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NOVEMBER 2008
BBC Philharmonic Prize
The BBC Philharmonic have kindly offered all the finalists of the 2009 Young Composer's Competition the opportunity to attend one of their concerts at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Saturday 28th March.
Together with this very generous prize, they have offered a further 18 tickets (for the same performance) for the nominal price of £3 each. We plan to organise a coach, so for (an estimated) £10 this will include transport to and from the venue and tickets for one of the finest concert halls in Europe to hear one of the finest orchestras anywhere in the world. The lucky finalists will of course be able to go at no cost to themselves.
More details will be available soon, but if you would like to take advantage of this fantastic offer, then please contact David Ketley on 01270 569 975.
OCTOBER 2008
St Luke's Hospice
SCYM together with the Shavington St Luke's Support Group are holding a concert on Thursday 19th March 2009 at 7.30 pm in Saint Mark's Church Hall. Everyone is welcome to come along and hear some great music and support the work of St Luke's. Visit the website to read all about the St Luke's Hospice.
SEPTEMBER 2008
SCYM supporting Harriet Grant
One of the performers at Crewe Hall recently was Harriet Grant, a singer who has never had a singing lesson in her life! As we consider her to be very talented, SCYM has arranged for her to have lessons with Gemma Robertson, and will fund her by paying for her first ten lessons. The announcement was made after her performance, and as Harriet had no idea that this had been arranged, the look on her face was a picture!
SCYM supporting Rhianne Abberley
One of our regular performers, percussionist Rhianne Abberley recently had to return her on-loan Vibraphone to Cheshire County Council, so another one had to be found quite quickly. Fortunately one was located in London which turned out to be a perfect replacement. However as these are extremely expensive instruments, SCYM decided to help, and a cheque for £500 was presented to Rhianne during the interval at the recent concert at Crewe Hall.
Christmas Concert
CONFIRMATION ~ on the 12th December 2008 SCYM will be holding their 1st Christmas Concert at Hough Village Hall. There will be plenty of Christmas tunes to sing along to and refreshments available so make a note in your diary. We'll let you know when the tickets go on sale.
Support from the BBC Philharmonic
The BBC Philharmonic have kindly offered their continued support to SCYM with complimentary tickets to Bridgewater Hall. These tickets will be offered as a prize for some lucky individuals. We'll make further announcements soon.
Waitrose Community Matters
Waitrose in Sandbach has started a new scheme to support local good causes by donating a £1,000 to the winning nomination every month. There are 3 good causes competing every month and we hope that SCYM will be one of them in near future. So if you're in Waitrose and you have the opportunity to vote for us, we'd really appreciate your support.
Congratulations
Two of our regular performers Ian Raisbeck and Katie Smallwood tied the knot recently and SCYM would like to offer our very best wishes.
AUGUST 2008
Christmas Concert
This year we are hoping to organise a Christmas Concert for our young musicians to participate in. Investigations are underway to try and find a suitable venue so more details will follow soon. If anyone has any suggestions, please get in touch.
JULY 2008
Performance at St Mary's Church, Nantwich
Two SCYM regulars, Ian Raisbeck and Katie Smallwood are giving a recital in St Mary's Church Nantwich on Thursday 31st July at Mid-day. They will be performing a variety of pieces including a trumpet concerto written for Ian by SCYM organiser David F Ketley which was premiered recently at an SCYM concert in Crewe Hall.
JUNE 2008
Discovering Brahms & Schumann with the BBC Philharmonic
Saturday 7th June saw SCYM musicians and supporters travelling by coach to Bridgewater Hall. The tickets were courtesy of the BBC Philharmonic, so many thanks. Everyone who attended had a fabulous time and there were plenty of requests for future trips.
MAY 2008
Premier Performance at Crewe Hall
Don't miss the premier performance of David Ketley's Clarinet Sonata at the next Crewe Hall concert on the 16th June. Jamie and Emma Spencer will be performing the piece.
APRIL 2008
Well Done to all Competition Winners
Our furthest entry this year came from Leo Geyer who is 15 years old and is from London. Unfortunately Leo wasn't able to attend the presentation evening or the BBC with us, however he did achieve runner-up in the Senior Section, so we forwarded his runner-up cup. We also heard that he has been accepted at the Trinity College in London to study composition - so very well done.
FEBRUARY 2008
Composer Competiton Entries With The Adjudicator
The entries for the Young Composer's competition have gone to the adjudicator, and there were 3 finalists in the Junior section and 4 in the Seniors. The results will be announced at the Ruskin concert on 24th April, when it is hoped to perform the winning pieces. Entries this year came from as far away as London, and once again the standard was extremely high leaving our adjudicator, the composer Colin Bayliss a difficult task.
Birthday Bash
Thanks to Mrs Royle for inviting members of SCYM to play at a birthday party held recently at Weston Cricket Club. Rhianne Abberley, Tom Seals and SCYM founder David Ketley played as a Jazz Trio much to the delight of the guests.
DECEMBER 2007
Wedding Reception
On the 23rd December, SCYM were invited to play background music during a wedding reception at Crewe Hall. The Delta Brass Quintet took turns with Rhianne Abberley and Edgar Thompson who played a variety of instruments including violin, vibraphone, guitars, mandolin and keyboard. Mrs Nott wrote a thank you letter stating the young musicians made the afternoon very special.
NOVEMBER 2007
Congratulations to Tom Seals!
Tom has been asked to play in Curshaws in Nantwich on Sunday evenings, and we at SCYM are sure that this will be just the first of many invitations to entertain the public in his own distinctive style.
BBC Support
SCYM are pleased to announce that the BBC Philharmonic are supporting our young composer's competition this year, and have invited the 6 finalists plus 4 adults to be present at the Manchester studios at a recording of a programme for Radio 3 which involves interviews with eminent musicians and performances by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
Thanks
The Barthomley W.I. gave the vote of thanks, and the president, (Mrs Goodin) wrote to thank all involved. She wrote, - "may I thank you most sincerely for bringing such talented youngsters to entertain us.... the concert was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience".
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