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'The Snowman' with live Orchestra 2018
As featured in The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Telegraph "Top things to do at Christmas""The most amazing concert ever. Everyone was enjoying it, even the orchestra. You could tell because every single person had a big smile on their face!!
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Orchestral Residential
This years LMT Orchestral Residential will again be held at the Conway Centre in Anglesey, from Friday 14th - Sunday 16th September 2017.
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Saxophone Day 2018
We are pleased to announce that the Sandbach Saxophone Day will be running again this year and bookings are now being taken!
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LMT Vocal Residential
The first LMT Vocal Residential took place on 4th - 6 May where 25 pupils and 3 vocal tutors spent an exciting weekend at Stanley Head outdoor pursuits centre from Friday 4 th May – Sunday 6 th May. The weekend was spent in fantastic accommodation set in the rolling Staffordshire countryside. The food was amazing and we spent half a day enjoying high ropes, climbing wall and archery activities. Whilst the sun shone down on us all weekend, we also learnt how to improvise, sing scat, beat-box, drum, rap and, of course, improve our vocal and choral skills. The chickens and ducks that roamed the fields really enjoyed our company and musicality! Our Saturday evening campfire was the perfect end to a perfect and most productive day!A Sunday afternoon concert back at Sandbach School, featured various different groups, and the full choir and celebrated songs such as ‘Scoobeedoo’, ‘Sing...
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Cheshire East Music Education Conference 2018
On Wednesday 25th April, the second annual Cheshire East Music Education Conference was held at the Romero Conference Centre in Macclesfield. We were joined by delegates from across Cheshire East for a day of inspirational sessions on a variety of topics relating to music education.
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Battle of the Bands 2018
In 2018, the Love Music Trust run the inaugural Cheshire East Schools Battle of the Bands Competition. With entries submitted from schools across the borough and following visits to a number of schools, 5 groups were invited to perform at Crewe Lyceum on the evening of Thursday 29th March. On the night the following groups took to the stage;Empire - All Hallows’ Catholic College Good for Gordon - Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and Sandbach School Room Three - Wilmslow High School Sound of Phoenix - Alsager School The Unimaginativly named Year 9 Band - St Thomas MoreFor their 15 minute set, each group performed at least one cover song and set out to impress the two judges, Ollie Collins and Johnny Heyes, Bass Guitar and Guitar tutor on the RNCM Popular Music Course.Following five fantastic and rocking sets of music and as the judges retired to make their deliberations, the audience were entertained to...
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Come and Play with Crewe Co-Op Wind Band
On Thursday 29th March, pupils from Wistaston Academy joined forces with hub partner ensemble Co-operative Youth Wind Band (Crewe) at Crewe Lyceum for our annual Come and Play concert. During the afternoon, pupils were treated to a full concert by the band, joining in for two pieces - Happy by Pharrell Williams and Eye of the Tiger from the ‘Rocky’ movies. The concert is part of the Trust’s Wider Opportunities programme and gave the pupils the chance to experience playing alongside a full ensemble for the very first time. Hopefully, some pupils will be inspired to carry on with their playing by joining one of the hub’s network of ensembles.
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Cheshire East Schools' Music Competition 2018
On the evening of Tuesday 27th March the finalists of the 2018 Cheshire East Primary School's Music competition took to the stage at Crewe Lyceum in front of a large and supportive crowd to showcase their considerable musical abilities and with the aim to catch the ear of the two judges, Mark Hall (Director of the CBSO Children's Chorus) and Robbie Gardiner (Assistant Head of Music Education at the RNCM).
