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If you would like to print the details on this page you can download our information leaflet.
Where we meet
Weekly meetings are on Wednesdays after school at Park Community School, which is in Park Lane, Barnstaple.
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Dates
All ensembles
. . . meet weekly after school on Wednesdays during term time, from 5.00 to 7.00 pm.
The dates for Autumn 2010 to Summer 2011 are:
| Autumn 2010 |
September | | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 |
| October | 6 | 13 | 20 | | |
| November | 3 | 10 | 17 | | |
| Spring 2011 |
January | | | 19 | 26 | |
| February | 2 | 9 | 16 | | |
| March | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 |
| Summer 2011 |
April | | | | 27 | |
| May | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | |
| June | | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 |
| July | 6 | | | | |
North Devon strings
. . . have the following extra rehearsals on Saturdays at Fremington Parish Church from 9.30 - 12.30:
| Autumn 2010 | September 11th |
| December 18th |
| Spring 2011 | February 5th |
| March 12th |
| Summer 2011 | July 9th |
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Ensembles and timetable
The weekly meetings are in two halves with a short break between. Students are able to take part in a different ensemble in each half, allowing them to work with a variety of sizes and styles of groups. The weekly timetable is:
| ensembles | grades | director |
5.00 to 6.00 pm | | |
| String Training Orchestra | 0-1 | Kate Collingham |
| Intermediate Strings | 1-3 | Keith Chivers |
| Flute Choir | 4-8 | Catherine Nicholls |
| Clarinet Choir | 4-8 | Carol Dewis |
| Junior Classical Guitars | | Des Miles |
5.30 to 6.00 pm | | |
| Brass Ensemble | | Paul Moulton |
6.00 to 7.00 pm | | |
Concert String Orchestra
Autumn and Spring terms | 3–5 | Rebecca Barrow |
North Devon Youth Orchestra
Summer term only | | Alicia Stolliday |
| North Devon Strings | | Keith Chivers |
| Wind band | | Paul Moulton |
| North Devon Guitar Ensemble | | Des Miles |
There are more details on the ensembles page about the ensembles,
their directors and which instruments and types of player each one is suitable for.
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Concerts
We have a concert at the end of each school term. All students are able to take part in public performances of the works they have rehearsed with their ensembles.
There is more information on the concerts page, where you can also see the programme of our recent concerts.
Forthcoming concerts are as follows:
| Sunday 21st November | 3.00 pm | Kingsley School Theatre, Bideford
All ensembles |
| Tuesday 21st December | 7.00 pm | Carols by Candlelight at
Fremington Parish Church
North Devon Strings |
| Thursday 31st March | 7.00 pm | Queens Theatre, Barnstaple |
| Saturday 9th July | 7.00 pm | Kingsley School Theatre, Bideford
Classical guitars |
| Sunday 10th July | 3.00 pm | Kingsley School Theatre, Bideford
Strings and orchestra |
Please put these dates in your diary and look out for details of rehearsal times and other arrangements in the
newsletter and the news for members page on this website. There is more information
on the concerts page, where you can also see the programme of our recent concerts.
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Fees
Fees are £30 per term. There are reductions for brothers and sisters of members and those receiving certain benefits; please contact us for details.
Please make cheques payable to North Devon Music Centre.
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