News
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Cheshire East Schools Music Competition 2018
This year’s Cheshire East Schools Music Competition heats were held at Tytherington School and Sandbach School. With over 500 students participating, we saw an incredible array of instrumental and vocal performances on both nights.
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LMT Percussion Day 2018
On Sunday 14th January, the inaugural Love Music Trust Percussion Day was held at Sandbach School. The day offered a mixture of open rehearsals and workshops, with a programme spanning a wide range of genres and styles.
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Brass Toff Donate to Africa
Brass Toff, instrument repair and renovation specialists based in Warrington, have been on a mission to help disadvantaged children in Africa.
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Artvark Saxophone Quartet at LMT Big Band
On Wednesday 10th January, the Love Music Trust Big Band were treated to a private performance from Artvark, a saxophone quartet from Holland. Artvark has performed at major international festivals such as The North Sea Jazz Festival, The Cairo Jazz Festival, The Bohemia Jazz Festival in Prague, Jazz Bruges and toured in Ireland, Turkey and South Africa.
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The Snowman with Live Orchestra
On Monday 18th December over 1000 children came to see 'The Snowman' with live orchestra at Victoria Hall, Hanley. Our three lucky vocalists, Alice, Ben and Sophie, each sang a rendition of 'Once in Royal David's City' and 'Walking in the Air', accompanied by a professional orchestra. It was a beautiful performance and put everyone into a thoroughly festive mood.
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The Love Music Trust Christmas Concert
On the evening of 6th December, the Love Music Trust Christmas Concert took place at St Mary’s Church, Sandbach. It was a wonderful evening, full of fantastic performances and festive cheer.
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Saxophone Ensemble at Sandbach Concert Series
Charlotte Harding was commissioned to compose a new piece for the Saxophone Orchestra which was premiered at the Sandbach Concert Series. The piece has a bebop/blues feel throughout, with space for some solos and a little bit of singing! ‘Vi’ is an exploration of Vi Redd’s styles both as a Saxophonist and a vocalist. The solos feature three of the Saxophone Orchestra’s most experienced performers, Ellen Pointon, Ben Jacckson and Nathan Bentley
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Snowman Auditions
On the 4th of November the open auditions for 'The Snowman' were held at Sandbach School. For the first round of auditions we heard 12 fantastic vocalists sing a song of their choice. The judges then chose 6 vocalists to go through to the second round where they all sang 'Once in Royal Day City' & 'The Snowman' It was a great day and all the students sounded fantastic. Thank you to all who came along!!
