Author Archives: Josh
Music and Singing Days for Wellbeing at Jackdaws
The ever popular One Day Courses at Jackdaws offer an ideal way for singers and [...]
The 25th Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards
2017 is the landmark 25th anniversary of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards which, over the [...]
Ameral Gunson: Obituary
Mezzo-Soprano Ameral Gunson studied singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Walter [...]
Jackdaws 2017-18 Season Announced
Jackdaws have announced their 2017-18 Season of weekend music courses. Featuring a selection of new [...]
Year of Recorder was a huge success!
“It’s the best performance I’ve ever heard – thank you.” On Wednesday 22 March, Anna [...]
Year of Recorder Tickets on Sale Monday!
On Monday 13 March, tickets go on sale for the Jackdaws Year of Recorder Grand [...]
Jackdaws wins Best Classical Music Education Initiative… again!
For the second year running, Jackdaws Music Education Trust has won a prestigious Music Teacher [...]
Workshops start again!
Here we are at the start of February, and the Jackdaws year starts with our [...]
2016 – A Year in Review
2016 – what a year it was. We say it every year, but this one [...]
Welcome to Jackdaws
We’ve just launched our new video – Welcome to Jackdaws. What is it like in [...]
Vote for Year of…
Vote for Jackdaws on the ClassicFM website now! Voting closes 30 November. At the start [...]
Winners of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2016
The winners of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2016: First Prize Nardus Williams, Soprano Second [...]
Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2016: Finalists Announced
Following two days of auditions on the 8th and 9th October, we present, with great [...]
VIDA Quartet announce Fundraising Concert
The VIDA Guitar Quartet has announced a Fundraising Concert on Saturday 3 December for Jackdaws [...]
Earn your Arts Award at Jack’s Music Club
Jack’s Music Club returns on Friday 16 September, and we’re looking for young musicians – [...]
Sing in Russian
“Truly there would be reason to go mad, were it not for music.” Pyotr Ilyich [...]
2016-17 Music Courses
We are delighted to announce booking is now open for our 2016-17 season weekend and [...]
Song Story Success!
On 29 June, the final large-scale Jackdaws Education project of 2015-16 saw children from four [...]
Summer at the Keys
Summer is a wonderful time for music. What better time to enjoy a classical music [...]
Dutch Piano Pedagogue Caecilia Andriessen returns to the UK for the final time
In 1995, Dutch pianist Caecilia Andriessen came to Jackdaws in Somerset with a new idea [...]
Song Story 2016: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Final Performance: Wednesday 29 June Elmwood & Robert Blake Science College, Bridgwater Song Story 2016 [...]
Jack’s Summer Series
Every Friday in May we are giving you the chance to try Jack’s Music Club [...]
Julian Jacobson sharpens up your Chopin
The magic of Chopin’s music is still as potent as ever, even more than 260 [...]
OperaPLUS – The Love Potion
Award winning Education project, Jackdaws OperaPLUS, returns with a production of Donizetti’s The Love Potion [...]