The Classical Reviewer is pleased to support The People’s Orchestra www.thepeoplesorchestra.com, a community orchestra based in West Bromwich near Birmingham in the UK, by highlighting their current project, The Kickstarter Campaign. This campaign is intended to raise funds for an original piece of music that is a modern twist on Benjamin Britten’s A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, which will help introduce classical instruments and music to young children and their families.
The new piece is to be composed by film composer and jazz
saxophonist John Altman and will be performed for the first time at their The Snowman Concert in December 2014.
John Altman is a frequent guest conductor for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, serves on
the board of the American Society of
Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC) and is a member of the governing
Council of the British Academy of Film
and Television (BAFTA). He has won many awards as a prestigious film
composer for his work in films such as RKO 281 –The Making of Citizen Kane,
Shall We Dance, and Little Voice. Other notable film credits include Monty
Python’s Life of Brian, the tank chase sequence in GoldenEye and the period
music in Titanic.
Outside of the film industry, he is an accomplished jazz
musician and has played saxophone with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Van
Morrison, in addition to producing hit singles for Bjork, Rod Stewart and
George Michael to name a few.
The Kickstarter
Campaign is aiming to raise
£14,500/$23,000 and have a range of rewards, including signed copies of the
original score, a one hour webinar and a champagne reception with the composer,
depending on how much is pledged.
View their crowdfunding campaign here:
The People’s
Orchestra is an amateur orchestra but with a professional ethos, from the
initial marketing to the on-stage production. So if you are a talented UK Midlands
musician you should give the orchestra a try. The orchestra is always on the
lookout for new players. Their events over the next few months can be found,
with more information about the orchestra, on their website: www.thepeoplesorchestra.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ThePeoplesOrchestra
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ThePeoplesOrch
West Bromwich Town Hall
Lodge Road
West Bromwich
B70 8DY
UK
0121 569 2616
Registered Charity Number: 1151321
Individuals and organisations should make their own
inquiries as to the suitability for them of crowdfunding or donating to this
project. All information provided on this site is for information purposes
only. The Classical Reviewer makes no representations as to accuracy,
completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any information on this
site and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this
information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or
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