Belford Music Association

Music Association Spring Meeting

Wednesday 18th January, 2012. 7pm at 5 Clark Place

Current A/C at 18-01-12
 £2313.50 + £240 in cheques to bank.

We have assets of £1940.

Thanks were given to Eric for all the extra work done both for the Music Association accounts and the Instrumental Scheme. The Association is to sponsor St Mary’s Middle School £250 to allow a large number of pupils to attend "The Big Sing" at The Sage as last year.

The Belford Community Orchestra gave a series of concerts leading up to Christmas.

The Bamburgh Concert at St. Aidan's church on 27th November 2011 was a great success, with adults and past pupils taking part. This aided the younger players and an excellent carol service was had by all, to the effect that they have been asked to return at Christmas Time this year.

The Christmas festivities around the tree for the switching on of the lights and later at the Ferguson Hall were very well attended with about 120 people in the audience in the Hall. Thanks to all villagers who supported this. Again the orchestra played at Bell View and this was greatly appreciated by those in attendance.
Music Tuition

Mrs Holwell has taken her tuition of clarinet and violin into the first school and is proving a great success, instruments that are needed are being bought through the Association's instrument scheme. We are pleased that the head teacher at the first school, Miss Robinson, has actively encouraged instrumental tuition. These children will benefit greatly from this experience by playing in the orchestra once they move to the middle school.
Exams are to be scheduled for May 2102 with pupils taking either Associated Board or Trinity Guildhall both exam sessions are intended to be held at St. Marys Middle School Belford.

Belford’s Got Talent is proposed to be held in March - the date to be agreed.
A future concert is to be held in the Middle School by The Duchess’s High School with the Community Orchestra taking part in April/May.

The Village Voices visited St Mary’s Church in December and gave an excellent concert of Christmas music.