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Sound of the South West: events in your area

12 January 2012

Music Nation
with the BBC Concert Orchestra

Across Devon and Cornwall on Sunday 4 March 2012

Music Nation: Sound of the South West is a day-long concert organised by the BBC Concert Orchestra as part of Music Nation, a Countdown Event for the London 2012 Festival.
A list of Sound of the South West events is below, organised by county. The list is growing all the time so check back regularly.

For a full list of Music Nation events happening up and down the country visit bbc.co.uk/musicnation

DEVON

The Great TaVi Olympic Tune-up

St Eustachius' parish church
5A Plymouth Road
Tavistock, PL19 8AU

The Great TaVi Olympic Tune-up sees a coming together of local groups from across West Devon.

9.00 - 9.45 Celebration peal of bells
9.45 - 11.00 Special choral Eucharist
13.00 - 15.30 The Tavi Olympic Tune-up
Featuring Tamar Organ Club, Tavistock Music Academy, Drumattik, Vocal Harem & The Sultans of Sing and Clarinet Caboodle.

15.45 "Herald the Torch!" with The Rubber Band (pictured)
18.00 Ecumenical choral evensong with The Salvation Army Band
19.00 "The curfew tolls the knell" with St. Eustachius bellringers

More information: email the promoter on brodley@btinternet.com
Entry: suggested donation of £3 per adult and £1 per child

March Forth!

Hannah's @Seale Hayne
Newton Abbot, Seale Hayne, TQ12 6NQ
Venue website: www.hannahssealehayne.com (external website)

Start time: 14.00

Performers: Devon County Youth Ensembles including; Concert and Symphony Orchestras, Brass Band, two Jazz Orchestras and Wind Orchestra, as well as Wren Music folk ensembles, contemporary bands and smaller ensembles from regional music centres and other youth ensembles from every corner of Devon. Will also feature a performance from the Devon Teachers Rock Choir

Devon LDP Music Service and Hannah's @Seale Hayne have teamed up for a festival of youth ensembles to celebrate music-making in Devon.

There'll be a festival feel as audience members move between venues enjoying performances and collaborative works between groups; maybe have a go yourself in interactive performances and singing opportunities. All within the wonderful setting of Hannah's @Seale Hayne. Performances will take place across the campus between 2pm–6pm. Come along, March Forth! to Newton Abbot for this promenade concert with something for everyone.

Entry: free

More information: visit www.hannahssealehayne.com (external website)

Messiah from Scratch

Hannah's @Seale Hayne
Newton Abbot, Seale Hayne, TQ12 6NQ
Venue website: www.hannahssealehayne.com (external website)

Start time: 14.00

JUTP Music emerging music leader, vocal coach Jonathan Schranz, will be joined by his BBC Concert Orchestra mentor David Beaman for a workshop on choruses from the uplifting oratorio ‘The Messiah' by Handel. No experience is needed for this two-hour workshop, and full coaching and music will be given to you on the day. The workshop will culminate in a performance on Saturday 31 March alongside the South West Camerata, the leading youth string ensemble from within the JUTP music family.

Entry: free

My Devon Home

Carlton Theatre, The Den
Teignmouth, TQ14 8BQ

Start time: 16.00

Performers: Teignmouth & Ivybridge Community Choirs

A celebration of Devon in song. The community choirs will perform a concert of original works composed by their Music Director, Teignmouth based composer David Haines. An afternoon concert with Devon cream teas available.

Entry: free, not ticketed

More information: email teignmouthcommunitychoir@gmail.com or visit www.communitychoir.co.uk (external website)

Music Nation: Olympic Rings

Great Hall, University of Exeter
Exeter, EX4 4PZ

Start time: 19.00

Performers: The University of Exeter Music Office, Choral Society, Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra, Clarinet and Flute Choirs, EMG Symphony Orchestra

The University of Exeter Music Office, Choral Society, Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra, Clarinet and Flute Choirs and others join forces with groups from the City of Exeter and wider Devon to bring you an evening of "Music to Celebrate the Olympics", featuring great British favourites including Elgar's Nimrod and Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, plus a new Olympic Rings rhythm piece involving school children from around the region.

Entry: £8 and £5 concession

More information: email the University Music Office

South West Music School Unplugged

Bedford Square, Bedford Street
Exeter EX1 1NU
Start time: 10.30

Performers: Young musicians from South West Music School and Plymouth Music Zone

A joint event between South West Music School and Plymouth Music Zone, comprising of a free outdoor performance by an array of exceptional young musicians. The stage in Bedford Square, Exeter, will mainly comprise of SWMS students and graduates, alongside guests from PMZ. This is an all day, totally unplugged event, with a variety of young performers from singer-songwriters to solo violinists and everything in between. A fantastic opportunity to see some of the fine young talent from the region.

Entry: free

More information: email admin@swms.org.uk or visit www.swms.org.uk (external website)

Plymouth Community Choir Sings!

Various locations around Plymouth City Centre

Performers: Plymouth Community Choir

Plymouth Community Choir sing glorious rich harmonies from all around the globe. Under new leadership since January 2012 the choir is thriving and expanding. Songs are taught in bite size chunks by ear. People from all walks of life join this choir - no experience necessary. It is uplifting, fun and sounds stunning! Come and soak up the joy, be bathed in sumptuous harmonies, be inspired to join the song! Gospel and jazz to world folk, pop to sacred, contemporary to ancient - we sing the lot! Don't miss the slot!

13.30: Barbican Mayflower Steps

14.00: Drake Circus Shopping Mall entrance (Old Town Street side)

14.30: Place de Brest

15.00: Plymouth Piazza

Entry: free

More information: visit the Plymouth Community Choir website (external website)

Piazza Extravaganza

The Piazza, Royal Parade
Plymouth PL1 2AA
Start time: 9.00

Performers: Young musicians from Plymouth Youth Music Service, South West Camerata, South West Music School and Plymouth Music Zone

Plymouth 's Piazza, in the heart of the city centre, will reverberate to the sound of music on Sunday 4 March. Plymouth Youth Music Service will be joining forces with Plymouth Music Zone, South West Camerata and the South West Music School to present a day of non-stop live music beneath the BBC Big Screen. The programme features youth ensembles, community groups, young soloists and rock bands all taking to the stage to add their own exciting performances to the mix.

Entry: free

More information: email barrie.mills@plymouth.gov.uk

Ferry Tale of New Works

Plymouth and the River Fowey

Time: from 10.00 in Plymouth and from 2.00pm on the River Fowey

The flagship JUTP music ensemble South West Camerata, and their musical partners from Cornwall , Penzance Youth Strings will be joined by principal string players from the BBC Concert Orchestra for a performance at the BBC Big Screen in Plymouth , featuring new compositions by Devon composers. The performance will continue when the talented young string players travel to the Fowey estuary in Cornwall , where they will again perform their programme on the Boddinnick Ferry whilst cruising up and down the river Fowey with the music being amplified in order that audiences can be reached from shore to shore.

Entry: free

Spectrum Music Concert Wind Band in concert with the Shiphay Learning Academy Performing Arts Group

St Mary's Church
Totnes, TQ9 5NN

Start Time: 14.30

Performers: Spectrum Music Concert Wind Band and Shiphay Learning Academy

A joint concert between Spectrum Music Concert Wind Band and Shiphay Learning Academy Performing Arts group, this concert is raising money for Bidwell Brook Special School Playground Appeal. The programme will include a variety of music from films and musicals, popular music and big band arrangements.

Entry: Adults £5, children under 12 free. Tickets are available on the door only.

More information: visit www.spectrummusic.co.uk (external website) or call the Spectrum Music Secretary on 07890 146 790

DEVON AND CORNWALL

Fionn and the Fat Jammers: running on Fuel

Various locations in Devon and Cornwall

Start time: from 10.00am in Devon to 2.00pm in Cornwall

Fionn and the Fat Jammers are a JUTP Music group specialising in folk rock fusion. With an average age of 15 years old, the group formed at the recent JUTP Music Summer Youth Strings project in Golant 2011.

The “fat jammers” travel in a specially constructed “flash mob” van. They depart from Exeter at approx. 10am and travel to various locations across the south west, before meeting up and flash mobbing the main body of string players and public at the Boddinnick car ferry in Fowey for their Ferry Tale of New Works cruise.

Entry: free

CORNWALL

Wind Orchestras Play in Caverns

Carnglaze Caverns, St. Neot
Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 6HQ

Start time: 10.00

Performers: Carrick Winds, Penzance Youth Wind Orchestra, Triggshire Wind Orchestra

The wind orchestras of Music Cornwall will fill Carnglaze Caverns with sound as they combine for a celebration of music making. Players of all ages will travel from schools throughout Cornwall to spend a morning playing together and experiencing the thrill and joy of performing in a such a large ensemble.

Entry: free

More information: visit www.musiccornwall.org (external website)

Advernturers in Music - the big rehearsal

Heartlands, Robinson's Shaft
Dundance Lane, Pool, Redruth
Cornwall TR15 3QY

Start time: 10.00

Brass players and brass bands of all ages and skills levels are invited to a Scratch rehearsal and performance of a new work for brass bands and voices entitled “Adventurers in Music” written by Cornish composer Simon Dobson (nominee for the 2011 BASCA award) and writer Jane Pugh. The new work, written in seven episodes, has been commissioned by the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site.

Registration will begin at 10.00a.m and sessions led by members of the BBC Concert Orchestra will take place in the morning and afternoon, culminating in a mini-performance of the new work in the early afternoon.

Entry: tbc

Quijada
The Union Hotel
Chapel Street
Penzance, TR18 4AE

Start time: 13.30

Performers: Quijada

Quijada are a five piece Latin band, playing classics from the Cuban songbook plus songs of their own invention. It is basically Son style music, an early form of Salsa music from Cuba. The line up includes guitar and vocal, Quatro, bass and two percussionists. The highly infectious set includes Chan Chan, Carraterro and Guantanamera.

Entry: free

More information: visit Quijada's Facebook Page (external website) or email the organisor

Community Concert

Callington Town Hall
Callington, PL17 7BD

Start Time: 15.00

Performers: Callington Town Band and Callington Primary School

A concert to suit all ages and all tastes and combining the talents of the well-established Town Band with the more recently formed Primary School Choir.

Entry: free

More information: email the organiser or call 01579 350 336

Concert Band and Choir Concert

Millennium House, Century Square
Pensilva, Liskeard, PL14 5NF

Start time: 14.00

Performers: The Westernairs Concert Wind Band and the Liskerrett Male Voice Choir

This concert is a charity event to help the Echo Centre in Liskeard, a local day centre for disabled people. The music is of an eclectic nature, so there's something for everyone - there will also be a chance for the audience to take part. Tea, coffee and cake will be available during the interval.

Entry: £3

More information: visit www.westernairs.org.uk (external website)
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