Bromsgrove Music Competition in 2016 for your talented young musicians with generous cash prizes

This is a rare performance opportunity for selected young musicians in Worcester to play their chosen pieces to an audience in Worcester’s glorious Huntingdon Hall on Thursday 10^th March 2016. Two awards will be given on the night by an experienced panel of adjudicators for the most outstanding performances in each of two categories and those musicians will receive a financial award in the form of a bursary.

Please don’t let any of your young musicians miss this valuable opportunity to perform. The deadline to apply is now only a week away -17^th January 2016.  Applications can be made online via the website below.

This exciting new classical music platform is only for the school children of Worcestershire aged 9 - 17 who play instruments or sing.  They have to be of a standard that is equivalent to Grade 4 (Junior Section aged 9-13) or Grade 6 (Senior Section aged 14-17). There will be an audition round prior to the concert and those musicians selected will play before a live audience at the Huntingdon Hall in Worcester.  This opportunity carries on the traditions of the well-known Worcestershire Young Musician of the Year which the renowned Bromsgrove International Young Musician’s Platform have now taken over from the County Council.  The total bursary monies of £2,500 can buy many lessons, much music or new instruments. 

Please look at the website link to see the details of this new Junior Platform opportunity at http://www.marywhiteyoungmusiciansplatform.com/ and note its association with the existing Senior Competition, The Bromsgrove International Young Musicians' Competition, now in its thirty-sixth year. 

Artist Brief - Chipp Shop, Worcester - deadline for submissions 29th January 2016

 

       

 

 

 

Artist Brief for Museum of Royal Worcester, Chipp Shop

 

 

CHIPP Shop is an exciting, award winning and innovative arts and social care project run by Worcestershire County Council and the Worcestershire Arts Partnership which is aimed at providing high quality and enjoyable arts activities to adults who receive social care.  The project has been running successfully in Kidderminster, Evesham and Bromsgrove and we are delighted to be working jointly with Wychavon and Worcester Community Safety Partnerships and the fantastic Museum of Royal Worcester.

 

CHIPP Shop runs on a weekly basis for a period of up to 10 weeks.  It combines different art forms and allows individuals to take part in various activities over a 2 hour period.  It is a great way of giving a high class arts experience to people who are traditionally excluded from such activities.

 

Adults pay £6 per session and either come alone or are accompanied by a family member / carer etc.  There is also a strong social element within CHIPP Shop and each session must contain enjoyable (and good humoured) activities.  Having said that, CHIPP Shop is first and foremost an arts project.

 

We are looking for 1 artist to run a weekly 2 hour workshop taking place on a Friday from the 4^th March 2016 to 20^th May 2016, not including Good Friday on March 25^th from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. in at least 1 or more of the following artistic systems:

 

ú   Visual arts / film

ú   Creative writing

ú   Music / singing

 

We would be especially interested in working with artists who have an interest in the Museum of Royal Worcester's collection and/or who have an interest in working with heritage based collections and being inspired by it.

 

How to apply

 

Application

To apply, please send your CV and letter of no more than 2 sides of A4 outlining your skills, suitability for the job and the following information to Diane Thomson, Project Support Officer, dethomson@worcestershire.gov.uk:

 

ú   Evidence of previous experience working in an inclusive arts / social care environment

ú   Detailed description of what artistic skills you have

ú   Experience of running weekly workshops to a wide group of participants

ú   Have creative ideas for working with adults who have previously had very little access to the Arts

 

 

Fee

£100 per session or £1,000 in total although additional costs can be requested for materials. If however, numbers are low after the first 4 weeks / sessions, we will unfortunately have to end the project.

 

Closing date

Applications to be emailed to dethomson@worcestershire.gov.uk by no later than 4pm on Friday 29^th January 2016

 

Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview and to do a 20 minute workshop with a group of service users on the morning of Friday 19^th  February 2016.

 

Please note we would prefer to receive applications from artists based in or have a track record of working in the Worcestershire area.

 

If you require any further information or have any questions, please contact either Stephen Wilson, swilson@worcestershire.gov.uk, tel 01905 765754 or Diane Thomson, dethomson@worcestershire.gov.uk , tel 01905 765770.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mouth and Music Kidderminster Tue 12th January 2016

On Tuesday January 12th, Mouth and Music spoken word and acoustic music night kicks off a new year by celebrating its 4th birthday! The evening will also be a tribute to its award-winning venue, the Boars Head, Worcester Street, Kidderminster. Featuring will be Sarah Tamar, poet with 'great presence and a persuasive perspicacity' and the biting, observational acoustic wit of singer/songwriter The Humdrum Express. Open mic slots can be booked from 7.00pm for a 7.30 start. Admission is £3 (free to performers). Mouth and Music is a monthly event set up by Sarah Tamar and this evening's MC, The Worcestershire Poet Laureate, Heather Wastie. See www.mouthandmusic.co.uk for more.