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Cover photo, Key Stage One Concert ‘Opposites’ © Anna D’Emilio

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ContentsContentsContentsContents

Introduction – 4

Figaro project – 5

Shine a Light – 6

MFYM taster day – 8

Musical Rumpus, Fairy Queen – 9

The Genius of Mozart, Chesterfield – 9

Joyous Voices – 12

Club Inégales – 13

Whitechapel Art Gallery Project – 13

OAE Academy – 14

REMIX pre-concert event – 16

All in the Mix – 15

Camden Early Years – 17

Gloria in Brighton – 17

Changing Seasons Concerts– 19

Opposites Concerts- 22

PMZ project – 25

REMIX Night Shift – 25

Bach is Brilliant Family Concert – 26

A Celebration of Life on Earth – 27

Beverley Fairy Queen project – 31

Gloria King’s Lynn – 32

MFYM Tour to Calais – 37

Cosmos – 38

Don Quixote project – 38

Musical Rumpus, Mudlark Dances – 39

String Club – 39

Foundling Choir – 39

NCEM Baroque Strings Project – 40

Guardian Newspaper days – 41

Musicians on Call – 42

NOFA – 43

Glyndebourne Rameau project – 43

TOTS Concerts – 43

Future Plans – 45

Who’s who in OAE Education – 46

Education Funders - 47

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Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction

Welcome to a year of ‘Secret Wishes’ – a year where OAE Education built on existing partnerships,

explored new ideas and models of working, always questioned the why, the what and the where and

delivered excellent projects across the country. This brochure will take you on a journey through

projects inspired by opera, symphonies, concertos, sonatas and quartets – we hope you enjoy it!

- Cherry ForbesCherry ForbesCherry ForbesCherry Forbes, , , , OAE Education DirectorOAE Education DirectorOAE Education DirectorOAE Education Director

“The real strength in the OAE's strategy is in education—both with young people and with

intelligent and enjoyable events for its audiences, helping everyone to get to know the music and

the ensemble's approach.”

- Robert Rawson, Facebook comment

“My favourite part was listening to your fabulous orchestra play because I’d never heard a live

orchestra.”

- Flynn, aged 9 after Gloria project in King’s Lynn

‘Changing Seasons’ Concert © Timothy Kraemer

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This week long opera project at St Laurence School, Bradford on Avon was an opportunity for the

new Year 7 pupils to create a new opera – their own version of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. Led by

Animateur (Music Education Specialist) James Redwood and OAE players all 240 pupils worked

incredibly hard to create a new work including dance, music and songs which they then performed to

local primary schools at the Wiltshire Music Centre. Additionally, OAE musicians were joined by

South West Music School student, Annabel Lainchbury and Bath Spa University music students who

shadowed and worked with the OAE, gaining valuable experience in music education work. This

annual opera project is the product of a long standing partnership between St Laurence School, the

OAE and the Wiltshire Music Centre. The OAE will return to St Laurence School in October 2013

to run a similar project based on Handel’s Acis and Galatea.

How can I begin to express our thanks for last week's fantastic residency with the OAE with the

Figaro project? The Year 7s have been absolutely buzzing this week, and are so pleased with

themselves it is a sight to behold! The students all say how much they thoroughly enjoyed the

experience, each child seems have their own particular favourite part, but one eloquent young man

today said ''I like the fact that they were so good at what they do, they made it fun and really unique''

Another lad said '' I thought the singers were just awesome!''

To reach the hearts and minds of 210 excitable 11 year olds is no mean feat, let alone 200 more year

6s in the audience who all thoroughly enjoyed the performance, and who, thanks to you, are looking

forward to joining us (and you, please) next year! I think the new varied workshops worked

spectacularly well and again were greatly appreciated by the students. As for me personally, Figaro

was a dream come true, I think that is the first time I have been moved to tears and left literally

speechless after a performance - thank you! Please send my sincere and heartfelt thanks to all the

team, for all their input, energy, creativity, expertise and above all enthusiasm! It really is the

highlight of our school year.

- Kate Rowe, Head of Performing Arts/ Director of Specialism, St Laurence School

In being part of this project I have learnt so much for my own playing, teaching and skills of how

educational projects like this are managed. I hope to put all of this straight back into my own work

with young people. I could go on and on with praise for the OAE – thank you so much to all the

players for sharing this week with me! These players really are first class musicians who are sharing the

enjoyment of classical music with young people.

- Annabel Lainchbury, South West Music School Student

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Shine a Light Shine a Light Shine a Light Shine a Light –––– Autumn 2012Autumn 2012Autumn 2012Autumn 2012

Shine a Light was a project that involved nine primary schools across our four London partner

Boroughs, Camden, Wandsworth, Islington and Merton, most of whom had not worked with the

OAE before. Each school received two workshops from two OAE players who taught the specially

commissioned song Shine a Light by Timothy Kraemer as well as introducing the pupils to the OAE.

The OAE then hosted four culmination days for the project – one in each borough. The culmination

day bought all the pupils from the same Borough together for a massed performance of Shine a Light

and other material that they had been working on. The culmination day was different in each

Borough to suit all the schools involved.

“The experience that working with the OAE, St Laurence School and Wiltshire Music Centre has

given me over the two years I have come here has been invaluable. I am currently taking the 'Music in

Action' module at Bath Spa University and the skills and experiences I have taken away from this

workshop has helped me more than I could ever have imagined for university and life.”

- Heather Copeland, Bath Spa University student

Shine a Light culmination, Camden © Zen Grisdale,

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“My favourite part was when we did our own piece and I got to play my flute. I really enjoyed

learning the song and making new words to our song.”

- Pupil after Shine a Light Project

“My favourite part was working with other schools because it was nice seeing other schools and it felt

like a big choir”

- Pupil after Shine a Light Project

“The OAE players were enthusiastic, hardworking, supportive and encouraging. Even somebody as

un-musical as myself felt motivated and encouraged. I feel that the whole process of putting together

this performance is of great value to all concerned. Without the work of the OAE we could not have

this sort of access.”

- Teacher after Shine a Light Project

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MFYM ensemble taster days MFYM ensemble taster days MFYM ensemble taster days MFYM ensemble taster days –––– AAAAutumn 2012utumn 2012utumn 2012utumn 2012

During the Autumn term of 2012, OAE Education hosted three taster sessions for the three newly

formed ensembles across our four London partner boroughs. These ensembles are:

• ICE – Islington Creative Ensemble

• Illuminati – Camden Early Music Group

• Capital Strings – a cross-borough string orchestra with students from both Wandsworth and

Merton

Each ensemble received a workshop day with

OAE players to introduce the ensembles to

working with the Orchestra. Each session was

different at the request of the partner music

services – ICE focused on creative new music

with a REMIX (taking old music as an

inspiration point at creating something new)

slant on their work, Illuminati looked at the

development of baroque forms, and Capital

Strings focused on the early classical symphony.

This work was then developed in Spring 2013

with two extra workshops with OAE players for

each ensemble, before all the groups came

together to perform to each other and friends

and families at a study event ‘All in the Mix’ at

Cecil Sharp House.

“Every part of the day has been great. I like the way there was a journey through the years of the

pieces through the day. I enjoyed learning about baroque instruments such as the viol.”

- Student from Illuminati group

I thoroughly enjoyed today as I got to meet other people who share the same passion for violin/string

playing as I do – something I think is hard to find. I made new friends, played some classical music

and practiced my sigh-reading skills! Thank you for this opportunity.

- Student from Cross-Borough Orchestra

Jenny Bullock demonstrates the viol at Illuminati

rehearsal, Camden © Ellie Cowan

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Spitalfields Fairy Queen Spitalfields Fairy Queen Spitalfields Fairy Queen Spitalfields Fairy Queen –––– Autumn 2012Autumn 2012Autumn 2012Autumn 2012

OAE Experience players joined Animateur Sam Glazer and singers from Spitalfields Music and

delivered a series of concerts for under 3 year olds based on Purcell’s Fairy Queen. The concerts were

met with great acclaim and were held in various locations from local libraries to community centres.

Chesterfield Chesterfield Chesterfield Chesterfield –––– The Genius of Mozart Autumn 2012The Genius of Mozart Autumn 2012The Genius of Mozart Autumn 2012The Genius of Mozart Autumn 2012

This project followed on from the highly successful creative association between Chesterfield and the

OAE in partnership with Orchestras Live (the national organisation which aims to provide access to

live classical music) and the Chesterfield Borough Council on the Anthem tour during 2011-12.

Designed to inspire further interest and involvement in classical music, the all-Mozart programme

performed by the OAE on November 4th 2012 at the Winding Wheel provided rich material for

primary and secondary school workshops, care home performances and further study as well as

encouraging new audiences to classical music events in Chesterfield.

Primary Work

During October 2012 OAE viola player Katie Heller and OAE Education Director Cherry Forbes

visited Hasland and Brockwell Schools. Each school had a day’s workshop with Year 4 and 5 pupils.

They explored families of instruments, the sounds and colour of major and minor movements,

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number patterns, imitation, layering, conducting and note lengths all linked to Mozart 40. Pupils also

learnt sections of composer James Redwood’s piece Mozart 40 REMIX which was then performed at

the Winding Wheel in November.

Secondary work

James Redwood and a team of

OAE players worked with

GCSE students at Newbold

Secondary School, Chesterfield

to explore the first movement

of Mozart’s 40th Symphony,

from which they created their

own song - ‘Happiness is

Everywhere’. This work

provided tools for the students

to develop their skills in

composition, as well as work

together in a large group. Each morning one of the primary schools joined the secondary school

students for a two hour slot to work on a massed body percussion piece and also to sing in the Mozart

40 REMIX. It was valuable experience for the secondary students to see how James and the OAE

worked with the primary school pupils and it was particularly interesting to see how the older students

were much more comfortable and able in the second session with the younger pupils.

Chesterfield workshop photos © Ian Batley

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Care Homes

During this mini residency in Chesterfiled, Anthony Robson (OAE Oboist) and Rebecca Stockwell

(OAE Bassoonist) visited two care homes within the Orchestra’s Musicians on Call programme to

take music to people who can no longer visit

the concert hall. They performed and chatted

to residents about their instruments, the music

and the OAE.

A Level study session

Four OAE players led an A level study session

looking at 300 years of instrumental

development in wind, strings and keyboards as

well as an in depth session on the Vivaldi

Bassoon Concerto which the students were studying.

Culmination November 4th 2012

Participants from the school workshops joined

OAE players on 4th November at the

Winding Wheel in Chesterfield for a

rehearsal followed by a pre-concert event.

This pre-concert performance gave pupils the

opportunity to perform their work to family,

friends and the general public.

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Joyous Voices Joyous Voices Joyous Voices Joyous Voices –––– November 2012November 2012November 2012November 2012

This pre-concert performance by the New Foundling Choir, the Foundling Community Choir and a

small OAE ensemble took place in the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer. The repertoire performed was

inspired by the OAE's concert that night and included Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Purcell’s ‘An

Evening Hymn’. The choir performed to a packed

QEH foyer and to great acclaim.

“I just wanted to say a HUGE thank

you for all the work you put into this

term and particularly yesterday. It really

was a momentous occasion having both

choirs from Foundling and the players

from OAE. For me being able to work

with such great players and enthusiastic

singers was an extraordinary experience!

Thank you for all the organisation as

well, it went off like clockwork.

Bring on the next collaboration! It was

fabulous, so thank you again for all your

hard work!”

- Adam Treadaway, Foundling

Choir Conductor

Joyous Voices performance © Ellie Cowan

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Club Club Club Club InégalesInégalesInégalesInégales ––––

November 2012November 2012November 2012November 2012

On the 15th November

2012, players from OAE

Education’s REMIX

ensemble (an ensemble

that uses old repertoire as

inspiration to compose

new repertoire)

performed at Club

Inégales alongside regular

musicians from the club.

Club Inégales is an innovative club night hosted by Notes Inégales, an ensemble that meet regularly to

explore contemporary, free and jazz music. OAE Musicians Ken Aiso, David Gordon and Jonathan

Rees formed the REMIX trio and performed Baroque music as well as a newly created ‘REMIX’

piece before improvising music with the Club Inégales musicians. This programme was then repeated

in April 2013 in a pub Night Shift event, hosted by James Redwood.

Whitechapel Art Gallery Project Whitechapel Art Gallery Project Whitechapel Art Gallery Project Whitechapel Art Gallery Project ––––

November 2012November 2012November 2012November 2012

In collaboration with Community Music

(CM), a partner from the 11-12 Anthem

project, Music Technology students were

given the opportunity to work with OAE

players to create a soundscape to

accompany an art show at the

Whitechapel Art Gallery. The students

recorded OAE players and then

composed new music for them, using

both the recorded sounds and a live score.

The new pieces were performed as part of

an art installation at the Whitechapel

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Gallery on the 17th November where OAE players Joanna Lawrence and Katherine Spencer

performed live improvisations to the soundscapes that the students had created in and around a

sculpture by artist Giuseppe Penone.

OAE Academy OAE Academy OAE Academy OAE Academy –––– January 2013January 2013January 2013January 2013

2013 started with our annual OAE Academy – a three day induction course for young players on the

Ann and Peter Law OAE Experience scheme. During the Academy, players on the scheme form an

orchestra and receive coaching from different OAE players, each offering different expertise. The

course included master classes from OAE players Margaret Faultless, Cherry Forbes, Chi-chi

Nwanoku, Anthony Robson, Steven Devine and Martin Lawrence. The Academy finished with an

open performance for friends and family. This course provides a starting point before participants are

given different opportunities to work with the OAE throughout the year, on concerts and education

projects.

Whitechapel Art Gallery performance © Ellie Cowan

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For this pre-concert event, OAE players forming a ‘REMIX’ group performed a selection of music

they had created in response to Mozart in the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer. The group had also

incorporated ideas from our ICE group (see below for explanation in full) and this material was also

performed in the ‘All in the Mix’ education event the following day.

All in the Mix All in the Mix All in the Mix All in the Mix –––– February 2013February 2013February 2013February 2013

This all-day event at Cecil Sharp House brought

together different groups for a day of varied musical

activities including rehearsals, a study session, a

creative music making session and a public

performance. The age range and ability involved was

vast, from year 7 String Club pupils from Elizabeth

Garrett Anderson School to members of the OAE

coaching and playing in the OAE Academy Orchestra.

Pupils from local schools William Ellis and St Mary

Magdalene Academy were invited to watch the

afternoon study session. During this event about 120

young people were given the opportunity to make music with the OAE and formed a mass orchestra

to perform a newly created piece, led by James Redwood.

Margaret Faultless led the OAE Academy Orchestra,

inviting pupils and audience members to sit amongst the

orchestra as they played Mozart’s 40th Symphony.

The ensembles involved in this event were:

• ICE – Islington Creative Ensemble

• Illuminati – Camden Early Music Group

• Capital Strings – a cross-borough string

orchestra with students from Merton and

Wandsworth

• Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School String Club

• The OAE Academy Orchestra

• OAE REMIX

What a fantastic day yesterday! I

defy anyone to have come out of that

performance without a grin on their

face and it was great to see the

students enjoying the involvement

alongside OAE musicians – really

inspirational! I can’t believe that the

waltz was only put together with

everyone with only an hour or so to

go – extraordinary!

- Clare Norburn, OAE

Director of Development

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“The best part was

when we all came

together to interact

with others and all play

as one. I have made

brilliant new friends

and I can’t wait until

next year.”

- Anne-Marie,

participant of

All in the Mix

All in the Mix performance © Zen Grisdale

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Camden Early Years Camden Early Years Camden Early Years Camden Early Years –––– Spring 2013Spring 2013Spring 2013Spring 2013

This was our third consecutive year of a very

successful partnership with Camden Integrated

Early Years Service during which Cecelia

Bruggemeyer designed a programme of OAE

visits for early years settings. At the beginning of

this year, each participating nursery in Camden

received visits from a pair of OAE musicians to

explore live music. Every setting was different

and the musicians reacted accordingly to tailor

the visit to the children involved. This branch of

work is complementary to our public TOTS

series – concerts for under five year olds which

continue to grow in popularity.

Gloria in Brighton Gloria in Brighton Gloria in Brighton Gloria in Brighton –––– Spring 2013Spring 2013Spring 2013Spring 2013

Working in collaboration with Brighton

Early Music Festival (BREMF) this

singing project involved local primary

school pupils and the BREMF

community choir culminating in a

performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria with the

OAE. As well as providing a platform

“It has been a good experience for the children as well as the adults involved. It gave the

children the opportunity to explore and experience the instruments on a level they may not

have been able to otherwise. It has been great in the sense that it has affirmed the good

practice we already have in place, but has been inspirational for all; stimulating ideas to

develop specific areas and ideas.”

- Teacher from project

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for people to sing with the OAE, this

project gave opportunities for young

musicians to gain valuable experience

as workshop leaders. After a term of

learning Vivaldi’s Gloria and Timothy

Kraemer’s Handel the Water in school

lessons, all schools came together with

the community choir on the 19th

March to give a performance,

accompanied by the OAE.

Just wanted to say thank you for organising such a great Gloria! project for Westdene to be - part of

with BREMF & OAE. I truly wondered if I'd made the wrong decision about this project after the

first rehearsal as our cohort were quite a challenging bunch this time. But ultimately they loved it &

so did their parents! Thank you for giving them such a brilliant learning opportunity way outside of

our usual learning area & creating an experience for them which I really think some will remember

forever!

-Emma Bright, Teacher on project

“It was a fabulous event and I will remember it for years to come too! Their faces were a joy to

behold.”

- Sue Joseph, BREMF volunteer

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Changing SeasonsChanging SeasonsChanging SeasonsChanging Seasons School School School School CCCConcerts oncerts oncerts oncerts for 7for 7for 7for 7----11 year olds 11 year olds 11 year olds 11 year olds –––– Spring 2013Spring 2013Spring 2013Spring 2013

The 2013 series of

Schools Concerts for the

Key Stage Two age

group (7-11 year olds)

were titled Changing

Seasons, where

audiences of school

pupils were treated to a

musical exploration of

the seasons, with

highlights from Purcell

and Vivaldi. These hour long concerts were specially designed for Key Stage Two pupils and

provided an opportunity for children to hear, and perform with, a live period instrument orchestra.

Participating teachers were invited to an

afternoon of teacher training with the

Orchestra at Cecil Sharp House, where

James Redwood led a session about the

music which would be played at the

concert and how best to prepare their

pupils for it. Based on the highly

successful model adopted last year for our

Anthem concerts, participating schools

received workshops from OAE players to

prepare for the concert ahead of their visit

to Kings Place. During the in-school

workshops, musicians worked with classes

of instrumentalists so they had the skills to

perform with the OAE – from violins to

recorders, everyone had the chance to play

and sing with the Orchestra. This

interactive concert format is especially

Changing Seasons © Timothy Kraemer

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remarkable considering the Orchestra play at Baroque pitch, where A = 415 Hz and pupils play at

modern pitch where A = 440 Hz. This was the first in our schools concert series to involve a singer

alongside the orchestra so arias could be included in the programme. The Changing Seasons

programme was as follows:

Vivaldi – Movement 3 from Spring, the Four Seasons

Purcell - King Arthur - Blustering Brethren and Cold Genius

Purcell - Chaconne no 1 in King Arthur

Purcell - Ode to St Cecelia - Wondrous Machine

Anon - Ah poor bird – arranged by James Redwood

Gershwin - Summertime – arranged by James Redwood

Rachel Stott - 16 bars of chocolate

“I loved listening to the violins playing their lovely tune because the tunes were inspiring and

magical”

- Izzy, aged eight

“My favourite bit was whenever the OAE played because the instruments sounded nice when

put together”

- Tara, aged nine

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“It is always good for children and staff to see how professional

musicians work. The Orchestra was a joy to listen to and the

activities in the workshop enhanced their enjoyment. I will

endeavour to build on this experience in the time the pupils

have left at in this school”

- Mary Coton, Teacher from a partner school

“I liked the bit when Bob came and sang in his

classical song because he just sang while the

instruments was playing, it was a surprise.”

- Rayan, aged nine

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Opposites Opposites Opposites Opposites School School School School CCCConcertsoncertsoncertsoncerts for 5for 5for 5for 5----7 year 7 year 7 year 7 year

oldsoldsoldsolds –––– Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013

During the Summer term, we piloted our first

workshop and concert series for Key Stage

One pupils (5-7) year olds. The project was

developed using the theme of ‘opposites in

music’ and Telemann’s Overture in C as a

starting point. We commissioned James

Redwood to write a set of songs that

illustrated opposites in music and he

responded to this brief in the composition of

four songs – Smooth and Spikey, Fast and

Slow, High and Low and Quiet and Loud –

all pairs of opposites that are also illustrated

in the Telemann piece and are integral to the

music curriculum for this age group. We then

held a teacher training session for all teachers

involved in the project, where a mix of music specialists and classroom teachers attended to learn the

new material. The teachers were given resource packs and recordings of the songs so they could teach

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their class the material. Before coming to

the concert at Kings Place, each class

received an in-school workshop with two

OAE players to focus on the songs and

prepare them for the concert.

“I really enjoyed the project from the course I attended to

the concert. As someone not very ‘musical’ it’s given me

more confidence to teach music and it’s given me some

good ideas. Thank you!”

- Laura Smith, teacher from St Andrews

Primary School

Opposites concert © Anna D’Emilio

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“I feel that a lot of the actions/signs to

accompany opposites are useful across

curriculum to develop teaching styles,

particularly for musical learners”

- Lisa Bacon, teacher from

Christ Church Primary School

I loved the schools concerts - I thought it was

all beautifully thought out and that the music

and all the talk so well integrated. I felt lucky

to be doing it.

- Alison Bury, leader for KS1

concerts

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PMZ project PMZ project PMZ project PMZ project –––– Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013

Continuing a partnership

developed during our Anthem

project last year, in April this

year OAE musicians Katherine

Spencer, Katie Heller and Iurii

Gavryliuk went to Plymouth

Music Zone (PMZ) for a three

day creative music course for

disabled young adults and local

special needs secondary school students led by Animateur James Redwood. Alongside this team of

musicians, participants were encouraged to compose and share music with each other.

Night Shift Night Shift Night Shift Night Shift –––– OAE REMIX OAE REMIX OAE REMIX OAE REMIX –––– April 2013April 2013April 2013April 2013

Following the very successful REMIX concert at Club Inégales in November last year, OAE

Education curated the April Pub Night Shift concert using material OAE players Ken Aiso, Jonathan

Rees and David Gordon had created for the concert in November. The concert at the Amersham

Arms in New Cross was hosted by James Redwood who bought his own unique workshop style

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presenting to the evening. The evening

included music by Biber, a piece by

David and a sing along based on a 17th

century drinking song (in eight parts!).

The evening was very popular and in

keeping with The Night Shift remit to

present ‘classical’ music in an unusual

setting.

Bach is Brilliant FamiBach is Brilliant FamiBach is Brilliant FamiBach is Brilliant Family concert ly concert ly concert ly concert –––– Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013

This public family concert in May was curated as of the Bach Unwrapped series at Kings Place. The

OAE played Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto number One for a family audience in Kings Place Hall 1

complete with piccolo violin, played by Huw Daniel. Children from ‘CamJam’ (a local Camden

The Night Shift © Joe Plommer

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Saturday school) joined the Orchestra to sing in the Minuet from Brandenburg 1 following a

workshop the previous week with animateur Sam Glazer who presented the concert.

Chippenham Music and ScienChippenham Music and ScienChippenham Music and ScienChippenham Music and Science ce ce ce –––– April/May 2013April/May 2013April/May 2013April/May 2013

The Wiltshire Music Centre (WMC), Wiltshire Music Service (WMS) and OAE worked with

Chippenham Primary schools on a music and science project ‘A Celebration of Life on Earth’‘A Celebration of Life on Earth’‘A Celebration of Life on Earth’‘A Celebration of Life on Earth’ in

the Summer term of 2013. Following the

highly successful Anthem project in 2012

this project targeted Key Stage Two (KS2)

pupils who participated in music and

science workshops inspired by Haydn’s

masterpiece ‘The Creation’.

The team from the OAE comprised of

Cherry Forbes, Cecelia Bruggemeyer,

Henrietta Wayne, Sophie Barber, Katie

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Heller and Ruth Alford. These

musicians were joined by Kate Courage,

a vocal animateur from WMS, Dr

Richard Kirby, a Plymouth University

Scientist and Dr Holly Bridge, an

Oxford University Scientist. The team

ran three consecutive workshop days in

the Summer Term where each day

consisted of two KS2 classes rotating

round workshops on the theme of A

Celebration of Life on Earth.

The three classes rotated around the workshops as follows:

• Instrumental Evolution Instrumental Evolution Instrumental Evolution Instrumental Evolution ---- led by OAE players, pupils discovered how wind and string

instruments have changed and adapted over the centuries

• BuildBuildBuildBuild a Beast by random selectiona Beast by random selectiona Beast by random selectiona Beast by random selection – led by a scientist and with an OAE player, pupils

created a swimming, flying or walking animal by random selection

• A New A New A New A New Created World Created World Created World Created World ---- a vocal workshop inspired by Haydn’s movement from The The The The

Creation. Creation. Creation. Creation. Led by a member of the WMS team and joined by an OAE player

The opening session of the

day was for all pupils to

come together to find out

about the building blocks

of music in Haydn’s String

quartet ‘The Rider’ and

also about the building

blocks of life. . . . The closing

session of the day was for

everyone to share what we

had learnt as a school of

explorers....

Workshop photos by classroom teacher

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The project was supported by

extensive resource materials to enable

teacher follow up work to be

undertaken after the initial

workshops –teachers were introduced

to the material at a twilight training

session.

“Thank you to you all for all the knowledge and hard work you put into these projects. The children

were bubbling as soon as I said the OAE were going to work with us again! Your enthusiasm, as a

group, is very infectious!! Well done and hope to work with you again.”

- Lynda Gulwell, Teacher from project

“The teachers were so friendly and enthusiastic. Their enthusiasm for music and their particular

instrument gave the children an interest in these instruments. The activities also supported the

home learning activities I set on different types of musical instruments”

- Lynette Turner, Teacher from project

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‘I just wanted to say a massive

THANK YOU! to you and all the

other OAE members for yesterday!

The children haven't stopped talking

about it since and from the walk

back to Ivy Lane I know that we

have some new budding musicians.

Personally I had a brilliant time in

the afternoon and could tell that the

children all had an amazing time

too! It really was a day to remember

and will provide us with so much

inspiration for future learning so

thank you again! I hope you all

enjoyed yourselves as much as we

did.”

- Jim Faulkner,

Teacher from project

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Beverley Fairy Queen Beverley Fairy Queen Beverley Fairy Queen Beverley Fairy Queen –––– May 2013May 2013May 2013May 2013

Throughout the week of 20

May, members of the OAE,

music students and members of

the Music Education Group

from the University of York

worked with year 7 and 8 pupils

from two Beverley secondary

schools on a collaborative opera

project based on Purcell's 'The

Fairy Queen'. Led by James

Redwood, the students were

encouraged to explore themes from the 17th century work and Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer

Night's Dream' upon which the opera is based, in the composition of songs, drama and movement as

well as learning to sing some of the highlights of Purcell's great work. After a week of work, the

students performed their new creation to friends and family in St Mary’s Church, Beverley.

“Staff and students loved every minute! All of the musicians involved are not only first class

musicians and educators, they are skilled at making the school based music teachers feel valued and

relaxed enough to take risks themselves. This is not always the case when working with the education

outreach departments of some orchestras and opera companies.”

- Beverley Music Teacher

“The project has really opened the

students’ eyes to a different style of

working and a different style of

music. They were incredibly proud

of what they achieved and surprised

by it too…. The amount of students

asking when the next project like

this is really shows what they

thought of it – amazing!”

- Beverley Music

Teacher

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Gloria in KingGloria in KingGloria in KingGloria in King’’’’s Lynn s Lynn s Lynn s Lynn –––– Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013

Working in collaboration with Norfolk Music Service (NMS) and Orchestra's Live (OL) the OAE

designed and delivered a singing project for King’s Lynn primary schools and the Thetford

Community Choir. Similar to the Brighton Gloria project in the spring term, the project involved all

participants learning Vivaldi’s Gloria in school before coming together for a performance with OAE

players at the King’s Lynn Corn Exchange.

To start the project, Norfolk Music Service staff received teacher training about the repertoire from

Scott Stroman who was the lead Animateur and Conductor for the culmination day. This training

session gave the NMS staff the resources to teach Vivaldi’s Gloria and two pieces by Scott in their

weekly wider opportunities lessons in eight local primary schools. Where pupils would usually learn

instruments, weekly wider opportunities lessons became singing lessons to learn the soprano and alto

“I can’t tell you how pleasing it is to hear/see secondary schools singing Purcell with enthusiasm

and joy”

- Delma Tomlin, Director, National Centre for Early Music

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chorus parts from Gloria in its entirety,

by heart. Each school also received two

OAE workshops to go over what they

had been working on before joining

forces for a mass rehearsal.

The final performance day saw nearly

250 performers at the King’s Lynn Corn

Exchange. From amateur to professional with a mix of ages, this was truly an inclusive,

intergenerational community performance. Soloists for Gloria were local singers, recruited through

the Norfolk Music Service and given a rare opportunity to perform this repertoire in their local area

accompanied by a world class period instrument orchestra.

The culmination day was structured so that there were two performances, one in the afternoon for

local primary school children to watch their peers and one in the evening for friends and families.

Gloria performance © Ellie Cowan

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A particular highlight of the day was

a performance given by the

Foundling Choir during the

afternoon concert of Purcell’s Sound

the Trumpet. This London group

had been invited to participate in the

event for several reasons – firstly to

give them a performance platform,

secondly to experience a project

outside of London and thirdly to

inspire other children the same age.

This magical performance happened

in the afternoon concert as the Foundling Choir had to travel back to London before the start of the

second concert. Before leaving King’s Lynn and during the afternoon break for all the other schools

involved, a class from Greyfriars Primary school hosted the Foundling choir in a fun packed musical

afternoon of sharing performances and singing and playing together, to further enrich their visit to

King’s Lynn.

“Dear orchestra, One day

I hope I can play one of

the instruments when I’m

older. On that day we

performed I wanted to

play the piano more and

more. By the way you was

all brilliant.”

- Emily, aged nine

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“I loved singing et in terror parks (sic) because I loved it when the bass sang, then the tenors, then the

altos, then us.”

- Jorja, aged nine

“My best bit was singing to all of the Kings Lynn Schools because we got to show other kids our talents.

This project was very fun and I had fun learning it”

- Kaleise – aged ten

“The best bit of the performance was being part of a big group of kids because I like being in a large group

of people – it was really cool.”

- Lily aged eleven

“My favourite bit was singing in front of all the parents because when we was all singing together it just

sounded amazing. I thought all the other schools and our school just sounded amazing”

- Jaime aged ten

“My favourite bit was when we all sang together in the evening concert that was my favourite bit because

the atmosphere was amazing. It was an experience I’ll never forget”

- Liam, aged eleven

“Listening to the orchestra it was nice listening to something I’ve never heard. I didn’t think that I would

like it but I loved it”

- Ana aged ten

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“OAE players have been amazing at engaging pupils – variety of skills, personalises and

styles of presentation. Brilliant engagement – they know exactly what buttons to press.”

- Marika Mears, St Martin School, King’s Lynn.

“I loved watching the children's' faces throughout Tuesday. I am sure that many will never have seen

an orchestra before now, and I am convinced that the experience of performing will stay with them

for the rest of their lives. What a fantastic and unique memory you have gifted to them. I am

convinced that, for some of them, the experience of music in their lives will be forever changed for

the better. I really enjoyed participating, and it was great to have a sunny day off work. King's Lynn

looked almost picturesque in the fleeting summer sun!”

- Fraser Reich, member of the Thetford Community Choir

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MFYM Tour MFYM Tour MFYM Tour MFYM Tour –––– July 2013July 2013July 2013July 2013

In July 2013 we undertook our first Cross Borough

Tour as part of the Mayor’s Fund for Youth Music

Partnership. Young players from Wandsworth,

Merton and Camden boroughs went to Calais,

France, for an intensive coaching weekend with

OAE players Jill Samuel, Ruth Alford and Helen

Kruger. The weekend away allowed time for close

study of baroque and classical repertoire with a

French and English theme. The group performed

two concerts in local villages Rue and Marquise.

Rehearsals in Calais©

Ellie Cowan

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Cosmos Cosmos Cosmos Cosmos –––– Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013

Cosmos was a partnership project between 4 Camden primary and secondary schools, the OAE and

the Royal Academy of Music (RAM). Designed and led by Animateur Jackie Walduck, students

created the music for a short film about the galaxy. Primary pupils who learn string instruments

worked with players from the OAE during school based workshops before joining secondary school

students for a massed rehearsal and performance at William Ellis School. Secondary students from La

Swap Orchestra had created music for the film working with Jackie, OAE players and RAM students.

The 150 strong ensemble then gave a performance of their new composition alongside a screening of

the film to friends, family and other pupils from William Ellis School at the beginning of July.

Don Quixote project Don Quixote project Don Quixote project Don Quixote project ----

Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013

Don Quixote was a project in

Richard Cobden School for

beginner violinists and singers,

designed and led by OAE

violinist Susie Carpenter Jacobs.

After several workshops in the

school, pupils came together

with OAE players to sing and

perform their version of

Telemann’s Don Quixote to other members of the school and parents.

“I enjoyed playing with other schools and I now know how to hold a bow like a professional. My

favourite bit was making up our own piece of music because it was loud and really dramatic. I had

fun.”

- Ellina, aged nine

“My favourite bit was when we played our own music because we got to play what we made and we

knew what we were playing. I loved how we all played at one time.”

- Nermeem, aged nine

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Spitalfields Musical Rumpus Spitalfields Musical Rumpus Spitalfields Musical Rumpus Spitalfields Musical Rumpus –––– Mudlark Dances Mudlark Dances Mudlark Dances Mudlark Dances –––– Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013

Following a very successful project based on Purcell’s Fairy Queen, Spitalfields Music designed

another Musical Rumpus project for under three year olds, this time inspired by Monteverdi’s music

entitled Mudlark Dances. This production toured round early years settings in Bedford, Dagenham

and Newham. The production involved two young players affiliated with the OAE and Animateur

and cellist Sam Glazer.

String Club String Club String Club String Club –––– all yearall yearall yearall year

Our String Club continued successfully throughout the academic year where over 50 local primary

and secondary school pupils received weekly string coaching from OAE players. String Club pupils

were also given opportunities to perform with the OAE at Schools Concerts and at the event ‘All in

the Mix’. At the end of each term we held a String Club sharing session where all the club pupils

joined together at one of the schools to form a massed string orchestra and perform for parents,

friends and families.

Foundling Choir Foundling Choir Foundling Choir Foundling Choir –––– all yearall yearall yearall year

The Foundling choir have strong links with the OAE who have continued to support the ‘Foundlings’

throughout the academic year. OAE musicians accompanied the Foundlings at their end of term

concerts and OAE violinist Hetty Wayne attended many of the weekly rehearsals. The Foundling

Choir were also able to take part in the Vivaldi project in King’s Lynn as well as featuring in the

String Club sharing session © Ellie Cowan

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Joyous Voices pre-concert event in November. For the Gloria project, the Foundlings learnt the same

music as the King’s Lynn Primary School pupils and joined them to perform as a mass choir on the

25th June. We also arranged for the Foundlings to visit a local school in King’s Lynn to experience a

school that was undoubtedly very different from the inner-city London schools that they are used to.

There was an incredibly inspiring sharing session between pupils of King’s Lynn and members of the

Foundling Choir at Greyfriars School in King’s Lynn after the concert at the Corn Exchange.

NCENCENCENCEM Baroque Strings ProjectM Baroque Strings ProjectM Baroque Strings ProjectM Baroque Strings Project

This summer we held the first session of

a four tiered baroque string project,

designed in conjunction with the

National Centre for Early Music

(NCEM). This is a year long

collaboration with the NCEM and

Rachel Podger looking at how we can

work with string teachers to enhance

their knowledge of baroque music and

how they prepare students for Grade 5-8

exams. Ruth Alford joined Rachel and

harpsichordist Andrew Passmore in

York for the teacher development day

which was hailed as a great success.

Throughout the 2013-14 academic year,

the project will continue with training

for peripatetic teachers, an ensemble project for young string players (grade 5 and above), a

masterclass day for young people and the development of online resources about baroque string

playing techniques all delivered by a team from the OAE and Rachel Podger.

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Guardian Newspaper Days Guardian Newspaper Days Guardian Newspaper Days Guardian Newspaper Days –––– onononon----goinggoinggoinggoing

As a continuation of a very successful partnership we hold six Guardian Newspaper days across the

year at the Guardian Education Centre. During these very popular workshops, pupils from our

partner schools are invited to come and interview an OAE player and write an article about their

experiences with the OAE.

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Musicians on Call Musicians on Call Musicians on Call Musicians on Call –––– onononon----goinggoinggoinggoing

Our Musicians on Call programme continued in nursing homes in and around London. This is

where musicians visit settings where residents are no longer able to visit the concert hall and give an

in-house recital.

“I just want to say a massive thank you to Musicians on call, yourself, Ally and Ruth for the

wonderful magic that was created here at Heffle Court yesterday. It was heart warming to see the

massive impact music has on our residents with dementia, it certainly bought a tear to my eye and

several of the other staff.”

- Sam Keylock, Heffle Court Nursing Home

“Zoe and I were met and had a lovely welcome from Lynda. We then did a concert for 20 (approx)

residents in the dining room, including lots of varied repertoire, lots of chat and stories, some solos

some duets, audience participation with instruments, scarves and singing. The residents seem to be

enjoying themselves and we had time to chat afterwards.We then went to play to Muriel (who used

to play violin/piano) in her room who we'd been warned may not cope with much or might get

distressed. However, luckily she was very responsive and cheered by the music and chat. As soon as

she saw the cello out of its' case, she asked for some vibrato so Zoe whispered ' the swan' so that's

what she got! and it was worth going all the way to Kings Lynn just to see her face! Nothing to do

with my vibrato or performance, just that it made a connection. Fantastic! Zoe then played her some

beautiful solo bassoon and Muriel was so funny about how a lady could have 'so much puff'. We did

duets too, Mozart etc, but not for too long as Muriel had to go for tea. Lynda was with us

throughout and very helpful. All in all, a good afternoon.

- Ruth Alford after a Musicians on Call visit

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NOFA NOFA NOFA NOFA –––– July 2013July 2013July 2013July 2013

Continuing a long standing

partnership, OAE wind

players Andrew Watts and

Katy Bircher gave a

woodwind workshop before

joining in the final

performance of the

National Orchestra’s For

All 2013 course.

Glyndebourne Rameau project Glyndebourne Rameau project Glyndebourne Rameau project Glyndebourne Rameau project –––– Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013Summer 2013

Inspired by the OAE and Glyndebourne 2013 production of Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie, OAE

Education and Glyndebourne Education have collaborated to deliver a dance and music project for

teenagers from the Brighton area. This project culminates in October 2013 as part of the Brighton

Early Music Festival where participants will put on a performance following music, dance and design

workshops based on themes from the opera.

TOTS Concerts TOTS Concerts TOTS Concerts TOTS Concerts –––– November 2012, March, April, June 2013November 2012, March, April, June 2013November 2012, March, April, June 2013November 2012, March, April, June 2013

TOTS concerts - our specially designed public

concerts for under five year olds, continued to be

incredibly popular sell out performances at both

Kings Place and Southbank Centre throughout

the year. The three main themes this year have

been centred round the different sections of the

orchestra:

• November 2012 – TOTS go Brass!

• March 2013 – TOTS go Wind!

• April 2013 – TOTS go Strings!

NOFA woodwind workshop © Ellie Cowan

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As part of the Nucleo Festival at the

Southbank centre the OAE were invited to

host two additional TOTS concerts at the

Purcell Room in June 2013. These concerts

were a revised version of concerts given in

March 2012 at the Purcell Room and July

2012 in the Greenwich Festival, titled ‘Going

on a Journey!’

We'll be along for the April concert, this time with

his 8-month-old brother as well, so will see you

there. We really do appreciate the orchestra doing

these concerts - they've been the pick of the various

musical and theatrical things we've taken him to see.

- Patrick Goymer, audience member

after TOTS go Brass!

“I thought the event was really wonderful. It was so

well done and perfect for a range of ages - our 3

month old was transfixed, our 2 year old really

enjoyed it and so did we.

- Lucy Clark, audience member after

TOTS go Wind!

“My three year old keeps talking about it and wants

to go back to see you again immediately!”

- Kirsten McGarrie, Audience

member after TOTS ‘Going on a Journey’

© Anna D’Emilio, TOTS go Wind!

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Future PlansFuture PlansFuture PlansFuture Plans 2013201320132013----14141414

OAE EDUCATION OAE EDUCATION OAE EDUCATION OAE EDUCATION –––– A Place for ChangeA Place for ChangeA Place for ChangeA Place for Change

As I read through the OAE print describing the Gamechangers concerts for the 13-14 season these

words jumped out at me -

• Adventurous

• Wild

• Eccentric

• Daring

• Controversial

• Challenging

• Individual

• Startling

• Bright

• Fresh

They are all words that are also at the heart of OAE EDUCATION. The OAE’s music, ethos and

instruments inspire us to design unique projects allowing us to share the music that we love through

study and exploration. It is these exciting projects that will form the 2013-14 OAE Education

Season: A Place for ChangeA Place for ChangeA Place for ChangeA Place for Change

2013-14 will see a year of projects in our residency cities exploring opera, variations, oratorios, odes,

symphonies, carols, concertos and overtures

2013-14 will see us working with thousands of people from ‘Tots to Teenagers to‘Tots to Teenagers to‘Tots to Teenagers to‘Tots to Teenagers to Thoroughbreds’Thoroughbreds’Thoroughbreds’Thoroughbreds’

in London, York, Chesterfield, Plymouth, Bradford on Avon, Suffolk and Norfolk

2013-14 will see us working in partnership with the Southbank Centre, The Wiltshire Music Centre,

Orchestras Live, The National Centre for Early Music, Spitalfields Festival, Camden Music, Arts

First, Wandsworth Music Service, Merton Music Foundation, Chesterfield Borough Council,

Plymouth Music Zone, Universities across the country and the Brighton Early Music Festival.

OAE EDUCATION OAE EDUCATION OAE EDUCATION OAE EDUCATION

A place to explore, to try out ideas, to challenge and to exceed expectations.A place to explore, to try out ideas, to challenge and to exceed expectations.A place to explore, to try out ideas, to challenge and to exceed expectations.A place to explore, to try out ideas, to challenge and to exceed expectations.

CherryCherryCherryCherry Forbes, OAE Education Director Forbes, OAE Education Director Forbes, OAE Education Director Forbes, OAE Education Director

Shine a Light © Zen Grisdale

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If you would like to find out more about OAE Education please contact us:

Website:Website:Website:Website: oae.co.uk/education

Telephone:Telephone:Telephone:Telephone: 020 7239 9371

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Who’s who in the Education TeamWho’s who in the Education TeamWho’s who in the Education TeamWho’s who in the Education Team

Cherry Forbes – Education Director

Ellie Cowan – Education Projects Manager

Education Leaders for 2012Education Leaders for 2012Education Leaders for 2012Education Leaders for 2012----13131313

Ken Aiso

Kate Aldridge

Ruth Alford

Anthony Bailey

Rachel Beckett

Cecelia Bruggemeyer

Jenny Bullock

Naomi Burrell

Alison Bury

Susie Carpenter-Jacobs

Carina Cosgrave

John Crockatt

Huw Daniel

Steven Devine

Carina Drury

Gavin Edwards

Margaret Faultless

Catherine Ford

Holly Harman

Rebecca Hammond

Katie Heller

Claire Holden

Timothy Kraemer

Helen Kruger

Joanna Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Jonathan Rees

Anthony Robson

William Russell

Jill Samuel

Claire Sansom

Jan Schlapp

Colin Scobie

Zoe Shevlin

Katherine Spencer

Andrew Watts

Henrietta Wayne

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Education FundersEducation FundersEducation FundersEducation Funders

Thank you to our funders without whom this fantastic year would not have been possible. We are

very grateful to the following for their support for the OAE Education programme 2012-2013

Andor Charitable Trust

The Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation

The Anson Charitable Trust

Apax Foundation

Aquarius Charitable Foundation

The Paul Bassham Charitable Trust

The Coutts Charitable Trust

The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

The Ernest Cook Trust

Edgar E Lawley Foundation

The Foyle Foundation

The Garfield Weston Foundation

Garrick Charitable Trust

The Golden Bottle Trust

The Gurney Charitable Trust

The Idlewild Trust

J Paul Getty Jr Charitable Trust

John Lewis Partnership

John Lyon’s Charity

Michael Marks Charitable Trust

Mayor of London's Fund for Young Musicians

The Mercers’ Charitable Foundation

The Brian Mitchell Charitable Settlement

The Nugee Foundation

Orchestras Live

The Charles Peel Charitable Trust

The Roger and Ingrid Pilkington Charitable Trust

The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts

The Radcliffe Trust

The RK Charitable Trust

The Patrick Rowland Foundation

The Thistle Trust

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Stephen & Angela Jordan

Stephen Moss – The Guardian

Brochure compiled by Ellie Cowan August 2013

Feedback after Gloria project, King’s Lynn

Ellie and Donkey, TOTS go Strings!