Educational Partners
On this page we would like to acknowledge some of the many educational institutions that we have worked with. Their support has helped to make The Commonwealth Resounds! projects as successful as they are.
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Guildhall School of Music and Drama sponsored five present and former students to participate in The Commonwealth Resounds! Emma Pritchard (trumpet) worked closely with Peter Harvey helping find new instruments for the M-Lisada and FDNC Youth Bands, Joseph Walters supported Yogesh Dattani in his work with young musicians in the Tabla Project and directed a wind quntet performance in the Gala Concert of a work by Dr Justinian Tamasuza from Makerere University, Uganda. Lawrence O'Donnell and Chris Rawley were invaluable as bassoonists in many of the projects and also in the Mozart Requiem, and Louise Whipham also played oboe in the wind quintet and is now organising concerts to raise money for Ugandan orphans.
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The Purcell School of Music
The Purcell School covered teaching responsibilites for Alison Cox when she had to take time off as the Musical Director of 'The Commonwealth Resounds!' In 2007 they also sponsored an additional staff member, Margaret Moore to come and help with the project. In 2005, The Purcell School also gave The Commonwealth Resounds! a lot of encouragement and support when preparing for the project in Malta. The students who came in 2007 raised their own funding to participate. They were Lucy Andrews, Stephanie Ramplin, Jessica Kabirat, Cassie Hamilton, Frances Tatlow and Teresa Tang.
Several of these students organised fundraising concerts and other events to help raise extra money to support Ugandan musical charities. The Purcell School also generously hosted a lunchtime concert to welcome the African Children’s Choir as part of their UK tour in March 2008. A young Purcell School musician from Malta, Cecilia Sultana de Maria, donated money to the choir from a special fund she created to help young musicians.
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Chetham's School of Music
Chetham's School of Music sponsored four students, Faye Anglesea, Frankie Ball, Owen Hubbard and Lloyd Coleman who travelled to Kampala with Nicholas Oliver, Joint Head of Accompaniment. The four Chetham's students were an enormous asset to the project and made valuable contributions to the many projects and performances in which they were involved. Nicholas Oliver also generously accompanied musicians from The Royal Over-Seas League in the Gala Concert and from The Purcell School in a concert at the National Theatre 'Kampala Music School Resounds!', and in the final Gala Concert at the Ndere Centre.
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The Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music partially sponosred two musicians, Katie-Bethan Holmes and Theo Balkwill. Katie spent a lot of time trying to help find instruments for young musicians in Uganda. She collaborated with Merton College, who generously donated and repaired a number of unused string instruments to send to the Kampala Music School.
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The Royal College of Music Junior Department
The Royal College of Music Junior Department enabled their staff members Joy Hill and Peter Harvey to come and run their projects in Uganda for CHOGM 2007. They also allowed four students to come - Daniel Smith, Charlotte Walters, Alexandra Welbourn and Alexandra Davies. These enterprising students took part in many of the project and performances in Uganda and also raised extra money to help young musicians in Uganda. After Kampala, Joy Hill and the RCMJD team made a huge effort and managed to arrange a special UK tour for the African Children's Choir, including a performance in Westminster Abbey as part of Commonwealth Observance Day 2008. Her Majesty The Queen was delighted to meet the young choir members.
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The Kampala Music School
The Kampala Music Schol encouraged and coached many of their students in preparation for 'The Commonwealth Resounds! and helped with many of the logistics for projects and performances in Kampala. We are especially grateful to Fiona and Graham Carr, Simon Yiga, Bob and Jane Barsby, Fred Kiggundu and other dedicated KMS supporters who helped bring about the success of events linked to CHOGM 2007.
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Makerere University Music Department
We are grateful to Makerere University Music Department, Uganda, who hosted the highly successful third and final day on the FIM Music Business Seminar during CHOGM 2007.