We've had a great first day at the Music for Youth Schools Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.  So much action and so many great performances, the standard just seems to get better and better even when we didn't think it was possible.

Check out this video highlight developed by the brilliant Laura Kidd on behalf of Music for Youth.  Check out more updates on their YouTube Channel

What's cooler than a Ukulele?  6 Ukulele's!!  Enjoy this while we get some rest for another busy day tomorrow.

Next week the majority of our crew will travel to London to take part in one of the many highlights of our year which sees 3000 young musicians perform in the most iconic concert hall in the country, The Royal Albert Hall for the Music for Youth Schools Prom.  Ev-entz will be working with our friends at MFY to produce, stage manage and crew this massive 3 day event.

We brought you many photos and videos after last year's event and hopefully we'll be able to do the same this year. We are looking forward to watching some amazing performances again this year and good luck to our friends at Gwent Music Support Service who will also be performing.

For more details of this year's event, photos and videos from last year and ticket information for the 3 day event which is held on Monday 7th November - Wednesday 9th November please visit www.mfy.org.uk/coreseason/schoolsprom  

For now enjoy watching one of the many videos taking last from last year's event by Music for Youth. 

We have recently had the pleasure of working with and supporting Sinfonia Cymru on their Autumn tour around Wales.

This is a new appointment for Ev-entz which saw us provide staging and stage management for the orchestra during their rehearsal period in Cardiff and for the 4 concert dates at the Pavillion, Llandrindod Well, Pontyberem Mermorial Hall, Newport Riverfront Theatre and the final concert at the new Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff.

This is a fantastic orchestra which was established in 1996. The orchestra now works in partnership with the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama to support young musicians who are at the outset of their professional musical career.  Sinfonia Cymru provides the players with the necessary skills and experience which is essential for professional musicians today.  There was so much talent on display during this concert tour, all the musicians were very welcoming and friendly, and the tour had a wonderful reception from audiences at all venues.  Concert tour details:

Conductor Gareth Jones

Soloist Llyr Williams

Programme:

Haydn Symphony No.83 in Gminor

Mozart Piano concerto no.27 in Bb major

Dag Wiren Serenade for strings

Haydn symphony 85 in Bb major

We are pleased that we could provide our services to such a great orchestra and hopefully we will work together on other projects in the not too distant future.  For more details about the orchestra and when you can see them next please visit www.sinfoniacymru.co.uk

After an exceptionally busy few months which has seen Ev-entz travel the length of the UK, we have some great news that we are delighted to finally tell you about.

With the continued growth of our retail business and with the great reception that our new online retail site has had, we are delighted that we have been granted main dealer status by Besson and Yamaha Brass & Woodwind.  This great news means that from November we will now hold an increased stock of Besson instruments, we will have Cornets and Horns in stock within a matter of days, why not arrange a time to pop in and give them a try in our sound proof practice facility?  Give us a call today on 01633 250062 to arrange a time.   For our Woodwind musicians we are expecting immediate delivery of a range of Buffet Clarinets and Flutes, as well as speedy delivery on any other instrument in the range.  

Managing Director, Adrian Evans said "I am delighted that Besson has recognised the capabilities of Ev-entz and the loyal customer base that we are constantly developing.  I am very grateful for the ongoing support of our valued customers and delighted to be currently the only main dealer for Besson in South Wales."

For several years we have been main dealers of Yamaha Percussion and we are now delighted to have the same status for their Brass and Woodwind divisions also. Immediate delivery is expected for a range of student and professional range Brass and Woodwind instruments, which are again available for you to try out and purchase directly from us.   For more information on the great deals that we will be able to offer, give us a call on 01633 250062 or email office@ev-entz.co.uk

We thought we'd share with you a recent video that was taken by Besson when our friends from Cory Band visited their factory in France earlier in the year to pick out their new Besson Prestige Cornets and Courtois Flugel Horn.

Please keep in touch, with the countdown to Christmas now under way, please visit our website and Facebook page regularly for some great gift ideas.  What better gift can you give than the gift of music?  Speak to us today and we'll make sure you how everything you need.

Besson Instruments

Yamaha Brass and Woodwind