News from the Academy
what's happening at sheffield music academy
Short updates by students and staff. Anytime. Anywhere.
Carol Competition
Rules:- The Carol should be between 5-12 minutes long
- Text can be own words or from The Oxford Book of Carols
- It can be written for any kind of choir (eg SATB, SSA) but should not be in more than 6 vocal parts
- It can use instruments- forces should be modest, but a full range of brass band instruments is available (Black Dyke are playing in the concert and may be willing to consider performing the winning carol)
- Deadline for submissions is Saturday 10th October
- Judging will be by an external panel of judges
- Feedback will be given on all entries
- The carol should be submitted with no name on the score (apart from the author of the text if appropriate). It should be in a sealed envelope together with a piece of paper with the composer’s name written on it. All entries will thus be judged anonymously
- Current and former students of Sheffield Music academy are eligible to enter
SECOND PRIZE will be £50 with a performance by the Academy at one of their concerts.
THIRD PRIZE will be £25 with a performance by the Academy at one of their concerts.
05/09/2009 by John Grundy
Concerts!
Well done everyone on last week's concerts. Tuesday in the Cathedral was avery impressive display of our chamber music and solos; All very accomplished and Robin Kiel was very pleased with the first performance of his guitar quartet. The singers were in great voice on Friday- good to hear all the solos, and the choirs were in fine form too; Flood! happened (well done, Martin!) and will happen again when we have had some more rain (and rehearsal time). Thanks very much to Karen and her dancers too; they looked fantastic. I was most impressed by the Rock Group- they have made huge progress this year, and the energy and skill they showed on Saturday was fabulous. A bit loud for my old ears, but I enjoyed it nonetheless!
So well done everyone, and big thanks to all staff for their work, and especially to Hilary and her team for putting on the two performances in the Library Theatre.
22/06/2009 by John Grundy
Awards for Young Musicians Spring 2009 Bulletin
We're glad to see John de Havilland mentioned in the Spring 2009 Bulletin from Awards for Young Musicians:
John, 13, saxophone, whose Award enabled him to be driven from Lincolnshire to attend Sheffield Music Academy every weekend.
"This award has changed my life. It has given me the opportunity every weekto attend the academy and concentrate on my diploma in composition.Without this award, I may not have been able to complete the year as the costof fuel needed for the miles covered would not have been possible."
14/05/2009 by John Grundy
Academy Open Day
Our Open Day this year will be on Saturday, May 9th. Interested parents and prospective pupils are welcome to visit us in Bartolomé House at any time during the day. The timetable for the day is:
9.15: Choir - come and sing!
10.00: Lessons in Musicianship, aural and theory- drop in and see what we do
12.00: Talk to prospective parents and pupils by the Director
1.00: Lunch Time Concert
2.00: Chamber Music programme in action- choose between the Girls or Boys Choir, string quartets, guitar quartet, piano quartet, wind quintets
3.30: String Ensemble rehearsal.Refreshments available all day!
12/03/2009 by John Grundy
Academy to host German Youth Orchestra
Concert in Sheffield Cathedral: Friday 1st May 7.30 p.m.
Sinfonieorchester am Ernst-Barlach-Gymnasium, Kiel
Sibelius: "Finlandia"
Tschaikowsky: violin concerto (soloist Orlando Fellows)
Samuel Wesley: Symphony nr 2 in d major
Guilmant: "Final alla Schumann" opus 83 for organ and orchestra (organ solo:sebastian Klingenberg)Admission free !!!!
Members of the Orchestra will visit the Academy on Saturday 2nd May in the morning to see what we do, and to possibly share in a lunch time concert.
12/03/2009 by John Grundy
Congratulations to Alys
Alys will join Tom Pickles, another of our founder members in the autumn at St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh (where John was Director for ten years before coming to Sheffield).
St Mary’s is the smallest of the specialist residential schools, which also include Chetham’s in Manchester (where Na-Rae went from us two years ago) and the highly-prestigious Menuhin School in Surrey.
12/03/2009 by John Grundy
A Levels
We are currently looking at the syllabuses from various exam boards with a view to setting up our first A level music course in September. Spread the word and let us know if you or your friends might be interested.
18/01/2009 by John Grundy
Exam results
Brilliant exam results from before Christmas for all Academy pupils; nearly all Distinctions, and some really high marks.
Well done everybody!
18/01/2009 by John Grundy
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