Among our A to Z of countries visited, the most unusual country is probably North Korea. In 2004, a small group of 6 were invited to perform at the April Spring Friendship Festival in Pyongyang. This is a video of the Melodians performance at the concert and includes ‘Song of Dear Home’ composed by The Great Leader learnt especially for the event, followed by Danny Boy and Tropical Monsoon composed for the Melodians by the late Mikey Andrews.
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Memory 2 from Visit to Kazakhstan in 2000
Continuing our series of interesting visits over the past 30 years – in 2000 the Melodians UK visited Kazakhstan and played on National TV. This is a video of the programme with the slightly unusual presenters (notice the woman asleep on the bed behind them!).
Today at the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly
The Melodians played today at the Royal Academy of Arts in Piccadilly for their annual Celebration of Summer Exhibition.
Received a lovely thank you from the organisers:
“Huge thanks to you and the band for playing at the Non-Members Varnishing Day today.
You played absolutely beautifully and everyone enjoyed your fabulous repertoire. We really appreciate you coming all the way into central London and hope you enjoyed the event too.”
Many thanks again.
SteelPan Experience Event for UK Parliament Week Festival
The Melodians Steel Orchestra has been invited to take part in the UK Parliament Week Festival 2017 . The Week runs from 13th to 19th November and the Melodians will be running a SteelPan Experience Event on Saturday 18th November at their base in Henry Cavendish School in Balham.
As part of the event you will be able to learn about the history of Steel Pan and try your hand at it with help and guidance from the Melodians themselves. It will be a fantastic day and a great opportunity to listen to the Melodians and learn how they create their fantastic music.
Melodians Documentary and Promotional Video
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.
Melodians joining the BBC’s Virtual Orchestra for the BBC Proms
Heritage Day at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
The Melodians visited the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst for their Heritage Day celebration on Sunday 19th June. This is an annual event by the Academy to raise money for various charities. The Melodians played down by the lake in the amazing grounds of the Academy. This was the first public performance of their newest addition to the repertoire ‘Mr Sandman’.
Photos of the Melodians at the Queen’s 90th Birthday Party in Moscow 8th June 2016
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