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Website: www.musicakirklees.org
Email: [email protected]
Area Manager: Mrs J Isaacs Centre Co-ordinator: Mrs P Graham

MUSICA BATLEY NEWSLETTER

SPRING TERM 2020

Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all of our members. Firstly, I would like to congratulate all of our performers on another successful concert at Dewsbury Town Hall at the end of last term. Each group played confidently and the standard of music was at an all-time high; well done to everyone involved. Thank you to those of you who donated raffle prizes and bought tickets at the concert. The money made from these supports our centre’s activities.
As always, the most up-to-date information can always be found on our social media pages so please ‘like’ us on Facebook (@musicabatley) or follow us on Twitter (@musica_batley).

Jennifer Isaacs
Musica Kirklees Area Manager - Batley

Safeguarding Arrangements
Batley Grammar School have updated their safeguarding measures and a few areas have been brought to our attention.

Parents/carers are welcome to stay on site whilst music lessons are underway but must stay in an area supervised by Musica Kirklees staff; parent/carers are asked to either stay in the music room with their child whilst they receive their lesson, or wait in the tuck shop. Please do not wait in any other area. This arrangement needs to be in place up to 5.15pm by which time Batley Grammar School students will have left the school premises.

Batley Grammar School have stressed that they do not want this to interrupt anything we do during our time at the school. The safeguarding of all pupils must always come first, so we appreciate your support in this matter.

Batley Big Sing
We are excited to be running the Batley Big Sing again this year. This is its 7^th year, and we hope to engage with many local primary and secondary schools in this massed singing event. This celebration of music making in Batley will be held at Batley Grammar School on March 23. Our Youth Choir are performing at this event (see details below).

Music for Youth
Two of our groups are involved in this year’s Music for Youth Regional Festival at Colne Valley High School. The String Orchestra and Rock Group are joining forces to represent Musica Batley (see details below).

Spring Concerts
As in previous years, we have decided to split the end of term Spring Concert. The Strings, Choirs and Guitars will all have their concert at Oakwell Hall on March 26, whilst the other groups rehearse at Batley Grammar School as normal, and when the Rock School, Wind Bands and Jazz Bats have their concert at St Thomas’ Church on April 2, the other groups will have their final rehearsal at Batley Grammar School as normal. This enables our groups to play in venues that suit the acoustics of the groups, and for the audiences to enjoy a longer, more intimate programme from our musicians.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, March 15
Music for Youth Regional Festival
9.30 - 11.45am, Colne Valley High School (Rock School and Strings)
A free event – supporters welcome. Concert dress to be confirmed by group leaders.

Monday, March 23
Batley Big Sing
Batley Grammar School (Youth Choir)
Tickets (£3) available on the door only. All funds raised to be split between Musica Batley and Batley Grammar School music fund.

Thursday, March 26
Spring Concert 1: Musica Batley Strings, Guitars and Choirs
7pm, Oakwell Hall
Concert dress. Tickets (£5) - available on the door only.
All other groups not involved in the concert rehearse at BGS as normal.

Saturday, March 28
Musica Kirklees String Festival
Honley High School. Details to be confirmed. This FREE massed string event is a must for any budding string player.

Thursday, April 2
Spring Concert 2: Musica Batley Wind Bands, Jazz and Rock Groups
7pm, St Thomas' Church. Concert dress. Tickets (£5) available on the door only.
All other groups not involved in the concert rehearse at BGS as normal.

Kirklees Music School trading as Musica Kirklees is a registered charity (no. 1013838) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (no. 2737172)

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Website: www.musicakirklees.org
Email: [email protected]
Area Manager: Mrs J Isaacs Centre Co-ordinator: Mrs P Graham

MUSICA BATLEY NEWSLETTER

SPRING TERM 2020