SPRING 2013 Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer: “I am delighted to be a Friday Afternoons Ambassador in support of Aldeburgh Music’s mission to get young people across the country singing. This is a marvellous way to celebrate Benjamin Britten’s centenary and to continue his wonderful work in encouraging children to make music.” Looking for a challenge and want to be part of something big? Keen to bring singing back into the classroom?... Get involved with The Britten Stream. The Britten Stream is a major project devised and coordinated by Turner Sims (Southampton’s leading concert venue) and its Music Hub Partners in Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton as part of the national celebrations for Benjamin Britten’s centenary. The Britten Stream is one of a number of projects which make up Friday Afternoons, a national initiative led by Aldeburgh Music culminating on Britten’s birthday 22 November 2013. The national project has been endorsed by some of music’s leading figures including Howard Goodall, Aled Jones and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and this launch newsletter gives you information about Britten, the project, local links and next steps. WHO WAS BENJAMIN BRITTEN? Born on 22 November 1913 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) was a composer. Many composers in the last century wrote music that was very complicated to listen to and required many highly-skilled musicians to play and sing it. Benjamin Britten wrote music for everyone, he even said so himself. He wanted his ‘music to be of use to people, to please them, to enhance their lives’. People enjoy his music so much that he is now the most performed British composer in the world. He wrote music of all kinds and travelled all around the world performing it as a pianist and conductor. He was so famous that the BBC devoted a whole programme to him for his 50th birthday and he was the first musician in history to be made a Lord by the Queen. When he died he left behind more than 1,000 pieces of extraordinary music and the fascinating story of a journey from Suffolk schoolboy to great composer. Benjamin Britten on Aldeburgh Beach (1959) - photo by Hans Wild image courtesy of www.britten100.org
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SPRING 2013
Andrew Lloyd
Webber,
Composer:
“I am delighted to be a
Friday Afternoons
Ambassador in support of
Aldeburgh Music’s
mission to get young
people across the country
singing. This is a
marvellous way to
celebrate Benjamin
Britten’s centenary and to
continue his wonderful
work in encouraging
children to make music.”
Looking for a challenge and want to
be part of something big? Keen to
bring singing back into the
classroom?... Get involved with The
Britten Stream.
The Britten Stream is a major project
devised and coordinated by Turner Sims
(Southampton’s leading concert venue) and
its Music Hub Partners in Hampshire,
Portsmouth and Southampton as part of the
national celebrations for Benjamin Britten’s
centenary. The Britten Stream is one of a
number of projects which make up Friday
Afternoons, a national initiative led by
Aldeburgh Music culminating on Britten’s
birthday 22 November 2013. The national
project has been endorsed by some of
music’s leading figures including Howard Goodall, Aled Jones and Andrew Lloyd
Webber, and this launch newsletter gives you information about Britten, the
project, local links and next steps.
WHO WAS BENJAMIN BRITTEN?
Born on 22 November 1913 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
was a composer. Many composers in the last century wrote music that was very
complicated to listen to and required many highly-skilled musicians to play and
sing it. Benjamin Britten wrote music for everyone, he even said so himself. He
wanted his ‘music to be of use to people, to please them, to enhance their lives’.
People enjoy his music so much that he is now the most performed British
composer in the world. He wrote music of all kinds and travelled all around the
world performing it as a pianist and conductor. He was so famous that the BBC
devoted a whole programme to him for his 50th birthday and he was the first
musician in history to be made a Lord by the Queen. When he died he left
behind more than 1,000 pieces of extraordinary music and the fascinating story
of a journey from Suffolk schoolboy to great composer.
Southampton Music Hub: To register your school's interest in being part of this project, please email you contact details to [email protected] or telephone 023 8083 3648