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NEW MUSIC STORAGE DONATED TO IN HARMONY SCHOOL
Pupils at In Harmony school Hawthorn Primary took delivery of some fantastic new storage for their musical instruments and books thanks to Keepmoat Homes and Newcastle College. Every child at Hawthorn Primary School in Elswick learns an orchestral instrument through In Harmony Newcastle Gateshead, delivered by Sage Gateshead. The programme aims to inspire and transform…
Thousands of children sing for smiles at Sage Gateshead
More than 3,000 children had the experience of a lifetime when they joined together to sing at Sage Gateshead. Pupils from 70 schools from across the North of England took part in Sage Gateshead’s Big Sing and Mini Sing. This year the theme was health and wellbeing, with the aim of singing to bring calm…
Removing Barriers for Young Musicians
Peter Qiang is 16 and has a hearing impairment. He moved to England from China a few years ago and was already a proficient piano player. He was shy and couldn’t speak much English and was keen to continue his musical development. Then he found out about Sage Gateshead’s Young Musicians Programme… The programme’s staff…
“Young Sinfonia Changed My Life"
A composer who began her career with Sage Gateshead’s Young Sinfonia is encouraging other young musicians to join Sage Gateshead’s Young Musicians Programme, reflecting on how it helped to give her the step on to the ladder she needed. Sage Gateshead’s Young Musicians Programme (YMP) is for aspiring young musicians aged 4-19 who are passionate…
Turn Up The Quiet: Young Women's Music-Making
Meeting point: Opposite the Grab and Go Café on Sage Gateshead’s Concourse (West Door) Thursdays: 5-7pm. Please note, An Introduction to Music Technology and Production, will take place on Tuesdays, 5-7pm from Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 9 July). Do you work with young women aged 13-18 who have a passion for music? CoMusica presents…
Young Musicians Shine at Winter Festival
More than 200 children and young people filled the Sage Gateshead with free, live music throughout the weekend. The Young Musicians Programme Winter Festival showcased musicians of all ages and backgrounds. We heard from the youth ensembles Quay Voices, Folkestra, Jambone and Young Sinfonia as well as their training ensembles Folkworks Saturdays, Jazz Attack, Stringendo…
Gareth Malone surprises choir at Sage Gateshead
Members of the choir Rock and Rolled Gold were rehearsing in the venue’s Music Education Centre when Gareth made an appearance. The choir performed for him and received some hints and tips whilst listening to him talk about vocal technique. He also performed one of his own songs. Rock and Rolled Gold is a weekly…
Music brings new lease of life to Ken
From the early 1990s Ken Gibson enjoyed playing the piano. Then, in 2010, he had a stroke following major heart surgery. This, coupled with the fact he had become a full-time carer to his wife Maureen, meant he was unable to continue his hobby, which had brought him so much pleasure. He became very reclusive…