To all our friends, you will be excited to know that we have updated the ‘Home’ page on the website with a short video ‘We Are The Melodians Steel Orchestra UK’ to introduce the Melodians to new visitors to the website.
We have also included a longer documentary about the Melodians on the About page to make it more interesting. You will also find this documentary on the ‘Sponsor Us’ page as it includes an appeal for a new sponsor to help us continue our great work.
HM The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations are in full flow this weekend. Loads of street parties taking place and especially one on the Mall tomorrow – The Patron’s Lunch! http://www.thepatronslunch.com/event_info
BBC1 will be showing the event live between 1.15 and 4.15 pm. The Melodians are due to play between 1.45 and 2.20 pm at Admiralty Arch so hopefully we will be on BBC1 tomorrow afternoon.
The Melodians were all saddened to hear of the death of David Bowie after an 18 month battle with cancer. He was a great talent and will be sorely missed.
The Melodians recorded a video playing one of his most famous songs ‘The Man Who Sold The World’ at the British Council in 2013. They also recorded the music at Abbey Road Studios in March 2013 as part of the soundtrack for the ‘English Magic’ video created by Jeremy Deller.
If you would like to listen to the unusual sound of a Steel Orchestra playing David Bowie then here is the link:
The Melodians gathered at their base in Henry Cavendish School on Saturday 12th December for their Annual Award Concert 2015. The hall was filled with family, friends and supporters for the free concert to celebrate a busy and eventful year and reward the magnificent effort of the Melodians players.
This year, the concert was divided into 3 parts. The first two pieces played were performed by the school children from classes 6C and 6W who performed the classics:
This was followed by the School choir accompanied by the Melodians – a first for both groups – singing:
The rest of the concert was an exciting performance of 9 pieces by the Melodians, including some of their old favourites, the new composition from the Clay Cargo project, 3 other pieces composed for the Melodians plus their new addition to the repertoire, Hotel California.
A great addition to the evening was Cheynne singing ‘Blue Skies’ accompanied by the Melodians.
The encore was Bohemian Rhapsody which finished with a standing ovation from the audience.
The Mayor was there to present the main awards and Terry also presented certificates to the young players from Henry Cavendish School who have been playing with the Melodians this year.
Some photos from the evening:
The Melodians helped to create the Cancer Research UK Night to Remember in Painshill Park, Surrey yesterday 21st November. A great evening with the Melodians adding their special touch of fantastic music.
You can now see the video from the wonderful event at Granary Square, Kings Cross where we played the new composition by Daniel Merrill and Nathaniel Mann of the Dead Rat Orchestra. The video is on our YouTube page link below:
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