Norfolk Music Hub and Magdalen College School Oxford and is published by Oxford University Press. The composer is Bob Chilcott and the librettist Charles Bennett.
This CPD event is available free of charge to all schools signed up to any Hub Subscription Package or £75 otherwise.
This Introduction to Musical School CPD & Training event is a practical session which will give you fresh, new ideas for your music lessons. Both the Musical School programme and this Introduction training event are perfect for specialist and non-specialist music teachers.
Charanga Musical School is a modern, exciting digital resource designed to help teach primary music.
- A complete new music scheme for the curriculum
- Suitable for generalist and specialist teachers
- High quality and cost-effective, with excellent use of ICT
- Recommended by over 100 Music Hubs and used in over 7500 schools
- Reinforces continuous genuine music-making as desired by Ofsted
- Charanga Musical School is a modern, exciting digital resource designed to help teach primary music.
Venue: Salhouse Primary School, Cheyney Avenue, Salhouse, Norwich, NR13 6RJ
Date/Time: Monday 4 May, 4pm – 5.30pm
There are limited places for this event so please ensure you register now via Charanga.
In partnership with Norwich Theatre Royal and as part of the launch of the Norfolk Schools’ Opera Project 2020, we are offering a free workshop for gifted and talented young musicians.
The workshop will be led by Jonathan James who will explore a blend of classical music and improvisation with the participants.
Participants in the workshop will also receive a free ticket to the evening’s concert by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at Norwich Theatre Royal, as well as the pre-concert talk.
Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians invites KS4 & KS5 students and their teachers to a two-part workshop on Friday 7 February, which includes working with a 7-piece Samba Band from Guildhall conservatoire.
1.15 – 2.00pm
Staff refreshments and an opportunity to find out more about the work that NCYM are doing and the support/bursaries offered to students.
2.00 – 4.00pm
A two-part workshop aimed at KS4 & KS5 students.
This will include an hour session working with the Samba Band and an hour session on options for studying music in Years 10 – 13.
Staff, please email j.sunderland@cns-school.org to confirm attendance in order to arrange catering arrangements.
Students, please complete the online application form via NCYM by Friday 31 January.
Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians is open to instrumentalists and singers aged 8 – 18. The open day is an excellent opportunity to see what goes on at NCYM, to find out more about their ensembles, classes, and offers the potential to audition for 2020 entry. The next Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians Open Day will be on Saturday 8 February at City of Norwich School.
The Open Day will include:
- A Samba/Percussion workshop and performance by a visiting 7-piece Samba Band from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London.
- Opportunities to meet NCYM staff and students and see them in action
- Information on individual lessons available
The timetable for the day will be as follows (subject to change):
09.45 – 10.00 Welcome and introductions
10.15 – 11.00 Percussion workshop for students who have some previous experience of playing an instrument or singing. Aimed at age 9 upwards.
11.15 – 11.45 Concert by the Guildhall Samba Band
12.15 -13.00 Introduction to Samba Workshop for primary school pupils Years 3 – 6
Bring your instrument!
To book a place, please complete the online form via NCYM by Friday 31 January.
This CPD event is available free of charge to all schools signed up to any Hub Subscription Package or £75 otherwise.
The award winning, modern resource for inclusive music – online, inclusive, easy-to-use and great value, ideal for all those teaching music with children with disabilities.
This Musical School CPD & Training event is aimed at all those teaching music in an SEND setting. As well as exploring the award-winning Anyone Can Play SEND Scheme and SEND Freestyle, we will look at the wide range of resources within Musical School that can be adapted to suit your students.
Charanga Musical School is a modern, exciting digital resource designed to help teach primary music. Please take a look at the video www.charanga.com/musical-school
- A complete new music scheme for the curriculum
- Suitable for generalist and specialist teachers
- High quality and cost-effective, with excellent use of ICT
- Recommended by over 100 Music Hubs and used in over 7500 schools
- Reinforces continuous genuine music-making as desired by Ofsted
Venue: The Wherry School, Norwich, NR1 2GB
Date/Time: Tuesday 19 May, 4pm – 5.30pm
There are limited places for this event so please ensure you register now via Charanga.
