Author Archives: Josh
Year of the Reed Tickets available now
Tickets went on sale this morning for the fourth “Year of…” project, the Year of [...]
Caecilia Andriessen announces final Jackdaws course
Last year, we celebrated 20 years of Caecilia Andriessen‘s unique piano ensemble weekend course, Pianos [...]
OperaPLUS is the Best Classical Music Education Initiative
On the 25th of February, Jackdaws Music Education Trust was presented with a prestigious Music [...]
Kenneth van Barthold Obituary
It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of long standing Jackdaws [...]
2015 – Year in Review
Well, what a year 2015 was. Our Education work expanded our reach across to the [...]
Vote for Jackdaws OperaPLUS in the Music Teacher Awards for Excellence
EDIT: WE WON!! On 25 February, our innovative project OperaPLUS was presented with the Music [...]
Christmas Ideas from Jackdaws
As musicians ourselves, we appreciate that it can be difficult at this time of the [...]
OperaPLUS Nominated for Best Classical Music Education Initiative
UPDATE [17 December 2015]: Voting is now open! Please visit ClassicFM to vote for OperaPLUS [...]
Concert by Candelight – Celebrate Christmas with Jackdaws
Christmas by Candlelight has fast become a firm favourite in the festive calendar and once [...]
Jackdaws voted Second in UK Piano Course Rankings
Popular piano blogger Frances Wilson – the Cross-Eyed Pianist – asked her readers to rate [...]
Winners of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Award 2015
The 2015 presentation of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards was an exciting afternoon of music [...]
Upcoming Vocal Courses
Jackdaws Vocal Courses run throughout the year and cater for musicians of all abilities, from [...]
Maureen Lehane 2015: Meet the Panel
On Thursday 12 November, seven singers will contest the Maureen Lehane first prize on the [...]
What you think is how you play!
Tutor and Alexander Technique mentor, Ann Hetherington, encourages us to consider A Kinesthetic Approach to [...]
Maureen Lehane Vocal Award Finalists 2015
After two days of auditions on the 17th and 18th October, we present, with great [...]
Jack’s Music Club for Teens
Every Friday after school, Jack’s Music Club meets to hang out and make music with [...]
Sight-reading, Memorisation and Piano Technique
Courses in our new brochure have obviously been very well received – places are filling [...]
What do Mozart, Macbeth and artist Kiki Smith have in common?
…they all feature in Jackdaws Summer Production 2015! Every July, the Jackdaws Summer Production is [...]
New Season Courses Announced!
After the long wait, we are excited to finally be able to present our new [...]
Year of Percussion Tickets Now Available!
Tickets are now available for the Year of Percussion Grand Finale Concert, featuring international percussionist [...]
Foreign Languages at Jackdaws
September is Foreign language month at Jackdaws – and we’re celebrating with leading experts in [...]
Interview with the Jacobson-Brown Piano Duo
It’s not a Jackdaws-first, but this Summer will certainly be the first time in many [...]
Celebrate Sibelius
We are all no doubt familiar with the staples of Schubert and Schumann, but with [...]
Frome Voices sing Elijah
Frome Voices, a choir of over one hundred singers from various musical backgrounds, have chosen [...]