I've put it in my diary although it conicides with my daughter's exeat weekend and possible Blackheath Baroque event - though at the moment we are talking about Friday for the latter, but that still leaves the problem of how to retrieve my daughter. When things are clearer I will let you know if I can come (or I suppose that it could be we).

Not a problem - hope you can find a way to cover all your bases

I am fairly sure I will be able to come - its high time I managed an event !

Are we going to hear you play F#m?

Ha, maybe something in F#minor !

Of course!

that'd be wonderful fsharpminor!

I've made a start on building the webpages, they will go live soon after the closing date for Stalybridge, to give sbhoa all the time she needs to get loads of people along to her event.

Thanks Barry (and pianocrazy).

I'm getting confused by all the different types of forum events - especially the different types of 'concert'.

Please could someone explain the differences between
a) Adult learner's concerts,
b) Forum concerts, and
c) Players for pleasure concerts?

Who are the different concerts for? Okay, I know adult learners concerts are persumably for 'adult learners', but how do the other types differ? What is meant by an 'adult learner'? Are the forum concerts for professionals only, and is this what distinguishes them from the adult learnersand players for pleasure concerts?

Sorry if it's a dim question.

The Players For Pleasure and Forum concerts are similar and as you guessed the Adult Learners are for adults who are learning only.

Hope that helps.

Adult learner events : designed for adult learners to perform in a nice, unthreatening concert situation. Particularly aimed at beginners/intermediate players. Open to forum and non-forum people.

Forum concerts : designed for forum members to perform in a nice, unthreatening concert situation. Generally more groups (eg choirs, recorder groups) in forum concerts than adult learner events, where the emphasis is on solo and duets/trios. Some forum concerts, to muddy the waters a bit, do accept local people. Anglesey was like that, Chester will be like that. Unlike in adult learner events, you can perform in these on instruments that you are a professional standard on. AL events and forum concerts can be organised by a whole myriad of forum members.

Players for Pleasure events : Probably the nearest equivalent is the forum concerts with some local involvement. All Players for Pleasure events are organised by skylark.

There are many other events (eg orchestral playdays, handbell playday, flute playdays, recitals etc.) but most of those do what they say on the tin.

I think that's clear(ish)

An Adult Learner, as far as the concerts go, is what it says on the tin.
Primarily these events are aimed at adults who began or restarted learning as an adult but this is by no means a rigid definition. The performances are solo and pre arranged small ensembles with no large ensemble items to allow for as many solos as possible. They are open to both forum users and non forum users.

Forum concerts are usually open to all ages and mostly open to forum users only, though sometimes there are exceptions and each organiser decides that for themself. These events tend to have larger ensemble items which have rehearsal time during the morning alongside solos etc.

Players for Pleasure concerts, which is Skylark's creation, are similar to Forum concerts.

All of these events are open to all levels of player and are about enjoying sharing music.

Hi Flossie

There's a thread pinned at the top of the Forum Events sub-forum called "Forum Concerts and Other Events" and it gives a breakdown of what forum concerts, adult learner concerts, playdays and Players for Pleasure events are all about. Players for Pleasure events grew out of forum concerts - there are some similarities and some differences and there is more information on the Players for Pleasure web site

...and the, for want of a better word, 'hub' for all the other events can be found by clicking here.

Bohemian's charity recital is being promoted separately. Details are in the thread in this sub forum, I'm happy to send people posters and suchlike for this

Thanks everyone.

Sorry for taking this thread

Not a problem Flossie.

There'll be a brand new shiny Chester thread launched soon after sbhoa's event closes for applications

Having just sent my apologies for Stalybridge I should like to sign up for this one when it opens.

Cool!

Forms should be up towards the end of June

How close will the venue be to the train station?

The venue is in the city centre, but Chester is one of those places where, unfortunately, the station is some way from the city centre. If you're walking, allow a good 20-30 minutes, there are plenty of taxis though, and we may well be able to arrange lifts to and from the station.

Hi there, you can get the No 1 bus from the station that will drop you off in town very close to the venue.
Pianocrazy

Just an update on the 19th September concert for you all : I've started work on the web pages, and they will be launched a few days after the closing date for Stalybridge (which is 20th June)

There will be plenty of opportunites to perform in solos and small groups, and we hope to have one or two larger groups too.

Watch this space...

*watches space*

Hi gang, will try to make this one as may have missed out on Stalybridge due to not having been on the forums for about 3 months!

May try to persuade dd2 to come with bassoon as well - she came with me to the first concert in Chester which was also our debut at forums events.

Anyone on the A55/A483 who needs a lift, I should be able to pick you up on the way in - pm me nearer the time.

Will be really good to see you again! I'll keep you up to speed with the stuff that's going to be in the event.

You have a PM.
Good to see you around again.

Would like to do Chester Just got to decide on what to play now!!

Also these recitals how do we get involved?

Thankyou,
Nicia

- will be great to see you Nicia!



Send a PM to me, if you'd like to do a recital somewhere in 2010, and I'll see what I can do for you.

Web pages nearly done!

Will be sending them to pianocrazy for her approval, hopefully this week, and then I'll be sending them on to katyjay to put online.

I am very keen to finally make my first forum event as its near where I live.
But we are having to visit my in laws in Suffolk about 1 weekend in 3 at the moment , and we also need to try an get a few days holiday working around the same time to fit in with those requirements..
I maybe able to come but it might have to be a last minute decision. For this reason I wont be able to commit to taking part when the application forms are out! . Basically if we are not away, I want to come !

I'm sure we can work something out fsharpminor. It'd be great to see you.

How many of you coming to Chester, or indeed not, would be interested in coming to Salford during the late morning/early afternoon of September 20th (day after Chester) to play on the bandstand in Victoria Park?

Let me know if you do, and if enough people want to do it, notmusimum and I will book it

Thanks!

moi

By the way, Barry wants me to let you all know that cheap(er) train tickets are for sale now

Mad Tom : there is a reply to your PM waiting for you re. this event. However, I can't send it to you, because your PM box is full...please make space for my PM when you can!

Still full, either that, or you've emptied it, and it's filled again...

Wonderful, thanks Mad Tom, for emptying me a PM space. Hope you can come!

The Chester Forum Concert form is about to be launched. I'll be starting a brand new thread, and asking the moderators to lock this one...