Educational Work
Education in Music and the Arts for today’s younger generation in the 21st Century is now, even more important and critical than ever. It is essential for children of all ages up to young adults and beyond, to have the National Curriculum working for them, as a way of highlighting many aspects of our glorious historical past and heritage.
ECSE are a period performance early Brass Ensemble and our main focus is the time of the Tudors, concentrating on music and musical life from the Tudor period including the infamous King Henry VIII. We consider our role as vital in providing the musicians of the future, an educated look at not just, what the music was like but to also put this together as a complete presentation of what life was like too for the musicians of the time.
As Professional Musicians, ECSE are especially aware of The National Curriculum structure and of our responsibilities to pass onto the next generation our knowledge and expertise in this field. This marriage of education and music making provides us with a wonderful opportunity to bring this aspect of History, both musically and educationally to life in a way that not only informs but very much promotes the role of music from the time of the Tudors, especially, in turn, providing an overall grounding in Music and History.
As well as coaching on the inaugural Brass summer school at the Royal Academy of Music, ECSE has recently broadened its horizons and devised a larger scale, musical programme based on Venice. The musical contributions this city produced between the 16th-18th Centuries influenced the whole of Europe. This most glorious and powerful of cities generated some of the most stunning musicians and composers the world has ever seen.
“Venetian Splendour” is aimed at highlighting this music by collaborating and inspiring musicians, dancers, theatre and choirs alike to put on a performance recreating the atmosphere of Venice.
Please click here to find out more about this project and see both photos and a sample DVD of “Venetian Splendour” to what this involves.
