Opportunities for members
We are thrilled to announce that the Instrumental section of the Maidenhead Festival of Music and Dance is returning for 2025 and will be held at Norden Farm on Sunday, November 15th.
This is a fantastic opportunity for instrumentalists to gain confidence in performing in front of others and to receive helpful feedback from professional adjudicator Alison Walker
Online entries are now open, and the closing date is October 25. This could be your chance to shine!
Opportunities for Parents
Looking for something to do when the kids are at CMA?
Wycombe Concert Band rehearses on Fridays at RGS from 7.45 to 9.15pm, and can accommodate adult woodwind, brass and percussion players, beginners through to intermediate standard. No prior band experience is necessary.
Wycombe is blessed with several good amateur orchestras and bands including:
WSL is a traditional brass band meeting in Waltham St Lawrence (between Maidenhead and Reading) on Wednesday evenings between 8 and 10pm. It is a friendly and safe with brass and percussion players from a wide range of backgrounds, ages and musical abilities. The band plays at local community events and two formal concerts each year. Email them at waltham.band@gmail.com if you are interested.
Instruments wanted/for sale
If you’re buying/selling please let us know and we’ll post your details here. (CMA members only.)
A well maintained second hand Cabart 74 oboe for sale.
Suitable for intermediate-advanced students.
£1700 if needed by a CMA student – please contact jcgmedwards@gmail.com to try it!
French Concert Violin for sale, Hawkes & Son 1930, £1,500 ono.
Please contact Jennie Castle, 07754 069842
Good quality full-sized violin outfit for sale, ‘Gliga Gems 2’, £350. Please contact Daniel Meek, 07490 412296, danielmeek03@gmail.com