23.08.10
Summer in the City
This Summer, Community Music
Wales once again collaborated with Arts Active to produce a fantastic show in
St Davids Hall. CMW and Arts Active have a long history of working together
pioneering the first rock band workshop format in Wales, over 18 years ago.
‘Musicmix ‘10’ brought together
30 talented young musicians to write 13 original songs inspired by life in the
city. The 13 songs depicted 13 hours, a day in the Capital.
The youngsters worked in groups
alongside professional musicians from CMW and Arts Active, each tutor with
their own speciality. They worked on vocals, rock music, rapping and mc-ing and
drumming.
The final performance saw the 30
youngsters form one large band to perform a lively and exciting orchestral rock
gig.
Mollie Kneath, bass player and
singer, said: “It was exciting working with a lot of new people. I really enjoy
working with a small band, but this year I met a lot of new musicians and we
all mingled and worked as one. It was a great concept too”.
The gig was well attended and a
good time was had by all.
