Review: CHANGES Release Date: 4 December 2004 – immediate A TRANSFORMING EXPERIENCE The performance of ‘Changes ‘ (run in association with the SightSonic Festival year-round programme) at the National Centre for Early Music in front of a Full House was not only a remarkable achievement for the many people involved but also a powerful piece [...]
Archive of entries posted in the year 2004
AMICUS York receives recognition
Members of the AMICUS York team attended a glittering awards ceremony at York Race Course to celebrate the York Community Pride Awards. The project was nominated for the Community Project Award, but failed to take away the main prize – something that was difficult to be upset about when all the projects represented during the [...]
AMICUS York reaches final of York Community Pride Awards
Following AMICUS York’s nomination for the Best Community Project in the York Community Pride Awards, the group has reached the final three! The results will be announced at an Awards Ceremony to be hosted by BBC Look North presenter Harry Gration, at York Race Course on the 1st December.
Spreading a little Happiness – Amicus Shortlisted for Award!
Amicus have been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Community Project category of this year’s York Community Pride Awards. One of the groups founders, Jacki Dealtry, of Pocklington, said she was inspired to set up the group by a similar projects in Darlington. Since then she has raised thousands of pounds of funding to [...]
Changes
Run in association with SightSonic Festival 2004 Year-Round Programme Accessible Arts, Cube Media, AMICUS York and the City of York Arts Service, York College and the Manor School Community Programme have joined forces to bring you a unique, devised and interactive piece, which explores Greek stories of human transformation or ‘change’. Four ancient Greek myths [...]
Music groups up for heroes’ award
TWO much-valued groups which have proved the therapeutic value of music have been nominated for York Community Pride awards The Smile And A Song trio, who provide musical entertainment in elderly people’s homes, have been put forward in the Charity Fundraiser of the Year category by 83-year-old Catherine Halliwell, of Rawcliffe. Mrs Halliwell said she [...]
The Sound of Speed
The performance was part of the Arts Service programme to provide opportunities for all school children to become involved in music, dance and drama. This is delivered through a range of across school projects and performances, school based teaching, training for teachers and vocal/instrumental lessons in School. “The Sound of Speed” is a percussion based [...]
‘Rainbow Fish gets swept away’
Haxby Road Primary School – Spring 2004 In Spring 2004, we ran the first Amicus York project with children in the Foundation Stage and KS1. Amicus York aims to create musical friendship groups between children in mainstream settings and those with special educational needs. The projects provide children with the opportunity to participate in music [...]
Famous faces join fun
Bill and Ben joined children at a York school when pupils were given the chance to “Bring a famous friend”. Hundreds of Youngsters at Poppleton Ousebank primary school jumped at the chance to ditch their school uniform for the day and dress up for a charity fundraising day. Teacher Mervyn Silience said the non-uniform day [...]
Celebration, Procession and Ritual
“Celebration, Procession and Ritual” was the theme for an Amicus project to produce two different musical pieces from a common starting point. Each group comprised children from two schools. Galtres and Tang Hall children were in one group, Lidgett Grove and Poppleton Ousebank formed the other. The two groups developed the themes in different ways. [...]