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Theproject,whichaimstovisitfiftyschoolsacrossLondonbetween2014-17isfor2-4year5and/oryear6classes.EachparticipatingschoolfirstreceivesanartefactshandlingsessiondeliveredbytheNationalArmymuseuminwhichtheytryonuniformsandhandlearangeofobjectsfromweaponstoletters,helmetsshatteredbyshells,tomagazines.Nextisavisitfromafirstworldwarsoldier,eitherfromtheindianArmyortheBwir,andthenadaymakingTrenchBrotherpuppetswithartistsfromtheLittleAngelTheatre.supportingthesevisitsisuseoftheTrenchBrotherson-lineEducationZoneofferingcontextualbackgroundinformationtothefirstworldwarwithanemphasisonethnicminoritycommonwealthforcestogetherwithover90newlycommissionedlessonplans,activities

anddownloadsineverycurricularsubjectforteacherstouse,mappedtothe2014curriculum.

Eachschoolisgivenaspecificsoldiertoresearchandanon-linetoolkitorquestionnairetohelptheirresearch,afterwhicheverychildwritesaletterhomefromtheirsoldier.Theselettersareeditedintooneletterperschool/soldierandthenthechildrensetthelettertomusicinacompositionsessionwithaprofessionalcomposer.Asfaraspossible,arangeofcomposersareinvolvedsothatattheendoftheproject,fiftynewLettersongswillhavebeencreatedinarangeofmusicalstyles.

Thefinalphaseistheperformance,whichschoolsprepareforbylearningsongsfromthenewmusictheatrepiecebyrenownedjazz

composerJulianJosephandawardwinningcomposerrichardTaylor,aswellastheirownLettersong.Theproductionisputtogetherineachschoolinonlyoneday:anactionpackedmorninginwhichtheHmdTmusicteamofdirector,musicdirector,stagemanager,professionalsingersandteamofvolunteerpuppeteersfromtheLittleAngelTheatrearrivewithaset,costumesandpropstorehearsewiththestudentsandtheirpuppetsbeforegivingtheperformanceyouareabouttosee.

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hMdt MUSic biogrAphieSHmdTmusic,twicewinneroftheprestigiousroyalPhilharmonicsocietyAwardforEducation(2004and2008),isaleaderindevelopinginspiringartsprojectsandcommissioningnewperformanceworks,whichsupportotherareasoflearning,enrichingparticipantexperience,increasingskillsandraisingaspirations.Large-scalesuccessincludeShadowball,aground-breakingschools’baseballprojectandoperabyJulianJosephcelebratingtheNegroLeaguesplayers;Confucius Saysinvolving3000studentsfromnineschoolsinthecreationanddevelopmentofanewoperabyrichardTaylor,linkedtotheBeijingolympicsandHear Our Voice,aninternationalprojectbasedonchildren’sHolocaustwritings,whichtouredto,andwasperformedby,studentsfromPrague,LondonandNuremberg.

coreprogrammesincludeThesaturdayProgrammecomprisingThemusicBox(under4s),cymHinstrumentalschool,icansing!musicTheatreschoolandTheJulianJosephJazzAcademy,whichprovidemusictrainingopportunitiesandameansofsustainingandensuringskillsprogressionfromlarge-scaleschoolprojects.onespiritisarehabilitationprojectworkingwithyoungoffendersinfeltham,engagingthemindevelopinglifeskillsthroughmusic,alongsidementoringbothinsideanduponrelease,tohelppreventreoffending.

TrenchBrothersisafirstworldwarprojectforprimaryschoolstudentsconceivedbyAdamEisenbergandTertiasefton-green.storybyTertiasefton-green.

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Julian Joseph ComposerAtoweringfigureincontemporaryjazzasapianistandcomposer,Julian’sstageworksincludeBridgetower(cityofLondonfestivalandEnglishTouringopera),ShadowballandThe Brown Bomber(HmdTmusic).Aswellasfouralbumsandworksforsmallband,hislarge-scalecompositionsincludeThe Great Sage (LondonJazzfestival),‘mountainofHope’,The Reverend: Back Home to Glory, A Ballade of Love, Guardian Angel,andanarrangementofgershwin’sRhapsody in Blueforbigband,(cityofLondonfestival)andSymphonic Story: The Great Exception,performedbytheHalleandBBcconcertorchestras.Aregularpresenteronradio3,JulianisalsoArtisticdirectoroftheJulianJosephJazzAcademyrunbyHmdTmusic.

Richard Taylor Composerrichard’sstageworksincludeThe Go-Between(westyorkshirePlayhouse),Ludd and Isis (royaloperaHouse),Confucius Says(HmdTmusic),Jonah Boy(stephenJosephTheatre),Whistle Down the Wind(worldwide).forBBcPhilharmonicorchestraThe Man who Planted Trees2013andServices No Longer Required2014.richardhasscoredforover60playsregionallyandinthewestEndincludingrecentlyMacbethandAfterplay(sheffieldTheatres),King LearandYerma(wyP)andTom’s Midnight Garden(manchesterLibraryTheatre),winneroftheTmABestProductionAward.

Tertia sefton-Green Librettist/Creative DirectorLibrettistandArtisticdirectorforHear Our Voice,HmdTmusic’sinternationalprojectaboutchildren’sHolocaustwritings,Tertia’sworkascreativedirectorincludesdevelopingandmanagingHmdTmusic’slargescaleprojectsThe Hackney Chronicles, Shadowball, On London Fields, Confucius SaysandThe Brown Bomberaswellasvocalcoachontheicansing!musicTheatreprogramme.

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AdamEisenbergGeneral Director

Tertiasefton-greenCreative Director

rebeccaredfernMusic Manager

HelenKellyProjects Coordinator

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