Outreach – Page 4 – Worcestershire Early Music

The Tudor Wedding Project

To coincide with the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton, Micaela Schmitz, Kate Fawcett and Michelle Holloway ran a ten week programme with Lickey End First School, St Barnabas Middle School and Simon de Montfort Middle School. The project culminated in a showcase including music composed by the students, original early music and a drama around the marriage of Mary Tudor to King Philip of Spain. Funding was received from Worcestershire County Council and Wychavon District Council Community Fund.

Hear My Voice project Spring-Summer 2015

Hear My Voice01 Our work in seven residential care homes across Worcestershire and in two day care settings for young people with complex needs, began with a very successful pilot project in 2014.

We then devised a programme of interactive singing, playing instruments and gentle movement, all with an element of Early Music. Continue reading “Hear My Voice project Spring-Summer 2015”

Battle of Evesham Project

Micaela Schmitz and Kate Fawcett have recently been working a project pairing students from a Vale of Evesham special school with Simon de Montfort mainstream school to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the Battle of Evesham and the commemoration of the first world war. Funding was received from Worcestershire County Council, Wychavon District Council Community Grants Fund and Evesham Town Council.

Bromsgrove Junior Waits

Junior Waits 02 When Worcestershire Early Music evolved from Worcestershire Arts Education in 2009 Barbara Dunn and Micaela Schmitz started the Bromsgrove Junior Waits programme at Parkside Middle School with taster workshops at various Worcestershire schools. The Junior Waits performed at the school and at Avoncroft Museum of Buildings and at a fundraising garden party. Continue reading “Bromsgrove Junior Waits”