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Summary: Music-making opportunities for children and adults with sight problems.
Events in your area
Discover what’s on in your area - visit our events board for a full list of musical and non-musical events!
Soundscape, our multi-arts facility in Surrey, also runs music events and courses.
Concert: Four Seasons in Japan

Date: 3 October 2008
Time: 8pm
Venue: Trefusis Hall, Cecil Sharp House
2 Regent's Park Road
London NW1 7AY
Kakehashi Koto Ensemble presents Four Seasons in Japan, a workshop concert in aid of RNIB Sunshine House School. The concert includes a variety of traditional Japanese music from classic to modern, played on the koto, sangen and piano, performed by a dozen Japanese and British players drawn from members of the Kakehashi Koto Ensemble and Ashibi no Kai.
Tickets are £8 on the door. Tickets can be booked in advance by email at kkotoe98@yahoo.co.uk - all proceeds go to RNIB Sunshine House School.
Children’s events
We're just putting the finishing touches on our autumn programme.
To find out more, please contact the Music Advisory Service: email mas@rnib.org.uk or telephone 020 7388 1266.
Events for adults
Our autumn programme is in preparation, so watch this space.
How can I keep singing in my choral group?
Date: to be announced
Time: to be announced
Venue: to be announced - Leeds/Manchester area
A day singing choral repertoire and examining ways of accessing musical scores when your eyesight is diminishing. We hope to demonstrate some new technology, and look at simpler solutions as well. There will be plenty of music making too!
Further information
For further information, please contact The Music Advisory Service. Email mas@rnib.org.uk or telephone 020 7388 1266.
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Content author: mas@rnib.org.uk
Last updated: 20/11/2008 11:13
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