Category Archives: News

Outreach Roundup!

Our 30th year has been a very busy and exciting one. Alongside celebratory events such [...]

Audrey Hyland appointed as Jackdaws new Vice President

We are delighted that extraordinary musician, Audrey Hyland, has agreed to become our new Vice [...]

Winners of the 30th Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards

On June 13th, the day after Jackdaws’ 30th birthday, the finals of the 30th Maureen [...]

The 30th Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards Final

Later this month the preliminary audition round for the 30th Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards is [...]

30th birthday gala concert at Jackdaws July 23rd

Jackdaws turns 30 in June 2023, come and join us at our birthday party! To [...]

Booking Open for 2023-24 Season

We are very excited to welcome you to Jackdaws 2022-23 Season, whether you’ve visited us [...]

Year of Klezmer with Hop-Skotshne

Earlier this year our “Year of…” project hit the road with the Klezmer trio Hop [...]

Christmas Concert Returns 2022

Jackdaws ‘Christmas by Candlelight’ Concert makes a welcome return this December! ​​Having become a firm [...]

Jackdaws 30th Birthday

Joyfully it is Jackdaws 30th birthday in June 2023, marking a whole generation of music [...]

Booking Open for 2022-23 Season

We are very excited to welcome you to Jackdaws 2022-23 Season, whether you’ve visited us [...]

Year of Klezmer: Q&A

Klezmer is Jewish music that originated in Eastern Europe, in countries such as Poland, Ukraine, [...]

Nicki Rose on the Roller Coast-Opera!

It had been 8 years since my first visit to Jackdaws, when I was fortunate [...]

Booking Open for 2021-22 Season

We are very excited to welcome you to Jackdaws 2021-22 Season, whether you’ve visited us [...]

Clare Presland remembers her time with Jackdaws

In 2011, I felt very lucky to join Jackdaws OperaPLUS project in which we performed [...]

Jackdaws Song Club: An Inspiration!

As we approach one year of our e-Clubs, we are constantly delighted to hear how [...]

Message to my Daughter

“I am looking at my 18 year daughter, who is talking about student finance and [...]

Winners of the 28th Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards

The 28th Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards has been the most unusual running of the Awards [...]

Jackdaws announce new President

Jackdaws Music Education Trust is delighted to announce Dame Sarah Connolly as their new President [...]

Finalists of the 28th Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards

Following a successful preliminary round which saw singers submit videos to the panel in which [...]

Maureen Lehane Virtual Vocal Awards FAQ

Use of Live Pianist vs Backing Tracks We fully understand that under current Government guidelines, [...]

OperaPLUS: Where are they now?

Guest post from Thomas Elwin Ten minute read. It is just over nine years since [...]

Piano Club at Jackdaws

From October, we will be restarting the on-site Piano Club at Jackdaws. It will run [...]

Jack’s Music Club restarts 25 September

We are delighted to announce that Jack’s Music Club will return for a new term [...]

20-21 Season Open for Bookings!

We are delighted to welcome you to a new season at Jackdaws. We have lots [...]