Category Archives: News

The Team Mascot Scores!

After three weeks of OperaPLUS, with workshops and performances across Somerset and Wiltshire, the team [...]

Fanfares in Frome for Year of Brass!

Children from Cheddar, Rode & Norton St Philp schools have composed special Birthday Fanfares for [...]

Long Weekends at Jackdaws

Our longer weekend courses offer more time for you to spend at Jackdaws this summer, [...]

Sound the Trumpets!

SOUND THE TRUMPETS! THE AWARD-WINNING PROJECT “JACKDAWS YEAR OF…” BRINGS WORLD CLASS BRASS QUINTET TO [...]

2017 Review

12 months of activity has given us much to talk about. Our Education projects have [...]

Winners of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2017

Following a close final at the Wigmore Hall this afternoon, Jackdaws are delighted to announce [...]

Humans of Frome Interview with Saffron van Zwanenberg

Walking Vallis Woods to Great Elm from Frome is just about one of the nicest [...]

Maureen Lehane Vocal Award 2017 Finalists Announced

Press and Journalists seeking further information should visit the Maureen Lehane EPK Following two days [...]

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 [...]