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 A project encouraging and developing the art and craft of orchestral arranging. Eight young arrangers heard their pieces played by the full BBC CO in an open recording session at the Royal College of Music in December 2005. |
 Concert Connections presented two very popular pre-concert events in the Royal Festival Hall for children and families: a 'Have-a-go' Endangered Species instrument workshop, and a computer music room. |
 In July 2004, the BBC CO performed at the Hackney Empire with presenters Alasdair Malloy (BBC CO Principal Percussionist) and Ian McMillan (presenter of BBC Radio 3's The Verb) in a varied, lively programme of dance music from Strauss to Samba, conducted by Robert Ziegler. |
 On 28th January 2006 the BBC Concert Orchestra joined forces with Chichester Festival Theatre for a creative and action-packed fun day for all the family. |
 Did you know that the oboe, bassoon, horn, double bass and trombone are all endangered species - click here to find out how the BBC CO have been helping to change this... |
 County Youth Music Ensembles have devised an original musical score for the Youth Theatre's production of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations at the Palace Theatre... |
 Jazz composer and pianist Julian Joseph spent a day with young people from Chichester taking a workshop on jazz performance. |
 Angelica, Adrian and Kirsten from CBBC presented fun-filled afternoons of music, audience games and the chance to conduct the Orchestra at Watford |
 The BBC CO's Making Tracks concerts in March 2007 took place in Watford, Grantham, Cambridge and Southend. |
 MusicLab is the BBC Concert Orchestra's new project for secondary schools. The final concert took place at Watford Colosseum in October 2006. Find out more about the project.
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 In May BBC CO players worked with young people with special needs alongside music technology animateur and performance artist David Jackson in a unique day of music making in West London.
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 As a companion project to the BBC CO's concert at Chichester Festival Theatre celebrating the music of Frank Loesser we ran a workshop at Chichester College last October. |
The project included masterclasses, coaching sessions, chorus singing and dance routines, culminating in a pre-concert event at Chichester Festival Theatre in September 2006.
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 Duos of BBC CO musicians performed in the houses of members of the public unable to attend concerts. |
 Find out how the BBC in partnership with Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC and the Goethe-Institut London created a brand new football anthem in 2005... |
 BBC CO players worked alongside local artists and University College Chichester music students in seven Chichester schools, helping children to create their own Portraits in a range of media. |
 Players from the BBC Concert Orchestra have collaborated with Rosetta Life to provide music in children's Hospices in the South-East. |
 Oscar-winning film composer Anne Dudley led workshops which saw students composing music to short animated films. |
 BBC CO and BBC Singers members have created a piece linking food and music with children in West London directed by composer Howard Moody and story-teller and writer Colin Brown.
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 BBC CO musicians coached the SbS players in performance as well as issues such as employment and auditions. |
 The SbS and BBC CO players played together in a professional development day led by the BBC CO's Stephen Bell and conductor, Richard Balcombe.
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 Students learned about the technical aspects of recording and editing an orchestral session in workshops led by BBC engineers and producers. |
 The BBC Concert Orchestra is a partner in Trinity College of Music's post-graduate Mentor scheme, an accredited part of the MMus course. |
 In collaboration with members of Burning Bush, students were introduced to traditional Jewish music, developing their own compositions and arrangements... |
 In November 2005 the BBC CO and over 200 children performed A Village Hansel and Gretel. |
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