Culture Vannin’s annual Bree workshop weekend celebrates its 10th birthday this Autumn half term. On Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th October, students aged 10 to 18 will join local tutors at the Youth Arts Centre in Douglas to ‘get creative’ with Manx traditional songs, tunes, dances and stories!
Bree, which is Manx Gaelic for ‘vitality’ or ‘energy’, is an umbrella group for students in school years 6 to 13 interested in Manx traditional music and dance. The group meet once a month for informal music sessions, public performances and workshops, and every Winter half term for the ‘Big Bree Workshop Weekend’.
During the weekend, students can opt to take workshops in playing or singing, drama, composing and song-writing in English or Manx, and everyone takes part in a final concert on the Sunday afternoon. Past members and tutors are particularly welcome to join Bree for the concert and celebrate the 10 years since the first Bree weekend in 2006.
It is ?10 to attend the weekend, and although no experience of Manx music or Gaelic is needed, instrumentalists are expected to be competent on their instrument.
Download the application form from: www.manxmusic.com, the deadline for applications is Friday 21 October.
Listen to last year’s students speak about their experiences at Bree: https://vimeo.com/148394823
For more info about Bree, contact the Manx Music Development Officer for Culture Vannin, Dr Chloe Woolley: manxmusic@culturevannin.im or telephone 694758
For more info about Manx Culture: www.culturevannin.im.
Image: Bree Group Workshop 2015, credit: Ron Corkish
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