Twenty two younsters from across North Yorkshire have used art masterpieces as inspiration to create musical monuments. The scheme, which was run by York based Accessible Arts And Media, involved the group of 8 to 12 year olds visiting the National Trust’s Beningborough Hall, which is home to paintings from the National Portrait Gallery. Mollie [...]
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Wolds Wonders
You are all so wonderful A festive production by the Wolds Wonders company will take to the stage next week. The independant musical theatre group is for adults with a learning or physical disability in Pocklington and the surrounding area. They will perform their version of Dick Whittington at Pocklington Arts Centre on Wednesday, and [...]
AMICUS Mystery
AMICUS York have joined forces with Accessible Arts, Cube Media’s unique SoundWeavers, MA Students from the University of York and students from Applefields and Tanghall Primary Schools on a musical extravaganza. The project, which has been generously funded by the Gannett Foundation, takes ‘The Mercer’s Tale’ from the original York Cycle of Mystery Plays as [...]
Musical Monuments at Ripon Museums – October 2008
Musical Monuments is an exciting inclusive music project where both mainstream and disabled young people can work together to create music. Want to know what it would have been like in a workhouse or prison? Then come and find out through Music Technology, Singing & Signing 31st October 2008, 9am – 4.30pm at Ripon Museums, [...]
Pupils sing sign of the times
YOUNGSTERS from two York schools put on a special show as part of the city’s Festival Of Rivers. Pupils from Fishergate Primary and Appleflelds School delivered the performance at Joseph Rowntree Park. Twelve children from each school worked in the project. They were split into two groups, one working with technology and the other working [...]
Amicus York Summer Project
The Amicus Interactive Music Project is a charitable organisation which brings children together in an environment of fun and friendship to create music. This Summer, Amicus York is joining forces with Cube Media and Accessible Arts to run a project with children from Fishergate Primary and Applefields Schools. The project will be run in conjunction [...]
Amicus Summer Project 2006 – Festival of Rivers
Schools involved in the Project Applefields Special Needs School and Fishergate Primary School. Organisations involved: Amicus Accessible Arts – Hands & Voices Choir Cube Media – Sound Weaver MEG – Music Education Group – University of York City of York Arts The provisional planning of the workshops are to run the project on Monday morning, and the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Pupils join space race
A MUSICAL journey through space has helped unite mainstream and special needs schools in York. Pupils from Galtres, Lidgett Grove, Tang Hall and Poppleton Ousebank schools performed Journey Through Space at the National Centre for Early Music in Walmgate, York, yesterday, during the launch of the city’s Sightsonic festival. The show, organised by Amicus York, [...]