Exam revision for musicians
Students across the country are gearing up to take GCSE and A-level exams. It can be a stressful time, not just for teenagers but for parents and guardians too – particularly because they might...
Tag Archive: strings
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Choosing a Music Teacher
Finding the right music teacher for your child can be a difficult decision, whether you’re hoping to get started on your first ever instrument or to take your playing to...
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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, China, and Manchester Camerata
This morning a group of five from Chetham’s set off for Shanghai and Wuhan, where three students will perform alongside professional artists from Manchester Camerata and where Alun Jones and...
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Bernstein at 100
Young musicians from Chetham’s joined forces with players from across Greater Manchester and Nina Bernstein Simmons, youngest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, to celebrate her father’s centenary. Born in 1918, Bernstein...
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Concerto Soloists chosen for 2018-19 concerts
Each spring, three Chetham’s students from years 12 and under are selected as soloists. who will perform in the school’s major concerts the following year. Choosing just 3 out of...
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Full set of William Walton scores donated to Chetham’s by the Walton Foundation
Chetham’s School of Music is grateful to have received a complete set of Sir William Walton’s scores, published by Oxford University Press, as a gift from the William Walton Trust...
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Guest students from Soweto join us for The Nutcracker
In November, two young string players from Soweto, Johannesburg, joined Chetham’s for a week – living and studying alongside fellow students from Year 8. Viola player Kwanda Buthelezi, 13, and...
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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...
