Opportunity to perform alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra on BBC Music Day

Cornwall Family Orchestra & Chorus

Join the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Cornwall Music Education Hub for our exciting Family Orchestra & Chorus project!

BBC Music Day returns on 3rd June 2016, celebrating musical collaborations with performances and musical activity across the UK. The day’s events culminate in Cornwall and we want you to be part of it! The Cornwall Family Orchestra and Chorus who will be performing at the Hall for Cornwall with the BBC Concert Orchestra as part of the BBC Music Day celebrations and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3!

The Cornwall Family Orchestra and Chorus is an ensemble for all ages, instruments or ability, as well as singers. It’s a chance for families to make music together, joining members of the BBC Concert Orchestra in a series of fun, family-friendly workshops. You don’t need to be able to read music.

You and your family will have the chance to work with members of the BBC Concert Orchestra to create a brand new piece of music, ready to perform with the full orchestra at the Hall for Cornwall as part of a special BBC Music Day concert, broadcast live on Radio 3.

It’s free to take part, and open to anyone aged 7+. All participants under the age of 16 must be accompanied throughout by a parent or guardian aged 18 or above. As the project is about inter-generational music making, all attending family members are invited to take part.

To take part in this project you will need to commit to the following dates:

Rehearsals
Saturday 28 May, 2.30pm - 5.30pm at Truro High School
Sunday 29 May, 10.30am - 1.30pm at Truro High School
Thursday 2 June, 5.30pm - 8.30pm at Truro High School
Friday 3 June, 2.30pm - 5.30pm at the Hall for Cornwall

Concert
Friday 3 June 7.30pm - 9.30pm at the Hall for Cornwall

To sign up to be part of this project, please complete and return the Registration Form below

Cornwall Family Orchestra - Registration Form

Cornwall Family Orchestra 2016 - Flyer