Young singers, DJs, bands and soloists take to the stage at SoMAC’s King’s Square stage

King’s Square’s ‘mini-festival’ -style stage – part of SoMAC (Summer of Music, Arts and Culture) –will feature young up-and-coming pop, rock and urban musicians from around Gloucestershire at lunchtimes from Tuesday 23rd to Friday 26^th August.

 

The musicians, aged from 12 upwards, have all been working in some way with Gloucestershire’s community music charity, The Music Works. They have either attended Audio-Base Saturday morning rock, pop and music technology sessions at Sir William Romney School, Tetbury or Lakers School, Coleford or the after-school club at Sound Space studios, which is in the grounds of Forest High, Cinderford; or they’ve taken part in studio sessions at Studio 340, Cheltenham, which is co-run by CCP and The Music Works.

 

These fresh new artists will be featured in the ‘community artists’ section of the packed King’s Square live music programme, between 11am-12noon on Tuesday and Thursday; 11am-12.30pm on Wednesday; 12-2pm on Thursday; and 11am-12noon on Friday.

 

On Tuesday, the stage features Wesley Lowe, Millie Elsmore, Robyn Laura and Shawn Wheatley, solo singers for the Forest of Dean and Tetbury area; on Wednesday, Drifted, a band based in and around Tetbury and Chelsea Adams, Chloe Ward, Rhys Wilkins, soloists from Forest High; on Thursday there’ll be a range of musicians from around the county; and on Friday, Tetbury-based 12-year-old DJ/producer Daniel Kostine (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxs5XklNaic)  takes to the stage, plus Spanish guitarist Fin Wicks and JoJo Danielle, singer/songwriter and guitarist.

 

The Music Works is a charity which transforms lives through music, working with young people in some of the most challenging circumstances, breaking down barriers to accessing music making opportunities, and nurturing up-and-coming young talent. It is also one of the main partners in (and is part-funded by), Make Music Gloucestershire, the county’s music education hub, led by the county council.

 

For more information about The Music Works visit: www.themusicworks.org.uk. For more information about Make Music Gloucestershire, visit: www.makemusicgloucestershire.org.uk

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