Music Centre
Some two hundred and fifty young people aged eight to eighteen are involved in the Music Centre. They play in a tremendous variety of performing units, including bands, orchestras and groups graded to cater for the different levels of age and experience. Most rehearsals are on Saturday mornings, but evenings during the week are needed for some groups. Our timetable is:
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MONDAY EVENING 5.30 – 6.30 |
MC Hall |
R. Evans |
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TUESDAY EVENING 5.30 – 6.30 |
Choir |
MC Library |
L. Myers |
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FRIDAY EVENING 5.00 - 7.00 |
MC Hall |
G.Beardshall - A. Shipton - P McAndrew |
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SATURDAY MORNING First Half 9:30 - 10:45 |
MC Hall Room 3 MC Library Room 5 Room 8 The Arches School Hall |
N. Wallwork - B. Mather - C.Coyne R. Evans P. Jarvis - D. Price K.Lindley-Dawe M. Golding A. Shipton G. Beardshall |
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BREAK |
Senior Flute Group |
Room 7 |
C. Coyne |
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Second Half 11.15 - 12.30 |
MC Hall School Hall MC Library Room 8 Room 5 Room 7 |
S. Sandiford - B. Mather - R. Evans A. Shipton - N. Wallwork G. Beardshall - D. Price J. Jarvis C. Coyne K. Lindley-Dawe |
Our senior orchestras and concert bands have performed at the former Free Trade Hall, the Royal Northern College of Music, and the prestigious Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. We hold concerts throughout the year in Bury venues, with our showcase concerts being held at the Elizabethan Suite during the summer term. These take place over three or four evenings and feature all Music Centre pupils from the most junior groups through to our Youth Orchestra and Youth Concert Band. We have many requests from schools and charity organisations to supply groups to support school fairs and concerts. At the invitation of the Town Hall and LA, the Music Centre has also provided groups to play for various civic events.
