Our Year of Music: 2024–25 in Review
By Tom Redmond, Joint Principal and Music Director At the end of this academic year, it’s incredible to look back at the musical highlights of the last ten months. It’s...
Tag Archive: percussion
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Congratulations Fang: BBC Young Musician winner!
Chetham’s percussion student Fang has been named winner of the prestigious BBC Young Musician competition! The competition is the UK’s leading contest for young classical musicians, celebrating the most promising...
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Good luck Fang: BBC Young Musician competition
Chetham’s wonderful percussionist, Fang Zhang, will star in the prestigious BBC Young Musician competition this weekend! Fang was the brilliant winner of the Percussion Category Finals, filmed in 2020 just...
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A Wind Chamber Music Celebration!
Back in March the Woodwind and Brass & Percussion departments held their annual Chamber Music performance day. With over thirty ensembles meeting every week to rehearse, including Duos, Trios, Quartets,...
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A celebration of friendship for Chetham’s Spring Music
Spring Music week is always an exciting time of year. As the new season dawns, students lay aside their text books and spend a week in rehearsals with our various...
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Chetham’s students release Don’t Look Back in Anger, six months after the Manchester Arena attack
Please support victims of terror across the UK through the British Red Cross UK Solidarity Fund Today, Wednesday 22 November, marks six months since the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena,...
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Autumn Music course is a resounding success
Every term, academic lessons come to an end and Chetham’s devotes itself to performance. The Autumn Music course is particularly special, as for many young players it is a first...
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Vanessa Redgrave to join Chetham’s Sinfonia to remember WWI
We are delighted that acclaimed actor Vanessa Redgrave will join Chetham’s Sinfonia and composer Laura Rossi for two special performance linked to the centenary of the First World War in...
