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Alex Mazonowicz

Conall conducting the New Note Strings

Last February, on Valentine’s Day, the New Note Orchestra played to a packed-out audience at the All Saints Church in Hove. The performance went down a storm, with a standing ovation, and many compliments on the professionality, originality and dynamism of the orchestra. Like many recent performances, New Note’s sound was bolstered by the inclusion[…]

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According to John Lennon, it was all you need, yet for Everly Brothers, it hurt. For the Seahorses, it was the law, for Roxy music it was the drug, for Soft Cell it was tainted, and for Foreigner, well they didn’t even know what it was. Love has been many things to many musicians, and[…]

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Brighton pier in January

Is January the most depressing month? Following the festivities of Christmas and New Year, now it’s time to buckle down and start work again, but in the U.K. and the other northern parts of our hemisphere, at least, it’s still dark and cold. Yet this can also be seen as a time for change and[…]

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2022 was one of the busiest years ever for the New Note Orchestra. We returned to the stage following the COVID lockdowns, made new friends, did two virtual reality live streams, and kicked off a brand new outreach with the Key Changers project. Here, we look at some of the highlights of the year. But[…]

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For many, the concept of a rock star is synonymous with a very specific image of masculinity. But throughout the history of popular music, that image of masculinity has been moulded — sometimes in line with societal norms, sometimes at odds with it. Here, we look at some examples of how various musicians have reshaped[…]

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On 3rd November, the New Note Orchestra will take part in a concert at the Brighthelm Centre in Brighton to celebrate Music 4 Recovery day. As we get ready for the launch of Music 4 Recovery day on the 3rd of November, we look at some musicians that have experienced drug and alcohol addiction in[…]

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September is recovery awareness month, an internationally recognised time for awareness, reflection, and of course, celebration of recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. In September 2022, the New Note Orchestra joined other arts recovery organisations from around the country at the University of West London for the Addiction Recovery Art Network conference to meet, showcase[…]

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Brighton Beach at Sunset

**** UPDATE: the sponsored swim has been cancelled due to a period of of national mourning following the death of the UK’s monarch. The swim will still take place at a different time, but anyone donating has been offered a refund. ****   For many in the Brighton area, living by the sea is a[…]

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Similar to the majority of live acts around the country, the New Note Orchestra had to put their live performances on hold during the restrictions of 2020 and 2021 designed to control the transmission of covid-19. Though measures were necessary, it was still a difficult time for those around the county whose jobs, social lives[…]

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While the need for cooperation to solve communal problems is increasingly at odds with the atomisation of society, one beacon of hope is the growing number of community music projects. From projects such as the New Note Orchestra and the Bristol Recovery Orchestra to the growth of community choirs, people across the country are getting[…]

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