News for Category: Get Involved
Music to combat loneliness in Gateshead
A new music project to reduce loneliness and isolation in Gateshead is set to start this Spring. Sage Gateshead, together with Age UK (Gateshead) and Gateshead Older People’s Assembly, is launching Well Tuned Gateshead – six community music groups for older people over the age of 50. Funded by a grant of £96,000 from The…
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 Do you work with young women aged 13-18 who have a passion for music? CoMusica presents a new series of FREE workshops designed for young women who would like to learn new musical styles and develop ideas. The workshop…
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…
Make Music Your New Year's Resolution
Every New Year’s Day we set ourselves a new goal and often we choose something that turns out to be unrealistic. So, this year, let’s make a resolution that is actually doable with a little effort. Join us and resolve to get musical in 2019! We will help you to reach your potential, inspire you,…
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…