Sheffield Music Academy Music Marathon!
A non-stop 26.2 hour stream of music from our students past and present, staff, parents and musicians from across the region to #KeepTheMusicPlaying and raise money for our Support a Student appeal!
Sheffield Music Academy (SMA) are currently in training for their most ambitious concert yet – a 26.2-hour digital stream of music performance videos from students past and present, staff, parents, friends, and professional musicians across the region. We wanted to give our students the opportunity to showcase their hard work and achievements, in both the form of recorded videos and (socially distanced!) live performances! Following the guidance given to us from the Department of Education, we are now able to offer the option of live performances to our students.
As part of our training for the marathon, we have also been creating midweek concerts to take place of our weekly Saturday lunchtime concerts. We have loved celebrating the incredible talents in these videos and cannot wait to showcase them in the marathon! Our Musical Director, Martin Cropper said: “We’re thrilled to be bringing our community together with this ambitious project. Making music is at the heart of what we do and to connect musicians from the Sheffield region and beyond is going to be really special.”
Throughout this process, SMA students have gained invaluable skills in recording videos, presenting themselves and adapting to new ways of performing. We are a proud musical community and in times like these it can be easy to lose the sense of community, which is why we are thrilled to be offering this platform for performance to our hard-working cohort.
How you can help!
As a small music education charity, SMA hope that the Music Marathon will encourage new audiences and help raise vital funds lost during lockdown. We are proud to be raising money for our ‘Support a Student’ appeal, which can make the difference that will allow us to continue to inspire young musicians and help them grow as individuals.
There are a range of ways that people can get involved with SMA:
- Directly donating to the marathon campaign
- Helping us spread the word on social media using the hashtag #KeepTheMusicPlaying
- Get in touch with us at info@sheffieldmusicacademy.co.ukto lend a hand or get involved
- Visit www.sheffieldmusicacademy.orgto discover more, learn about our future events and join our musical family!
This mammoth music marathon will be starting at 10am on Saturday 11th July and finishing at 12:12pm on Sunday 12thJuly. Follow our social media and visit our website for more updates as they come!
