Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds: Brighton Early Music Festival 2009 (BREMF)

Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds: Brighton Early Music Festival 2009 (BREMF)

Brighton Early Music Festival 2009 (BREMF)

23rd Oct to 8th Nov
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Purcell, Handel & Haydn and
East Meets West at BREMF 09
Music from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India and China, celebrating some rich encounters across the globe and through the ages.
21 events; 3 BBC Radio 3 broadcasts

Wildlife Photography of the Year Exhibition

Winners have been announced ! The exhibition will be on tour in Gloucester 23 January 2010 to 28 February 2010 at

Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall Twigworth Gloucester GL2 9PA
01452 731 422

The 2010 competition opens in January.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/index.jsp

Revolution on paper at the British Museum

Mexican prints 1910–1960

22 October 2009 – 5 April 2010 / Room 90 / Admission free

The exhibition is the first in Europe to focus on the great age of Mexican printmaking in the first half of the 20th century. It features 130 works by over 40 artists including prints by Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and David Alfaro Siqueiros.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/future_exhibitions/mexican_prints_1910%E2%80%931960.aspx

Calling Artists and Art Groups for exhibitions in 2011, West Midlands

Are you creative? Is your work new, of good quality, does it have something to say? If you would like to exhibit your work, please call the Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery today for an application form and selection details or download them from the museum’s web page. The deadline date for all applications is now set for Friday 21st May 2010.

The Museum has three galleries devoted to temporary exhibitions, all varying in sizes. Whether you are a solo artist, group, painter, sculptor, animator, craft-maker, illustrator, photographer or 3-D artist – we want to show your work in our Museum.

Please note that terms and conditions apply to accepting an exhibition slot at the Museum. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The application process is competitive and not all applications will be successful.

Visit www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/museum to download the forms online.

Please contact the museum's Exhibition Officer if you have any further enquiries. Contact: Jhinuk Sarkar matthew.johnson@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

JAZZ EXPERIENCE COMPETITION

This is a national (i.e. UK-wide) competition for jazz ensembles with members aged 11-18. The competition's 3 age bands mean that younger musicians can enter and stand a good chance of success within their age group.
Judges include Julian Joseph, Peter Ind, Richard Michael, Helen Mayhew, Andrea Vicari and Liane Carroll.

All that's required is to prepare just 2 pieces: a blues and a piece of your/their own choosing that features impro.
Ensembles are based around piano (or kbd), bass (upright, bass guitar, etc), drums, plus optionally up to 5 additional performers.

How To Take Part
Now: read through the details on the attached Rules document
Asap: Email angela.whittington@gmx.yamaha as soon as possible to confirm your intention to take part.
This term: Coach your ensemble this term, as explained in the Rules document (attached)
By mid-Jamuary 2010: Send us a video of your ensemble performing their 2 pieces, with the completed application form (also attached), by mid-January 2010.
It's that simple!

We are not insisting that every member of the ensemble improvises. So if you've got some musicians who are solid rhythm players and others who have a flair for impro, they can work to their strengths. A good, tightly together ensemble will go a long way in this competition. So please have a go and take part.

NB: You can enter more than one ensemble, though no performer may appear in more than one ensemble.
http://www.yamahaeducation.co.uk/jazz_experience

Win an annual membership to the British music experience

Dayvisits in association with the British Music Experience, Britain’s interactive museum of popular music at The O2, are offering you the chance to win one of five fantastic annual memberships.


Worth £50 each, every member will enjoy-

Unlimited entry without having to queue
Use of their exclusive Green Room, complete with complimentary refreshments
6 free tickets to give to friends and family
Discounts on British Music Experience merchandise and invitations to exclusive British Music Events
To enter the FREE prize draw competition sign-up via the e-news form
http://www.dayvisits.co.uk/news/84/

Save 30% on tickets for the Country Living Christmas Fair

The Christmas Fairs are only a few weeks away so make sure you've booked your tickets. Either call the ticket hotline on 0844 848 0169. Or to book on-line visit http://www.ticketsoup.com/TSEvent.aspx?EventID=10848&ID=20

Be part of a new artwork at Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery

Artist Alinah Azadeh is looking for 999 objects to become part of her next art installation at Bristol City Museum and is asking YOU to contribute..

The Gifts is a new textile installation consisting of small objects donated by the public, which have personal meaning for the Giver and somehow represent an experience, memory or association he/she is prepared to lay to rest. These objects are being wrapped and bound by the artist using fabric and yarn, together with a silent blessing and will become part of a major new exhibition, the shape of things, at Bristol’s City Museum & Art Gallery, Feb 6 – April 18 next year. She will be exhibiting alongside ceramic artist Rosa Nguyen.


Objects donated so far range from love letters, jewellery, keys and wedding shoes to a CND badge, a pipe, a zip drive, sunglasses and a door handle.


To donate an object that is ‘past its emotional sell-by date’ please download and fill in the pdf on Alinah Azadeh’s website or the Bristol Museum site describing the object and what it means to you. Objects can then be sent with the postcard to The Gifts, PO BOX 199, LEWES BN7 9GQ. If you are local to Bristol, they can be taken directly to the Museum.

The closing date is 30 November 2009.

Snail Mail Creative Writing Workshops

What happens when we stop texting, emailing and instant messaging and pick up a pen and paper? Led by poet Miriam Nash, the Snail Mail workshop explores letter writing as a form of creative writing, opening new and unexpected doors to creativity. Come to one workshop for a taste, or the full series for a chance to delve deep into this almost forgotten form of communication.

Upcoming dates:

Saturday 31 October 11am-1pm
Saturday 28 November 11am-1pm

Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EB
Price: £10/£6

To book visit www.foyles.co.uk/events.asp and scroll down

For more info visit www.miriamnash.com

In partnership with Foyles and Slow Down London

Sing! Right Up Your Street

Sing! Right Up Your Street (18th - 24th October 2009) is a week long celebration of adult choirs and singing groups in the West Midlands. Across the region choirs and groups will be holding free open rehearsals, reaching out to new members and anyone with a passion for song. Many will be streaming rehearsals live on to the Internet at www.singwm.com

There will also be free adult workshops, organised by some of the West Midlands’ top choir leaders and singing tutors, specially designed to help even the most inexperienced singer find a confident voice. If you’ve ever wanted to sing, this is a fun, friendly and free place to start.
Sing! Right Up Your Street ends on Saturday 24th October with public performances in city centres around the region, celebrating those that took part in the project and promoting opportunities for adults to sing in the West Midlands.

For more information go to www.singwm.com