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Job Vacancy: Foundation and Step Up Strings Tutor (Violin) Maternity Cover
Job Information Job Title: Foundation and Step Up Strings Tutor (Violin) Maternity Cover Department & Team: Creative Learning / Young People’s Programme Location: YMP at Home online platform and Sage Gateshead once face to face activity resumes Working Hours: Saturdays in school term time (hours to be agreed) Salary: £31,147 – £33,558 pro rata per…
Job Vacancy: Building Services Manager
Job Information Job Title: Building Services Manager Department & Team: Operations Location: Sage Gateshead Working Hours: Occasional evening/weekend shifts may be required in addition to working as part of an on-call rota Salary: £28,580 per annum pro rata (SCP 31) Position in Organisation Reports to: Head of ICT Works in conjunction with: Building Service…
SAGE GATESHEAD ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMES AND ARTISTS FOR AUTUMN SERIES OF LIVE PERFORMANCES
Sage Gateshead announces details of programmes and artists for Sage Live 2020, a seven-week series of live performances running from 23 October until December, which will also be live streamed. These will be the first live music performances in the venue since it closed its doors in March this year due to coronavirus. The concerts…
SAGE GATESHEAD LAUNCHES 20/21 SEASON OF ONLINE ACTIVITY AND LIVE PERFORMANCE SERIES FOR AUTUMN 2020
Sage Gateshead launches its 20/21 season of online activity alongside a return to live performances this October with a seven-week series of concerts for everyone. ‘Sage Live 2020’ kicks off on Friday 23rd October, welcoming audiences back to the venue for the first time since March. There will be two concerts a week (on Fridays…
SAGE GATESHEAD ANNOUNCES NEW ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
Sage Gateshead has announced that Man Power (Geoff Kirkwood), Me Lost Me (Jayne Dent), Rapasa Otieno and Joe Snape will join the organisation as Artists in Residence from September 2020. The artists were selected from over 100 applicants from across the region and will be resident at Sage Gateshead for 10 months. The residency will…
SAGE GATESHEAD APPEALS FOR VOTES TO WIN A SHARE OF VITAL FUNDS
Sage Gateshead is asking people to get behind it and vote to help the charity win a share of Persimmon Homes’ Building Futures £1 million fund, supporting children and young people under the age of 18. The international music centre, which engages with more than 30,000 children and young people every year, has been shortlisted…
Royal Northern Sinfonia is back!
Musicians from Royal Northern Sinfonia, orchestra of Sage Gateshead, came together to play for the first time in nearly five months as part of two very special outdoor performances in Newcastle on Saturday (8 August). With these performances Royal Northern Sinfonia became one of the first full orchestras in the country to perform live in…
Free Summer Residency Continues to Support Musicians
A mix of musicians from all over the UK will take part in Sage Gateshead’s flagship artist development programme Summer Studios next month to work on new material, learn from industry experts and develop their practice with the world-class concert hall. Artists including Cat Myers, Sara Colman & Rebecca Nash, Jay Moussa-Mann, Sarah Heneghan, Balter,…
SAGE GATESHEAD ANNOUNCES NEW ONLINE CLASSES
Sage Gateshead has announced a series of free virtual classes, starting from Monday 29 June, as part of their Silver Programme, for people over the age of 50. Singing leader Eleanor Mooney will run two weekly Virtual Sing classes via Zoom for six weeks. Eleanor said: “Classes will be relaxed, fun and suitable for everyone,…
RUTH PATTERSON VIRTUAL CONCERT AND LIVE Q&A
Sage Gateshead is delighted to announce that Ruth Patterson will hold a virtual concert and live Q&A on Thursday 25 June. The concert, which will be streamed on Facebook and You Tube, marks the launch of her solo career which has come to fruition during her time as Sage Gateshead’s Artist in Residence and her…
SAGE GATESHEAD LAUNCHES THREE YEAR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
A Future for Live Music in the North East- Crisis, Recovery and Renaissance Today (June 2, 2020) Sage Gateshead launches an ambitious three-year ‘Crisis, Recovery and Renaissance’ fundraising campaign, with the intention of raising £3 million to help it survive and prosper in the face of COVID-19. Abigail Pogson, Managing Director, said: “Our aim is…
APPOINTMENT OF TIMOTHY BURKE AS RNS CHORUS DIRECTOR
Sage Gateshead has announced the appointment of Conductor Timothy Burke as the new Chorus Director, Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia. Timothy Burke takes over from Hugh Brunt and has already started working with the Chorus, preparing rehearsal videos to keep the Chorus singing during the lockdown months, until a time that they can be united…