Hello forum

I'm in the very, very early stages of working out what to do, and where to go in 2010.

This thread is to discuss possible ideas for next year.

There's already a couple of new ideas in the pipeline, including an event or two along the Sussex Coast, a visit to the West Country, and one or two other things.

If you have any ideas for new places to visit, or new musical ideas (like the handbells for this year), let me know, either personally or via this thread.

Thanks everyone!

b-c

I would very much like to explore the idea of a Forums Early Music day next year. It could include recorders (of course!) and voices (of course!) and any renaissance instruments people have. There is a wealth of material which works well for mixed ensembles of voices, recorders and a few strings, so I think it could be a really good opportunity for Forumites who haven't played a lot of early music to turn up and have a go.

What do people think?

That sounds really good providing there are easy parts

Does cover my thoughts on your suggestion sufficiently andante?

Sounds good to me

I'm in the early stages of looking into what we discussed. Have talked to a few people about potential venues and need to talk to a lot more - I've ruled more places out than in so far.

something around cambridge would be nice!
handbells especially

Cool! (North East England, so you all know )



I've had Cambridge as an idea for a little while, but really we'll need an idea of specific venues before pursuing the idea further h_c.

I've had quite a few ideas so far from people, both events and places. Thank you all!

Keep 'em rolling in!

Another possibility for 2010?

Forums events coming south

Hmm, surely it has to involved Richard Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra...

dah....dah....dah....da-dah (boom/boom/boom/boom/boom/boom/boom/boom)

Oh come on, someone had to make a Space Odyssey reference.

York!!! - Playday repeat I know. Any chance of a 2nd event? Maybe something more concerty?...

Yep, we'll definitely do another playday at the start of 2010 : I've already earmarked 2/3 Saturdays as possibilities for this. There is the recital too, at the end of 2009.

There's always the possibility of another event of some description : the big tick is this is a venue with a pretty decent piano. There are also plans for a North East event for 2010, which will only be a short distance further north on the East Coast Main Line.

I shall definitely bear York in mind for things in 2010. I like the city, and it has a very nice, cheap venue to hire, as well as plenty of forum members within day trip distance of York.

Goody!!!

I'd definitely come as long as it was within a reasonable distance from here. (Sadly, I don't think I'd be able to justify a train ticket to Scotland, for instance. )



Everyone will probably be fed up with handbells by next year.

Andante will probably confirm, but I'd guess that if she was the main organiser, it'll be at a venue local-ish to her (that will mean North Hampshire/West Surrey sort of area).

Sbhoa and I will be launching the fifth anniversary series of Adult Learner Concerts with our usual events in Teddington and Stalybridge, in February and July respectively

Another reason to wheel out the smiley

We need to clone Andante so that we can have her up here as well. Andante is organising so many lovely things, but they're all an awfully long way South...

Putting everything together, this is what I've received/helped sort out/seen on this thread so far:

* Stalybridge adult learner concert (definite)

* Teddington adult learner concert (definite)

* One/two events in Sussex (likely)

* Event in the West Country (likely)

* Event in North East England (likely)

* Early Music event (South) (likely)

* Eccles playday(s) (likely)

* York playday (definite)

* Greenwich playday (an idea)

* Cambridge event (an idea)

* Bellringing day (an idea)

* African drumming day (an idea)

* Another York event of some description (an idea)

Keep posting everyone!

If it's going to be in that area, I'll come along I have no real experience of early music, but I do love the renaissance periods and would love to hear some sung works from that period, ...not sure I'll be of any use music wise due to lack of experience, but I can do audience if that counts?!

Also, I'm oh so up for African drumming!! Did a workshop at school once, was such good fun!!!

Just seen this. If it happens, and, judging by the comments so far it may well do, it will have to be in a location accessible to a fair number of Forumite recorder players. I suspect it will have to be nearer London than I am to maximise the number of attendees. I'll be liaising with Barry and others to find a suitable venue.

*finds thinking cap, and puts it on*

Chev : thank you for your support The African drumming is no more than an idea at the moment, but if enough people are up for it (post here, or email or PM me), I'll see what I can do

Ooh, I only just saw this. I know of two recorder players from out west who would be interested..

Cool!

Any more ideas for events/locations?

Er...wasn't that 2001, rather than 2010???

Both - 2010 is the sequel to 2001 (and in book terms, there's 2061 and 3001 as well. But these weren't made in to films, so don't have a soundtrack. Well, unless you imagine it while reading the book...)

Ah, thank you!

I'm afraid '2001 - A Space Odyssey' was the only film I've ever walked out of...so I have a bit of a blank here!!

Add Chester forum concert (likely) to the list.

I've found a very nice London venue that I may well be able to make use of for events during 2010 as well. It has several nice pianos, a harpsichord and it's not all that expensive. And they're a helpful bunch.

Given that it didn't work out this year - possible Scotland event next year? I'd even offer to organise it if anyone is interested...

barry-clari is interested

That means the list looks like this...

* Stalybridge adult learner concert (definite)

* Teddington adult learner concert (definite)

* York playday (definite)

* One/two events in Sussex (likely)

* Event in the West Country (likely)

* Event in North East England (likely)

* Early Music event (South) (likely)

* Eccles playday(s) (likely)

* Event in Chester (likely)

* Greenwich playday (an idea)

* Cambridge event (an idea)

* Bellringing day (an idea)

* African drumming day (an idea)

* Another York event of some description (an idea)

* Event in Northern Scotland (an idea)

OK , now the small teeny weeny task of fitting that little lot into one year...

Thanks for all the ideas

I'm now going to start formulating some of these ideas and locations into a draft event calendar for 2010, which I'll put online in late July/early August. I will also start/continue talking to forumites.

I'd love to go to a York Players for Pleasure Concert like the Leeds one - or anything that can involve piano, sax, clarinet and beginner's violin. (If you know me and Music Stand, you'll realise why! - I'm sure you'll know why, Barry)

Does the Leeds concert in January need to go on the list?

Players for Pleasure events will in due course be located/dated by skyers : as soon as she confirms everything, she will I'm sure let us all know.

It looks like we'll be doing another recital in York towards the end of 2010, like the one Miss Ross, mwl1, bohemian and I are doing this year, only involving a different set of grade 8 plus musicians. With a North East forum concert scheduled for next year, I'm not sure I'll be doing a full-blown concert in York in 2010.

And yes, I know why Chris

Hi chris

Barry and I are looking at a NE-based concert, which will also be easily accessible for people in the Yorkshire and Cumberland areas and Southern Scotland, and from other parts of the country for those who have the time/money to travel a bit further (there are good train links to/from London KX, Doncaster, Peterborogh, Derby, the Midlands, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, York, Edinburgh and Glasgow, with reasonable connections to/from Carlisle, Preston, Aberdeen and Inverness). We're looking at timing the event so that it will complement the Leeds-based concert series and the York playday/recitals (rather than competing with them for participants!), and so that those who want to do both Leeds and the NE event will have time to prepare music between the different evets).

We haven't worked a date out yet, once we have, it'll appear on the 2010 calendar

That sounds exciting - I'd be keen on going to a North East one, and it would be very easy for us to get to. Is the location still a secret?

It could be one of two/three places, all in Co. Durham.

The Benllech Meet in March of 2010 will be a different one. It will be a day of singing; rounds, magrigals and other suitable things and then a masterclass in the afternoon. Then we will have a trip to the opera again if the dates work. Of course this will be followed by another supper at the Rattery.

PS. WNO will be performing Carmen with the Anglesey tenor, Gwyn Hughes Jones, who comes from the village next door to mine, on March 13th. We shall see how this fits in to the Forum calendar.

Sounds fantastic

Count me in!

Sounds rather good!

13th March sounds good too : I enjoyed my last trip to the opera! Shall I sing in the back of the Land Rover again?

I've had a look throught the list I've made over the last few days. I'm not sure a tower bellringing day will work, sadly. I had a look at the possibility of an African drumming day, but the costs look like they'd be too prohibitive, so I've put that on the back burner too.

The 'other York event' is likely to be a recital again, and I've already sounded out two forum members to perform in this in 2010, and will be finding a couple more. If you're intrerested, drop me a PM.

To allow other forum people space in the calendar for their things, I'm unlikely to do a Greenwich playday in 2010 either. That I feel would be sheer indulgence on my part! I may well organise a recital or two in the London area though, a la bohemian's this year.

Everything else is still very much in my mind, but I can't guarantee everything will fit into 2010.

Singer's Day, masterclass and opera trip followed by another Rattery supper are marked in my diary now. It will go ahead on March 13th and possibly 14th too.

*finds diary*

*writes in diary*

This event is rolling forward nicely : we're looking at the possibility of April 2010 for this

Sorry Chris, but I'm not planning a York Players for Pleasure concert - I'm happy both with the venue in Leeds and with the accessibility by train and motorway, and seeing as York is only about 20 miles from Leeds, I'm inclined to stick with Leeds for the Yorkshire concerts.



The winter Players for Pleasure concert will be on Saturday 2nd January at the usual venue, the Yorkshire College of Music & Drama in Headingley.

The spring/summer concert will be held as usual on the Saturday after the Spring Bank Holiday when the college is closed. So in 2010, it will be on Saturday 5th June.

I'm planning various other Players for Pleasure events and I'll confirm soon

2nd June is a Wednesday skyers!

Your 'usual' Saturday is 29th May.

Bank Holiday is on 31st May next year, so the concert will be on Saturday 5th June (I'd copied and pasted the date from January but forgot to alter the day, sorry for the confusion - I've edited my previous post)

duly noted : and when I get round to building next year's event calendar, I'll stick it on there.