Concerts,
Courses &
Workshops
2016/17
for Children & Young
People, Schools &
Community Groups
Sponsored by
Performances & Events
Photo BY Joe Clark BFLS
Introducing
The Royal Welsh College of Music and
Drama is the National Conservatoire
of Wales and delivers high quality
degree-level training in the
performing arts...
...to talented students from around the
world in the disciplines of music, musical
theatre, acting, theatre & performance
design, stage & event management and
arts management.
The College’s Junior Conservatoire (for
musicians aged 4-18 years) and Young
Actors Studio (for actors aged 11-20
years) are an integral part of the College
and play a key role in widening access
to conservatoire training through the
delivery of specialist weekend courses.
The College is also proud to deliver an
annual programme of outreach activity
to over 10,000 participants each year
as well as a popular range of summer
schools for people of all ages.
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College in 2016/17 for children and young
people, schools and community groups.
Please do get in touch if you would like
further information or to join an activity.
We really look forward to hearing from you.
Junior Conservatoire and Young Actor Studio
training is supported by the Leverhulme Trust,
Wolfson Foundation, Valero, Associated Board
of The Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), D’Oyly
Carte Charitable Trust, Mosawi Foundation, Peter
and Janet Swinburn and Eira and Don Halley.
Schools Symphony
Orchestra Concert
Stravinsky
Tues 7 FebRUARY 2017 / 1.00pm
First mov. from Symphony No 5 Opus 67
Infernal Dance from The Firebird Suite (1919)
Beethoven
Grieg
Orchestradventure! has
been devised to capture the
imaginations of children and
teachers through the power
of a live symphony orchestra.
Through music, singing and dancing,
the RWCMD Symphony Orchestra and
presenter Tom Redmond vividly bring
to life some of the greatest stories ever
told and, along the way, introduce the
instruments and inner workings of an
orchestra in ways you’ve never ever
dreamed of! All participating schools
will be provided with programme notes
and lesson plans, so that the experience
can continue in the class room.
The pages that follow outline the range
of opportunities available through the
Tom Redmond is well known for his
work with orchestras across the UK.
His charismatic style enables him to
engage all ages, making orchestral
music exciting and relevant.
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In The Hall of the Mountain King and
Aase’s Death from Peer Gynt Suite Opus 23
Rossini
Gallop from William Tell Overture
John Williams
Rey’s Theme from Star Wars:
The Force Awakens
Quincy Jones arr. Duncan
Soul Bossa Nova
Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture Opus 29
Tickets
£3 each, with 1 complimentary
teacher ticket for every 10 students.
Contact the St David’s Hall Box Office
on 029 2087 8444
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Take advantage of our
discounted tickets for school
and education groups:
1 complimentary teacher
ticket for every 10 students.
Performances
AND Events
at RWCMD
The College’s events
calendar encompasses over
300 public performances
every year including
orchestral concerts,
recitals, drama, opera
and musical theatre.
£3 tickets for all Lunchtime Lights,
Lunchtime Guests and International
Artists performances.
£5 tickets for our summer puppetry
performance and Christmas show.
£6 ticket for our Richard Burton
Company shows.
For more information:
Contact the RWCMD Box Office
on 029 2039 1391 or email
[email protected]
Drama
Outreach
Our drama outreach activity
provides a diverse range
of drama-based practical
workshops catering for
young people of all ages.
We work with schools, community
organisations and charities to deliver
bespoke workshops, performances and
curriculum-based projects, building young
people’s self-confidence, social skills
and creativity in a safe and supportive
environment, free of charge. All our staff
are professional actors, directors or
industry specialists. We are happy to take
our workshops to schools or community
venues, as well as to host specific events
at RWCMD in Cardiff.
Our diverse range of performances offer audiences the
opportunity to engage with world-class music and theatre across
many different genres in a welcoming environment. A few of
the highlights for children and young people this year include:
Annual Fireworks Concert
5 November 2016 / 5.00-6.00pm
Shakespeare:
Two Gentleman of Verona
1 – 10 December 2016 / 7.30pm
Matinee Tues 6 December 2016 / 2.30pm
The SNowman:
Accompanied by a live orchestra
4 December 2016 / 2.00pm
6 December 2016 / 10.00am & 12.00pm
FAMILY PERCUSSION LUNCHTIME
CONCERT: THE BIG BANG
A percussion extravaganza with O Duo
18 January 2017 / 1.15pm
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Schools Symphony Concert:
Orchestradventure!
7 February 2017 / 1.00pm
HARP LUNCHTIME
LIGHT CONCERT
Paul Patterson’s Avians, Arachnids
and Mosquitos!
15 February 2017 / 1.15pm
ANNUAL PUPPETRY
PERFORMANCE
A magical show given by the
College’s extraordinary students
30 June to 5 July 2017 / times tbc
Meet up!
YAS meets every Sunday in Cardiff
at RWCMD and every Saturday in
Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire College.
For more information:
Contact 029 2039 1394 or email
[email protected]
www.rwcmd.ac.uk
Young Actors
Studio
The Young Actors Studio
(YAS) offers the very best in
actor training for young
people aged 11–20.
The courses give passionate young
performers the opportunity to gain a
real insight into drama school training
by attending specialist classes in
improvisation, text, acting for screen and
audition preparation. We are very proud
of our teachers and our students benefit
from their expertise in film, television and
theatre; our staff work in arts organisations
including the National Theatre, the BBC, the
Royal Shakespeare Company and a range
of film and television companies. Bursaries
of up to 100% of fees are available for
YAS students, subject to eligibility.
Drama Outreach & The Young Actors Studio
Performances & Events
School
Ticket Offer
“We have been hugely impressed
by the talent of the team and
would like to send our deepest
thanks to all. Our son has done
nothing but talk with excitement
and enthusiasm about the group of
friends he has made over the last
few weeks - and we have seen his
confidence blossom. You and your
team have all helped and supported
that, and we could not have asked
for a better experience for him.”
YAS Theatre Workshop Parent / 2014
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Junior
Conservatoire
Our annual outreach
programme takes a vibrant
range of performances and
workshops into schools,
community centres and care
homes across Wales, free
of charge. Music workshops
showcase a range of styles
from classical to jazz and music
theatre and often involve our
talented music students who
are developing professional
outreach skills as part of their
degree studies.
Every Saturday, the Royal
Welsh College of Music &
Drama is the home of the
Junior Conservatoire.
The following workshops
are available in 2016/17:
Instrument Workshops
(November)
An introduction to string, brass, wind
or percussion instruments, as well as
composition.
Winter Jazz
(December)
A selection of toe-tapping jazz carols
delivered at your school.
Percussion workshops
(January)
Following a short, exciting performance
at assembly, we’re offering percussion
workshops of approx. 50 minutes for two
different classes on the same morning.
Suitable for all ages.
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“Our pupils were absolutely
spellbound. We could never
afford to take all our pupils to
a performance like this so you
are helping us to break the
poverty barriers.”
Primary School Headteacher / 2016
BESPOKE WORKSHOPS
We also offer bespoke workshops at
your school and/or at RWCMD in Cardiff.
For more information:
Contact 029 2039 1430
or email [email protected]
Strings Workshops
(January-March)
A bespoke workshop for your school,
with options ranging from an Introduction
to String Instruments concert & workshop
to coaching or masterclasses for children
who already play.
From their very first steps in music through
to intensive preparation for conservatoirelevel training, the Junior Conservatoire
offers opportunities for children and
young people to learn in a stimulating and
supportive environment, and to realise
their full musical potential.
The Junior Conservatoire’s Advanced
Course offers the only training of its
kind in Wales, immersing talented young
musicians aged 8 -18 years in a professional
performing arts environment where they
can benefit from an intensive and holistic
music education, delivered by a team of
highly specialist tutors. Crucially, it allows
students to share these experiences with
other young people, whose interests
and goals are similar to their own. All our
students progress onto degree courses,
most at conservatoires and university
music departments. Bursaries of up to
100% of fees are available for Advanced
Course students, subject to eligibility.
Creative Music Workshops
(March)
Learn about musical elements and create
your own composition using boomwhackers
and percussion instruments.
Schools Opera (March)
Our second year singers perform a one-act
opera specially written for schools.
Concert Parties (June/July)
Our first year singers visit care homes
and day centres with a programme of
timeless classics.
For more information:
Contact 029 2039 1365 or email
[email protected]
www.rwcmd.ac.uk
Instrument
Afternoons
(free of charge) –
Spring and
Summer 2017
The Junior Conservatoire is pleased
to present a series of free instrument
workshops. Activities on offer include
warm-up exercises, musical games,
masterclasses and a chance to play
alongside some of our junior and senior
students. The afternoons cater for
players aged 8 - 16 years of Grade 3
level and above.
Junior Conservatoire
Music Outreach
Music
Outreach
For more information and
to register your interest:
Visit our website at
www.rwcmd.ac.uk/
junior_conservatoire/
concerts__open_days.aspx
“I would definitely recommend the
conservatoire. It has been and is
still such an amazing place to me.
You feel welcomed…plus you make
so many friends while being there.
You learn so many new things,
and also have lots of performing
opportunities. It’s a wonderful place
with so many brilliant things about
it, that I think that anyone who really
enjoys music should go too.”
Advanced Course Student / 2014
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Summer Schools
A family learning workshop given
as part of this year’s Musicians
in Focus Summer School
SUMMER
SCHOOLS
Our courses in 2017 include:
Learn a new skill or pursue your
passion for the performing
arts next summer with one of
our exciting summer schools!
Experience life at one of the
UK’s top conservatoires in a safe
and supportive environment.
Theatre Workshop
Summer Camps
(ages 11-16)
“I was apprehensive at first as I
had not attended anything like
this before, but I am so very glad
that I did. I will be approaching
the next 12 months in a different
positive way than in the past.
So very pleased I attended and
completed the course.”
Opera Workshop Participant / 2016
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Drama School Experience
(ages 16-20)
Junior Jazz
(ages 8-18)
Workshops for Visually
Impaired Musicians
(of all ages)
Opera Workshop
(age 18 plus)
For more information:
Contact 029 2039 1430 or email
[email protected]