Will Hay

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  • Summer Newsletter 2011

    Now that the summer term has wound down, it’s a good chance to review some of the activities which have taken place. I was pleased to receive a great set of exam results last week which included six merits and a distinction. “Share one, comment two” week  has increased active participation on the Noteflight Studio. Why not take the opportunity to do some composing over the summer holidays? I am planning to have another composition competition in the Autumn Term, so watch this space for details!

    The TWO concerts this term were well attended and offered a wide variety of performances from piano solos and duets to ensembles and choirs. One of my piano students was even brave enough to sing a solo. We welcomed the Chester Music Society Youth Choir and Preludes at “Ludus Cantiones” with their conductors Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes. Proceeds from ticket sales raised another £200 towards Betina’s Bursary fund. Unfortunately, Betina wasn’t able to take her Grade 1 exam this session but hopes to continue her violin studies in September and maybe take it next time. Feedback would still be welcome on the “Ludus Cantiones” concert held on 25th June.

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    Have a great summer and don’t forget to keep practising.

     

  • Summer Charity Concerts

    This term there will be two charity concerts taking place:
    “Playing Together” on Saturday 18th June, 2011 at 10:30am at Upton Village Hall, and
    “Ludus Cantiones” on Saturday 25th June, 2011 at 11am at St. Columba’s Hall.

    At “Playing Together” you can expect a programme of piano and instrumental solos, piano duets and other small ensembles.

    “Ludus Cantiones” translates as play sing, reflecting the vocal and choral content of the programme alongside piano solos and ensembles. We are looking forward to welcoming the Chester Music Society Youth Choir and Preludes to sing in this concert.

    Both concerts should last no more than an hour.

    Watch the Chester Music Society Youth Choir and Preludes in rehearsal for “Ludus Cantiones”

    Funds raised from the concert tickets will continue to support a lesson bursary for Betina, a student at Kampala Music School, Uganda

    Tickets are £3/adult and £1/child for either concert. A special price of £5/adult for both concerts is also available. They can be purchased either directly from Will Hay or via paypal

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  • Charity Piano Concert – 27th June 2009

    This term’s piano concert will take place in three weeks time.
    (Saturday 27th June 2pm at All Saint’s Church, Hoole)
    As mentioned already in the newsletter, the concerts are supporting the Kampala Music School in Uganda with the aim of providing a piano lesson bursary.

    We are delighted to have a special guest, Terence Ayebare attending this concert who himself was a student at the Kampala Music School and is now studying for a postgraduate degree at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

  • Piano Concert raises £160 for Kampala Music School

    Students at 150309 piano concertA big thankyou to all those who attended or performed at the last piano concert held at All Saint’s Church, Hoole which raised £160 towards a piano bursary for Kampala Music School. 

    Some parents have asked about a DVD of the concert as there was video and audio recorded. I have considered this and thought about maybe selling them to further boost the KMS fund however I have decided instead just to make available digital videos of individual student’s performances to their parents if they contact me to request them. They can be available in either DivX for playback on Windows PC or 3GPP for mobile phones.

    Technology did not quite permit the live webcast stream with video as originally intended though there was a low bandwidth audio stream captured by the webcam.

    Some higher quality audio clips of the concert will become available on my gallery or by special request.

     

  • Charity Piano Concert – 15th March 2009

    Charity Concert PosterThis term’s piano concert will take place in just over two weeks time. As mentioned already in the newsletter, the concerts this year will be supporting the Kampala Music School in Uganda with the aim of providing a piano lesson bursary.

    Our piano concert this term will feature the seven movements of Bach’s Fifth French Suite played by myself with performances from my students in between movements. Technology permitting, the concert will be streamed live below on Sunday 15th March, 2009 at 13:15 GMT!

    The date has been chosen to align with the music school’s annual anniversary concert.

    KMS 6th Anniversary ConcertLast year, the concert featured singers from numerous choirs in Kamapala performing a popular programme of choral ‘gems’, including Feel the Spirit, an arrangement of well-known Spirituals  by John Rutter, Cantique de Jean Racine by Faure and David Fanshawe’s setting of the Lord’s Prayer from African Sanctus.

    A suggested donation of £3 per audience member will be requested upon entry to the concert with proceeds providing a piano bursary for a student at the music school.