Featured below are a number of exciting events that have taken place in B&NES in recent months. If you have some news about a musical event that you would like to share, please add to our listing on the right hand side of this page.
9 July 2018
Wow what a performance from SPO at the finals of Music for Youth at Symphony Hall. Proper amazing playing from these incredibly talented young musicians! Cannot remember having such positive […]
6 July 2018
She may have performed to a worldwide audience of two billion at this year’s royal wedding, but soprano Elin Manahan Thomas considered giving up singing after suffering performance anxiety.
“I have never suffered from it before, and when it came, it was crippling,” says Manahan Thomas of her first panic attack, which followed a performance.
The attack led her to question her future as a singer. “I had a real crux moment when I thought, ‘I’m going to give up’,” she explains. Instead, with the help of meditation and meticulous planning, she has found a way forward and, in May, her rendition of Handel’s Eternal Source of Light Divine accompanied Meghan Markle during “that golden moment” as she walked down the aisle to join Prince Harry at the altar…. (Click on the title to read more)
25 April 2018
Earlier this year primary schools across Bristol and South Gloucestershire took part in some really exciting workshops provided by Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival. We are currently busy raising funds so that we may open this offer to schools in B&NES next year.
We will be offering a range of educational workshops suitable for KS1 and KS2.
Please take a moment to look at our school workshop video at
http://www.bristoljazzandbluesfest.com/schools/
We will be in touch with schools in September with details of how your school can take part.
Enjoy the summer holidays!
Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival
25 April 2018
Every year Bryanston is awaited with tremendous anticipation from both the pupils and tutors, and this year was certainly no disappointment. Nearly 100 students arrived to wonderful weather on the […]
7 March 2018
6 September 2017
Cantilena will be performing Faure’s Requiem on Saturday, 16 September at 7.30pm with Bath Philharmonia (conducted by Jason Thornton). The concert is in St Swithin’s Church, Bath and tickets are […]
5 July 2017
Earlier this year primary schools across Bristol and South Gloucestershire took part in some really exciting workshops provided by Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival. They are currently busy raising funds so […]
7 June 2017
The Music Service has been running an exciting new music project in 15 Infant and primary schools over the last few weeks. The project offers schools an opportunity to […]
23 March 2017
On Saturday the 4th of March, four of our ensembles joined students from around the South West to play in this year’s Music For Youth Regional Festival in Cheltenham. The programme […]
14 December 2016
On Monday 14th November, over 500 pupils from B&NES, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire Music Hubs performed in the Royal Albert Hall as part of one of the Schools’ Proms events, […]