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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…
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…
Abigail's Blog: New Horizons
Last week there was stark data that in cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 population, Gateshead, Sunderland, South Tyneside and Middlesbrough are top of the leader board. As a nation we collectively toyed with the idea that Covid-19 was a great leveller and then came to our senses, as the irrefutable evidence about the profile of…
SAGE GATESHEAD REACHES OUT FOR NEW ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
Ruth Patterson’s debut single ‘Sink or Swim’ marks the launch of her solo career which has come to fruition during her time as Sage Gateshead’s Artist in Residence. The single is due out on the 26th June, the same weekend Ruth should have been performing at Sage Gateshead. The concert has had to be postponed…
Music has helped to rebuild my life.
Music has helped to rebuild Paul Emery’s life. Previously he had been hospitalised with pneumonia and renal failure as a result of his alcohol addiction. After being discharged he found himself homeless and isolated. Paul always had a love of music and, through the help of various charities, he found and joined Sage Gateshead’s Silver…
Sage Gateshead double gold success at North East England Tourism Awards
Sage Gateshead scooped two Golds at the North East England Tourism Awards at a virtual event this week (THURS 23 APRIL). The quality and diversity of the tourism industry were celebrated as the region came together to support the industry in these challenging times. During the online event, judges for each category outlined the strengths…