Royal Academy of Music
York Gate Building, Marylebone Rd
London NW1 5HT
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ABRSM
The Associated Board is the world's leading provider of graded music examinations, trusted and respected by tens of thousands of teachers and hundreds of thousands of candidates around the globe. The Board's 'Grades' are recognised as international benchmarks - a transferable currency understood by teachers and institutions from over 80 countries.
Amazing Internet
http://www.amazing-internet.com
Specialists in Internet services for the Arts. The company that designed and built this website.
Bachtrack
The web's newest and most comprehensive site for classical music lovers.
British Music Information Centre
BMIC - the first place to look for details of British composers, particularly twentieth-century
Chelsea Schubert Festival
http://www.chelseaschubertfest.co.uk
The Chelsea Schubert Festival was founded in 2005.
The festival's professed aim is to put on performances of a variety of instrumental and vocal music by Schubert and composers he was influenced by or influenced himself.
Clarinet & Saxophone Society of Great Britain
Founded in 1976, the Clarinet and Saxophone Society was formed for the benefit of everyone who has an interest in the clarinet or saxophone and their repertoire.
It publishes a quarterly magazine, organises regular conferences and workshops and runs an extensive music library.
The British Saxophone and Clarinet Congresses are held bi-annually sponsored by CASS.
Classical Artists Worldwide
http://www.classical-artists.com
One of the Internet's prime resources for performers, agents and organisations in the classical music business.
Grubser's
Music lessons for adults in Central London with World-Class London Music Teachers.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
One of the world's finest conservatoires for music and drama. Details of courses online. Guildhall is a lively friendly community of musicians, actors, stage managers and theatre technicians, with an unrivalled reputation for excellence across the wide range of courses on offer.
Incorporated Society of Musicians
Support for music and musicians
Italian Journeys, tailor made holidays to Italy
http://www.italianjourneys.com
Cultural experiences are central to Italian Journeys' tailor-made travel itineraries. As well as booking tickets for concerts and festivals, special guided tours with a musical theme can be arranged.
- Opera at the Verona Arena
- Puccini Festival
- Opera at La Scala
- Ravello Festival
- Umbria Jazz Festival
- and much more
Kings College London
Undergraduate and postgraduate study, programmes for international students and open days
Lebrecht Music & Arts Photo Library
Lebrecht Music and Arts is the world's most comprehensive image bank for classical music and one of the foremost resources for cultural activity from ancient antiquity to last night's performance. In addition to its own specialist archive, Lebrecht has access to over 10 million pictures from museums, academic institutions, our exclusive photographers and our partner libraries in Europe and North America. We are now offering music lovers the chance to own their own piece of history in the form of a beatufiul artist's giclee canvas of their chosen image, stretched and mounted, to have in their own home. These are currenlty available for delivery in the UK, the USA, and outside the UK by request, prices on application. We are very pleased to offer Chimes customers a 5% discount on all orders, simply quote 'Chimes Offer' when ordering. Click the link and navigate to the Lebrecht Print Shop.
Lee Sollory
Lee Sollory is established as a leading composer of music for classical guitar, a highly accomplished performer and 'one of the most respected and sought after guitar teachers in the U.K.' .
London College of Music
This music conservatoire has recently re-located to become part of Thames Valley University.
London Metropolitan University
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/teach
Whatever your level of qualification, we can offer you a training path.
We offer:
A comprehensive training in teaching 11-16 age range pupils, with some training for post-16 teaching
A variety of training techniques, from music technology to group composition
At least two school placements, in contrasting schools
A focus on teaching in a multilingual urban context
A government training bursary of £9000 (PGCE courses only)
The opportunity for you to inspire a new generation of musicians.
Morgensterns Diary Service
http://www.morgensternsdiaryservice.com
Morgensterns Diary Service, established by Julian Morgenstern in 1983, is more than a simple musicians answering service, and more than a simple musicians diary service. Morgensterns is a booking agency for orchestral and session musicians, with the special advantages of an outstanding client list and an expert teleteam who actively seek work for clients through our unique suite of fixer support services, our availability list service, who's doing my date list service and through our finely tuned, instantly responsive computerised diary management systems.
Philharmonia Britannica
Philharmonia Britannica, a classical symphony orchestra, was formed in 2007 by its conductor Peter Fender.
It aims to provide opportunities for more accomplished amateur musicians, and music students, to rehearse and perform music in a small amount of time (often with only about 7 hours rehearsal time)
PB is starting to explore partnerships with other art forms.
Rediat Cor - holiday home in France
http://www.positivelyfrench.co.uk
Nestling at the foot of one the Dordogne's most beautiful and imposing chateaux, Rediat Cor commands glorious panoramic views of untouched rural French life.
Sleeping up to 6, Rediat Cor has been lovingly brought back to life over the last 2 years, revealing previously hidden treasures including vaulted ceilings, exposed stonework, open fires and views stretching far across the lush green countryside.
Richmond upon Thames Performing Arts Festival
http://www.richmondfestival.org.uk
Richmond Festival is one of the largest competitive festivals in the South of England with over 2500 entries in 2002 and with many more people of all ages taking part, in groups and choirs and their enthusiastic supporters. It has some of the highest standards of amateur performance in the country with many of the young dancers, actors and musicians become professionals in their chosen field.
Royal Academy of Music
It is the purpose of the Royal Academy of Music to train musicians of the highest quality. Guided by their professors, who include some of the world’s most distinguished teachers, students work towards technical mastery of their subject (instrument, voice, composition) whilst gaining understanding of the whole art of music. The Academy has been spectacularly successful in producing generations of leading soloists, chamber and orchestral musicians, conductors, opera singers and composers. Brilliant new teachers are regularly recruited; the curriculum is constantly reviewed and updated, new courses introduced and the latest technology applied.
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is one of the world's leading conservatoires, providing specialised musical education and professional training at the highest international level for performers and composers. This enables students to develop musical skills, knowledge, understanding and resourcefulness which will enable them to contribute significantly to musical life in the UK and internationally.
Royal Northern College of Music
As a conservatoire, RNCM's main emphasis is on preparing our students for a professional career in performance (including composition). They aim to provide a balanced education in music to draw the very best out of all students. Its consistent and impressive record of student placement in the music profession amply demonstrates Their commitment to the pursuit of the highest standards of professional education and training.
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is the national conservatoire for Wales. It was founded in 1949 when it was housed in Cardiff Castle and, in 1974, moved to its purpose-built premises in the Castle Grounds, just a few hundred yards from the city centre. With over 300 performances a year, there is a wide range of performance opportunities available in one of RWCMD's six venues, or further afield at venues in Wales, the United Kingdom and beyond.
South Bank Centre
Website of the South Bank Centre, home of the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room.
St Giles International Organ School
http://www.organschool.com/index.html
St Giles International Organ School is based at the historic church of St Giles Cripplegate, although tuition is offered in many different parts of the UK.
Over two hundred and eighty students, amateur and professional organists from around the world, currently take organ tuition at St. Giles International Organ School.
Susan Collier
Susan is a violinist, teacher and conductor.
Thames Philharmonic Choir
http://www.thamesphilchoir.org.uk
Thames Philharmonic Choir has been thriving for nearly forty years, and is well known for both musical excellence and the warmth and enjoyment it brings to concert audiences, members and fellow-musicians alike. Founding conductor John Bate provides professional training and artistic direction in a variety of music styles.
The Barbican Piano Trio
http://www.barbicanpianotrio.com
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Barbican Piano Trio is regarded as one of the UK's leading ensembles.
The Masterclass Media Foundation
http://www.masterclassfoundation.org
Students, music colleges, schools and all music lovers, now have the chance to be inspired and learn from masterclasses given by some of the world's greatest musicians.
The Masterclass Media Foundation is a charity that is creating a unique archive. The unforgettable and inspirational experience of being present when a great musician holds a masterclass is normally a privilege reserved for a handful of students. Now, many of these will become available on DVD and as Internet downloads. With an estimated 30-40 hours of masterclasses being issued every year these will form a teaching resource of priceless value for this and succeeding generations and a means by which the insights and genius of the world's great musicians of our time can be shared by students all over the world as well as being preserved for posterity.
The Music Club of London
http://www.musicclublondon.com
The Music Club of London is an organisation of music lovers mainly living within reasonable reach of London.
theaudioconcept.com
http://www.theaudioconcept.com
The Audio Concept provides an unrivaled flexibility in audio production, dealing with projects from solo demos and live concert recordings, to large-scale commercial projects throughout the UK.
Combine this with arrangements and soundtracks to order in all musical styles and our in-house design service, and you have an affordable and convenient way to undertake your project.
Trinity College London
http://www.trinitycollege.co.uk
As a leading international examinations board in the performing and communicative arts, Trinity College London provides clients around the world, at times and places convenient to them, with appropriate, reliable and recognised personal assessments conducted by qualified examiners. Trinity is committed to continuous improvement and innovation for the benefit of candidates, teachers and partner institutions. Trinity is a non-profit-making organisation which uses surplus income to support the development and appreciation of skills in music, in drama and speech, and in English language learning and teaching.
Trinity College of Music
These are exciting times for Trinity College of Music, recently described as ‘one of the most dynamic conservatoires in Europe’. Trinity has now been accorded full Premium Funded Status, placing it at the forefront of the UK’s higher musical training provision. Our adaptation of the King Charles Court within the historic Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich means that we can now offer the most up to date teaching and practice studios. The faculty of artists teaching, leading, coaching and encouraging our students are musicians at the pinnacle of this challenging profession.
Regency Chamber Music
http://www.regencychambermusic.org
Regency Chamber Music provides a variety of courses and workshops, catering for instrumentalists of all ages and experience. Working in tandem with The Regency Ensemble concert series these courses and workshops have created a thriving musical community in the centre of Brighton.
London Master Classes
http://www.londonmasterclasses.com
London Master Classes is an organisation devoted to promoting classical music courses offering public masterclasses with leading performers working with advanced classical music students and young professionals before audiences in major London venues.
2009 at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Leicester International Music Festival`
http://www.musicfestival.co.uk
The Leicester International Music Festival was founded in 1989 by viola player Graham Oppenheimer, who was Artistic Director of the Festival until 2002. Nicholas Daniel, the oboe virtuoso, was appointed as Artistic Director in April 2003. The Festival's distinguished Patrons are the composers James McMillan and Thea Musgrave CBE, the conductor Paul McCreesh and BBC Ceramicist Lars Tharp.
The Festival is largely a chamber music festival and is rooted in Leicester’s strong musical tradition of working with the finest musicians and composers including the Leicester Symphony Orchestra with Sir Malcolm Sargeant, The Bach Choir with Kathleen Ferrier and the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra with Sir Michael Tippett. The annual festival took place in Leicester in June for many years but moved to September in 2007. The festival contiunues to attract regional, national and international recognition for the high quality of its musical performances, for the world-class artists taking part and for promoting stimulating and sometimes challenging programming.
The festival celebrates its 21st. year in 2009.
psykidz
This website offers information to help parents support their child’s progress towards and through school.
PSYKIDZ is the website of Dr Helen Likierman and Dr Valerie Muter, consultant PSYchologists working with KIDZ and their families.
London Cello Society
The London Cello Society promotes the art of cello playing, preserving its great traditions while encouraging its continuing development.
The Society exists for the benefit of cellists throughout the United Kingdom - young students, professional players and teachers, amateur players and lovers of the cello. Members can hear the leading performers of the day, discover new repertoire and recordings, and participate in our gatherings.
Further benefits extend to those who become Friends of the Society, including receptions, priority booking and complimentary programmes.
All events sponsored by the London Cello Society are open to the general public.
Constanza Chorus
http://www.constanzachorus.org.uk/
The choral society is open to everyone, focuses on the greats of the choral repertoire and is led by dynamic conductor and singer Joanna Tomlinson.
We are currently looking for singers of all voices to join us when we start rehearsals in January 2010. We will be rehearsing on Monday evenings between 6.30 and 8.30pm. Our first concert will take place in May 2010 and will be an all-Mozart programme including the Requiem.
London Docklands Singers
http://www.londondocklandssingers.org/
Kew Music Festival
http://www.kewmusicfestival.com
A new live music festival in Kew's most historic and beautiful venues.
Association of Teachers of Singing
The Association of Teachers of Singing (AOTOS) was founded in 1975 to promote a wider understanding of all aspects of the teaching of singing. We create opportunities which bring together teachers from all over the world. All AOTOS activities and services are open to members specialising in teaching any expression of song: from classical, through music theatre and folk, to jazz, rock and gospel, either privately or in school, college or conservatoire.
The stratford and East London Music Festival
http://www.stratfordmusicfestival.org.uk/
The Stratford and East London Music Festival is the oldest English Music Festival in England.
