Education and outreach

Work with composers

Education and Outreach

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Committed to education and outreach work, the Mavron Quartet participates in a number of educational concerts and workshops throughout Wales. Working with all ages, backgrounds and abilities, from ages 8 to conservatoire level through to the elderly. Previous and current projects include:

Mavron Quartet work with CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust

“You made my day and it was the best music ever.”
Hannah

CAVATINA takes young people to Chamber Music and Chamber Music to young people

The Mavron Quartet is committed to developing the audiences of the future. Working for the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ‘Chamber Music in Schools’ scheme gives the Quartet opportunity to share their passion for chamber music and inspire young people to attend chamber music concerts in public venues.

“All staff present were very impressed with both the quality of musicianship on show and the way in which they interacted with the children” Richard Barrett, Albany Primary School

In order to encourage young people to develop the concert-going habit, the CAVATINA Ticket Scheme offers young people between the ages of 8 and 22 FREE tickets at more than 20 venues and festivals around the country and takes first class professional ensembles into schools.

“I thought that they would just play for us but we played games and they told us more about music too. The variety of instruments used were fantastic and sounded great together!!”
Hannah Beare, age 9

Who Can CAVATINA Help?

1) State Schools
At Secondary level, Cavatina works with Heads of Music to ensure that a knowledge of chamber music forms part of the total musical experience of their students. Teachers are then encouraged to take students to public venue concerts.
At Primary level, the Trust aims to reach every child in a school, each performance being tailored to fit the particular age group. Teachers and parents are encouraged to take individuals or groups of children to suitable concerts.

2) Independent Schools
The Trust can arrange visits by ensembles for all types of Independent Schools, but the school itself would largely finance funding for these visits.

3) Universities and Conservatoires
At this level, the Trust would be happy to arrange visits to student music societies charging a nominal sum for each member of the audience.

4) Concert Venues, Music Societies, Promoters and Ensembles
Arrangements can be made with the Trust, which would subsidise tickets for young people for individual or series of concerts.

For further information about the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust visit - www.cavatina.net

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust - Registered Charity 1067716

“A fantastic hour of music brought to the children in an exciting, unforgettable way”
Mrs S. Barnett, Lansdowne Primary School

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Work with the student composers at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (2007)

Demonstration lecture talking about string writing techniques, performance of created works.

Work with young welsh composers as a part of the Vale of Glamorgan Festival (2006)

We worked on a one to one basis with three young welsh composers rehearsing and preparing three new works for public performance and recording.

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Please scroll down to read some of the responses to our educational concerts:

What the teachers say:

“ Fantastic Music – the children enjoyed all aspects thank you for coming it was lovely”

“ A captivating presentation pitched at just the right level for the children who responded do positively and were able to engage with and react to the music interpreting it as inspiring, delightful fun and fabulous. The children’s eyes were like saucers and the teachers would like to have the quartet back as often as possible”

What the pupils think

“ Thank you for playing the wonderful music and the fun games”

“ I liked doing the clapping games. I wish I could play my violin like that!” aspects