How to join the CWYM

New members are welcomed and may enrol throughout the season. We offer a free two week trial period to all prospective new members prior to enrolling. CWYM members are welcome to join as many ensembles/classes as they can fit into their morning. Please see below for the CWYM timetable. For further information please contact:

• ​Beverley Williams CWYM Co-Ordinator - for information on joining the CWYM Ensembles
• Susanna Riddell CWYM Director - for information on applying for audition for the Wessex Youth Orchestra 

Ensembles/Classes and timings:

• Wessex Starter Strings (WSS) – grades 0-2 – no audition requirement to join

           Saturdays 9.15am – 10.15am

• Wessex Middle Strings (WMS) – grades 3-6 – no audition requirement to join

           Saturdays 10.30am – 12pm

• Wessex Junior Fanfare (WJF) – grades 1-4 – no audition requirement to join

           Saturdays 9.15am – 10.15am

• Wessex Youth Fanfare (WYF) – grades 5-7 – no audition requirement to join

           Saturdays 10.30am – 12pm

• Wessex Young Apprentices Orchestra (WYAO) – summer terms only - join via membership of WMS or WYF
• Music Theory Classes 

          Grades 4 - 5  9am – 10.30am 
          Grades 2 - 3  10.30am – 11.30am 
          Beginners – grade 1  11.30am – 12pm
          Spaces limited, to request availability or reserve/confirm a place, please contact CWYM Co-ordinator Beverley Williams
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• Wessex Youth Orchestra – MEMBERSHIP VIA AUDITION ONLY

           Saturdays 9.15am – 12.30pm
           For the latest information on current WYO vacancies, please visit the WYO Audition Requirements and Current Vacancies page. 
          To request an audition, applicants should be of the following playing levels:
          Strings – grades 6-8+, Woodwind/Brass grades 7-8+, Percussion grades 6-8+, Harp grade 7-8+
          Please download, complete and return the WYO Audition Application Form to the WYO Director Susanna Riddell

CWYM Membership Fees: 
For the 2019-20 Season

• £70 per term (10 weeks) or
• £190 per year (30 weeks)*

*Available to members joining at the start of the season only.

Bursaries:

A limited number of bursaries (kindly supported by both the Wessex Young Musicians’ Trust and Poole and Bournemouth’s Music Hub – SoundStorm), are available from the Society for Wessex Young Musicians. For further information and to apply, please contact: Beverley Williams – CWYM Co-ordinator. Centre for Wessex Young Musicians, Music Office, Room P1231, The Bournemouth and Poole College North Road, Poole, BH14 0LS 

2019-20 Season Launch:

• Saturday September 21st 2019 

           9.30am – 12pm
Enrolment, music, CWYM merchandise, tuck shop, coffee, cakes, sheet music collection, meet the conductors for questions and answers and more...
Location:
Jellicoe Theatre Building, The College, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset. BH14 0PQ
For further information:
Please email the CWYM Co-ordinator Beverley Williams or
Telephone the College: 01202 205572 ​