LCAS Trustees and Members are proud of the LCAS Outreach project which introduces primary school pupils at Leatherhead Trinity School to the sights and sounds of a wide range of instruments, through live performances given by working professional musicians and Royal Academy of Music students.
LCAS Outreach also brings groups of secondary school pupils to attend a live concert with their teachers.
LCAS Outreach also brings groups of secondary school pupils to attend a live concert with their teachers.
In addition to donations from audience members and visitors, and the top-up from the Gift Aid scheme, this project has had the benefit of support from Leatherhead-based legal practice Julie West Solicitor.
Below you can read about some of the school visits we have made:
LCAS Outreach: Taking Live Performance to the Classroom
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Thursday 20th April 2023: Our project takes a leap forward as Trinity's Deputy Head discusses her aims for music in the School with LCAS Education Officer, Hazel Fitz Gibbon. The vision includes an orchestra.
But let's start gently. Taking the Royal Academy of Music's all female Solis Brass Trio into School will inspire pupils, including girls, to show an interest in brass instruments, and in particular, the trumpet.
As a result of today's visit LCAS Outreach, generous members of our weekly audience, and Mole Valley District Council, have together funded the acquisition of 6 pTrumpets. They will all be red - the School's colour.
But let's start gently. Taking the Royal Academy of Music's all female Solis Brass Trio into School will inspire pupils, including girls, to show an interest in brass instruments, and in particular, the trumpet.
As a result of today's visit LCAS Outreach, generous members of our weekly audience, and Mole Valley District Council, have together funded the acquisition of 6 pTrumpets. They will all be red - the School's colour.
Thursday 21st October 2021: Just a few months after the end of the pandemic lockdown period, concert pianist Emilie Capulet was delighted to perform for Trinity's pupils.
Emilie introduced the pupils to the music of Debussy, his La cathédrale engloutie - The Sunken Cathedral. She told the story of the lost town in the sea, whose cathedral bells could be heard only in certain sea conditions. Then she played the entire piece as pupils listened for changes of mood and representations of parts of the story.
This was a challenging idea, but the pupils rose to the occasion, making some astute observations.
At the time, Dr Emilie Capulet was Head of Classical Studies at the London College of Music, University of West London. She has since joined the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance as Programme Leader of their BMus courses. Her full and wide-ranging CV is described in this biographical note.
Emilie introduced the pupils to the music of Debussy, his La cathédrale engloutie - The Sunken Cathedral. She told the story of the lost town in the sea, whose cathedral bells could be heard only in certain sea conditions. Then she played the entire piece as pupils listened for changes of mood and representations of parts of the story.
This was a challenging idea, but the pupils rose to the occasion, making some astute observations.
At the time, Dr Emilie Capulet was Head of Classical Studies at the London College of Music, University of West London. She has since joined the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance as Programme Leader of their BMus courses. Her full and wide-ranging CV is described in this biographical note.
Thursday 8th June 2017: quintet Cavendish Winds took their flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon into Leatherhead Trinity School to play for the pupils.
Afterwards, Cavendish Winds will perform in the 12.30 lunchtime concert at Leatherhead Methodist Church.
pianists Ian & Jan Assersohn
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Thursday 23rd February 2017: piano duo Jan and Ian Assersohn played individually, and then side by side, on the School's piano, demonstrating to pupils the difference four hands make when playing together. Later that day, the Assersohn's gave the 3pm AGM concert at Leatherhead Methodist Church. |
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Thursday 24th November 2016: the Andrews Massey Duo took their flute, piccolo, and guitar into Leatherhead Trinity School to play for and with the pupils. Emily Andrews also whistled a melody as she walked around the room with her flute, causing some consternation and many turned heads ! Afterwards, flautist Emily Andrews and classical guitarist David Massey performed in the 12.30 lunchtime concert at Leatherhead Methodist Church. |
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Thursday 9th June 2016: brass ensemble Mardi Brass took their trumpet, cornet, horn, trombone, and tuba to demonstrate to Leatherhead Trinity School's pupils.
This was our first project with Trinity, in which the quintet told elements of the 'story of brass' - from animal horn and hollow stick to the modern slide and valve trumpet. Afterwards Mardi Brass performed the 12.30 lunchtime concert at Leatherhead Methodist Church, bringing the full 'Story of Brass' to an amused older generation! |
Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society welcomes your donation to support our work.
Apart from the Gift Aid schemes, we have not sought grants from our hosting Churches, the Lottery, nor from other charities, and there is no demand placed on a School's slender budgets for our work there. We occasionally seek grant funding to bring more adventurous programming to the Mole Valley Arts Alive Festival.
To make your own donation to the Society's work please click through to CAF who will handle the Gift Aid formalities as well.
Apart from the Gift Aid schemes, we have not sought grants from our hosting Churches, the Lottery, nor from other charities, and there is no demand placed on a School's slender budgets for our work there. We occasionally seek grant funding to bring more adventurous programming to the Mole Valley Arts Alive Festival.
To make your own donation to the Society's work please click through to CAF who will handle the Gift Aid formalities as well.
Music on Thursdays at LMC
CAF will also take care of the Gift Aid admin
