LMM Intern Rhuti takes Painting Music to Bridge Fest
Part of my life involves visiting a wide variety of different schools across the country to give workshops with my group, Painting Music. But I can safely say we have never been invited to anything quite as vibrant, exciting and enjoyable as Bridge Fest 2010, held at Jessop Primary School on 9 July. The day opened with a whole school assembly, where everyone got a taste of just what was in store during the day. As well as Painting Music there were brass players from the London Philharmonic Orchestra, singing workshops with the incredibly enthusiastic Jess and Aidan, RCM clarinettists brought in to entertain the nursery children, and, to top it all off, some West African Drumming!...
Bridge to the community
As part of Bridge Fest 2010, two small groups of Year 1 and 2 students from Ashmole Primary school took part in our first community performances, taking their violins to Stockwell Good Neighbours and Vassal Elderly Peoples Project to showcase their skills...
LMM Internship programme launches!
Read what Alice, Katherine and Matt have to say about their summer work experience at LMM...
Bridge students impress Boris Johnson!
Well, the big day we have all been working towards finally arrived and the children from Jessop and Ashmole finally got the chance to perform for the Mayor,of London ,Boris Johnson. This visit, which took place on Monday 7 June, was hugely significant for the pupils and their teachers. It gave the Bridge Project an enormous publicity boost, but more importantly, the event reinforced all the positive musical attitudes which the students have been building during the past two years.
LPO interviews Elena as she prepares for debut
Later this month Elena will be playing with the LPO for one of the orchestra’s Brightsparks schools concerts. In anticipation, they sat down for an informal q & a session to get to know each other a little better:
LMM according to Dilys
I arrived at the Ashmole Primary School a little nervous and also a little late, having got myself lost on route! On arrival I was introduced by Charlotte to a number of people whose names and roles I instantly forgot! (You would think as a teacher I might be better with names!) I then stood with Charlotte, and the person I now know to be Rachel, at the back of the school hall and watched as the room gradually filled up with parents, students and teachers, an activity accompanied by the sounds of a last minute Bridge Project rehearsal. As the yr 1 and 2 performance began, I looked on in fear, remembering the horror of a chorus of beginner violins from my youth with the local music service. But instead I looked on in amazement as the year 1 and 2 students played, not only in tune but as an ensemble and with confidence and skill! They finished with a slightly clumsy and very cute bow and were given a huge applause from the audience.
This was the beginning of my first day as an intern with London Music Masters, providing me with an instant understanding of the positive and outstanding musical outcomes of the Bridge Project. It also made clear the number of lives LMM is impacting through music and education. It was also really good fun!
Notes from a small charity: Kate Barry, LMM Assistant (LMM Internship Programme) reports back
When I read the advertised vacancy for the position of intern with LMM, I applied immediately. The opportunity looked too good to miss, and the most attractive thing about it was the dual nature of the organisation. The side which deals with recognising and advancing the careers of professional violinists, LMM Awards, excited me as someone who has learned the violin, and the educational programme within the charity, the Bridge Project, appealed to me due to my strong interest in education and my experience working in primary schools in the past.
Conversations with an Artist: Agata sums up her week among the London Arts scene
We've been delighted to have Agata Szymczewska staying in London for a whole week. LMM jam-packed Agata’s week with meetings at the LPO, with the prolific violinist Robert McDuffie, a private recital, the ballet, museums and the list goes on…So, in the glow of a full, sunny week Hannah Kendall, LMM Awards Project Manager, caught up with Agata last night at the Royal Academy of Arts, at the end of her stay. Here’s what she had to say: