Speaker of Hackney Council attends Shoreditch workshop

Cllr. Susan Fajana-Thomas, Speaker of Hackney Council, with double bass player Liz Hosford, and children from St. Monica's, Colvestone and Orchard primary schools The Speaker of Hackney Council, Cllr. Susan Fajana-Thomas, had these words of praise after attending the AMP orchestral workshop at Shoreditch Town Hall on 25 January: “I think it is a fantastic idea to introduce classical music to young children in this way, by bringing the instruments... Read More

Apollo Music Projects Schools Concert 2010

A recording of the Apollo Music Projects Schools Concert at Hackney Empire in July 2010. The programme consisted of the Overture to Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel, Schubert’s “Unfinished” Symphony and Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No.1 played by the Apollo Chamber Orchestra conducted by David Chernaik.  Read More

David Chernaik conducts the Apollo Chamber Orchestra

David Chernaik conducts the Apollo Chamber Orchestra in Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony at Hackney Empire. The concert was the culmination of a year-long programme with primary schools in Hackney and Tower Hamlets.  Read More