Philharmonic Friends

Calling the budding musicians of Brighton and beyond... There are still a few places on our absolutely fantastic holiday orchestra club, Philharmonic Friends!

Tailor made parts are written to suit EACH child's level of experience, so the only prerequisites are: you must love making music - and making new friends!

Please call or text 07977 442843 for more information, or email [email protected]
(Please don't message us on FB as we've had problems with our account and might not see your message!!)

We are taking bookings for Summer 2022!

SUMMER 2022! HOLIDAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA CLUB!
Philharmonic Friends will be back at the Hanover Centre for a four-day musical extravaganza!
August 1st -4th, 2022
You can reserve your place/register you interest now.
http://www.philharmonic-friends.co.uk
T: 07977 442843

Philharmonic Friends – Brighton's Holiday Youth Orchestra HOME Hello! Our next Philharmonic Friends session will run during Autumn Half Term –from Wednesday, October 27 until Friday, October 29. Our venue will be the lovely Hanover Community Centre on Southover Street, with its fantastic large hall and pretty outside area for breaks. Please get in touch ...

Philharmonic Friends (which is surely Brighton’s most exciting and inclusive holiday youth orchestra club 😍) WILL BE BACK THIS SUMMER!!!

August 2nd-6th, 2021...

Yes, that's FIVE full days of music-making magic 🎵✨

Numbers will be limited, so please register your interest early.

All your child needs to join is a love of making music 💛 and a love of making new friends ❤️

We write bespoke parts for each child, so children of all skill levels - from pre-grade 1 to grade 8 - can work together as an ensemble. Children learn in a nurturing and fun social setting, and really find their musical feet working towards a Grande Finale performance.

You can reserve a space for your child now by sending an email to: [email protected]

There's no need to pay yet. For now, just reserve your space!

If you’d like more information, please visit our website www.philharmonic-friends.co.uk or call Rosie or Bernd for a chat: 07977 442843

Calling all budding young musicians...Philharmonic Friends Youth Orchestra is going ONLINE this Summer!

Whether you live in Brighton or in Barbados, Berlin or Bali... whether you're on holiday or stuck at home in quarantine... if you love making music and have access to a computer you can join us for our sizzling summer orchestral extravaganza!

This is how it will work:
• You sign up your kids to the most exciting and most inclusive youth orchestra club in Brighton (possibly in the world, ha ha!)
• You tell us what your child's experience on their instrument is (we work with all levels, from pre-Grade 1 to Grade 8)
• We write bespoke parts for your child for two exciting pieces of music - tailor made to suit their ability - which we will email to you, along with computer-created recordings so the children can hear what they will play.
• We all meet up at the beginning of August for an Introductory Zoom Meeting (date to be confirmed) where the kids can talk to us and ask questions, meet each other and find out more about the pieces of music we'll be playing.
• Over the following couple of weeks we offer each child 2 x 45-minute individual lessons at a time convenient to you (via Zoom or, if you live nearby and the weather is good, socially distanced 1-2-1 lessons in our lovely big back garden in Brighton!).
• During August, your child practises their parts (and we'll be available to answer questions by phone or email if children need extra guidance).
• Towards the end of the month, you film your child playing their parts and email the videos to us (we will have sent a track that they can play along to so that all children are playing at the same speed!).
• We edit all the videos together and create a totally unique communal performance video of 2020's remote Philharmonic Friends Youth Orchestra. Your kids are the stars!
• Everyone meets again via Zoom to discuss how we got on, and maybe to play individual bits of music to each other.
• Grand Finale YouTube Show at the end of August when we will broadcast the video for friends and family near and far to enjoy (of course this will be on a private channel, accessible only by friends and family).
After four years of running our holiday clubs in person - with real live groups of children making friends and making music - this is the first time we're doing this online. We are offering a special introductory rate of £39 per child. (In some circumstances we can offer a reduced rate - please don't hesitate to get in touch if you want to chat about this.)

We hope you'll agree that this is a fantastic opportunity - and a total bargain! Your children will receive two private individual lessons and masses of expert support during the month of August, as well as their own bespoke parts at the beginning, fun Zoom group sessions, and a video at the end to keep for ever.

Please get in touch if you would like to sign your child up, and feel free to share this email with your musical friends, cousins and neighbours the world over!

Covid-19 update

It was with great sadness that we had to cancel our Easter holiday orchestra club, and we are uncertain when the next Philharmonic Friends club will be able to take place...

We had scheduled one for the summer holidays, from July 28-31, but it is unlikely this will go ahead.

We are keeping an open mind at the moment: it is possible we will be able to run a club later in the summer before the autumn term starts, and we are sincerely hoping the Covid-19 situation will have improved by the autumn half-term holiday (w/c October 26, 2020) and that we will be able to run our club as usual.

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL if you would like any further information about our clubs, or if you would like to be put on a mailing list to receive specific Covid-19 updates

[email protected]

Autumn 2019 half-term holiday orchestra!! Oct 28th-30th.

3 days of music-making magic!

Bespoke parts written for each child's level.

St Luke's Primary School, Queen's Park Rise, Brighton

Call 07977 442843 for more info...

If your kids love making music (and making new friends) they will love Philharmonic Friends, BRIGHTON’S HOLIDAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA!

We’re now taking bookings for our SUMMER 2019 HOLIDAY CLUB

We write BESPOKE parts for each child to match their skill level, so beginners can join with experienced musicians, working as an ensemble to create and perform beautiful music. From Schubert to Spiderman; Verdi’s La Traviata to Booker T’s Green Onions; Russian folk to the coolest French jazz… we offer a dazzling and diverse musical programme in a nurturing and exciting social setting.

Your child will receive one-to-one and small-group tuition, as well as the opportunity to work in an orchestral setting. There will be singing and rhythm workshops. There will be plenty of “free” time for games, crafts, outside play in the lovely St Luke’s School playground. We will do a music-inspired art competition. And there will be a fabulous Grand Finale performance on the last day!

SUMMER 2019 CLUB DETAILS:

Dates: July 29 - August 2 (5 days)

Times: 9.30am-3.30pm daily

Venue: St Luke’s Primary School, Queen’s Park Rise

The full cost for the 5-day club is £175.

We offer the following discounts:

10% early-bird discount (for bookings made by July 1st)

10% sibling discount

50% discount for children eligible for Free School Meals

For more info, please send a PM or email [email protected]