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Artistic Director and CEO of Contact Theatre, Keisha Thompson, joins OMF’s Board of Trustees
A very warm welcome to our newest trustee, writer, performance artist and producer, Keisha Thompson FRSA, who joins OMF’s Board from...

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Mar 31, 20232 min read
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OMF Children’s Orchestra to perform at Manchester International Festival and LEEDS 2023
Young musicians from Olympias Music Foundation will take part in two performances as part of Manchester International Festival 2023 and...

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Mar 30, 20232 min read
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Join Team OMF for the Great Manchester Run 10k!
Have you ever thought about taking on a challenge for a great cause? Look no further than joining Team OMF on 21 May! OMF is reaching...

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Mar 28, 20232 min read
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OMF welcomes new Chair of Trustees
The team at Olympias Music Foundation are thrilled to welcome our new Chair to the Board of Trustees, Rick Eling. Rick has been a regular...

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Mar 14, 20232 min read
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Welcome to OMF Development Director - Anna Kerr
After an extremely competitive recruitment round, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Anna Kerr as the new OMF Development...

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Nov 22, 20221 min read
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OMF kids get up close with the Northern Chamber Orchestra!
This term, 25 OMF families took part in an interactive workshop with the acclaimed Northern Chamber Orchestra – the first of four...

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Nov 30, 20212 min read
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OMF and the Cheetham Cultural Festival
Love One Another was the theme for this years Cheetham Cultural Festival, and there is an abundance of love in Cheetham Hill and...

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Nov 3, 20213 min read
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OMF Focus Group @ Stoller Hall
Development Manager Charlie Widdicombe fills us in on a recent trip to Stoller Hall! If you’re reading this blog, you’re very likely to...

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Oct 27, 20213 min read
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Welcome to our new Trustees and Musical Director of Children's Voices
As OMF steps into its 6th year and exciting new long-term plans for the future, we are thrilled to introduce the newest members of the...

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Jul 14, 20213 min read
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OMF Autumn 2020 Update
As the Olympias Music Foundation celebrates its 5th birthday since its inception in 2015, OMF director, Jo Yee Cheung, reflects on the...

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Oct 14, 20204 min read
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OMF - The Lockdown Story
Patrick Shepherd is a producer and the events administrator for OMF. Here, he shares an exclusive window into the behind-the-scenes...

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Jul 20, 20205 min read
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In conversation with The Eskandari Quartet
Next month, the Women's Voices Choir collaborate with the budding Eskandari Quartet, as part of Women's Voices present: Modern Femininity...

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Feb 14, 20208 min read
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OMF 2020!
It's safe to say that 2019 was another mighty year for the OMF. But amongst numerous music lessons, workshops and performances at the...

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Jan 14, 20201 min read
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Delia Stevens - Olympias Music Trustee
Delia Stevens’ versatility as a percussionist has allowed her to appear as a soloist, chamber, session and orchestral musician on...

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Sep 27, 20192 min read
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Outreach concert at Beenstock Care Home - The Sun Project
Olympias Music volunteer, Mariya, fills us in on her recent trip to Beenstock Care Home as part of the Sun Project. On Sunday 12th May,...

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Aug 9, 20191 min read
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Making Manchester - audience feedback
It's just over a month since we staged the first performances of Making Manchester at the Niamos Radical Arts Centre. Find out what our...

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Aug 6, 20192 min read
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Making Manchester interview 6 - Hayley Suviste, Electronic Sound Arist
Hayley Suviste is a sound artist based in Manchester currently undertaking a Masters in Electroacoustic Composition at the University of...

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Jun 16, 20192 min read
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Making Manchester interview 7 - Vonnegut Collective, contemporary music ensemble
The Vonnegut Collective is a chamber ensemble based in Manchester, UK. It was formed in 2014 by two members of the BBC Philharmonic with...

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Jun 16, 20192 min read
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Extract from Making Manchester, Part 1 - Home (by Shamshad Khan)
Home Where the sun loops itself around your neck Drapes around your shoulder And you walk In your dusty sandals Like a moon king or a sun...

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Jun 14, 20191 min read
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Asha's story - from Assam to Burnley
The following is one of the migration stories written by pupils at Dean Trust Ardwick secondary school, which inspired Shamshad Khan's...

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Jun 13, 20193 min read
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