What is Musical Monuments? Musical Monuments is an exciting project where young people can find out more about their local history through music. Each project is based around a North Yorkshire monument, and in March 2010 Musical Monuments will be coming to Bolton Priory. Workshops will take place on Thursday 11th, Friday 12th, Thursday 18th [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Changes – Review by Artforms Interactive
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 [...]
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 [...]
Journey Through Space With Amicus
Galtres, Lidgett Grove, Poppleton Ousebank and Tang Hall schools performed “Journey Through Space With Amicus” on Thursday 16th October 2003 at The National Centre for Early Music, York. Journey Through Space We wait in the darkness Come, all you who listen, Help in our night journey: Now no sun is shining: Now no star is [...]
Performing Arts Workshop – Montessori School – Pocklington
I was kindly invited to a meeting with Denise, Music Teacher, Debbie, Dance Teacher and Rosie proprietor of the Montessori School. The workshop they were planning to do was on the ‘Circus’. The workshop took place on a Saturday morning in January. There were two sessions, split between 2-5 year olds and 6-10 year olds. [...]