Shipsey ‘adopted’ by City of Bristol
The City of Bristol band applied through the Making Music 'Adopt-a-Composer' scheme and will now work alongside composer Laura Shipsey on exciting new musical plans.
'Adopt a Composer' is a year-long project run by Making Music in partnership with Sound and Music, which pairs leisure-time vocal and instrumental music groups with some of the UK's most promising composers to work together to create a brand new piece of music.
This unique scheme offers amateur musicians the chance to work directly with a professional composer, and to be actively involved in the creative process.
Composers in turn have the chance to form a close working relationship with their group, allowing them to develop a piece in response to a group's personality and interests, with the project culminating in a premiere performance and recording.
Band Chairperson, Steve Ellis stated: "We're really looking forward to our partnership with Laura Shipsey, a new name in the world of brass bands music, to create a brand new work.
Plans are underway for an exciting and prestigious performance next summer. We are particularly pleased to discover that, as far as we can ascertain, we are the first brass band to be accepted on to the scheme."
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