Antigua Day 3

2024

Day 3 saw us travel to the iconic Sir Vivien Richards Cricket stadium, the home of some fairly recent international matches for the world cup!, for the start of our eagerly anticipated composition workshops. The workshops mark a historic moment as the first composition project ever carried out in the Caribbean. Additionally, it’s the first time any musical project has brought together participants from multiple islands. 

The course is made up of  around 40 students from the islands of Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis, and Montserrat participating and learning from our young tutors and musicians. Students involved are taking part in one of four courses: composition for film, fusion music, jazz composition, and composition for wind & brass.

The morning session began with everyone meeting for the first time, followed by splitting into our new groups. Each course dived into its unique area of focus:

  • Film Composition: Students explored how music influences emotions on screen.
  • Jazz Composition: Groups investigated how rhythms can work against each other to create exciting beats.
  • Fusion Music: The fusion group began to explore the power of spoken word and how music can enhance it.
  • Wind and Brass Composition: These groups explored their instruments and the various timbres they can achieve.

It was an inspiring start to our workshops, with students engaging enthusiastically and beginning their journey into the world of composition. The historic nature of this project added an extra layer of excitement and significance to the day.

The Montserrat musicians
The film group discuss how their music fits with their movie clips.
The wind and brass composition team ask the students to demonstrate their instruments and explain the techniques to make different sounds.
Students use a variety of media to write out music and their ideas.
Lily experiences the magnificent Sir Vivien Richards Stadium for the first time from the press gallery
Her Excellency, Karen-May Hill, High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda welcomes everyone to the first ever pan Caribbean Composition Course!
Jamie leads the instrumental composition group.
Students are supported and work together with our musicians to create new music they are proud of.
A film taster group explore music within film
Ka Youn introduces herself and the film composition course.
The film group showcase their graphic scores and discuss ideas for their music.
The Jazz musicians in action. Developing a deep sense of rhythm to start the course
Gabriel leads a jazz workshop looking at how rhythm can be used and cross rhythms created!
The Film group prepare a graphic score in groups as an icebreaker activity.
Our fusion course mixes words and music.
The team from Montserrat and St Kitts & Nevis
The fusion team have the opportunity to develop their skills in composition.
Musicians preparing to demonstrate

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