Exciting to read about Horizon Voices’ ‘Reasons to Sing’ workshops in NE schools, inspired by composer William Byrd: classical-music.uk/features/artic… (via Classical Music). These lead to a concert on 8 March ahead of Stile Antico ‘Golden Renaissance’ performance: newcastlecathedral.org.uk/whats-on/categ…

Our pals Horizon Voices have just returned from delivering their Arts Council England, London funded outreach workshops in the North East! Next stop, Leeds! Well done to all the students and teachers for digging into Byrd and why all humans should sing. 📝Sophie Timms

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Stile Antico Horizon Voices Arts Council England, London Sophie Timms Newcastle Cathedral Admission FREE
This interactive family concert is designed for
7-15yrs but all ages are welcome to attend
(under 16s must be accompanied by an adult).
Reserve your ticket at:
bit.ly/byrdreasonstos…

And that’s a wrap! Grateful to have reached so many Year 8 students in Birmingham with our #reasonstosing project - fab workshops, fab feedback and fab team! Thanks to Arts Council England for making this possible #accessible #engaging #innovative

Fab time performing Brighton Early Music Whispering Dome - zippy Jannequin, seafaring Ravenscroft & epic new music by Jeremy Avis involving community and school choirs musically tracking the migration of birds! #newmusic #accessible #engaging #innovative

Our #reasonstosing music education project is underway in Birmingham schools, but there’s also an opportunity for other schools and families to attend this FREE family concert in November with Stile Antico 🎶

Woohoo! We made a successful application to become a Registered Charity!

With thanks to @brightonemf for their support with the application process, we’re excited for what this means for us as an ensemble as we continue developing #accessible #engaging #innovative projects 🎶

Very happy that our #reasonstosing project has been featured in Choir & Organ - we’re looking forward to delivering our virtual sessions and in-person workshops with students across Birmingham and Newcastle! #accessible #engaging #innovative

FREE Year 8 music education project: singing, composing & music history activities from Byrd to Lizzo - 4 weekly Zoom sessions in your timetable & final in-school workshop! Autumn Term for Birmingham schools. DM for more info! Please share Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust CORE Education Trust

FREE Year 8 music education project: singing, composing & music history activities from Byrd to Lizzo - 4 weekly Zoom sessions in your timetable & final workshop in your school! Autumn Term for Birmingham schools. DM for more info! Please share BDMAT Schools The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP)

We’re keen to expand our offering of our Byrd: Reasons to Sing music education project for Year 8s in Birmingham - please pass onto anyone who might be interested!

Book us for your next event! We’re thrilled to be part of this relaunch & the opportunities we can benefit from as part of the Making Music UK PDGYA scheme! We’re both a professional, adaptable vocal ensemble & soloists for oratorio, choral & opera work 🎶

Why ByrdCentral? Continuing Byrd’s mission for a new generation:
Since singing is so good a thing,
We wish all people would learn to sing.
Katherine Butler Dr Katie Bank 🍍 Arts Council England Stile Antico Horizon Voices Renaissance SRS Northumbria Uni Uni of Birmingham
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We had a great time delivering school workshops in Crawley as part of the Brighton Early Music scheme - we’re so grateful for all of the opportunities, masterclasses, concerts, education training and workshops, virtual industry training….we’re excited for the future of our ensemble! 🎶❤️

Couldn’t have asked for a more appreciative & enthusiastic audience - particularly when joining us to sing Judith Weir’s My Guardian Angel!

Thanks again Brighton Early Music for organising a fantastic partnership as part of the emerging artists scheme!

#choralaccessibility #partnership

Today we’re partnering with the @brightonemf 415 Orchestra for a teatime concert of Magnificat, Opera and Dixit Dominus extracts, alongside some of our favourite a cappella pieces this year 🎵

#choralaccessibility #partnership

We should say that the real reason for all of this is our ‘Reasons to Sing’ Year 8 school outreach initiative in Leeds, Bham, and Newcastle w/ Horizon Voices Stile Antico Katherine Butler & Dr Katie Bank 🍍 w/ thx to Arts Council England, Renaissance SRS, Uni of Birmingham, Northumbria Uni -more soon.

Our artistic director is donning his running shoes to fundraise for our future education and outreach projects - any donations gratefully received to help develop projects which promote #choralaccessibility and #choraleducation for everyone 🎶

Looking forward to returning to the Brighton area and working with the BREMF 415 Orchestra on some Magnificat, Dixit Dominus and opera chorus extracts, alongside some of our favourite choral rep! #choralaccessibility #emergingartists

Looking forward to returning to Brighton and working with the BREMF 415 Orchestra on some Magnificat, Dixit Dominus and Opera excerpts! We hear they also put on a mighty fine tea and cake spread 😋