Dionysus is fundraising to bring music education for Social Change in the Solomon Islands for the Commonwealth Resounds.
As many of your readers will know from my past articles, the Dionysus Ensemble in residence with the Commonweath is planning to travel to Honiara in January 2020 to give music education and lessons to the Piano Association of Solomon Islands (PASI), the music organisation which voluntarily enables children to learn various instruments, not simply the piano.
The children receive tuition only once or twice a year and have to manage alone apart from that.
The Dionysus project will provide expert instrumental teaching for the children currently studying as part of PASI, and culminate in a showcase concert at the end of the project where they perform alongside internationally experienced professional players.
A final appeal push was circulated in the UK and on the Dionysus Facebook page and I have been requested to release the details, which I am pleased to do,
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“We will also work with local teachers and parents to share our teaching expertise so that they will have a wider range of techniques and resources available to encourage and enthuse the children going forward.
“By giving the adults a greater repertoire of practice techniques and study materials to draw on, there would be longevity for the children after the project as they would get more experienced help in between lessons.
“This project will bring such an exciting and invaluable range of experiences and opportunities to all involved in PASI which will really spur them on, as well as working to put in place the beginnings of more regular and structured music tuition.
“All sponsors will get a report on the project including photos, audio clips of the showcase concert and progress reports on the students so that you can see the joy that your contribution has brought.
“If you would like to be a corporate sponsor, then please do get in touch to discuss how we could best promote you in return - your logo on our T Shirts, Twitter, weblinks on our site etc.
“The Dionysus Ensemble is the Ensemble in Residence for The Commonwealth Resounds, one of only two accredited music organisations within the Commonwealth.
“We are a virtuosic chamber ensemble with a string quartet at its core, equally at home on the concert platform, playing for events in both formal and informal settings, as well as providing music education projects. We provide a range of musical performances from solo cello right through to chamber orchestra, and our team have a wealth of expertise and international musical reputations.”
https://www.thedionysusensemble.com/solomon-islands.html
Yours sincerely
Frank Short
