@AlexLaing

Conductor/Educator/Violinist/Writer. Director of Music @wellscathschool @MusicAtWells. also works @ncogb; @benedetti_fdtn

 Wells, England
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Joined March 2009
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🎉 Full details of our new programme for 15-18 year olds here: benedettifoundation.org/yout… - don’t delay, get those applications in! 🎶

Youth Ambassadors — The Benedetti Foundation

The Benedetti Foundation is a music education charity established in 2019 by violinist and dedicated advocate Nicola Benedetti CBE. We deliver transformative experiences through mass musical events...

benedettifoundation.org
The Benedetti Foundation@benedetti_fdtn26 Jul 2024
Don’t worry, you didn’t miss out! 🎉 The deadline for our Youth Ambassador Programme is now 16th August at 23:59! Everything you need to know is on our website - Get those applications in! 💻
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And an absolute TREAT to have @NickyBenedetti on the show...
BBC Politics
@BBCPolitics21 Jul 2024
“Music and… and creativity are part of a first-class education for everyone” Violinist and Edinburgh International Festival director Nicola Benedetti says she wants to see more focus on arts education in schools #BBCLauraK bbc.in/3WaOELL
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🎻 Need an excuse to pick up your stringed instrument? Join our Adult Learners Benedetti sessions! Tutors @AlexLaing , @cliftondotcom , Sarah McMahon, and @AliceKent0 will guide you, and you might make some new friends too! Sign up now—we’d love to see you there! Link in bio!
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🎻Calling Adult String Players! Our next 2 string days for adults will take place on Sat 8 June in Stafford & Sun 21 July in London, both 11am-4pm. Join our Tutors as we have lots of fun exploring two pieces of music together. More info & registeration: benedettifoundation.org/adul…
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Alex Laing retweeted
Classic FM@ClassicFM17 Apr 2024
Star violinist @NickyBenedetti, on the importance of music educators. ❤️
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Classic FM@ClassicFM17 Apr 2024
The Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Awards are back for 2024. This is your chance to honour the amazing music teacher in your life  – nominate them here. 👇 clssicfm.co/3Ulc7Kn
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My first ⁦@wigmore_hall⁩ experience, aged 10
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I love this Tertis quote more than is considered decent these days... 🤩 elbowmusic.org/post/the-utmo…
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🌍Did you know that we have brought music education to 75,000+ people in 105 countries? Many of our activities are completely free to participants thanks to our generous supporters - we couldn't do it without you! Become a Friend or Patron today: bit.ly/BF_FriendsPatrons
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700k views so far, and deserves them. Please RT and let’s get it to a million. If you haven’t watched it yet, fill yer boots. (And follow @_CFTA)
Campaign for the Arts
@_CFTA2 Feb 2024
“The arts are not the cherry on the cake — they are the cake.” Opening a debate in the House of Lords yesterday, Melvyn Bragg said the UK should realise the full potential of the arts to transform our economy and society.
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What a special place Wells is! Returned from a most rewarding weekend performing for the first time @CedarsHallWells and giving a masterclass to piano students @wellscathschool. Thank you very much for the invitation! 🎶🤗
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What a wonderfully busy and inspiring 6 days we’ve had, first with our Residency Sessions with @WestSussexMusic and today our Adult String Players Day in Surrey! #musiceducationmatters 🎶⭐️ @AlexLaing @cliftondotcom @rcooperviolin
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A brilliant day of trombone playing and masterclasses with Old Wellensian & @E_N_O bass trombonist Joe Arnold and @TrinityLaban Trombone Ensemble. Beautiful sounds in a beautiful setting! 😀👏👏🙏
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🎻Calling Adult String Players 🎶 Registration is open for the 1st Adult String Players Days of 2024. Sat 27 Jan - Leatherhead, Surrey Sat 17 Feb - Cheadle Hulme, Stockport Full details: benedettifoundation.org/adul… @MakingMusic_UK @AlexLaing @cliftondotcom @AliceKent0
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He’s been reading my speeches again….. – at The Hague, The Netherlands
Chris Bryant
@RhonddaBryant10 Nov 2023
Keir Starmer, ‘we have lost sight of the value of art and of music in learning in our education system. I’m determined to change that. Not just because I did it and I know how powerful it can be, but because of the key life skills it teaches: confidence, creativity, discipline.’
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Calling adult cellists! Join @sualeecello next week as we spend 2 sessions online developing the fundamentals of cello technique, focusing on left & right-hand basics. Most suitable for those working at Beginner & Intermediate level, but all welcome. benedettifoundation.org/mini…
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On Mon 30 Oct, we invite you to join @afroviolinist and @ElenaUrioste, violinists, yogis, and co-founders of @IntermissionSR, to breathe, move, chat, and play together! We'll learn some warm ups and explore the many ways in which music and yoga intersect. benedettifoundation.org/mini…
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Come and work with us! @BirmCons is looking for a Learning and Participation Coordinator who has a passion for making a change for young people through music. musicmark.org.uk/jobs/learni…
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Happy 80th birthday to the great Philip Moore! At @wabbey Evensong we sang his 'Hear my prayer, O heavenly Father.' It sets words by Charles Dickens, who is buried in Poets' Corner. Happy Birthday, Philip, and thank you for so many decades enriching the British Choral Tradition.
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🎻NEWS | Violinist Rachel Podger will be joining the Baroque Virtual Sessions next month to lead 2 online masterclasses - & violinists of school age, students, recent grads & non-prof adults can apply to play! Deadline: 3 Oct, 5pm. Full details: benedettifoundation.org/virt…
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