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Musical Groups in South Somerset
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Somerset Music runs an Advanced Strings Players Day twice a year, in March and October. You need to be a player of violin, viola, cello or bass and aspiring Grade 5 to Grade 8+
Unleash your creativity in a fun and supportive environment with Guildhall Young Artists (GYA) Taunton, a Saturday performing arts centre offering a range of classes and performance opportunities for 5 – 18-year-olds in music and drama.
Somerset Music runs a residential weekend at Kilve Court each year for String Players for students from pre-Grade 1 up to Grade 6+ with matching reading skills, aged between 8 and 16. The String Players play in groups suitable for their ability and age.
As well as rehearsing over the course of the weekend and giving a concert at the end of the weekend they also get the chance to take part in outdoor activities at the centre, such as Archery and Climbing.
The National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) is a pioneering inclusive orchestra where brilliant 11-25 year-old disabled and non-disabled musicians rehearse and perform together. It promotes inclusion by performing exciting music written and arranged for a diverse group of musicians and instruments. It also works with venues to produce accessible concerts.
The orchestra changes every year, with up to twenty young musicians coming together to present a broad programme of contemporary classical music. All come through the ranks of five Regional NOYO Ensembles run in London, Bristol, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Cardiff in partnership with leading arts organisations.
SingingWorx offer a range of inspiring term-time and holiday workshops for keen and talented singers from aged 8 to 16 (and beyond), offering insights into a broad ranges of genres and singing styles, vocal and breathing technique and performance skills. They put on exciting large scale performance opportunities for participants, in collaboration with professional musicians and orchestras, and other local music groups. They also run bespoke projects, long and short term, and workshops within schools.
Formed in 1973, the Somerset Youth Concert Band is made up of approximately 50 of some of the most talented young musicians from across the county. With its large range of woodwind and brass instruments and exciting percussion section, this award winning band presents a diverse and challenging repertoire of original concert band music, hits from the West End shows, classical repertoire and swing.
| Instrument(s) |
Brass, Percussion, Woodwind |
Since its formation in 1973 the SYO has been offering high quality orchestral playing to young musicians from all over Somerset. A large number of the students who have played in this group have been inspired by their musical experiences to pursue the subject to a very high level. Countless numbers of our members have studied, or are studying music at university or music college. Many have become professional musicians working as performers or teachers.
South West Music School is a charity working with talented young instrumentalists, singers and composers aged 8 – 20 years in the South West of England. Due to the geographical nature of the South West, they are not building based but are a ‘virtual’ school working with young people on an individual basis in their local area. In addition, their students come together on a regular basis to collaborate, create, learn new skills and perform together.
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