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Steelbands North Taster Day

2nd April 2015Mrs K Shutler

STEELBANDS NORTH – JUNIOR PANORAMA 2015 TASTER DAY

Sunday 19th April 1-4pm at KEVI (tbc)

Free Entry

Do you play steelpans? Are you a confident performer aged between 9 and 21? Then come along and try out for the Steelbands North. The band is looking to recruit performers to play at the Junior Panorama 2015 in London on the 11th August 2015 and the North Tyneside Festival of Steelpans on 26th June 2015.

The day will be led by Jenny Gilberg along with other Steelpan specialists, and will be a fun day of performing and assessing each player’s suitability for the band and possible future 02membership.

More information on Steelband North membership can be found here.

Wansbeck Music Festival

23rd March 2015Mrs K Shutler

On Wednesday 18th March, The Wansbeck Music Festival opened with its first heats for Steelpans.

The event, held at KEVI, saw Chantry Steelpans enter 4 Bands, 4 Ensembles and a Soloist whilst Newminster Steelpans also entered their Band and an Ensemble who were all up against other Steelpan Groups from around Northumberland and North Tyneside.

The players all performed different pieces including Classical music, Jazz, Pop Hits and more traditional Calypso style music, all arranged and lead by Jenny Gilberg.

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Steel Pan Band at Wansbeck Music Festival

13th March 2015Mrs K Shutler

Good luck to all the Steel Pan groups who are performing in the Wansbeck Music Festival on Wednesday 18th March.

This takes place at The King Edward VI School in the Lower School Hall at 5pm.

There is a small charge by the Wansbeck Festival at the door for anyone who would like to go along and support them.

Find out more about the Wansbeck Music Festival on their website.

Blowing the Roof off Sage Gateshead

9th December 2014Mrs K Shutler

On Tuesday 25th November The Morpeth Partnership of Schools came together for an amazing spectacle of a concert at the Sage Gateshead.

The Partnership consisted of The King Edward VI High School, Chantry and Newminster Middle Schools along with 15 other First and Middle Schools. It was truly a sight to behold. Eager smiling faces singing and playing their hearts out to an audience of over 1100 people.

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Chantry and Newminster Samba Band

29th October 2014Mrs K Shutler

After only a few weeks of playing together, the Chantry and Newminster Samba Band are all in time creating upbeat rhythmic sounds on their drums and percussion instruments.

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Newminster and Chantry Ceilidh Band

22nd October 2014Mrs K Shutler

The Newminster and Chantry Ceilidh band, led by Mrs Hedley, have made fantastic progress since beginning in September. On 21st October they were joined by the Kevi Ceilidh band and after half term, pupils from Rothbury will also be joining them.

We wish all pupils who are participating in the Ceilidh band at the Sage concert on November 25th the best of luck!