GUYO Masterclass- March
18 March 2012 at 10:00am
Rich Mix, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road London E1 6LA
London’s pioneering jazz and world music youth ensemble, the Grand Union Youth Orchestra, will be continuing its residency at Rich Mix, East London’s vibrant cross-cultural arts centre, for a regular series of free, innovative cross-cultural music workshops and performances for young people. March’s Masterclass will continue to unite an array of young musicians and instruments from different parts of London that will experiment with different world music styles and the art of improvisation.
Get involved
Register with the Youth Orchestra if you would like to come along.
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.
Get involved
If you're a young musician living in East London, and like jazz/world music, come along and get involved!
