Learn & Discover
Learning and Participation is central to our work and runs hand in hand with our concert season. Inspired by pieces within the programme our projects are all about exchanging ideas.
Musicians, young people, teachers and artists from other disciplines draw ideas together into work which has its strengths in creative exploration.
If you would like to get involved with our Learning and Participation work, please contact Charlotte Spencer, Head of Learning and Participation, on 0161 226 8696 or email cspencer@manchestercamerata.com
Noisy Day Out at Bridgewater Hall
Thu 28th Jan 10 - 14:35
2500 kids from the North West come together to be inspired by Manchester Camerata.
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The Bridgewater Hall was packed to the rafters with kids from across the North West - all to hear Manchester Camerata play Beethoven's Symphony No. 6. Children from across Greater Manchester, Stafford and Cumbria, as well as the 14 primary schools that have been taking part in the Songbook of the Earth project, which is a collaboration between Manchester Camerata and the Bridgewater Hall Community Education Trust, experienced the concert. |
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The concert meant an early start for the orchestra - well before 9am - to give time for a run through the script with conductor Douglas Boyd and the presenters for the day poet Terry Caffrey, composer Kate Pearson and Camerata musician Helen Quayle. During the season, the children participating in the Songbook of the Earth project have been getting workshops from Terry and Kate, aimed at firing their imaginations and having fun with words and music. |
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The idea is to create a new song cycle, which will be performed live on the stage of The Bridgewater Hall on 19th April 2010. The songs will also be collected together in a special book afterwards. During the show, Manchester Camerata's music director and conductor Douglas Boyd introduced the music and the orchestra, with Terry, Kate and Helen encouraging a little noisy audience participation along the way. |
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The result - 2500 happy school children entertained on a rainy Wednesday morning - all clamouring to get back to their classrooms to take a step closer to writing their Songs for the Earth.
Cameo Orchestra
Cameo Orchestra Play Days give amateur players of all ages the chance to receive expert coaching from professional Camerata players, make friends with like-minded people, and generally have a great time enjoying making music together!
Cameo Orchestra Play Days give amateur players of all ages the chance to receive expert coaching from professional Camerata players, make friends with like-minded people, and generally have a great time enjoying making music together!
Kids' Club
Sign up to Manchester Camerata's Kids' Club for free! If you're interested in music and all things fun, then this is the place for you. As a member you will receive regular e-newsletters packed with lots of fun things to do, people to explore, practice tips and all the latest Kids' Club offers!
Camerata Live
At Manchester Camerata, we see the concert experience as an integral part of our Learning and Participation work. With this in mind we have created a special concert event, exclusively for schools, where pupils can experience the electrical atmosphere of the Bridgewater Hall and the fantastic music making of the full Camerata.
At Manchester Camerata, we see the concert experience as an integral part of our Learning and Participation work. With this in mind we have created a special concert event, exclusively for schools, where pupils can experience the electrical atmosphere of the Bridgewater Hall and the fantastic music making of the full Camerata.