Partnerships and Collaborations
RNCM PARTNERSHIP
STAFFORDSHIRE MUSIC PARTNERSHIP
REGIONAL RESIDENCIES
THE CHESTER FESTIVALS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
RNCM PARTNERSHIPThe unique partnership between Manchester Camerata and the RNCM is the first of its kind in the UK. A flourishing programme of collaborative work benefits students, musicians, audiences and communities throughout Manchester and the Northwest.
The partnership operates on many different levels and across both the performance and learning strands of Camerata’s work.
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Joint performances
Following the outstanding success of the joint performance of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas in January 2009, Manchester Camerata and the RNCM’s School of Vocal and Opera studies collaborates on an even more ambitious project – Handel’s Belshazzar, which will be performed on 23 January 2010.
Professional Experience Scheme
RNCM students gains hands on experience rehearsing and performing with Camerata. Each student also has a mentor within the orchestra.
Supporting Professional Studies
Regular work placements are offered to RNCM students within the orchestra’s administrative team, including marketing, concerts and learning and participation. Opportunities include involvement in the delivery of the orchestra’s award winning learning projects.
“The Opportunity to share my experience and enthusiasm with aspiring young musicians is a very special one.”
Rebecca Thompson, PES Mentor and Manchester Camerata violinist
“I have learnt a great deal from the professionals from Manchester Camerata and the Royal Exchange. It has been a very inspiring and rewarding experience.”
Gemma Bass, RNCM Student taking part in the Floating World Project
“Camerata’s performance of Dido and Aeneas with the RNCM exceeded our expectations - we both said at the end of the performance we had just experienced a 'Camerata Champagne Moment'. An absolute treat!”
Philip & Margaret Stott, Audience Members
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STAFFORDSHIRE MUSIC PARTNERSHIP
Building on our existing relationship with Stafford, where Camerata holds a flourishing residency, we are delighted to be involved in The Staffordshire Music Partnership. This collaborative project is one of five partnerships to have been awarded a government grant of £200,000, which will fund the development of a range of musical activities and events in Staffordshire.
Working primarily in Rugeley, Cheadle and Uttoxeter, Camerata will collaborate with the international violinist Tasmin Little, visiting local schools and putting on concerts, workshops and family music days. It is hoped that these projects will enable more young people, between the ages of 3 and 19, to experience a wider range of music making activities. We are extremely proud to be involved in this year-long pilot project of national significance, which will culminate in a final celebration performance in July 2009.
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REGIONAL RESIDENCIES
Manchester Camerata enjoys flourishing residencies in Colne, Crewe, Stafford and Ulverston. The orchestra has built excellent relationships with audiences in these regions and is known for performing concerts of the highest standard in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Camerata presented its 08/09 season in Colne in partnership with Pendle Leisure Trust and Mid Pennine Arts. Camerata’s 08/09 season at the Stafford Gatehouse Theatre was their seventh, in partnership with Stafford Borough Council and Staffordshire County Council, supported by Arts Council England through the National Lottery. The 08/09 season was also Camerata’s fifth season at The Coro in Ulverston, in partnership with South Lakeland District Council’s Arts and Events service, supported by Arts Council England through the National Lottery.
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THE CHESTER FESTIVALS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
During 2008, Manchester Camerata received support from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to deliver a programme of arts-based creative learning projects across Chester and Cheshire. The Chester Festivals Education Programme was a huge success, engaging with over 5,000 people from all sections of the community and coming into contact with many thousands more across the entire UK. Fifteen individual projects were delivered and the residency culminated with a joint concert, performed by Manchester Camerata and Cheshire Youth Orchestra, at the Chester Cathedral. Plans for the 2009/10 season are even more ambitious, aiming to reach 10,000 people in Chester and the North West.
This year’s main project, ‘Songs of the Earth’ will explore themes of songs, lyrics, poetry and the environment through music. The project will encompass six separate but linked community arts-based learning projects, developed in partnership with some of Chester’s most exciting festivals.
As part of in the Chester Literature Festival schools in the Chester area will creatively explore sections of a poem through music and songs with Camerata musicians, a composer and a writer/poet. The participating schools will join together to perform the entire poem during the Literature Festival in October 2009. Camerata will also deliver three Family Music Days in Chester during the next 12 months, the first of which will take place during the Chester Summer Music Festival in July 2009. In addition, Camerata will work with a wide range of stakeholders throughout the Chester community to create new works.
The centrepiece of the project will be the ‘Songbook of the Earth’. This will engage 15 schools from communities in which Bank of America Associates live – Chester, The Wirral and Greater Manchester. Each school will work with Camerata musicians, a composer and a poet to create a new ‘song cycle’, drawing inspiration from science, the environment, geography, diversity and community into the song-writing process. Songbook of the Earth will culminate in a special gala performance of the song cycle by the participating young people, a professional singer and Camerata musicians at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, April 2010. Each song will be published in a printed songbook, documenting the project, following the gala performance.
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