Sheku Kanneh Mason joins younger cellists for mass efficiency at The Glasshouse

Sheku Kanneh Mason and younger cellists from The Glasshouse [Photo: TyneSight Media]

After a tour with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and conductor Dinis Sousa enjoying Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 in Middlesborough, Gateshead and Kendal, cellist Sheku Kanneh Mason joined younger cellists for a massed cello efficiency on The Glasshouse’s concourse.

For the rehearsal and free casual efficiency, younger cellists from The Glasshouse’s Younger Sinfonia and Centre for Superior Coaching (CAT) programmes had been joined by tutors, gamers from Royal Northern Sinfonia and alumni of The Glasshouse’s training programmes, forming a massed cello ensemble of 24 cellos alongside Sheku Kanneh Mason.

The day was a part of The Glasshouse’s Make Music Younger Folks programme. After a rehearsal in Northern Rock Basis Corridor, the cellists carried out on the concourse at lunchtime to a public viewers as a part of The Glasshouse’s Lunchtime Concert events. These a sequence of free mini performances that happen all year long on Sundays which give a possibility to listen to the music the younger musicians from CAT have been engaged on, from classical items to people tunes and brand-new compositions.

The Centre for Superior Coaching (CAT) is a part of The Glasshouses weekend college, which has non-auditioned, inclusive ensembles, bands and choirs for younger individuals of all ages, and functions are open all yr spherical.

On Sunday, the cellists carried out a programme that included a motion of Villa-Lobos’s Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 and music by Gershwin and Joplin.

Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 – Sheku Kanneh Mason, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Dinis Sousa – The Glasshouse, Gateshead [Photo: TyneSight Media]

Sheku Kanneh-Mason mentioned: “After my concert events in Middlesbrough, Kendal after which right here at The Glasshouse this week, it was a extremely particular conclusion to listen to the younger cellists play within the rehearsal after which to affix them out on the Concourse, on Sunday morning.  The following era of musicians issues a lot and I beloved seeing all the keenness and listening to the expertise.”