News
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Spotlight on: The Banbury Youth Arts Festival 2010
Banbury’s new Youth Arts Festival draws together a number of events and highlights opportunities for young people to engage with music, dance and drama. This years debut is a modest start to what is hoped will become a major cultural highlight in years to come. The festival, which runs from Thursday 1st July to Wednesday 14th July 2010, includes concerts and performances by groups from schools, drama clubs, arts organisations and the Oxfordshire County Music Service.
Highlights of the Festival include two early evening concerts, coordinated by the Music Service with support from Oxford Inspires. Both evenings culminate in a song performed by all the young people taking part – an inspiring tribute to the power of the arts to transform lives.
The festival also features a special concert from Oxford Philomusica, with some of the solo parts undertaken by young musicians from the County Music Service’s top orchestra. This collaboration is a first for both organisations, giving talented young soloists the opportunity to play with a professional orchestra, and young audiences the chance to experience the thrilling sound of a live orchestra, perhaps for the first time.
Banbury Youth Arts Festival Programme:
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Vocal Mix
Thursday 1 July, 6.30pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Horsefair, Banbury OX16 0AA
Tickets: please note that due to seating restrictions, this event is by special invitation only to friends, families and those directly connected to the project.
This exciting celebratory event spans the generations and is led by the award-winning singing group Sense of Sound. Children from local primary schools and adults from the community have enjoyed four weeks of workshops based on the training that Sense of Sound gave in BBC2’s BAFTA award-winning series The Choir: Boys Don’t Sing.
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The Mill Youth Theatre Platform
Wednesday 30 June & Thursday 1 July, 6.30pm & 8.30pm
Venue: The Mill Arts Centre
Tickets: £6, £3 concessions
Werewolves, people-trafficking, underwater fantasies and secret agencies: these are the themes explored by The Mill’s young performers through a series of short performances and a range of different dramatic styles. You’ll even be taken on a quest which starts in the jungle and ends on the moon.
More Info: 01295 279002
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The Mill Youth Dance Platform
Friday 2 July, 6.30pm & 8.30pm
Venue: The Mill Arts Centre
Tickets: £6, £3 concessions
Hosted by professional company in residence at The Mill, INDIGO, this showcase features the Mill’s Youth Dance groups, INDIGO Youth Dance team and performances from guest youth dance groups and dancers. Styles range from hip hop to ballet, contemporary to jazz and Capoeira to break dance.
More Info: 01295 279002
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
Thursday 8 July and Friday 9 July, 7.00pm
Venue: The Warriner School
The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colours comes to life as sung by more than 270 children from all nine Warriner Partnership primary schools in their annual production.
First performed in a London school in 1968, Joseph is one of the world’s most popular musicals, produced by schools and groups around the globe. Enjoy some of the shows unforgettable songs, including Any Dream Will Do, Jacob and Sons and Joseph’s Coat.
More Info: Guy Brigg, Dr Radcliffe’s Primary School, 01869 340204
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Music from the Movies: Family Concert
Saturday 10 July, 6.00pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church
Tickets: Adults £8, children £4, family £20
A fun-packed concert for all the family featuring film music favourites, including the popular Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and James Bond. But see if you can also recognise other pieces that are extremely well known but perhaps not immediately linked with the movies.
More Info: One Man Band, Banbury Tourist Information Centre or Emma Callery 01608 737249
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Festival Concert One
Monday 12 July, 6.30pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church
Tickets: £2 adults, £1 concessions: under 18 and over 60
This is one of two early evening concerts being held at St Mary's to showcase the wonderful talent of young people in Banbury through music and the performing arts. Both evenings culminate in a song performed by all the young people taking part.
More Info: County Music Service: 01865 740000 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Festival Concert Two
Tuesday 13 July, 6.30pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church
Tickets: £2 adults, £1 concessions: under 18 and over 60
This is one of two early evening concerts being held at St Mary's to showcase the wonderful talent of young people in Banbury through music and the performing arts. Both evenings culminate in a song performed by all the young people taking part.
More Info: County Music Service: 01865 740000 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Oxford Philomusica Schools’ Concert
Wednesday 14 July, 1.30pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Horsefair, Banbury OX16 0AA
Tickets: £2 per person
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F
Bach Concerto for 2 violins in D minor
Vivaldi Concerto for 2 cellos in G minor
Haydn Symphony in C ‘Toy Symphony’
More Info: Priority will be given to local schoolchildren and their teachers. Others, please check with Oxford County Music Service 01865 740000 to see if seats are available on the day.
