Join the Wymondham Youth Music Society!

Do you play a musical instrument?

Would you like to have fun making music with others?

Are you free on Thursday evenings?

Why not join the Wymondham Youth Music Society!

  • Junior Strings:- 6:00-7:00pm (just stringed instruments pre-Grade 1 to Grade 3+ )
  • Senior Ensemble:- 7:15-8:30/9.00pm (Grade 4 up to Grade 8+, strings & other instruments)

Wymondham Youth Music Society meets at Wymondham Methodist Church, Town Green on Thursdays during term time.

Please spread the word – we would love to welcome new members!

Players are invited to come and try us out before joining. We usually give concerts twice a year.

WYMS has been in existence since the year 2000. During this time, many young people have benefited from the musical tuition & experience of playing together as well as making lasting friendships.

Do get in contact with any questions via wyms.org.uk

Or ring Chris on 01379 677279

Teaching Musically – Vocal & Instrumental Progression with Charanga – Norfolk (CPD)

Sing, Sing, Sing and Play Play Play!

This practical session will include the Learn to Sing the Song app from some of our best-loved units for ages 5-11.

We’ll consider posture, tips for good singing, warm-ups and a wealth of singing repertoire suitable for all occasions. An overview of the Sing tab, including productions, a review of the instruments tab, and how we can best implement a structured instrumental progression route through your Musical School’s scheme.


In person delivery. 

Register to attend

The Music for Youth Regional Festival 2024 – Halesworth

The Music for Youth Festival 2024 is a collection of regional festivals, the UK’s largest festival for young musicians. As we kick-off our highly anticipated annual season, this year’s festival will be held throughout March 2024, in over 20 locations across the UK, as well as a UK-wide online festival, titled Mentor Connects. Everyone’s invited to take part!

Norfolk Students’ Jazz Orchestra and Norfolk Students’ Jazz Quintet are both looking forward to performing at this Regional Festival. It is their first time at this venue which makes it even more exciting! They will be performing between 6-7pm.

Music For Youth Festival website.

More details coming soon.

Playground Proms – Opportunity for Infant, Primary and Complex Needs Settings Across Norfolk

We are delighted to be able to offer educational settings in Norfolk the opportunity to book a visit from Playground Proms in March 2024!

This is an opportunity for Infant, Primary and Complex Needs settings across Norfolk to register their interest.

What are Playground Proms?

Playground Proms are arena-style classical music workshops delivered directly to primary schools by specially trained professional Graffiti Classics musicians. The comedy string quartet will perform classical music in a fun way to create an inspirational educational experience.

  • Performances last one hour.
  • Suitable for primary schools – KS1 and KS2.
  • Tailored Proms for Complex Needs Settings.
  • Dalcroze sessions in advance of main performances with a specialist practitioner.
  • The whole school can attend as it is performed in the school playground (or hall if the weather is poor).
  • Schools learn an anthem, specially written for Playground Proms, and are invited to add their own lyrics and perform it during the workshop with the musicians. All the resources are provided.
  • Resource packs for teachers and students are provided.
  • CPD session for school teachers to take place on Tuesday 13th February 2024, 3.45pm-5.30pm.

This project offers:

  • A pre-performance workshop from a Dalcroze specialist. This will be an allocated time between Monday 11th March and Friday 15th March, when a specialist is in your area.
  • A Playground Proms performance on your playground or school hall if the weather is inclement. This performance will be allocated to you on a date and time between Monday 18th March and Friday 22th March. The time and day allocated will depend on when the performers are in your area.

Register Your Interest

Registration closed.


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Diss Elephants – Norfolk Music Hub Performance

As part of the Historic Elephants of Diss project, Norfolk Music Hub has been working with local schools to put together a performance about historic animals in Norfolk.

Children from Dickleburgh Primary, Garboldisham Primary and Diss Infants will be performing the songs they have learnt for friends and family with Ellie Bowers-Jolley from Come and Sing, and narrator Scott Ribbons.

Performance times: 11.15pm & 3.45pm

Book tickets

Secondary Vocal Celebration 2021 (Postponed)

Please note this event is no longer taking place on November 11 and has been postponed. New date TBC.

Norfolk Music Hub are delighted to invite you to join in with a Secondary Vocal Celebration (formerly known as High School Choir’s Festival)!

We are inviting all key stage 3 and 4 students across the county of Norfolk to register to join us for our Covid recovery, well-being celebration at St Andrew’s Hall. The programme has been put together to support teenagers with songs that they will recognise, encourage positivity and celebrate what an impact music can have in our lives.

The concert will also showcase a new piece written by Emily Barden and students from across Norfolk about the county we live in, and a live performance of Phoenix Rising (a lockdown project with Orchestras Live, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and James Redwood).

Norfolk Music Hub are delighted to be partnering with Emily BardenLee Gibling,Orchestras LiveRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, James RedwoodThe Come and Sing Company and Viking Sound and Lighting to deliver this exciting opportunity.

Find out more and register


As part of our Secondary Vocal Celebration 2021, Phoenix Rising (our Share-Sound 2021 ‘lock-down’ composition) will be performed live!

Following their debut virtual performance in July, Norfolk Hybrid Orchestra (NHO) joins together once more to perform live with members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Redwood, tutors from Norfolk Music Service, and additional professional guest artists

We will be bringing NHO together for an in-person rehearsal on 30 October 2021 at The Arc, City of Norwich School. Thank you to those members of the original group who have already said that they can attend. We are also looking forward to welcoming some additional members to the NHO. Please follow the instructions below to register.

Find out more and register


 

Norfolk County Youth Orchestra

Venue

Venues across Norfolk.

Rehearsal day & time

Courses in October and April each year.

Playing level

Players aged 11- 21 of Grade 6 standard and above (this is a guideline, exams are not required).

How to join

Visit https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/guildhall-young-artists-norwich for full details.

Conductor & coaching staff

Andrew Morley, Conductor

Simon Suter, Orchestral manager

Further information

Norfolk County Youth Orchestra (NCYO) is a symphony orchestra offering young people the opportunity to perform music of the highest quality, have lots of fun and develop their creativity.  Our players enjoy making friends whilst learning team-work, leadership, time management and self-confidence. Applications are encouraged from players who have reached around grade 6+ standard and bursaries are available with the support of Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Friends of Norfolk County Youth Orchestra (FNCYO), a registered charity.

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Brook Street Band Workshop

The award-winning Brook Street Band will be delivering a workshop in schools in Old Buckenham as an introduction to its educational programme, based around the music of Handel.

The musicians will present a live concert experience, introducing 18th century instruments including the harpsichord, recorder family (ranging from the tiny garklein to the enormous bass recorder) and the violin and cello. Pupils will immerse themselves in Handel’s world, with sight, smell and sound, exploring the many parallels between his life and ours, engaging a deeper, lasting understanding and appreciation of the period and his music.

Brook Street Band is named after the London street where composer George Frideric Handel lived from 1723-59. The Band was formed in 1996 by baroque cellist Tatty Theo and rapidly established itself among the UK’s leading Handel specialists, winning grants, awards and broadcasting opportunities from various organisations including BBC Radio 3 and the Handel Institute. The band has established its own critically acclaimed biennial music festival, love: Handel, in Norwich, which is completely dedicated to Handel’s music, and fuses several of the Band’s passions: working with young people in schools, and extending chamber music and concert links within this community.

Make Music Day – Norfolk network event

Join us alongside other musicians, music groups, arts organisations, venues, businesses and representatives from Make Music Day UK on Thursday 30 January in Wymondham, to hear about how you can get involved in Make Music Day 2020.

At the meeting there will be an opportunity to hear more about Make Music Day and plans for 2020, discuss ways to get involved, network and form partnerships.

Make Music Day takes place across the globe on 21 June annually. Started in France in 1982 as Fête de la Musique, this celebration of music now takes place in over 120 countries on the summer solstice. It is a DIY festival of music and anyone can perform or organise an event. Events take place in venues and public spaces – from town squares to libraries, bandstands to school halls, pubs to train stations – all are free to attend.

RSVP on Eventbrite >>

(Numbers are limited so advance booking is essential).

For more information, contact Molly Dixon at molly@makemusicday.co.uk.

If you cannot attend but are interested in getting involved, please join the Make Music Day UK mailing list here.