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Young musicians to take part in spring event
YOUNG musicians will be in tune with nature when they embark on a series of special concerts in East Sussex later this month.
Members of the South Downs Youth Orchestra hope to be heralding the arrival of spring with the concerts as they stride out to various churches on the South Downs for a sponsored walk and play event.
Formed back in 1989 and part of the East Sussex Music Service, the orchestra will tour various Downland churches to give performances of music by Mozart, Handel, Beethoven, Schubert and Benjamin Britten – all in one day.
The young musicians aged 12-19 come from in and around the area now designated as the South Downs National Park and in their day-long tour of various churches they will also be visiting the oldest tree, the Long Man, and the smallest church.
The performances will culminate in a final concert in Alfriston. This concert will also include "Three Downland Songs" composed by Dr Tony Biggin, Director of East Sussex Music Service. These have been written to celebrate the designation of the newly formed South Downs National Park
Admission to the various concerts is free but members of the orchestra will be raising sponsorship funds from their walk and play which will be donated to church funds. Collections will also be held at each event.
The event will take place on Saturday 27 March and will see performances at:
Folkington 10am (strings)
Alciston 10.30am (woodwind and brass)
Berwick 12.30pm (woodwind and brass)
Wilimington 11.30am (strings)
Lullington 2pm (strings)
Alfriston 3pm (full orchestra)
Councillor John Barnes, chairman of the Music Service Management Committee, said, "This is a really imaginative idea. It will allow the young musicians to make music in some glorious settings and give the people of East Sussex a chance to enjoy their work in the churches of which we are so proud. I hope people will be generous in their sponsorship and come in their hundreds to celebrate a musical coming of spring."
The orchestra is part of the East Sussex Music Service, a county council service which provides music tuition and teaching alongside a whole host of concert groups, choirs, wind bands and ensembles.
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