News
Great Elm Vocal Awards finals were held in the Wigmore Hall - Results on the Vocal awards page
Raffle Prize Winners
Ist prize ( A Jackdaws weekend workshop excluding B.B; or a case of good wine;) to Dr. M. Phillips of Swansea;
2nd prize (B.B and meals for a weekend workshop at Jackdaws; or half a case of good wine;) to Mrs D. Hooper of Bath;
3rd prize (B.B for a weekend workshop at Jackdaws; or two bottles of champagne;) to Miss M. Kirkwood of Peterhead, Scotland;
We thank everyone who has supported the Good Piano Fund by buying raffle tickets; and we ask you to please continue doing so; we are now nearing the £20,000 mark towards our goal of £32,000; and the Steinway grand (the Good Piano) has made such a difference to workshops and chamber concerts; thank you for your generosity.
Arts Week in May
In May, for the seventh year, Jackdaws gave an Arts Week to a local school; this year the lucky school was Hayesdown and each day for five days thirty children painted and potted; made giant willow sculptures which were then donated to the school; sang; wrote poetry and painted on glass; the week was called "Maybug Madness" and the theme was the local wildlife.
On the Saturday, the sixth day, parents and local people were invited to come and see the astonishing results of all this activity; thanks to the unstinting efforts of the professional artists--Kate Lynch, Nick Inns, Shaun Jackson, Mary May,Stefan Jennings, Judy Swanson, the youngsters had produced some really good work which they were then able to take home with them.
Other visitors that afternoon were Andrew Edlestone with his most attractive pottery stall; Margaret Banks with an extremely popular plant stall; a bric a brac stall; and a cake stall with mouth watering goodies by Rosemarie Casemore, Judy Duffus and Lucinda Murray; Liz Molony provided a splendid chocolate cake for the raffle; and The Frome Youth Choir, conducted by Alan Burgess,gave a very varied and entertaining programme ranging from early madrigals to folk songs. And the weather was good!
The new Garage Studio
Thanks to the generosity of the Jackdaws trustees and two local Jackdaws supporters, we have been able to turn the calamity of the collapsed garage roof into a triumph; we now have a splendid, extra studio; and the cooks have a large, practical and convenient pantry.
"Let the Music Speak"
Book by Andrew Wall - documents the history of Jackdaws and the life and career of Maureen Lehane Wishart, Jackdaw's Artistic Director. Further information on Merchandising Page
The Complete Piano Works of Peter Wishart (1921- 1984)
First CD recording of all Piano works
Further information on Merchandising Page
Charities Aid Foundation
The CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) newsletter of September '06 includes a paragraph entitled "The Plight of Small Charities" in which it says--"the big, popular household- name charities are dominating donations."
It then goes on to say---"Much more information is now available to donors--including the ability to search for charities by income on CAF's website, www.cafonline.org- and this should help donors who would like to give more support to small charities.
We thank everyone who has supported the Good Piano Fund by buying raffle tickets; and we ask you to please continue doing so; we are now nearing the £20,000 mark towards our goal of £32,000"; and the Steinway grand (the Good Piano) has made such a difference to workshops and chamber concerts; thank you for your generosity.
