Looking ahead...

In light of everything we’ve learned and achieved through this project, we’d love to continue and create another experience just like it, taking into account the issues raised in our evaluation! Having seen and spoken to some members of the local community recently, the nearby village of Cundall would love to have a similar performance in their local church in June or July this year. We are delighted and look forward to see what difference this may make to people in the community. There are a few things to consider of course; the venue is less accessible due to a long, muddy driveway, our expenses would need to be covered and ideally we’d like to make a small profit – perhaps the increase in ticket price would cover this.

Cundall Church, hidden behind the trees

Cundall is a more wealthy area than Kirby Hill, and therefore residents are likely to have more musical exposure as they can afford to attend concerts. There is also a school with a strong music department in the village. These factors mean that we can charge more, but equally need to make sure we are entirely professional and prepared. We ought to consider more challenging repertoire and really research what kind of music this people group would enjoy listening to, or might enjoy being exposed to for the first time. Perhaps there would be the opportunity to collaborate with some musicians from this village too – children from the school?

We were also asked if we’d like to perform at the Northern Aldbrough festival in June. This would have been a great opportunity for us as an ensemble but unfortunately due to exam commitments, we wouldn’t have enough time to prepare. We are hoping more opportunities like this may crop up from the connections we’re establishing in the rural areas in North Yorkshire!