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Coda Fiddle Orchestra

Director - Jack Maguire A.R.A.M
Honorary Patron - Nigel Kennedy

 

Coda Fiddle Orchestra is a participatory community music project that works with children and young people - and their families - predominantly from West Boscombe. It offers violin tuition and ensemble opportunities – through the Fiddle Orchestra - for those aged 6 to 16 from a deprived area of Bournemouth (Boscombe). It is run by Jack Maguire, former co-leader of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. It has been running since 2004 and is now evolving to include traditional, folk and popular music with improvisation and technology.

Coda Fiddle Orchestra 2007/08 – The Live Wire Funky Fiddle Project!

Children and young people participating in the Coda Fiddle Orchestra in 2008 will be expending their skills and working creatively , improvising and beginning to use electric acoustic violins. The aims of this project are:

• To support young people with little opportunity
• To raise self esteem, confidence and aspiration through participatory music, working with high quality and experienced musicians
• To work in partnership with Boscombe Neighbourhood Management, St Clement’s and St John’s First School and Bethany Junior School
• To develop sustainable quality music-making opportunities for young people in a deprived area of Bournemouth

Where does it happen?

Every Saturday at St. Mary’s Community Centre, Springbourne. In addition, there are a number of both individual and group coaching sessions at both St.Clement’s and St John’s First School and Bethany Junior School. Plus there are a number of exciting performance opportunities which take place throughout the year.

Fiddlers (all ages and standards), guitarists, bass guitarists, accordionists and keyboard players are all welcome!

Coda Fiddle Orchestra also welcomes volunteers who might help with administration, preparing refreshments, concert and events support and technical help. 

Sponsors and Donors

John Warner, Chairman of the Rotary Club of Bournemouth, presents a cheque for £1000 to Coda Music Trust (Gill Tolliday, Team Leader) to support the work in Boscombe of the Coda Fiddle Orchestra.

• Coda Fiddle Orchestra is supported in 2007/08 by a wider variety of funders including;
• The Rotary Club of Bournemouth
• Alice Ellen Cooper dean Charitable Trust
• The Talbot Village Trust
• The Co-operative Community Foundation
• Springbourne and Boscombe Neighbourhood Management
• Bournemouth Borough Council/Dorset Music Services (Soundstorm)
• Numerous individual and private donors

Thanks to generous donations, a means tested bursary scheme exists for charity and young people from Boscombe West

If you would like to make a donation to support the work of Coda Fiddle Orchestra please telephone Coda Music Trust on 01426 276161.

How can I get involved in the Coda Fiddle Orchestra?

If you would like to participate in Coda Fiddle Orchestra or just want to know a bit more about it – then please telephone Coda Music Trust on 01425 276161 or email: contact@coda.org.uk