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Leeds Summer Spotlight Concert June 2023
On 21st June 2023 we held our FIRST Leeds Student concert at The Music House, formerly known as The
The concert opened with a clarinet duet arrangement of Greensleeves which was arranged by our very own Adam and accompanied by our Gold Music accompanist Ben. The earthy and atmospheric tone of the clarinets together combined with piano accompaniment set the scene for the musical delights that followed.
The concert then proceeded with solo's and duets from both children studying with us at Gold Music. Our showcase demonstrated about half of the students we have studying with us at Gold Music and we suspect our next concert will be even bigger!
The instruments showcased where mostly piano and woodwind and it was fantastic to see such variety in skill and ability. We had students as young as 7 or 8 just starting out on instruments giving their first public performance and also welcomed more seasoned performers of grade 6 - 8 level; many of which were preparing for upcoming ABRSM exams.
Reed & Ivory, Northern Clarinet and Piano Duo closed the concert with a performance of Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla.
Closing remark from Helen, Gold Music Director:
"I cannot express how proud I am of each and every one of you for your professionalism, commitment, etiquette and beautiful music for this concert. Well done!!!
To parents and carers, thank you for supporting your children. It was great to see what they have been working on in their 1-1's!
To my tutors, thank you for your hard work this academic year in bringing your students on. I appreciate all that you do!"
Plans are now in motion for our next concert which is scheduled for 2nd December 2023 at The Heart Centre in Headingley, Leeds.
Have a fantastic summer break everyone!
Gold Music: Winter Talent Show 2023
A showcase of the talent & potential we have at Gold Music!
A massive well done and congratulations to all of the students that recently submitted videos for our digital talent show! All of our students gained professional feedback on presentation, practise strategies & artistry from Dan!
Our winners were:
Under 18's Charlotte on Flute
Over 18's Craig on Piano
Overall Performance Josephine Singing
Gold Music: Concert Showcase July 2022
On July 2nd 2022, Gold Music presented its first concert at St Brides Church, Liverpool. It was a resounding success and we are so proud of all of our students that took part!
The concert opened with the Prelude Woodwind Choir made up of flutes and clarinets. This was directed by Helen; the Manager at Gold Music. They opened with Mozart's famous Eine Kleine Nacht Musc. A short but sweet welcome to our audience and a taste of the beautiful music that was to follow.
The concert then proceeded with solo's and duets from both children and adults studying with us at Gold Music. Our showcase demonstrated about one eighth of the students we have studying with us at Gold Music and we suspect our next concert will be even bigger!
It was fantastic to have such a wide variety of instruments showcased at our concert. We heard some fantastic flute solo's by our performers Charlotte and Grace, clarinet was showcased by Gabrielle and we had Will on the Saxophone. We also had Craig and Simon representing our adult group on the piano and a triumphant trumpet solo by Rosa! Our penultimate performance was by Jacqui and her son Karl on the flute and guitar; a stunning performance and instrumental combination.
Reed & Ivory, Northern Clarinet and Piano Duo closed the concert with a performance of two movements from Paul Reade's Victorian Kitchen Garden Suite. A refreshing pallette cleanser to bring our showcase to a close.
Closing remark from Helen, Gold Music Director:
"I cannot express how proud I am of each and every one of you for your professionalism, commitment, etiquette and beautiful music for this concert. Well done!!!
To parents and carers, thank you for supporting your children. It was great to see what they have been working on in their 1-1's!
To my tutors, thank you for your hard work this academic year in bringing your students on. I appreciate all that you do!"
We raised £42 for this event for Macmillan Cancer Support. Thank you for your generosity!
A special thanks & mention goes to:
Ben Cockburn (Accompanist)
Sean Hodgkiss (Sound/Recording/Photography)
Sarah Goldsmith (Front of House)
Staff:
Adam Letman
Emily Baxter
Plans are now in motion for our next concert!
Have a fantastic summer break everyone!
Shout out to a star student!
We would like to congratulate Samuel on a fantastic audition at King David High School and St Edward's High School! Both schools offer specialist music places for gifted and talented students and we are pleased to share that Samuel ranked 12th out of 147 applicants!
Samuel is now waiting to hear back from Bluecoat High School and St Edward's High school after completing entrance exams and his musical aptitude audition.
Samuel has been training with Ben P for 7 months now and has made fantastic progress in both piano and musicianship. Ben recognised Samuel's natural musicianship and challenged him to a grade 3 programme ahead of his auditions.
Tutor Ben says: "Sam is such a nice lad and a pleasure to teach. He always works really hard and plays with maturity and expression!"
Well done Samuel and keep up the fantastic work!
Success for Adam with his new single release!
"In the Small Hours" composed and premiered in February 2021! Click the image to listen to Adam's work now!
Adam says:
"It was an absolute pleasure having my piece "The Small Hours" for string septet performed, and conducting these phenomenal classical musicians was even better.
A huge thank you to the guys from the Northern String Quartet and the wonderful Elena Marigomez Dianaimh Ward Dani Sanxis. These are talented and patient musicians with a excellent set of skills.
A massive thank you to the studio-God Robert Whiteley for his patience, studio wizardry and professionalism and of course Stephen Pratt for his sage advice and seemingly endless knowledge of music (and wine!).
Lastly a massive thank you to guitarist Josh Blackwell for the 2 albums that helped make this piece what it is."