2024 Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2024 Award winner, Octavia Meakin Lee, and to the runner-up Finnely Brett, who received their prizes at the Summer Party on 14th July 2024. Details about the 2025 Award will be published in March 2025.
Sound Waves South West Music & Music Therapy Trust – 2024 Workshops
SWSW was delighted to welcome the baroque ensemble, Apollo’s Cabinet to Bude for one week in October. Around 1,400 students in the local schools were able to attend these performances and hear baroque instruments which have been around for hundreds of years, including harpsichord, violin, viola da gamba, recorder and the obo. They played music from various European countries with the enraptured audiences participating in clapping rhythms, conducting, dancing forwards, backwards and sideways in time to the music; they even learnt how to sing Happy Birthday in German having heard the history of King Frederick the Great. The nature of the Workshops evolved during the week as the players found more ways to engage the children.
Thank you to the Cornwall Council Community Chest for funding toward the Workshops in Stratton, Morwenstow and Kilkhampton Primary Schools.
2023 Summer Party & Award For Excellence
The SWSW annual summer party and awards for local music talent was once again a resounding success. Supporters and visitors were treated to the sounds of the Fletchtet Jazz Band from Truro whilst tucking in to a sumptuous cream tea.
The highlight of the afternoon was the Award For Excellence which celebrates the progress made by individuals in their chosen musical field. The 2023 winner was Rowan Tidball (clarinet) who has, been successful in securing a place at the renowned Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. The runner up Jack Plusnin, was a young Cellist from Okehampton. They both excelled in their instruments and contributed greatly to music in the community.
Choral Workshop
Our very grateful thanks to our Patron, Rosie Richardson, for organising a very successful Choral Workshop in Camelford on the 28th January 2023. Music was conducted by Mr John Hobbs.
The choir spent the day studying ‘Messa Di Gloria’ by Puccini. ‘I Was Glad’ by Parry and ‘Abide With Me’ in a version by John Cornish, a living American composer. The works were performed in an excellent concert at the end of the day and raised £180 for SWSW.
SWSW Garden Party and Prizegiving ceremony 02 July 2022
After two years when no Awards were made for musical excellence because of Covid, we were delighted to be able to offer six awards for 2022. Thanks to the hospitality of Jill and Richard Wellby, the Awards ceremony took place at a splendid Garden Party in Eastcott near Bude. Everyone enjoyed cream teas, an excellent performance by the All@C ukulele group, various stalls and a raffle. Prizes were presented to young people who had excelled in their musical activities, despite difficult circumstances, and who had contributed substantially to music in their local community. Congratulations to all those who received a prize and thanks to everyone who helped to make the Garden Party such a success in raising funds for SWSW.
Graffiti Classics Workshop 2021
The wonderful Graffiti Classics were back in October 2021 to inspire over 1000 children with Workshops in 10 local schools.
2023 Summer Party and Prizegiving Ceremony
The 2023 party and prizegiving was a great success. Rowan Tidball was the winner of the Award, with Jack Plusnin as a worthy runner up.
Further details can be seen on our News and Events page.
Coffee and Carols 2019
The 2019 Coffee and Carols at The Old Vicarage was a great success and raised £875.
Duncan Honeybourne Piano Recital
Thank you to our Patron, Duncan Honeybourne, who came to St Endellion Church on 7th September to give a recital in aid of Music Therapy.
