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Dennis Rollins MULTI-award winning trombonist, educator and band leader, Dennis Rollins MBE and a top team of NYJO Ambassadors, are taking part in a virtual one-day course for the Wiltshire Music Centre this morning. The course begins online at 10am and is open to all young jazz musicians aged 11-18 at Grade 4 (or equivalent) standard and above. Morning sessions 10am – 12pm: Join Mike Daniels, Rod Oughton and guest NYJO Ambassadors, Emma Rawicz-Sczerbo (sax) and Gabby Carberry (bass) in sectional breakout sessions, to learn new tunes, develop your technique and ensemble skills. Afte...

Young people in Bolton are being offered the chance to explore creative careers, thanks to a series of free workshops. Bolton School has teamed up with the Manchester International Festival to offer 15 places for local residents aged14-19 on an online arts programme dubbed Your Manifesto. Over the course of the eight workshops, which will run on Saturday mornings from March 20 to May 8, participants will get the opportunity to learn more about jobs in the creative arts sector, develop their own skills and expand their creative networks. The sessions will also include artist-led worksh...

March 05, 2021 at 4:35pm Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, who served as director of Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, has resigned following twenty-two years on the job. She has said she will depart the institution in October, two months ahead of the expiration of her most-recent five-year contract, in December, in order to facilitate a smooth transition for her replacement as the museum celebrates its thirtieth anniversary. A tireless advocate for Australian art, Macgregor is famously credited with leading the institution from near bankruptcy to becoming the wo...

Derry's Nerve Centre announce winners of new creative funding awards Initiative set up in memory of key supporter Ken Robinson Nerve Centre's young Music Hothouse participants performing at Stendhal Festival in 2019. Reporter: ');  '); The Nerve Centre in Derry today announced the details of 11 individuals and groups who have won a share of the £20,000 Unlocking Creativity award fund, in memory of Sir Ken Robinson. Mr Robinson led national and international projects on creative and cultural education across the world unlocking and igniting the creative energy of many people and organisati...

Being Ebrahim Alkazi's son was never a 'burden': Feisal Alkazi ​ By Sukant Deepak ( IANS) | Published on ​ Thu, Feb 25 2021 7:21 IST | ​ 0 Views Being Ebrahim Alkazi's son was never a 'burden': Feisal Alkazi. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Feb 25 : At author Paro Anand's Diwali party in late 2018, when Renuka Chatterjee of Speaking Tiger Publishing approached him and said that he must write a family memoir, he was "shell-shocked". "I've written a number of books but it never occurred to me to explore my family in one. I discussed it with my wife who felt it was a great idea," th...