2024 Workshops
Sound Waves South West was delighted to welcome the European-renowned group, Apollo’s Cabinet, to bring Workshops to 12 schools during one week in October 2024. About 1,400 pupils overall during the week were able to benefit from attending the Workshops. Apollo’s Cabinet played on baroque instruments that have been around for hundreds of years, including harpsichord, violin, viola da gamba, recorder and a theobo, which nobody had seen before, and they played music from various European countries. The children were involved in answering questions about the music and the instruments, as well as clapping rhythms, conducting, moving forwards, backwards and sideways in time to the music. They even learnt how to sing Happy Birthday in German, when they heard about the history of King Frederick the Great in Germany! 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 schools in Stratton, Morwenstow and Kilkhampton.
