Month: March 2025

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#MfEMonday – 24th March 2025

24th March 2025 Music for Everyone

The Big Give:

We asked, and wow did you deliver! Thanks to your incredible generosity, we smashed our target of £2,500 within the first 24 hours! The Daytime Voices cake sales alone raised over £1000 and still counting! With match funding from the Big Give, our total now stands at £5,809 and we still have 24 hours to go! All of the money raised will go towards supporting our wonderful Open Voices groups. Donations can still be made here.

If you were thinking of donating, but didn’t get round to it, you could always donate to our Supporters’ Scheme and become part of our musical family! Supporter perks include :

Have your name listed in our concert programmes (optional)

Be invited to special annual concert event for Supporters
Receive a termly e-newsletter about our latest charitable adult and youth initiatives

Click here for more information or to join.

Upcoming concerts:

Nottingham Chamber Singers, Easter Images – Saturday 29 March, St Peters Ruddington, 7:30pm

MfE’s Nottingham Chamber Singers and Players warmly invite you to join them this coming Saturday, 29 March, at 7.30pm in St Peter’s Church, Ruddington, for their special ‘Easter Images’ concert.

Conducted by Angela Kay and Rachel Parkes, the programme showcases outstanding choral and instrumental pieces associated with the story of Easter. It includes excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St John and St Matthew Passions and Rachmaninov’s Vespers, with exquisite interludes by Brahms and Purcell. Poems and Gospel readings link with the music to tell a reflective and joyful story.

St Peter’s church is warm and comfortable and refreshments will be served by the choir. Tickets (£13 full, £12 conc., £5 child/student) are available online by clicking here and on the door. We would love to see you there.

MfE Youth Groups, The Spirit of Spring – Saturday 5th April, Sherwood Methodist Church, 3pm
Music for Everyone’s Strictly Strings, Youth String Orchestra, and Youth Bands bring you a joyful springtime concert bursting with youthful energy and talent. Tickets available here or on the door.

Got a young person cramming for exams? If so, help them hit peak focus with 15 of the best pieces of classical music to aid mental focus and concentration!

Helpers needed for Vocals! Our next singing workshop and concert for young children (school years 1 – 8) is coming up soon on 26^th & 27^th April and we would love for some enthusiastic adults to join the support team!

General duties would be helping with registration and supervision throughout the day, joining in the magical singing with Rachel Parkes, Sara King and Helen Maddison and manning the all-important tuck shop! If you are interested, please email kirstie@music-for-everyone.org

Have a great week!

Your friends at MfE

24/03/2025

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10 Goose Gate | Hockley | NG1 1FF

#MfEMonday – 17th March 2025

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March is off to a very musical start! One hundred singers came together for our West End to Broadway event on Saturday led by the inspirational Rachel Parkes and gave a fantastic performance of hits from the shows including Les Misérables, Wicked and Fiddler on the Roof. They were joined by members of Open Voices with hits from Mary Poppins and fantastic solos from The Greatest Showman and Les Miserables.

Sunday saw our Bandwise and Stringwise musicians taking part in the Big Youth Music Experience concert at the Albert Hall. Over 130 young people performed a wide variety of music from Handel’s Concerto Grosso to the theme from Wallace and Grommit!

All finishing with combined bands and strings with a rousing rendition of the Toreadors Song from ‘Carmen’.

Well done to everyone involved!

Exciting news! Big Give week is here!!

Music for Everyone has been accepted to Big Give’s ‘Arts for Impact’ Week starting tomorrow (Tuesday 18th March) for one week only and we need your help!

The Big Give is a fantastic match-funding platform that will double every pound we raise (up to £2,500). That means your donation goes twice as far in supporting our much-loved Open Voices groups. These sessions bring joy, music, and connection to so many, and with your help, we can continue the great work. See the attached flyer for more information.

For donations to be doubled, they must be made through our Arts for Impact campaign page using a valid debit or credit card from midday Tuesday 18th March to midday Tuesday 25th March. Look out for our messages from tomorrow with the link to donate!

Job vacancy! We are looking for maternity cover for the post of Youth Programme Co-ordinator, Marketing and Finance Officer. Please follow the link or see the attached advert for further details and forward on to anyone who might be interested. The closing date for applications is Friday 11^th April.

Have a great week!

Your friends at MfE

17/03/2025

www.music-for-everyone.org | 0115 9589312

10 Goose Gate | Hockley | NG1 1FF

#MfEMonday – 10th March 2025

10th March 2025 Music for Everyone

This weekend has seen over 130 young instrumentalists attend the twice-annual Bandwise and Stringwise workshop days at South Nottinghamshire Academy. Lots of music-making and fun was had, we can’t wait to hear all the groups in their concert at the Albert Hall next Sunday!

Places are now full for the From West End to Broadway workshop day this coming Saturday 15^th March, but why not come and support the choir in their early evening concert!

Tickets available to buy in advance here: https://www.music-for-everyone.org/event/from-west-end-to-broadway/ or buy on the door, subject to availability.

The bar will be open from 4.30pm to grab a drink before the concert at 5pm.

It was International Women’s Day on Saturday 8^th March, so we’d like to take a moment to recognise all the incredible women in music, from composers, performers and conductors taking over the world, to the strong women of MfE!

One woman who has recently gained attention is the first full-time female musician in the New York Philharmonic, Orin O’Brien. A double bass player, she was hired under the baton of Leonard Bernstein and a documentary telling her story won an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film at the recent 2025 Awards. ‘The Only Girl in the Orchestra’ is available to watch on Netflix and you can read more of her story here: https://www.classicfm.com/artists/new-york-philharmonic/orin-obrien-first-woman-orchestra-interview/

The Nottingham University and Chamber Choirs invite MfE members to their next concert on Saturday 22^nd March 7.30pm in the Great Hall, Trent Building. Featuring Will Todd’s Mass in Blue with singer Lorna James and guest jazz trio Sharp Little Bones. The programme is a gorgeous mix of French, jazz-inspired and Lenten music. Both choirs are conducted by MfE’s wonderful Rachel Parkes – come and support the next choral generation! Tickets and more information can be found here: https://www.lakesidearts.org.uk/event/university-choir-chamber-choir-2/
Teak 1970s piano is available, in great condition – pictures below. If you, or anyone you know, community groups or individuals, are interested, please email us and we will put you in touch with the owner.
PIANO STOOL WITH MUSIC COMPARTMENT. If you need a stool to go with the piano, we also have one of those on offer too! Contact the office for more details.

Have a great week!

Your friends at MfE

10/03/2025

www.music-for-everyone.org | 0115 9589312

10 Goose Gate | Hockley | NG1 1FF

#MfEMonday – 3rd March 2025

3rd March 2025 Music for Everyone

The new MfE brochure has landed!

Chock-full of exciting music-making opportunities and wonderful concerts to attend from March to August. Click this link to view, and look out for it at your next rehearsal.

Upcoming Events:

From West End to Broadway concert – 15 March, John Godber Centre, Hucknall.

Come and enjoy an enchanting cabaret performance featuring songs from Wicked, Les Misérables and Fiddler on the Roof, with guest appearances from acclaimed baritone, Simon Theobald, and our joyful Open Voices choir. Unwind with a drink from the bar as you soak in the magic of a live performance. Tickets cost just £8 and can be purchased online here or by calling the office on 0115 958 9312.

Singing workshop with Neil Ferris – 28 June, St Martin’s Church, Sherwood.

Places are still available for this workshop. Please note, the workshop will take place at St Martin’s Church, Sherwood and not Nottingham Trent University. Click here to book or call us at 0115 958 9312.

Did you know that more than 1,000 musicians have recorded a silent album to protest plans to let AI use their music. The album titled Is This What We Want? has 12 tracks of ‘almost silence’ from over 1000 artists including Hans Zimmer and John Rutter. Follow this link to the full article to find out more: More than 1,000 musicians record ‘silent album’ to protest plans to let AI use… – Classic FM

Three upcoming community events which may interest you:

Brass through the ages Concert – 7^th March, 7.30pm, University Hall NTU – showcasing the historical development of brass instruments and classical music from Renaissance to the contempory of today! Tickets now available and can be purchased here: Brass Through The Ages Tickets. See attached flyer for further details.
Carlton Male Voice Choir Concert – 8^th March, 7pm The Boat and Horses, 137 Trent Road, Beeston NG9 1LP – A concert supporting Forces in the Community – a local chariable organisation dedicated to help the ex-military community. Tickets are available here for £5 plus booking fee. See attached flyer for further details.
Let’s Make a Soundtrack Youth Event – 22^nd-23^rd March – an incredible opportunity for musicians of any age and ability to join players from the BBC Concert Orchestra and create a brand-new soundtrack to a BBC video clip. Follow this link for further details: Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Have a great week!

Your friends at MfE

03/03/2025