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Ahead of SummerTyne Americana Festival, Eve Selis opens up about how tragedy has shaped her music
Last time award-winning Americana singer Eve Selis performed at Sage Gateshead was in 2016. But when a series of tragedies struck not long after her return home, she became incapable of listening to music never mind singing. Thankfully, with determination and positivity, Eve will be joining a special line-up at this year’s SummerTyne Americana Festival…
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…
Road Closures: Simplyhealth Great North 10K
The Simplyhealth Great North 10K will take place in Gateshead on Sunday 7th July with a start time of 10am. To create a safe and enjoyable race course, The Great Run Company has worked closely with Gateshead Council to minimise the impact of the race on the area, however it is likely that there will…
Fane Productions Announces First Writers and Artists for Inaugural WORDS WEEKEND Festival Here in December
Fane Productions announces first writers and artists for inaugural WORDS WEEKEND festival taking place at SAGE GATESHEAD on 6-8 December 2019. Authors include Grayson Perry, Marian Keyes, Ben Okri, Stacey Dooley, Nadiya Hussain, Candice Carty-Williams, Cash Carraway, Tracy Chevalier, Elizabeth Day, Bernardine Evaristo, Salena Godden, Kerry Hudson, Val McDermid, Michael Morpurgo, Philippa Perry, Jay Rayner…
Sage Gateshead and BALTIC Fly the Flag for Human Rights
Sage Gateshead and BALTIC are flying a specially created flag this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Artist Ai Weiwei has designed a new flag to offer hope and to educate generations to come about the importance of universal human rights. Between June 24 and 30 over 150…
Festival celebrates children and young people
Over 3,000 children and young people from across the region will take part in Sage Gateshead’s Young People’s Summer Festival. Together with partners across the North East, Sage Gateshead works with thousands of children and young people each year. The three-week-long festival takes place from 23 June to 14 July and is a celebration of…
SAGE GATESHEAD ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIR FROM JUNE 2020
Sage Gateshead’s Board has announced that Sir Martin Narey DL will take over from Lord Falconer of Thoroton as Chair of the organisation from summer 2020. Lord Falconer, Chair since 2012, will hand over to Sir Martin, who is currently Vice Chair, at an exciting time for Sage Gateshead just after the organisation turns 15…
BRADLEY BESTOWED HONOURARY RNS TITLE AT THE END OF 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Royal Northern Sinfonia’s much-loved violinist Bradley Creswick was awarded an honorary title at his last concert as Leader of the orchestra on Saturday [15 June]. Since joining the orchestra in 1984 Bradley has become a firm favourite with audiences, bringing a unique energy, warmth and animation to performances. His rendition of Vaughan Williams’ famous The…
RNS SEARCH FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS
Royal Northern Sinfonia has launched its Young Composers’ Competition, which will form part of the orchestra’s Beethoven celebrations next season. With 2020 marking 250 years since Beethoven’s birth, Royal Northern Sinfonia will commission five young composers to write a piece for chamber orchestra in response to his body of work. The new pieces will be…
New Year's Eve at Sage Gateshead revealed!
Sage Gateshead will be ringing in the new decade with the sounds of the 70s on New Year’s Eve, it has been announced today. It might not be summer yet but the North East music venue is already looking to its 2019 end of year celebrations, which have become a highlight for music-lovers in the…
RNS Young Composers' Competition Open
Royal Northern Sinfonia is passionate about the sound world of the classical chamber orchestra – the committed playing; the importance of each individual contribution; the clarity, finesse and focus of sound it can produce. That’s why we are always keen to add new works to our repertoire for the core chamber orchestra line-up. As we…
Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte £10 Tickets Available for Under 30s
Young music fans are being encouraged to take up a £10 offer to see Mozart’s opera Così fan Tutte at Sage Gateshead this summer. The Marchus Trust has, for the second year, donated a grant which will allow under 30s to purchase a ticket for £10 rather than its standard price of £40. Only a…
Folk on the Tyne Festival: full line-up announced
The full line-up for this summer’s Folk on the Tyne Festival at Sage Gateshead has been announced. The Festival takes place on Saturday July 27 and will be a packed day of folk gigs and workshops as well as free performances and family activity on the concourse. Tickets go on general sale on Friday April…
Five minutes with choir leader Kerry Green
We caught up with our new singing tutor, Kerry Green, to find out more about Sage Gateshead’s new Contemporary Choir, a group for beginner and intermediate singers. Kerry tells us about her career as a singer, the benefits of group singing and what to expect in the group. Tell us a little bit about yourself…
Regional Musicians top the bill at 2019 Brass in Concert Festival
Young musicians from Bedlington and Ashington will kick off this year’s world-famous Brass in Concert Festival at Sage Gateshead. The festival takes place over a weekend (this year it is November 16 to 17) and features the Youth in Brass in Concert Championship, the main Brass in Concert Championship, a World of Brass Gala evening…