{"id":3524,"date":"2014-12-30T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T23:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/?p=3524"},"modified":"2015-01-01T21:11:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T21:11:43","slug":"terry-noel-awarded-mbe-in-new-year-honours-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/?p=3524","title":{"rendered":"Terry Noel awarded MBE in New Year Honours 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3527\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3527\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Playing-the-basses-2013-concert.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/?attachment_id=3527\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Playing-the-basses-2013-concert.jpg?fit=427%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"427,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1369165725&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Playing the basses  2013 concert\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Playing-the-basses-2013-concert.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Playing-the-basses-2013-concert.jpg?fit=427%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3527 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Playing-the-basses-2013-concert.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Playing the basses  2013 concert\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Playing-the-basses-2013-concert.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Playing-the-basses-2013-concert.jpg?w=427&amp;ssl=1 427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terry Noel playing at the Christmas Concert in 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Celebrate with the Melodians the news that Terry Noel, the founder and leader of the Melodians Steel Orchestra UK, has been appointed by HM Queen Elizabeth II as an MBE in the New Year Honours for 2015 &#8211; for his services to Music.<\/p>\n<p>Terry formed the Melodians in October 1987 and has been the Leader ever since. The Melodians is a &#8216;not for profit&#8217; organisation and became a registered charity in 1994. The Melodians currently has 34 members with ages ranging from 11 to over 70.<\/p>\n<p>The achievements of the Melodians in the past 27 years have been numerous and diverse. Among other things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They played at 8 successive Commonwealth Day services in Westminster Abbey<\/li>\n<li>They played at 14 consecutive BT Christmas concerts at the Royal Albert Hall<\/li>\n<li>They have played at a number of Royal Garden Parties<\/li>\n<li>The versatility of the orchestra&#8217;s repertoire has been recognised and it has received two Performing Rights Society Enterprise Awards, a Royal Anniversary Challenge Award and a BT Innovation Award<\/li>\n<li>They have travelled around the world to perform at music festivals, British Embassies for the Queen\u2019s Birthday Parties and other events.<\/li>\n<li>In 2013 they travelled to Venice to participate in the 55th Venice International Art Biennale having recorded the background music for Jeremy Deller\u2019s film \u2018English Magic\u2019 that was displayed in the British Pavilion.<\/li>\n<li>They also took part in the Making Music \u2018Adopt a Composer\u2019 scheme in 2011 and worked with Neil Luck on a new composition that was played on Radio 3 in early 2012.<\/li>\n<li>They played at the Paralympic Games torch relay in 2012<\/li>\n<li>They played at Windsor Castle for the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is through the hard work and dedication of Terry Noel as their leader that all of this has been possible. He is the person with the vision to see the potential of a steel orchestra and he takes the initiative to constantly seek out new challenges. In his view nothing musical is impossible for the Melodians.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3525\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Band-on-the-beachfront-after-Margate-concert-2014.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3525\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/?attachment_id=3525\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Band-on-the-beachfront-after-Margate-concert-2014.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Band on the beachfront after Margate concert 2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Band-on-the-beachfront-after-Margate-concert-2014.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Band-on-the-beachfront-after-Margate-concert-2014.jpg?fit=760%2C507&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3525 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Band-on-the-beachfront-after-Margate-concert-2014.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Band on the beachfront after Margate concert 2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Band-on-the-beachfront-after-Margate-concert-2014.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Band-on-the-beachfront-after-Margate-concert-2014.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Melodians on the front at Margate after playing at the opening of the English Magic exhibition in October 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3529\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Terry-with-the-young-players-2014-concert-640x480.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/?attachment_id=3529\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Terry-with-the-young-players-2014-concert-640x480.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePix F600EXR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418507378&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Terry with the young players 2014 concert (640&#215;480)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Terry-with-the-young-players-2014-concert-640x480.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Terry-with-the-young-players-2014-concert-640x480.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3529 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Terry-with-the-young-players-2014-concert-640x480.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Terry with the young players 2014 concert (640x480)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Terry-with-the-young-players-2014-concert-640x480.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Terry-with-the-young-players-2014-concert-640x480.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Terry with the youngest players after receiving their certificates at the 2014 Christmas Concert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3526\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Jeremy-Deller-speech-2013-concert.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3526\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/?attachment_id=3526\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Jeremy-Deller-speech-2013-concert.jpg?fit=427%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"427,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1369174310&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;130&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jeremy Deller speech 2013 concert\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Jeremy-Deller-speech-2013-concert.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Jeremy-Deller-speech-2013-concert.jpg?fit=427%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3526 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Jeremy-Deller-speech-2013-concert.jpg?resize=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jeremy Deller speech 2013 concert\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Jeremy-Deller-speech-2013-concert.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.melodiansuk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Jeremy-Deller-speech-2013-concert.jpg?w=427&amp;ssl=1 427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeremy Deller talking to Terry during his speech at the Christmas Concert 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a 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