Tovarich, the time has come to pay tribute to the Motherland and revisit some of the most famous pieces Russian composers have produced around the 1917 Revolution…and beyond. Continue reading “Summer 2017 – Rise of the Soviets”
Easter 2017 – East meets West
Echoes of far away lands are resonating in West London, strange harmonies and exotic scales have reached our shores, the time has come for a fusion of the senses and open our minds to new sounds!
Many composers over the years have used so called “Jewish” or “Arabic” scales to flavour the Western harmonies with Eastern sonorities. Our pieces this week will reflect the Orientalism of European music.
Summer 2016 – Going for Gold!
On your marks! 4 years after our first edition, the Olympic games are upon us. Add Wimbledon, the Euro championship, the English Open, Le Tour, Cricket test matches, Silverstone, you name it, this is the time to get sporty!
Through a very diverse selection of music, we will celebrate the spirit of the competition as well as the hosting country, Brazil.
Easter 2016 – “A course! A course! My Kingdom for a course!”
Welcome to our Easter edition featuring music from 6 Shakespeare plays and adaptations! Come and join us and celebrate the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death. Continue reading “Easter 2016 – “A course! A course! My Kingdom for a course!””
Christmas 2015
Ho Ho Ho…with a sleigh full of great festive music, we had to put a band together and prepare for a concert! Here are the contents of our first ever Christmas edition:
Summer 2015 – A Kew-ban holiday
Sun cream? check.
Passport? check.
Beach towel? check.
Passport? check.
Beach towel? check.
Calling all passengers, please board now for our Latin American special edition of the Kew (ban) Music Academy and enjoy our musical selection.
Easter 2015 – License to trill
Calling all agents! we will spend our Easter session at her Majesty’s secret service with a James Bond special edition!
Your mission if you accept it is to listen to those 3 very famous songs from the movies
Summer 2014 – West London Story
Welcome back for a week of ensemble music with our “Romeo and Juliet” special, featuring the works of Prokofiev, Bernstein and Ravel. Continue reading “Summer 2014 – West London Story”
Easter 2014 – Sound of Music special
Hi everybody and welcome back.
Time to play a bit of music before going on the Easter egg hunt!Whilst heavily dominated by orchestral and vocal rendition of hits from the Sound of Music, we have other pieces lined up for this week:
Continue reading “Easter 2014 – Sound of Music special”
Time to play a bit of music before going on the Easter egg hunt!Whilst heavily dominated by orchestral and vocal rendition of hits from the Sound of Music, we have other pieces lined up for this week:
Continue reading “Easter 2014 – Sound of Music special”
Summer 2013 – Peer Gynt special
Welcome back! Our main act this summer will be the “Peer Gynt” Suite #1 by Edvard Grieg composed for the play of the same name premiered in 1876. The Suite is made of 4 contrasting pieces:
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