Archive for August, 2008

Talent Quest

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

WorldWideTalentQuest is now live!  http://www.wwtq.net
We would like to make you aware of an exciting new site, developed in Australia, and launched worldwide. It is specifically for singers, musicians and has been developed to encourage the pursuit of music in all its forms.
It’s something fun and entertaining that the talent you represent can benefit from, in between gigs.
Jane Rutter, noted and internationally famous Australian flautist, tells this story: “Some time ago, I was asked to help judge a Piano competition, for young people in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, Australia.  We were giving out music grants to help young players get a better opportunity through their music.  As I approached the stage, one of the contestants, a young girl, was crying, arms folded over the keyboard.  I asked her what was wrong.  “I’ve never played on a real piano before,” she sobbed, “and this is a grand piano!”  Right then I decided I would do everything in my power to help young musicians from all walks of life achieve their musical ambitions.”
Luke Gregory, legendary rock bass guitarist and composer, has a similar story:  “Growing up in England, it was obvious that if you wanted to get out, to actually be able to get an opportunity to make it good in music, you either had to be connected, or rich.  I got lucky, I got out, and I’ve taken my music with me all around the world.  I want to give all those young people who play in their lounges, garages, or pay to play in pubs, the best chance of their music lives to make it big.”
If you have ever seen the look on the face of a young musician when they have “nailed’ a tough cord, hit that high note, or made music out of all those dots and lines, then you know what we mean when we say “Music is the soul of Life.”
Welcome to the WorldWideTalentQuest.
At the lower levels, we encourage musicians and singers to upload an audio file of their performance, then get as many friends and fans as possible to vote for it.  In this manner, they can win music grants from $1,000 to $25,000 awarded by popular vote.
At the upper levels, we encourage the more serious musician to upload their performance, and be judged by members of our Professional Panel as well as by popular vote, for Bursaries and Scholarships worth up to $25,000.
Anyone with the slightest bit of musicality in their DNA can play the music game – all they have to do is upload, vote, and win!  
Dr. Peter Hubbard
“Don’t let the Music die in you”
http://www.wwtq.net
Mobile: +61 418 266 439
Interact with the ramblings of Cleff Treble
noted Musicologist at
http://wwtqnet.blogspot.com/

musical talent show

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Casting for a potential new musical talent show.
 
 
Granada television are currently looking for talented FAMILIES to take part in a potential new entertainment programme.
 
Do you perform with other members of your family? Do you and your nearest and dearest share a passion for all things musical? Do your family ‘get togethers’ tend to end in a big song and dance?
 
If you fit the bill then please email now to register your interest or for more information.
 
Send a bit of info about yourselves and some photos of you doing your thing to: Kelly.Lillywhite@itv.com
 
Kelly Lillywhite | Researcher | Factual
1st floor, 17 Hatfields | London | SE1 8DJ | Tel: 02071574726 | Kelly.Lillywhite@ITV.com

to hire musicians for your event go to www.weddingbandsandmusicians.com

Gospel Event

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Sing Gospel at the Royal Academy of Music

Sunday, 17th August at 2.30pm

Royal Academy of Music

Marylebone Road

London NW1 5HT

On August 24th the Olympic torch will be passed from Beijing to London.  To celebrate, community choirs will lead mass sings at city centres and Live Sites and big screens across the country.  Each City Sing lasts 15 minutes and forms part of the afternoon’s handover celebrations.  The result will be the nation’s biggest sing-along. 

You don’t have to be an opera buff… a pop diva or a crooner to attend…You just need to be up for some fun.    Acclaimed gospel leader Ken Burton leads a taster workshop for everyone; people who love to sing; people who think they can’t.  Ken Burton is the conductor of award winning London Adventist Chorale and MD of Croydon’s SDA Gospel Choir.  Ken has worked with Carrie Grant, Heather Small, Jocelyn Brown, & Huw Edwards.  As a song leader he has one aspiration: to help people sound good fast!

 

For more information about Sing the Nation www.singthenation

For more information about the Royal Academy of Music www.ram.ac.uk

For more information about Ken Burton www.kenburton.com

World renowned sarod maestro WAJAHAT KHAN performs at London’s Opera Festival

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

World renowned sarod maestro WAJAHAT KHAN performs at London’s Opera Festival. 
 
Sunday 17 August at 11am: 
Morning Ragas: Indian classical music  
Wajahat Khan on sarod, with Shahbaz Hussain on tabla
 
Saturday 16 August at 7pm, 
and Sunday 17 August at 5pm:
Five:15 Opera, The Queens of Govan (Wajahat Khan - sarod and vocal: composing and performing with Scottish Opera)

 

Morning Ragas 
USTAD WAJAHAT KHAN (sarod) with Shahbaz Hussain (tabla)
SUNDAY 17 AUGUST 2008 AT 11AM 
TICKETS £5 @ Riverside Studios, London.
This morning concert (part of Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival, Riverside Studios, London) is a rare opportunity to hear morning ragas by India’s celebrated sarod maestro Wajahat Khan, accompanied on the tanpura (drone), and tabla (percussion) by one of the UK’s most outstanding tabla players Shahbaz Hussain.

Belonging to the 8th generation of one of the world’s first and most distinguished musical dynasties, Wajahat Khan has performed to great acclaim in over 30 countries world wide in venues from Royal Albert Hall (BBC Proms, London) to the Lincoln Centre (New York). As a composer he has made celebrated collaborations with jazz, flamenco, rock and Western classical music, including three sarod concertos for symphony orchestras and an award winning quintet for string quartets. His distinctive style and virtuoso technique has won him an enthusiastic global following, with many acclaimed recordings to his credit: www.wajahatkhan.com.

For more of Wajahat Khan see him as a composer and performer with Scottish Opera, collaborating with writer Suhayl Saadi and co-composer Nigel Osborne, as part of Five:15 Operas Made in Scotland on Saturday 16th (7pm) and Sunday 17th (5pm) of August, Riverside Studios. Tickets £12.50.  If you are new to Indian classical music or a seasoned connoisseur this really will be something quite special…
“An exhilarating experience…Wajahat’s virtuosity on the sarod can be taken for granted. Equally impressive is his mellow, lyrical playing and its teasing wit” THE INDEPENDENT
We are delighted to offer this concert at £5 reflecting Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival’s aim to make extraordinary work available to everyone.
BOX OFFICE: 0208 237 1111
CLICK HERE TO VIEW & DOWNLOAD OUR ONLINE BROCHURE   
VISIT OUR WEBSITE HERE
www.wajahatkhan.com