Our 10 new songs are now live, and on our brand new website! Head to brittenpearsarts.org/friday-… to hear this year’s new set of songs, and to see our new look! We’re so excited to have a new home on the @BrittenPears website and feature new works by 10 amazing composers
The National Youth Choir have a exciting new scheme for Young Conductors! If you're aged 20-29 and have a passion for singing check out Become a Young Conductor | National Youth Choir (nycgb.org.uk) @natyouthchoir !
📣 Young people's opportunity 📣
@natyouthchoir new Young Conductors scheme offers two musicians from backgrounds under-represented in choral music the opportunity to participate in a free year-long training programme.
Applications close 22 January
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As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, we’re excited to be hosting this year’s National Singing Symposium in November. There’s a brilliant programme of events, head to musiceducationsolutions.co.u… to see the full details and to book your place! @musicedsolution@BrittenPears
Our 10 new songs are now live, and on our brand new website! Head to brittenpearsarts.org/friday-… to hear this year’s new set of songs, and to see our new look! We’re so excited to have a new home on the @BrittenPears website and feature new works by 10 amazing composers
This year’s set of songs were all written in collaboration with young people, representing their thoughts and feelings in today’s world. And as always, they’re still totally free to access. We hope you enjoy using them with young people!
We are delighted to announce the first of this year’s 10 Friday Afternoons composers - @yolandabrown! She has written us a great song using the poem I am Small, a winner from our competition with @PoetrySociety. Keep an eye out for the announcement of our next composer! 👀
Just 6 days left for under 25s to enter our Friday Afternoons Song Lyric Writing Challenge, run by @youngpoetsnet
Your poem could be used as lyrics for one of this year’s songs! Head to ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk/wor… to find out more and submit a poem.
Deadline is Monday 6th January.
Open access choir Scunthorpe Cooperative Junior Choir recently performed the world premiere of The Dragon Songs, a commission from @FridayPMs
on behalf of @BrittenPears, as Karen Marshall reports.
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We are saddened to hear of the loss of Paul Sartin, who created FA song Pleasant and Delightful in 2019. Our thoughts and condolences go to his family, friends and loved ones at this difficult time.