A Souvenir from Beverley
Thu 30 May 2013
Education Director Cherry Forbes discusses her time at the Beverley Early Music Festival.
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Music for now, for later, for ever – Anthem and the RPS!
Tue 14 May 2013
The inspiration for the OAE’s Anthem project came from watching David Walliams complete a sponsored cycle ride, from one end of the country to the other, about five years ago. It made me think how could we pass the baton in sound? How could we unite our partner cities in a large scale project and…
Read MoreOAE Tots go Strings: what you heard
Mon 15 Apr 2013
We had great fun in our OAE Tots go Strings concert on Saturday and hope you did too. If you’d like to know a bit more about what we played, read on: Most of our concert was made up of Telemann’s Don Quixote pronounced ‘Don Keyshot’. See what we did there with our donkey theme!…
Read MoreTOTS playlist: March
Sat 23 Mar 2013
We hope you enjoyed our OAE TOTS go Wind today- it was fabulous to see so many music makers at Kings Place on a snowy Saturday morning! If you grown-ups would like to know what you heard and maybe listen again at home, here’s a list of some of the music we played: Anon (songs)…
Read MoreMusicians’ Miles update
Fri 6 Apr 2012
As Ceri explained in her last blog post, as part of our huge Anthem for a Child project we asked OAE musicians and staff to pledge to walk, run, cycle or do something else tiring for a mile per project participant, totaling 5000 miles altogether. You can support them by sponsoring us through our JustGiving…
Read MoreAnthem: The final day
Mon 2 Apr 2012
Unbelievably, the last day of the Anthem tour has arrived and we find ourselves in the beautiful city of York. As it was the final day we had to go out with a bang and so had organised a complicated day starting in the University and ending in the National Centre for Early Music. Today…
Read MoreDay Seven: Anthem in Chesterfield
Fri 30 Mar 2012
On Sunday evening we drove from Bury St Edmunds to Chesterfield after the terrific family fun day at the Apex Centre. You know you are approaching Chesterfield when you see the crooked church spire that punctuates the skyline. This magnificent landmark can be seen from the motorway and I was instantly reminded of a picture…
Read MoreDay Six: Anthem in Bury
Thu 29 Mar 2012
The Anthem bloggers have returned to normality, after an amazing tour ended with a sell out concert in York on Tuesday evening. We’ll be looking back at the tour and the last concerts very soon but for now, Beni Weedon tells us about his day in Bury on Sunday 25 March:
Read MoreA 21st Century rehearsal…
Wed 28 Mar 2012
One of the bigger problems musicians face is finding slots of time when we are all free to rehearse for chamber concerts and so on. So, when Cherry Forbes, OAE Education Director, asked Double Bassist Cecelia and me to put together a programme of music for an education project in Plumstead, Cecelia had a brainwave…
Read MoreAnthem anomaly…
Tue 27 Mar 2012
The Anthem tour is nearing its end and Ellie and her blogging team are hard at work, but haven’ t been able to send us their updates these past few days due to the lack of internet access (I know…in this day and age!?) We’ll have their blogs up as soon as we get them,…
Read MoreDay Five: Anthem in Hastings
Sat 24 Mar 2012
Natasha Stehr, OAE’s Marketing and Press Officer, ventured out of the office on a gloriously sunny Friday for the next Anthem for a Child concert in Hastings. Here’s what she made of it:
Read MoreDay Four: Anthem in Southampton
Fri 23 Mar 2012
For those of us travelling in cars this morning started in the “normal” way: hotel in Southampton, morning workshops in schools or training at Southampton University with students. For two of the cyclists, Matthew Truscott and James Toll, the morning started in Devizes with a 50 mile bike ride to Southampton ahead of them. A…
Read MoreDay Three: Anthem in Wiltshire
Thu 22 Mar 2012
It’s been quite hard to decide what to write about tonight. I sit here in my hotel room in Southampton after completing a busy day in Wiltshire, reflecting on my ever-changing geographical position thanks to this tour. It is starting to get a bit surreal, good surreal, but surreal none the less. I was thinking…
Read MoreDay Two: Anthem in Totnes
Wed 21 Mar 2012
Yesterday was day two of the Anthem tour and here’s an update from Beni Weedon in Totnes, Devon: The Orchestra spent last night by the sea in Paignton – several of the more adventurous players even braved the night air for some beautiful walks along the coast. We had some very encouraging sessions this morning…
Read MoreAnthem comes to Plymouth
Tue 20 Mar 2012
Today began yesterday evening with the packing of the cycle bag. Tyre pumps were weighed, lights were measured for brightness (and number of different flashing settings). The Hotel Foyer was in fact a very convenient place for the cycling team to empty various bags and rucksacks filled with tools and miscellaneous gear onto the floor…
Read MoreAnthem: The Prologue
Mon 19 Mar 2012
Our huge Anthem for a Child tour kicks off today in Plymouth, where we’ll be visiting schools for workshops in the morning and then off to the Devonport Guildhall for a concert in the afternoon. OAE Education Officer, Ellie Cowan will be blogging for the whole tour and here’s her first post: “Today started in…
Read MoreWhat you can get in a Zafira if you really try….
Wed 7 Mar 2012
It was the day after our wonderful series of Berlioz Romeo and Juliet concerts had finished. Our final, and very successful concert, had been in Paris, involving a day trip there and back on the Eurostar. We even had time for lunch, though probably at a faster speed than the French would approve of.
Read MoreAnthem for a Child…a resolution
Wed 21 Dec 2011
So it might be a little early for this seeing as it isn’t quite Christmas yet, but, looking ahead to the New Year, here is my OAE New Year resolution: I will be a better blogger.
Read MoreHalf term at OAE Education
Tue 15 Nov 2011
For those of us involved in education, autumn half term is a time to take stock. The first half of the new term has been and gone and pupils and teachers alike are just about back into the routine of waking up early, getting into school and being in class all day. As the crisp…
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