King’s alumna Alex Clarke has won the ‘The Rising Star Award’ in the 2019 British Jazz Awards.
The talented Jazz saxophonist and former King’s pupil landed the top prize in what is regarded as one of the blue-ribbon categories for British jazz aficionados. Among the top award winners this year was the legendary Courtney Pine, so Alex is in very good company.
Seven schools from across Greater Manchester come together for an inter-school festival of song fundraiser at Manchester Cathedral on 4th December. All proceeds raised on the day will go to the Booth Centre, a day centre for homeless people.
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For more than a hundred years Alderley Edge Festival has been a delightful event for people in Cheshire. As Maria Rushton, one of the organises of the Festival-2019 said, “There’s an element of competition but this is much more about bringing people together to share their enjoyment of performing.” A lot of local schools embraced an opportunity to join the ‘wonderful culture of music, speech and drama’ and some of the children won top awards during the festival.
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The creative keyboard skills of 7-year-old King’s pupil and star pianist Harriet Bright captivated the audience at the Alderley Edge Festival finale.
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The 9-year-old Olivia MacKenzie, young double bass player from King’s Junior joins National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain after success in regional auditions. She has also won their Training Orchestra’s ‘Most Improved Performer of the Year Award.’
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Senior and Junior pupils at Stockport Grammar School won a trio of top prizes at the Alderley Edge Music Festival.
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One dad’s view on music videos for kids and U Music TV, a new TV channel designed for for children to enjoy music videos.
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Dancers and musicians at Stockport Grammar School have been showcasing their skills at a variety of concerts and recitals.
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Sam Fitzsimons, 10 years old talented musician from The Manchester Grammar School performed exceptionally at two prestigious music festivals, winning four cups.
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Withington Girls’ School’s Choir debut performance at the Alderley Edge 100th Music Festival hit the right note with judges as entries in two classes earned the WGS choristers a coveted first prize.
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First Colourstrings project about to start in Trafford. It will be run by Melanie Jones a professional cellist, teacher and performer, who has answered some questions for M&D Magazine.
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