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Youth Music Courses - The Future
After the successful summer course, preparations for the Christmas events are now well underway. These are being managed by the Bedfordshire Music Trust under new arrangements. And I'm pleased to say that the Trust has been able to put in place financial and administration support to ensure the courses can go ahead. But this would not have been possible without the help of our partners and supporters, particularly the Friends and the Bedfordshire Orchestral Society as well as Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Councils, alongside a number of other donors.
The Christmas Courses are being held at Wootton Upper School and Holywell Middle School, Cranfield on the 17th to 21st December. We've just held the first round of auditions but don't worry if you have missed them or if you have still not sent in your application form. There are plenty of places available if you would still like to apply. Just send your application form, together with your fee, to Youth Music Christmas Course, Bedfordshire Music Trust, The White House, Odell Road, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1JL. The cost of the Christmas Course is £75. Cheques should be made payable to Bedfordshire Music Trust. If you have mislaid or not received an application form you can email Julia Smith at [email protected] or call us on 01234 783054 with your contact details and we will send you one.
The Christmas event is very a much test of whether it is possible to keep these courses running. At the moment it looks as though a way can be found to secure their future, but for that we do need all the support we can get, particularly from students and new players signing up. As you will all know these courses are a fantastic opportunity for young players to experience the joy of playing in a large orchestra or band, under the direction of our wonderful conductors and tutors. They are also a great way to make new friends. And playing in these groups will give you skills and confidence that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
Unfortunately this October it was not possible to run the usual half term events - Junior Strings, 4th Orchestra or the Chamber Course. But we are starting to plan the events for next year and hope to arrange these courses for Spring half term. So please look out for announcements. If you want to be on our mailing list for future events please email [email protected] with your contact details. Hopefully we will have a new web-based registration scheme in place for next year, which should cut down the time and effort taken to handle course registration – all of which helps us keep the costs down.
In the meantime, thank you to everyone for your continuing support.
Nick Wood
Bedfordshire Music Trust
Source: Bedfordshire Music Trust
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