GUYO will perform with over 100 musicians & singers next Friday - 01 July ‘11
22 June 2011
“Raise the Banner”
Grand Union’s cross-cultural Youth Orchestra will play alongside over 100 local amateur musicians and singers next Friday in ‘Raise the Banner’. This show is the culmination of a month-long programme of workshops provided by Grand Union, with the support of the Transformers programme, aimed at empowering communities across the whole demographic of East London through participation in opportunities presented by London hosting the Games.
Led by charismatic Grand Union musicians like Claude Deppa, Louise Elliott, Emmanuel Tagoe and Kevin Robinson, and under the direction of GUO composer/director Tony Haynes, community performers include:
Hackney Voices, the Hackney Empire Community Choir, Wing-it Singers, Haringey Shed Community Choir, and Pantonic Steel Band
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Latest news
On Wednesday 18th July, the renowned World/Jazz collective Grand Union Orchestra will celebrate the story of 500 years of migration and trade through performers from the East End today in an explosive show entitled The Golden Highway at the Hackney Empire. To contribute towards this special show, we offer you the 20 12-Bar Blues Challenge; where entrants must compose 12 bars of Swing Blues. The 20 winning entries will be formed into a specially created piece to be performed on the night at the Hackney Empire! Read on to see composition requirements.
Music Teacher Mag publish a wonderfully informative feature on GUYO and the story so far. Click to read
Click here to see a selection of photos taken from Grand Union's professional and youth orchestras performance, What The River Sings at Trinity Buoy Wharf, on Sunday 4th March.
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If you're a young musician living in East London, and like jazz/world music, come along and get involved!
