WELCOME TO THE JAN MODELSKI COMMUNITY ORCHESTRAS
BRINGING MUSIC TO OUR COMMUNITY
SUMMER CONCERT World premiere of 'Janya' by composer Chris Hutchings.
See photographs in 'News' Section
SATURDAY REGULAR REHEARSAL TIMES
INTRODUCTORY ORCHESTRA - 9.15 am - 10.30am with a break
INTERMEDIATE ORCHESTRA - 9.15 am - 10.30 am
MAIN ORCHESTRA - 10.55 am - 1.30 pm
SUMMER BREAK - Saturday 9th July returning Saturday 10th September 2016
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About our Orchestras
We are an enthusiastic and welcoming group of amateur musicians who get together on Saturday mornings to play music in a fun and friendly environment. Rehearsals are held in Great Barrow Village Hall, near Chester and we welcome players of any instrument, of any age and with any level of experience. We are an "open admission" orchestra - which means that there is no audition and no-one is ever turned away. We currently have 3 separate orchestras; Introductory, Intermediate and the "Main" Orchestra, so we are sure there will be an orchestra suitable to your current level of playing. We usually perform 2 concerts per year; one at Christmas and another prior to the summer break. We occasionally receive other invitations to perform such as at charity events and at Chester Music Society Club Evenings. There is a small weekly subscription which can either be paid each week on arrival or by Standing Order (which will bring a slight discount). The Introductory and Intermediate Orchestra's weekly subscription is £2 and the Main Orchestra is £4. If you attend both, the fee is still £4 |
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The Jan Modelski Community Orchestra
The original Orchestra was set up in 2001 by Director of Music and Conductor, Jan Modelski and since then has grown not only in numbers of players (currently around 50) but has also made incredible progress in terms of confidence, repertoire and standard of performance, gaining an increasing reputation in the orchestral music scene in the Chester area. We play at least 2 concerts a year as well as additionally playing at various charity events. Our repertoire is always varied and challenging, including works by Beethoven, Mozart, Bizet, Gershwin and Elgar as well as the film music of John Williams and Hans Zimmer. There is no entry requirement, but to give a rough indication, players are usually around Grade 5 level and above. The rehearsal starts at 10.45 am and finishes around 1.30 pm |
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The Intermediate Orchestra
Due to the increase in the number of musicians coming along, a few years ago we decided to set up a new Intermediate Orchestra aimed at younger musicians, less experienced players or maybe adults who played at school and would like to return to playing as adults. It is also a natural progression for players "graduating" from the Introductory' Orchestra. There is no entry requirement but as a rough indication, players are at around Grade 2 - 4. The rehearsal starts at 9.15 am and finishes around 10.30 am |
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The Introductory Orchestra
This orchestra was set up around Easter of 2014 when it was recognised that there was a lack of opportunities locally for musicians who had no experience whatsoever of playing in an ensemble with other musicians. This Orchestra was therefore set up to give less experienced or less confident players the chance to "dip their toe in the water" in a safe, friendly environment.
This orchestra is proving extremely popular and has more than doubled in size in the short time it has been running. The age range we have is currently from around 8 - 80! Any instrument is welcome and all we ask is that you have a basic grasp of your instrument and an ability to do basic music reading. We have more experienced players sitting in alongside Beginner players to provide support and confidence.
We choose carefully arranged classic and modern music, suitable for players new to the orchestra setting. Rehearsals will enable you to:
Another unique feature of this orchestra is the opportunity it gives to our more advanced players to gain some experience of conducting an orchestra. In the past 12 months we have had 2 local high school students (who are players in our Main Orchestra) taking the rehearsals and conducting at concerts - a great opportunity seldom on offer to youngsters. They both have plans to take their music careers further on leaving school, and have said that this experience has given them an enormous amount of confidence, a different "angle" to their musical knowledge, not to mention the all important life skills!
This rehearsal starts at 9.15 am and continues until around 10.30 am
This orchestra was set up around Easter of 2014 when it was recognised that there was a lack of opportunities locally for musicians who had no experience whatsoever of playing in an ensemble with other musicians. This Orchestra was therefore set up to give less experienced or less confident players the chance to "dip their toe in the water" in a safe, friendly environment.
This orchestra is proving extremely popular and has more than doubled in size in the short time it has been running. The age range we have is currently from around 8 - 80! Any instrument is welcome and all we ask is that you have a basic grasp of your instrument and an ability to do basic music reading. We have more experienced players sitting in alongside Beginner players to provide support and confidence.
We choose carefully arranged classic and modern music, suitable for players new to the orchestra setting. Rehearsals will enable you to:
- Learn how to work with and follow a conductor
- Learn how to play alongside other musicians
- Gain an appreciation of orchestral playing and other instruments
- Learn to play pieces to perform at our concerts
- Build confidence and skills to move to the next level
Another unique feature of this orchestra is the opportunity it gives to our more advanced players to gain some experience of conducting an orchestra. In the past 12 months we have had 2 local high school students (who are players in our Main Orchestra) taking the rehearsals and conducting at concerts - a great opportunity seldom on offer to youngsters. They both have plans to take their music careers further on leaving school, and have said that this experience has given them an enormous amount of confidence, a different "angle" to their musical knowledge, not to mention the all important life skills!
This rehearsal starts at 9.15 am and continues until around 10.30 am
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On 2 June 2015 The Orchestras were granted charity status.
Charity Number 1161941
Charity Number 1161941
Contact Telephone Number : Roanne Paul - Chairperson : 07739 466117
E-mail us : jmorchestra@hotmail.co.uk
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