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The 2010 MMA Conference will take place at Brighton College from 14th – 16th May.

It is always a fantastic opportunity to meet members from all over the UK and find out what is happening in different departments. There will be a wide range of performance, inset and keynote speakers, a Saturday Black Tie event and a chance to meet MMA corporate members.

Sandy Chenery, Director of Music and his staff will welcome members to the South Coast and to the College for what we are confident will be the best programme in recent years. For more details of what has been confirmed so far see the page opposite – but remember there are still sessions to be confirmed. Accommodation is available in the area and we have reserved a number of rooms at the nearest hotels.

However, these are strictly limited to those who book early – so please register your interest with Carol Hawkins as soon as possible. admin@mma-online.org.uk

Founded in 1845 by William Aldwin Soames, who collected a group of likeminded local citizens to join him in the task, Brighton College was the first public school to be founded in Sussex. It has gothic revival buildings by Sir George Gilbert Scott RA and Sir Thomas Graham Jackson RA.

The school occupies a significant niche in the development of English secondary education during the nineteenth century: it helped to promote the use of individual classrooms for teaching small groups; it was an early pioneer in teaching both modern languages and science, and later erected the first purpose-built science laboratory (1871); it invented the school magazine (1852) and set up the first gymnasium (1859).

Confirmed Guests…

Andrew Arthur and the Hanover Band
www.andrewarthur.com
Andrew Arthur is Associate Director of The Hanover Band, the leading period orchestra now in its 30th season. He is also Director of Music at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, Principal Conductor of Euterpe Baroque Consort and increasingly busy as a tutor in academic and performance studies.

Joanna MacGregor
www.soundcircus.com
Joanna MacGregor is thought of as one of the world’s most innovative musicians. She studied composition at Cambridge University, piano at the Royal Academy as a post-graduate and is now a visiting Professor of Piano for the Royal Academy. Her experience in the world of chamber music and jazz music is wide and highly respected.

VOCES8 & Paul Smith (VCM)
www.voces8.com
VOCES8 are one of the country’s leading a cappella ensembles and have a passion for education working with over 200 schools nationwide. They have just released their major label debut at London’s A Cappella Festival and make a welcome return to the MMA Conference.

Alexander L’Estrange
www.forbes-lestrange.co.uk
Alexander L’Estrange is an incredibly versatile and experienced musician. Since graduating in Music from Oxford University in the early 1990s, he has carved a successful career working in a huge variety of musical fields, and brings all of this experience to the MMA Conference focusing particularly on vocal skills.

Further Sessions…

As well as many more to be confirmed, the conference will also include sessions on Dalcroze, Alexander Technique and Choral and Voice workshops. There will be an aspirant Director of Music stream and every workshop will include a stream with relevance for instrumental teachers, prep schools and senior schools.

As always there will be a comprehensive exhibition with the opportunity to spend quality time with our corporate members. The full brochure is available as a PDF on the top right of this page, but remember to guarantee your accommodation please register your interest asap by emailing Carol Hawkins:
admin@mma-online.org.uk