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Kent County Youth Orchestra celebrations continue
April 15, 2013Click to read about The Kent County Youth Orchestra’s second concert to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
Jools Holland is new Patron of Kent Music
April 10, 2013Musician and TV presenter Jools Holland has become Kent Music’s newest Patron.
Professor of Brass to lead Kent Youth Wind Orchestra Concert
April 8, 2013Music-lovers can enjoy an afternoon of live entertainment with one of the South East’s leading wind ensembles as Kent Youth Wind Orchestra stages its Easter Concert.
Choral Singers needed
January 14, 20132013 is the 50th Anniversary Season of the Kent County Youth Orchestra and for our final concert of this celebratory season (Saturday, 7th September) we will be performing Beethoven’s Choral Symphony at Mote Hall, Maidstone. We are looking to recruit a chorus of over 200 experienced choral singers for this concert and, as we are [...]
Orchestra One WIN!
December 7, 2012We are really pleased to announce that Orchestra One WON!
Orchestra One Shortlisted for a Medway Culture and Design Award
November 19, 2012We are pleased to announce that Orchestra ONE: The Orchestra of New Experiences has been shortlisted to receive an award in the Music category of this year’s Medway Culture and Design Awards on Thursday, 6th December 2012 .
Band Without Boundaries featured
November 5, 2012We are so pleased that our West Kent based Jazz Band for people with learning disabilities has been featured in an article on the “Learning Disability Today” website: “A jazz band that gives people with learning disabilities the chance to create, rehearse and perform their own music alongside seasoned players is revolutionising some of its [...]
Music Core create promotional DVD
October 16, 2012The participants of the newly formed Music Core have just completed their first group task! In September they met for the first time and spent 3 hours writing and filming a DVD to promote the Music Core to encourage more people to come along and take part in the new initiative. We think they did a pretty good [...]
Kindermusik Classes in East Farleigh!
September 28, 2012Kindermusik Classes Starting In East Farleigh In October!
ORCHESTRA ONE CELEBRATES RIVER MEDWAY AT DOCKYARD
August 24, 2012Orchestra ONE is to celebrate in music the influence of the River Medway onKentriverside communities with a landmark concert in the inspiring surroundings of Chatham Historic Dockyard on Sunday August 26. Organised by music education charities Kent Music and Rhythmix, Orchestra ONE (Orchestra of New Experiences) gives young people aged 12 to 19 the [...]
Altogether Now – a Sing Up pilot with Kent Music
July 18, 2012Kent Music was asked last year to contribute toward a pilot on behalf on Sing Up, which has resulted in the publication of “Altogether Now” which is an in-depth guide to the benefits of learning networks, including how to recognise and develop your own in local areas. This evaluation document shares the learning from three [...]
Soundhub conference success
June 28, 2012Soundhub held a conference on 21st June, and the event went very well with over 140 delegates from around Kent in attendance. Richard Crozier gave a key-note speech, followed by an overview of Soundhub by it’s Chief Executive, Peter Bolton. Late morning was spent in break-out groups, discussing the musical journeys of young people through [...]
Soundhub conference
May 24, 2012Soundhub, the new music education Hub for Kent, is holding a conference on the morning of Thursday 21 June at New Line Learning Academy in Maidstone. The conference will provide an opportunity to learn more about the music education hub and the programmes it will have on offer. It is also an opportunity for delegates [...]
Music Education Hub for Kent confirmed!
May 4, 2012We are proud to announce that Kent Music will be the lead organisation for the Music Education Hub for Kent. We heard from Arts Council England this morning, who confirmed that Kent Music’s bid to lead a partnership of organisations including Kent County Council, schools, academies, music education providers and arts organisations has been successful. [...]
Kent Music Bids to Lead Music Education Hub
March 7, 2012Following the publication of a new National Plan for Music Education last November, Kent Music has submitted a bid to Arts Council England to lead a new Music Education Hub for Kent.
Sing Up CPD programme 2012, in partnership with Kent Music
February 1, 2012Sing Up is announcing a programme of free singing leader training across Kent this spring, in partnership with Kent Music.
Kent County Junior Choir sings for Children in Need
January 10, 2012Kent County Junior Choir performed live on national TV at Bluewater shopping centre to help raise funds for BBC’s Children in Need on Friday November 18.