Cycle of Songs: News
Cycle of Songs is an Arts Council England funded project commissioned by Cambridge City Council, devised by the award winning Pilot Theatre and Historyworks to mark the Tour de France visit to Cambridge on 7 July 2014.
This project will showcase and celebrate the talent and diversity of Cambridge and will include many local people of all ages sharing their voice and celebrating the city in song. All are welcome!
Nine pieces are commissioned from a wide range of composers & poets, inspired by historical research & based on words from original sources of fascinating & quirky stories at iconic locations along the Tour's route in Cambridge.
The songs will all be performed by local choirs, musicians and poets to make a free app for Cambridge to leave a lasting digital legacy. To find out more, please do explore all the resources at the dedicated website, produced by Historyworks, at cycleofsongs.com
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The Cycle of Songs Video
Do watch the Cycle of Songs short film - Directed and Produced by Historyworks - it is a fun tour around Cambridge - providing an overview of the nine commisioned songs, the choirs and artists that recorded them, and the route the Tour de France took through the locations in central Cambridge - telling unique stories, written by top composers and poets, performed by people in Cambridge. Enjoy!
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ReSound Acappella Choir – FREE summer singing events
The wonderful ReSound Choir, led by their Director Rowena Whitehead will be giving two FREE summer performances on Tuesday 17th July & Saturday 21st July. Rowena and ...
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Castle Hill Open Day
Saturday 21st July 12 noon to 5pm in the Castle Hill area of Cambridge Lots of history talks and walks, archaeology and hidden history to see! ...
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ChYpPS Activities ‘Playdaze and Big Wednesdays’
Cambridge City Council’s CHYPPS (Children and Young People’s Participatory Services) are offering their fab set of PLAYDAZE for free all summer 2018. You can go ...
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Party On the Piece
SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 12 noon to 4pm Family-friendly gathering in Petersfield Join Historyworks and other community organizations and food trucks and our local band, for ‘Party ...
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Timeline Choir
Thursday evenings at 7.30pm St Barnabas Church Centre, St Barnabas Road Come and sing folk, medieval, renaissance and historically-inspired music, celebrating the East of England’s ...
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Sacrae – Meditative Singing Sessions
SUNDAY SINGING AT ROMSEY MILL Please join in Sunday singing on the first and third Sunday every month for a meditative break to join your ...
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Sing! Community Choir Open to NEW Members this September
Sing is a community choir in Cambridge, where you don’t need to be able to read music, and everyone is welcome to come along and ...
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Dreaming of a New World!
At 8pm on Saturday 12 May at the Unitarian Church Hall 5 Emmanuel Road ~ Cambridge ~ CB1 1JW, Women of Note will present their ...
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Sing in the Spring!
Please join the Sing! Community Choir for a marvelous evening of song at St Barnabas Church on Mill Road in aid of Arthur Rank Hospice. ...
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Spring Fling with ReSound Community Choir
On Sunday 22 April, ReSound will be having a Spring Fling at St Andrews, Cherry Hinton, 4pm to 5.30. Tickets £5 in aid of Romsey ...
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Active Abbey Adventures!
Please join Abbey People and Historyworks and ChYpPS as we come together to mark 'Abbey People Care for Nature Day' on Saturday 21st April between ...
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Etty Hillesum Events at King's College - Thursday 29th March
'IN CONVERSATION' TEA AND TALK WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE ETTY HILLESUM RESEARCH CENTRE, WITH PROFESSOR HELEN WEINSTEIN, DEAN STEPHEN CHERRY, AND MUSICIAN JON BANKS ...
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'Yours Hopefully' Poetry and Song Concert with Michael Rosen & Resound Acappella Choir - Wednesday 7th March
Date: 7 March 2018 Doors: 7pm Concert: 7.30pm Venue: St Barnabas Church, Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 2BD Tickets: £10 Booking Information: Book via EVENTBRITE This event will be an uplifting concert of poems and songs about the ...
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Railway Singers Concert at Mill Road Winter Fair 2nd December
Railway Singers Concert at Mill Road Winter Fair Sat 2nd December: Concert 11am to 12 noon (rehearsal 10am to 10.45am)St Philip’s Church at 185 Mill Road ...
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Railway Singers Concert at Mill Road Winter Fair Sat 2nd December: Concert 11am to 12 noon (rehearsal 10am to 10.45am)St Philip’s Church at 185 Mill Road ...
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Sunday Sessions for Community Singing
Historyworks invites YOU to join in our FREE community singing sessions for'The Railway Singers' when we have two Sunday afternoons in November when we will ...
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Sing! Community Choir Open to NEW Members
Hello Sing!ers! I hope you are as excited as I am to be starting a new term with our lovely choir! :) We are starting ...
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Railway Singers & 2 Movement Sessions in October
St Philip’s School Hall, 2 Vinery Way, CB1 3DRThurs 12th October: 7.30-9pm & Thursday 19th October 7.30-9pm Come and learn some more of our Railway-themed ...
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Creative Railway Soundscape and Recording Session
Come join us THIS Sunday (8th October, 2-4pm) at St. Philip's Church (185 Mill Road, CB1 3AN) for a new and exciting experience, taking part in our FREE 'Creative Railway Soundscape and ...
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ReSound Concert on 28th October as fundraiser for SEED charity
Fom Rowena Whitehead, Musical Director. For ticket reservations, contact janet.walker3@googlemail.com 'Here's a great night of singing coming up on 28 October ! Hope you can join us ...
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WE ALL CAME FROM SOMEWHERE
SINGING AND POETRY FUNDRAISER PLACE: MICHAELHOUSE CENTRE, CAMBRIDGE, CB TIME: 12 noon, Saturday 14 October, Michaelhouse Centre, Cambridge. Songs, poems, readings on the theme of travel and ...
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Rhythm and Railways Singers
We are inviting you to join us for a series of FREE railway-themed singing and movement sessions, starting next week on Thursday 21st September! DROP IN FOR ...
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ADDENBROOKE'S CHOIR...... No experience needed
ADDENBROOKE'S CHOIR...... No experience needed Rehearsals: Addenbrooke's Choir meets on a Monday evening at the Alice Fisher lecture theatre on the hospital site, from 7:30pm ...
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Great St Mary's Choirs are recruiting for Autumn!
Interested in singing in one of Great St Mary's Choirs? Please read the information below to find out about opportunities for singers aged 6 upwards ...
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ARTS & MINDS
Friday September 8th 2017 onwards on Fridays 2.30pm/3.30pm Drop in to join in at the Great St Mary's group which meets on Friday afternoons at ...
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GLOBAL HARMONY drop in singing sessions
Information about Workshops Global Harmony Drop in sessions Ross Street Community Centre, Ross St, off Mill Rd, Cambridge. Thursdays 1.45-3.15pm. Cost £7 per session or £30 ...
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World Harmony Singing Workshop
Saturday 25th March 2017 - the amazing Brendan Taaffee is leading a singing workshop - read on for more details about it from Sylvia and ...
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NO STRINGS ATTACHED:
*********Sunday 11 JUNE NO STRINGS ATTACHED, ( Rowena Whitehead, Tom Ling, Wendy Hardemann and Ian Turner ) will be playing music and singing at the HISTON AND IMPINGTON ...
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RESOUND at JUNCTION 2
Friday 30 June RESOUND at JUNCTION 2 , the choir will sing a twenty minute set, supporting the AZAADI Freedom TOUR with Samia Malik and Sianed Jones- more ...
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Early Summer ReSound Concert
Early Summer ReSound concert in Swaffham Prior in the beautiful St Cyriac's Church on SATURDAY 10 JUNE at 6pm. COME AND JOIN US FOR A POST-ELECTION -INSPIRATIONAL-CONNECTING-LIFE-AFFIRMING ...
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'Talking in Tune' Singing Workshop
Workshop in Cambridge on Saturday 14th October 2017 from 1.45pm to 6pm Bruce Knight for A Capella Workshop Note from Sylvia and the T n ...
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Shout Aloud! Children's Choir, Recruiting singers This Autumn!
Shout Aloud is a vibrant community choir for children. We're always open to new members, and Musical Director, Mario Satchwell, is doing taster sessions in ...
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WOMEN OF NOTE, COMMUNITY CHOIR, IS RECRUITING SINGERS THIS AUTUMN!
Women of Note is a small, friendly women's choir. We meet once a week on Tuesday evenings in termtime in Cambridge, from 7.45pm-9.45pm. We sing ...
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Sue Parlby's SONG STROLLS
You are invited to join us on Song Stroll number 3 - enjoying a gentle saunter serenading the natural delights and spaces around Paradise Fen ...
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A Day In May with Good Vibrations
We have some places available for a fabulous one-off singing opportunity on Saturday 13 May!! If you fancy … learning some luscious songs over 5 sessions ...
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WE ARE SOUND / BURST
Sat 8th July, 7.45pm / St John’s Church / Bury St Edmunds Music fans, give your ears some serious love. On Saturday 8th July ...
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We Are Sound - E-LUMINATE - DARK & LIGHT
Friday 10th February 2017 / Corn Ex / 8pm This is going to be different. The opening concert of the fabulous e-Luminate Festival will feature Dark ...
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We Are Sound (Formerly The Dowsing For Sound Collective) THE CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL
Sat 10th Dec 2016 / Corn Ex / 7.45pm Described as Cambridge's answer to Pink Martini, we'll be bringing our genre-bending, hootenanny-styled, cocktail-infused, irreverently-unpredictable and ...
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Sing! Community Choir's 5th Anniversary Summer Concert
It's our 5th Anniversary Concert this Summer at St Barnabas Church Saturday, 1st July, starting at 7.30pm! Come join us for an uplifting evening of song from ...
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Wonderful Christmas Time - Sing! Christmas Concert
Join Sing! Community Choir for their Christmas Concert: Wonderful Christmas Time on Satursay 17th December, 7.30pm @ St Barnabas Church , Mill Road. Tickets available ...
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Talking in Tune Christmas Busk
SATURDAY 17 DECEMBER Noon-1pm outside the Guildhall, Cambridge. In aid of WinterComfort. Festive songs , bring your pals . Carol sheets provided, just come along and ...
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The Magical Christmas Tree Tour. Support: No Strings Attached
Friday 16 DECEMBER 8pm onwards @ Cambridge Folk Club Come and join Rowena Whitehead who is singing with No Strings Attached, with Ian Turner, Wendy Hardeman and ...
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We are Sound 'Christmas Cocktail'
SINGING EXTRAVAGANZA ON SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER 19.45PM at Cambridge Corn Exchange The glittering Christmas Cocktail gig returns to the Corn Exchange for its cocktail-infused, musically-riotous winter extravaganza. ...
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Song Snapshots
We invite you to join us in a succulent feast of songs to beat off the winter chills An eclectic retro menu evoking and celebrating ...
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Resound: Calais Cabaret
Rowena Whitehead's ReSound choir are performing on Friday 25 November at St Paul's Church in Cambridge. The Calais Cabaret, raising funds for Cambridge Calais Refugee ...
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BLUETOOTH BEACONS LAUNCH ON 11TH SEPTEMBER IN CAMBRIDGE - COME ALONG 11am ONWARDS - ALL WELCOME!
Ever wondered what is behind the railings on Riverside with the impressive brick edifice to Victorian sewage and sanitation beneath the imposing Victorian chimney on ...
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Big Lunch
Historyworks will be collaborating with other Cambridge partners for the amazing event that is THE BIG LUNCH!! Our contribution will be a muscial entertainment scheduled ...
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CREATING MY CAMBRIDGE: Creative Writing Workshop with Michael Rosen & Historyworks
Wednesday 6th July | 10.30 - 12.30pm: Creative Writing Workshop with Michael Rosen & Historyworks Historyworks has been working with several primary schools for creative workshops ...
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BIG WEEKEND ON PARKER'S PIECE
Saturday 9th July | 12noon-5pm: Please Join us at the 'Make and Create' Tent where Historyworks will be showcasing activities with the theme of COMMUNICATION ...
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BIG WEDNESDAY on COLDHAM’S COMMON
Wednesday 3rd August | 1pm - 4pm: Coldham’s Common (at the Abbey Pool end near Pool Way)Activities: FREE for Abbey Families To celebrate National Play Day ...
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MAKING MUSIC AND MAGICAL MACHINES
Making Workshops - Monday 1st and Tuesday 2nd August—1pm to 4pm: Abbey Meadows Community Wing, Galfrid Road, CB5 8ND Drumming & Kite Flying - Wednesday ...
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SINGING HISTORY CONCERT: THE SOUNDS OF STEAM
Saturday 12th March 2016 SINGING HISTORY CONCERT: THE SOUNDS OF STEAM 3pm to 5pm at Great St Mary's Church, Market Place All Welcome! Free Family ...
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Family FunDay: Creative & Doing Activities
Sunday 21 February | 1pm - 5pmCambridge Museum of Technology, CB5 8LD Join us at the Museum for a taster day of creative thinking and ...
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‘Twilight at the Museum: Sounds of Steam’ at Cambridge Museum of Technology CB5 8LD
CAMBRIDGE HISTORY FESTIVAL 2016 Wednesday 17th February 2016 THE SOUNDS OF STEAM at Cambridge Museum of Technology will be a unique tour of the venue ...
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Improv singing workshop 'Sounds of STEAM'
Wed 27th January | 7.30pm - 9.30pm St Philip’s Church, 185 Mill Road, CB1 3AN Join us for a free workshop led by Rowena Whitehead of ...
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Clicking to Connectivity - Arts Project for Summer & Autumn 2015 in Cambridge: Young People Welcome!
Historyworks invites young people from the Abbey Meadows area to get in touch to be involved in a community arts project funded by Cambridge City Council ...
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Sing & Swim! Sat 4th July 6pm onwards.
Sing & Swim Communal Poolside Singing of Summer Watery Songs! There will be an evening of swimming, singing and picnicking with local musicians and choirs ...
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Ocean Song Workshop in the Cambridge Museum of Technology on Sunday 21st June 2pm to 3.30pm
Ocean Song – Sounds of the Sea – led by voice teacher Rowena Whitehead and Dr Roz Wade from the Zoology Museum Come along and ...
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Time Together – Women of Note – 8pm Concert on Friday 19TH June
Women of Note – Summer Concert Women of Note is a brilliant all female choir, whose track 5 “Unsung Women” on the Cycle of Songs ...
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Singing & Music at Open Gardens – Come Along!
‘No Strings Attached ‘performing during after noon of Sunday 14th June Open Gardens – Singing outdoors – Sunday 14th June (see poster attached for Histon ...
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Moving On Up! Invite to Sing’s Summer Concert – Sunday 12th June 8pm onwards
Sing! Community Choir fundraiser Moving On Up!Sing! Community Choir's Summer ConcertSt. Philip's Church, 185 Mill Road, CB1 3ANFriday 12th June8pm Come join the members of ...
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Revelation Rock Gospel Choir Fundraiser Concert on Saturday 6th June
Revelation-Rock Gospel Choir's Summer ConcertSt. Columba's Church, Downing Street, CB2 3ELSaturday 6th June7.30pm Join us for a fabulous, fun-filled evening of songs! Raising money for ...
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Do/So/Co Community Grants – 5th June Deadline
Applications welcome for Community GrantsDowsing for Sound Collective Do/So/Co Grants available for community music projects, especially for music projects for young people. Deadline for applications ...
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Michael Berkeley returns to King’s – All Welcome!
Special Evensongs at 5.30pm on May 19th & May 21st King’s College Chapel – May 19th there will be an Evensong with pieces by Michael ...
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Alex Cook performs at Kettle’s Yard on 15th May – free!
Museums At Night – May 15th – Come and explore the wonderful art in a domestic setting at Kettle’s Yard and hear the talented composer ...
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Hollie McNish + support at Cambridge Junction – Inja performs “Freedom” MAY 5th 8pm
Hollie McNish is the poet whose words formed the basis of track one of Cycle of Songs called “This is why we ride”. Hollie’s tour ...
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Ocean Songs Sessions
Ocean Songs – April 18th 2pm-3.30pm Sound Recording Workshop with Chris Watson At Wicken Fen Nature Reserve CB7 FXP There is a one-off opportunity to ...
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Film score “A Little Chaos”
“A Little Chaos” is a film released in UK this Spring, with the entire score composed by Peter Gregson, who composed “Infinity”, the 3rd track ...
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Cambridge’s first ever LungJam - 1st April
The Dowsing Sound Collective has its first ever LungJam event in the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Wednesday 1st April. LungJam is part of the launch of Cambridge Live - the new ...
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Cambridge Culture Finder features Cycle of Songs: 20th March
Free New Website and App for Cambridge! This Spring has seen the exciting launch of Culture Finder Cambridge, a new website and app, where you ...
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Ten Sing – Saturday 14th March
Concert of Songs and Performances Cycle of Songs remembers with warmth the fantastic LIVE performance given by the youth group, Ten Sing, outside Cambridge Junction ...
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Creating My Cambridge - Singing History Concert Success: 9th March 2015
Big thanks to everyone who supported the ‘Singing History’ at the West Road Concert Hall which was packed out with families and balloons for this ...
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Chalk Circle Concerts: 14th & 15th March
REVOLUTIONARY BALLADS - 2 CONCERTS IN CAMBRIDGE Concert at 8pm Saturday 14th March St Augustine's Church, Richmond Road, Cambridge, CB4 3PS Concert at 3pm on ...
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Singing History - 8th March Concert - West Road - All Welcome!
'Creating My Cambridge- Singing History' All Welcome to FREE Concert from 3.30pm to 5.00pm at The Music Faculty's West Road Concert Hall on Sunday 8th March. We ...
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"Heart Song" Workshops with Rowena Whitehead - 4.30pm on 4th Jan
Rowena Whitehead Invites you to Singing Workshops Rowena is commencing a new series of drop-in monthly singing workshops she is leading called "Heart Song" which ...
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Michael Rosen Film by Historyworks
A new short film featuring the Fitzwilliam Museum, its famous lions and 125 Cambridge primary singers has been produced by Historyworks for our new project ...
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Dowsing Sound Collective Christmas Cocktail
Dowsing Sound Collective return to the Corn Exchange for their annual Christmas Cocktail event on Sunday 14th December. Described as Cambridge’s answer to Pink Martini, Dowsing’s equally unconventional ...
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Album - “Lights in the Sky” – Peter Gregson
Peter Gregson, composer of Cycle of Songs track “Infinity” has a new album out with 9 songs called “Lights in the Sky” released this Autumn ...
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Singing History Project
Launch by the CoS participating schools including King’s Choristers, Milton Road Primary, Milton Village Primary, St Phillip’s School, The Spinney School. Historyworks resources page:http://historyworks.tv/projects/2014/11/06/singing-history/ Historyworks ...
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Scratch Choir Performance at Cambridge United
Saturday 13th December – 3pm kickoff – Cambridge United Football Ground, Abbey Stadium, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LN Details about singing beforehand and at halftime will be circulated ...
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Scratch Choir Rehearsal for WW1 Commemoration
Sunday 7th December – 5.30pm to 7pm at St Matthew’s Primary School, Norfolk Street, CB1 2LD. Karen Reid at Cambridge City Council has contacted Cycle ...
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'Come Sing' event at the Winter Fair
Saturday 6th December – 2pm/3pm St Phillip’s Church, 185 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3AN See below or click here for Rehearsal Times. The Contact email is elf33@cam.ac.uk All ...
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Scratch Choir Rehearsal for Mill Road Winter Fair
Saturday 29th November – 10am to 1pm Concert Hall, Music Faculty, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP Invitation from Cambridge Music Faculty Education & Outreach ...
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Kettle's Yard Young Composers *free* Concert at 8pm on 18th November
Tuesday 18th November – 8pm Kettle’s Yard – Alex Cook – free concert Alex Cook, composer of CYCLE OF SONGS track “To Seek a Dream”, will ...
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King's Chapel Evensong at 3.30pm on Sunday 16th November features Michael Berkeley's CycleofSongs Composition
Sunday 16th November – 3.30pm King’s Chapel Evensong – Performance of Michael Berkeley’s Cycle of Songs track “Build This House” - free entry All Cycle of ...
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ReSound Concert for "The Memory Notes" 8pm on 8th November at St Paul's Centre
Saturday 8th November – 8pm ReSound Concert Fab A Cappella Quartet B Naturals with ReSound A Capella Choir The Centre at St Paul’s, Hills Road, Cambridge ...
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"Freedom" Performance with "Zimbe!" 7pm on 29th October at Concert Hall, Music Faculty, West Road
Wednesday 29th October – 7pm“Freedom” Performance & Zimbe! Your Song: Celebration of Community Singing organized by CaMEO Concert Hall, Music Faculty, West Road, 7pm to 9pm ...
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Castle Hill Open Day - 18th October
Saturday 18th October – 4.30pm ReSound Performance Castle Hill Open Day 12 to 5pm – FREE activities at Kettle’s Yard, Museum of Cambridge, St Peter’s Church, St Giles’ ...
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Resonant Song Workshop - Sunday 28th Sept - Rowena Whitehead Welcomes All!
On Sunday 28 September, Rowena Whitehead will be leading a Sunday afternoon Resonant Song workshop from 2.15-3.15pm at the beautiful St Cyriac and St Julitta Church in Swaffham Prior ( beyond Anglesey Abbey) ...
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App Map Distributed for Cambridge Open Heritage Day - 13th September
App Maps for Cycle of Songs - Distributed for Cambridge Open Heritage Day - 13th September 2014 Creative Director and Producer for Cycle of Songs, ...
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"Your Song" Cycle of Songsters invited to join next choral project called "Zimbe"
Your Song: 'Zimbe' Choral Work Cycle of Song participants are invited to have an opporutnity to continue singing together by joining this fantastic project - ...
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105fm Arts Programme Features Cycle of Songs - do listen to the podcast
Good News for the Arts and Media in new show called LIFE & ART! Cambridge 105fm has an Arts Review programme which is newly presented ...
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Elizabethan Concert & Pageant - Cycle of Songsters invited back to GSM
ELIZABETHAN MUSIC & PAGEANT – Great St Mary's invite Cycle of Songsters to return to this wonderful venue for two history and music events - ...
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BBC Celebrates Success
On Thursday 7th August, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire’s Sue Dougan invited the Creative Director of Historyworks and Producer for Cycle of Songs, Helen Weinstein, to celebrate ...
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The Cambridge News: Pupils at Milton Road Primary School sing their hearts out for Cycle of Songs
First published in The Cambridge News on Friday 25 July 2014. Schoolchildren delved into the past for a singing project based on Cambridge’s history.More than ...
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One Day, One Song, One Gig: Event on 9th August - All Welcome
Part of Romsey Art Festival One day, one song, one gig! Cycle of Songs singers and musicians are invited to join Cambridge Junction as they ...
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Blog: Milton Road Primary School Visit, 22nd July 2014
On Tuesday 22nd July 2014 Helen Weinstein, the Creative Director and Producer for Cycle of Songs organized a celebration of the achievements and their recordings ...
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Blog: Spinney Singers Receive Certificates of Achievement
An invitation to Creative Director and Producer, Helen Weinstein, to speak at Assembly for the end of term at The Spinney Primary School in Cherry ...
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Blog: ReSound's Sound Lifts the Spirits
On the Tuesday 15th July, a tranquil singing event took place within the tiny Church of St Peter’s on Pound Hill in Cambridge. Originally built ...
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Blog: “Hobson’s Horses” performed at School Concert
On the day of the end of term concert, the Milton C of E Primary School were in fine form, singing warmup rounds of “Hobson’s ...
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Blog: "Reality Checkpoint" performed at the Apex Concert Hall
After the huge success of the first live performance of “Reality Checkpoint” at the July 5th Big Weekend Mainstage launch for Cycle of Songs in ...
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Blog: “Unsung Women” performed at Hebden Bridge Choir Festival
It has been a very exciting week for Cycle of Songs composer, Kirsty Martin, who not only came and co-conducted the singers at the Song ...
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Blog: App Maps at Rugby Club
Following on from the huge interest in the Cycle of Songs, Helen Weinstein, the Creative Director and Producer, was invited to the Rugby Union Football ...
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Blog: App Maps Distributed on Local History Walk – 9th July 2014
Numerous choir members and community history enthusiasts joined the walk led by Allan Brigham on Wednesday 9th July. Allan is a local historian and Blue Badge ...
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Blog: So many bicycles: Tour de France and the Cambridge Cycle of Songs
Originally posted on the MusiCB3 Blog by Helen Snelling and Natalie Chabot, on 14th July 2014. On Monday 7th July 2014, the Tour de France Stage ...
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Storify: Le Tour de France / Cambridge / #cycleofsongs
A Storify by Pilot Theatre from 4th July 2014.
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Cambridge Network: Big Weekend warm-up as Dowsing prepares to ace the Apex
Cambridge's Dowsing Sound Collective wowed the crowds at the Big Weekend this Saturday, with a special set to warm up the 100-strong choir for its next gig, taking place in the stunning Apex Concert Hall in Bury St Edmunds this coming Sunday (13th July). Included in the set was one of the original pieces composed as part of the city's Cycle of Songs, a project conceived to celebrate the visit of the Tour de France to Cambridge...
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Blog: Parker’s Piece and Sing & Swim, Saturday 5th July 2014
One of the busiest days for the Cycle of Songs Choir took place on Saturday 5thJuly 2014. The Cycle of Songs Choir were scheduled to perform at Big Weekend, an event that is held annually on the well-loved area of common ground known as Parker’s Piece...
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Blog: Marcus Romer on Cambridge 105fm, Saturday 5th July 2014
On Saturday 5th July 2014 Marcus Romer, Artistic Director of Pilot Theatre and the Cycle of Songs project, returned to the Cambridge 105fm studios to promote the day’s events and the project as a whole.
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Blog: Thank you to Cambridge's Searle Street Band
Throughout the Cycle of Songs project, we have had lots of support and one group in particular has accompanied us from the very start: the ...
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Storify: The Grand Depart - for the Tour de France #cycleofsongs @letourcambridge
A Storify by Pilot Theatre from 4th July 2014.
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Yorkshire Post: Pump up the volume
Marcus Romer is not what you’d call a cycling obsessive. He has a bike which he pedals to and from the offices of Pilot Theatre in York, but he’s not one for long distance rides and has never, ever worn Lycra. However, he knows the route the Grand Départ will take through Cambridge more intimately than most. He’s walked it, he’s cycled it and along with HistoryWorks, which designs installations for museums and galleries, he’s also used it to inspire a brand new art project...
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Blog: 21st June Flash-mob
Saturday 21st June was promoted as the Cycle of Songs formal “Pop-up Choir” event, but in fact what all the singers had been working towards, was not only singing in public, but performing as a flash-mob to surprise those in Cambridge market space between 12:30 and 1pm outside the Guildhall. It was great fun and included sticker action!...
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Radio: Inja on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
On 19th June 2014 the Cycle of Songs project returned to the BBC Radio Cambridgeshire studios, led this time by Inja, one of the lynchpin composers and performers. Inja, writer and performer of the piece entitled 'Freedom', met with Sue Dougan to discuss his involvement with Cycle of Songs, the next stages of the project, and some of the remarkable experiences he has had throughout the process...
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Blog: Cycle of Songs Choir rehearsal at Cambridge Junction
On Wednesday 11th June 2014 the Cambridge Junction hosted the second Cycle of Songs Choir rehearsal. It proved to be another evening of wonderful performances with equally good weather, allowing us to make the most of the sunshine and sing outside...
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Press Release: Cycle of Songs
This year’s visit of the Tour de France to Cambridge in July will be marked by an innovative and inspiring major new piece of work entitled The Cycle of Songs. Devised by the acclaimed Yorkshire theatre company Pilot Theatre with the Cambridge based Historyworks the project will feature new compositions performed by Cambridge’s choirs by leading musicians, writers, poets and composers including Michael Berkeley, Karen Wimhurst, Michael Rosen, Kirtsty Martin and Andrea Cockerton...
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Blog: Cycle of Songs Rehearsal at Kettle's Yard
Wednesday 4th June 2014 marked the first rehearsal for the Cycle of Songs Community Choir. The Cycle of Songs Choir is a free and open-to-all choir that has been set up to give people of all ages and abilities the opportunity to sing together and celebrate the arrival of the Tour de France in Cambridge, and to offer an opportunity often missing in Cambridge, to be able to sing together as a family too...
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Storify: What we are up to @pilot_theatre at the moment...
A Storify by Pilot Theatre
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Press: Cambridge News
Visit of Tour de France to Cambridge marked with Cycle of Songs as pop choir starts spontaneous singing session at the Guildhall A unique vocal treat by Cambridge’s leading choirs hit the city centre on Saturday to celebrate the impending arrival of the Tour de France...
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Le Tour Yorkshire: THE CYCLE OF SONGS PROJECT
Cambridge has a wonderful project to celebrate the unique history and tradition of song in the city, and welcome the Tour de France Stage 3 taking place on 7 July.
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Blog: Recording Dowsing Sound Collective
The Cycle of Songs project has had a fantastic experience kicking off the rehearsal and recording phase for the new compositions of nine songs developed by leading composers, writers, and poets.
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RADIO: Rowena Whitehead on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
Following on from Helen Weinstein’s visit to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Saturday 10th May to discuss the launch of Cycle of Songs, Rowena Whitehead, Choral Leader for ...
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Blog: Cycle of Songs at the Fitzwilliam Museum for Museums at Night
On Friday 16th May 2014 the Cycle of Songs project took part in a wonderful event at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cycle of Songs was ...
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Feedback from Audience, Choir Leaders and Singers
Following the launch of Cycle of Songs on Sunday 11th May at Great St Mary’s Church we asked people who had experienced the event what ...
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Blog Post From Heritage at Great St Mary's: Cycle of Songs Launch
There was a riot of sound and colour at Great St Mary’s on Sunday, for the launch of Cycle of Songs. Huge thanks to all ...
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Storify: launch of #cycleofsongs in Cambridge for @letourcambridge
A Storify created by Pilot Theatre: http://storify.com/PilotTheatre/launch-of-cycleofsongs-in-cambridge-for-letourcamb
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Storify: #CycleofSongs Cambridge for @letourcambridge
A Storify created by Pilot Theatre: http://storify.com/PilotTheatre/cycleofsongs-cambridge-for-letourcambridge
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Press Release for 11th May Event at Great St Mary's: Cambridge News, Tues 06 May
Cycle of Songs will bring together local choirs, schools, composers, musicians, writers and residents in a musical celebration of the Tour de France's visit to ...
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Cambridge Edition: CYCLE OF SONGS
CYCLE OF SONGSWritten by Jennifer Shelton on 08 May 2014 for the Cambridge Edition. If you're in town this Sunday, make sure to take a detour ...
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Blog Post from Heritage at Great St Mary's: Cambridge Sings For Cycle of Songs!
On Sunday 11th May, from 2-4pm, Great St Mary’s is delighted to be hosting the public launch event “Cambridge Sings for Cycle of Songs”. This ...
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Launch of the Cambridge Cycle of Songs project
On Sunday 11th May the free public launch event "Sing Cambridge for Cycle of Songs" will showcase and celebrate Cambridge’s singing talent and diversity to launch the ...
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Cycle of Songs Postcard
The following images show the design of the Cycle of Songs postcard. These will be distributed across the city and at all of our events from the ...
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Blog Post: Calvium
Originally written for the Calvium blog Calvium is extremely excited to be the chosen app developers working once again with Pilot Theatre and starting a new ...
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Press release
PRESS RELEASE TEXT RELEASED BY CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL The visit of the Tour de France to Cambridge in July will be marked by an inspiring ...
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Cambridge News Article
Cycle of songs commissioned to mark Tour de France's visit to Cambridge Cambridge News, Tuesday 25 February 2014. A cycle of songs celebrating forgotten stories from ...
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Blog Post: Cycle of Songs – Local History in Cambridge
Cycle of Songs – Local History in Cambridge by Janine Noack, for the Doing History in Public blog Some of our bloggers (Tiia Sahrakorpi, Emily Ward, Marta Musso, Janine Noack) ...
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Blog Post: Launching #cycleofsongs, March 31 2014
by Janine Noack, for the Doing History in Public blog On Monday, March 31, historyworks.tv and Pilot Theatre invited #twitterstorians and various other local people from Cambridge who are involved in ...
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Storify: Launching #cycleofsongs @historyworksTV event with @pilot_theatre
A Storify created by Pilot Theatre: http://storify.com/PilotTheatre/launching-cycleofsongs-historyworkstv-event-with-p
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Storify: Great Pictures by @janinenoack for #cycleofsongs launch
A Storify created by Pilot Theatre
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Making Heritage Mobile: App101
MOBILE SOUNDSCAPES & STORYTELLING Producing BBC documentaries has been the place where the founders of Historyworks, Jon Calver (Technical & Business Director) and Helen Weinstein ...
