We’re proud to launch our Jubilee Community Project Film

“You listened, you inspired, you got the very best possible out of us and you and we relaxed and had great fun in the process’ ”

— Melvyn, Cuckoo Choir Member

“[I enjoyed the] freedom of creativity; supportive atmosphere; feeling of community”

— Student from Warden Park

We commissioned this short film tells the story of Ensemble Reza's Jubilee Project, which brought together over 180 participants from 7 years to 90+ years to create a Jubilee Song Cycle for choirs and our Community Orchestra. We achieved this and so much more.

This project included participants from:

• Cuckoo Choir (Cuckfield based choir for people of retirement age and over)

• The Infant Singing Club (School choir at Holy Trinity Primary School for Year 1 students)

• Warden Park Students (GCSE music students at Warden Park Secondary Academy)

• Reza Community Orchestra (Our community orchestra for players of all ages and abilities).

Workshop leaders included:

• Singing tutors – Jane Haughton and Emily Barden Reza

• Reza Musician – Pavlos Carvalho

• Reza Musician and orchestrator – Anna Cooper

Tutors from our Community Orchestra:

• Conductor - Steve Dummer

• Upper Strings - Anna Cooper and Miriam Teppich

• Lower Strings - Sarah Carvalho Dubost and Pavlos Carvalho

• Brass: Martijn Van Galen

• Percussion: Adam Bushell

This project was made possible with funds from: Arts Council England, Let’s Create Jubilee Fund administered by Sussex Community Foundation and the Behrens Foundation

We are also very grateful to our other supporters who included:

Postcode Society Trust, The Orchards Shopping Centre and Mr Hood, Head of Music at Warden Park Secondary Academy.

Finally we would like to thank Crawley Film Initiative for all their patience and support creating this special film.

For more information about Ensemble Reza's outreach programme email info@ensemblereza.com