Our Musical Community Hampshire/Berkshire
Mary Hare is a national charity supporting the educational needs of profoundly and severely deaf children and young people. Mary Hare have recently developed the Arlington Arts Centre which, in addition to an extensive music department and numerous facilites, is able to offer music therapy to babies, children and adults with a wide range of needs
Finzi Friends at www.geraldfinzi.org and www.chosen-arts.org.uk
North Hampshire is a musical mecca for lovers of English music.
Newbury Spring Festival is an annual event held in May each year. A glorious fortnight of world class music in Newbury and its beautiful neighbouring villages, where international symphony orchestras, ensembles and soloists rub shoulders with jazz legends, world music artists and the classical music stars of tomorrow.
As part of the Newbury Spring Festival there is a Sound Beginnings concert for babies and young children held at the Kindersley Centre, Lambourn.
Concerts are also held through out the year at the Corn Exchange, Newbury and New Greenham arts. A full listing of events and programmes can be found there.
Established in 1998, New Greenham Arts has been providing the local community with a variety of high class arts events, workshops, exhibitions, performances and professional studio space, in conjunction with the Newbury Corn Exchange. See the New Greenham Arts pages for forthcoming events and available facilities.
In a new venture for 2005 The Trust was delighted to announce ‘Music to Our Ears’ - a new programme of music for the community. Several schemes have been organised and financed by the Trust to assist local musicians and bring music more prominently into local life, including the annual Opera for All event at Newbury Racecourse. See the Music to Our Ears pages for more information
”This small and idyllic venue…is one of Britain’s major theatrical players.” Daily Telegraph
The Watermill Theatre produces quality work that attracts high calibre artists and creative teams earning it a reputation as one of the very best regional theatres in the country.