Jenny Jackson
@jjacksoncomposer.bsky.social
Composer | Piano Teacher | Sheffield Viola Ensemble | First Position Strings
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In my excitement due to high numbers overall and *a double bass player!*🥳 I took two terrible photos this afternoon. Must take more time and care over these in future! Great to have so many players and to hear the progress we made in the pieces! #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In my excitement due to high numbers overall and *a double bass player!*🥳 I took two terrible photos this afternoon. Must take more time and care over these in future! Great to have so many players and to hear the progress we made in the pieces! #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
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A great rehearsal this morning: lots of work on Byrd and Brahms, which are much improved, and a good go at Mozart's Lacrymosa. Next rehearsal: Saturday 8th November Come and join us! @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A great rehearsal this morning: lots of work on Byrd and Brahms, which are much improved, and a good go at Mozart's Lacrymosa. Next rehearsal: Saturday 8th November Come and join us! @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
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A great rehearsal this morning, with part-shuffling and sight-reading challenges for all! Next rehearsal: Saturday 13th September 10-12pm Sharrow Performing Arts Space. @classicalsheffield.bsky.social *New players welcome* www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/sheffield-vi... #sheffieldviolaensemble
Sheffield Viola Ensemble
A viola ensemble for adult players who want to get together to play great music, just for pleasure, in a friendly and supportive group (approximately Grade 5 upwards).
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July 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A great rehearsal this morning, with part-shuffling and sight-reading challenges for all! Next rehearsal: Saturday 13th September 10-12pm Sharrow Performing Arts Space. @classicalsheffield.bsky.social *New players welcome* www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/sheffield-vi... #sheffieldviolaensemble
Pacemaker is on #scorefollower! I think it works even though the unusual page formatting is a large part of what makes reading the piece more intentionally challenging. I'm still looking for a challenger to beat @ianpace.bsky.social. Fancy giving it a go? youtu.be/OcI0hgaHUwQ?...
Jenny Jackson — Pacemaker [w/ score]
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June 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Pacemaker is on #scorefollower! I think it works even though the unusual page formatting is a large part of what makes reading the piece more intentionally challenging. I'm still looking for a challenger to beat @ianpace.bsky.social. Fancy giving it a go? youtu.be/OcI0hgaHUwQ?...
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We sounded good today! Great playing everyone! Looking forward to the FPS Summer Social on Sunday 13th July. Includes a special session to work on Sea Vigil by local composer Louise Vincent. www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/first-positi... @classicalsheffield.bsky.social #adultbeginnerstrings
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June 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We sounded good today! Great playing everyone! Looking forward to the FPS Summer Social on Sunday 13th July. Includes a special session to work on Sea Vigil by local composer Louise Vincent. www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/first-positi... @classicalsheffield.bsky.social #adultbeginnerstrings
Really enjoyed hearing my Satie-inspired piano piece Pye-Dog performed by Duncan Honeybourne at the Late Music concert, York yesterday and experiencing first performance excitement/ anxiety with 15 other composers at the same time. Thanks @david-lancaster.bsky.social for including me in the project!
June 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Really enjoyed hearing my Satie-inspired piano piece Pye-Dog performed by Duncan Honeybourne at the Late Music concert, York yesterday and experiencing first performance excitement/ anxiety with 15 other composers at the same time. Thanks @david-lancaster.bsky.social for including me in the project!
I'm really looking forward to hearing how the other composers have responded to the brief, to write a Satie-inspired miniature, and to hearing my own piece 'Pye-Dog' performed by Duncan Honeybourne. Fancy a trip to York this Saturday (7th June @ 1pm)? latemusic.org/duncan-honey...
Duncan Honeybourne (piano) - York Late Music Concerts
Saturday 7th June, 1:00pm A series of new commissions commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Erik Satie
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June 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I'm really looking forward to hearing how the other composers have responded to the brief, to write a Satie-inspired miniature, and to hearing my own piece 'Pye-Dog' performed by Duncan Honeybourne. Fancy a trip to York this Saturday (7th June @ 1pm)? latemusic.org/duncan-honey...
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Next workshop: Sunday 15th June 2-4pm. ***Spaces available*** (especially in #viola and #cello sections). Come and join us to play some lovely music and develop your ensemble-playing skills. www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/first-positi... #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
First Position Strings
Ensemble-playing workshop for adult beginners
www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Next workshop: Sunday 15th June 2-4pm. ***Spaces available*** (especially in #viola and #cello sections). Come and join us to play some lovely music and develop your ensemble-playing skills. www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/first-positi... #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
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Next rehearsal: Saturday 14th June 10-12pm. We'll be having a first look at 'O Mistris Myne' - a double quartet by Byrd (amongst other gems). Come and join us! www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/sheffield-vi... #sheffieldviolaensemble #sharrowperformingartsspace @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
Sheffield Viola Ensemble
A viola ensemble for adult players who want to get together to play great music, just for pleasure, in a friendly and supportive group (approximately Grade 5 upwards).
www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com
June 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Next rehearsal: Saturday 14th June 10-12pm. We'll be having a first look at 'O Mistris Myne' - a double quartet by Byrd (amongst other gems). Come and join us! www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/sheffield-vi... #sheffieldviolaensemble #sharrowperformingartsspace @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
Really pleased and excited to share that my piece Expel is being included in #Kathryn Williams - Flutist latest Coming up for Air programme on Sunday 1 June at KM28 in Berlin: www.km28.de. Scroll down to 1 June to see the full programme. I wish I could go! #comingupforair
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May 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Really pleased and excited to share that my piece Expel is being included in #Kathryn Williams - Flutist latest Coming up for Air programme on Sunday 1 June at KM28 in Berlin: www.km28.de. Scroll down to 1 June to see the full programme. I wish I could go! #comingupforair
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UPCOMING: Breakdown | XelmYa | Unerhörte Musik 3.6.2025 - XelmYa is going to perform gorgeous works by #MelissaVargasFranco, #CharlotteSeither, #Sagardía, @marc-yeats.bsky.social, #JoannaWozny, #MicheleAbondano, #FaniKosona, & @jeanneartemis.bsky.social
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Breakdown | XelmYa | Unerhörte Musik 3.6.2025
Event in Berlin, Germany by Unerhörte Musik on Tuesday, June 3 20255 posts in the discussion.
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May 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
UPCOMING: Breakdown | XelmYa | Unerhörte Musik 3.6.2025 - XelmYa is going to perform gorgeous works by #MelissaVargasFranco, #CharlotteSeither, #Sagardía, @marc-yeats.bsky.social, #JoannaWozny, #MicheleAbondano, #FaniKosona, & @jeanneartemis.bsky.social
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A lot of hard work done this afternoon! We made good progress with Nimrod (via Twinkle, Twinkle in D Major, then E Major, and finally E Flat Major): hope it helped!? Next workshop: Sunday 15th June 🎻🎻🎻 #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/first-positi...
First Position Strings
Ensemble-playing workshop for adult beginners
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May 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A lot of hard work done this afternoon! We made good progress with Nimrod (via Twinkle, Twinkle in D Major, then E Major, and finally E Flat Major): hope it helped!? Next workshop: Sunday 15th June 🎻🎻🎻 #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/first-positi...
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Great rehearsal this morning! I've never known so much solo practice continuing on through the break before... (and chat 😀). Next rehearsal: Saturday 14th June. #sheffieldviolaensemble @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Great rehearsal this morning! I've never known so much solo practice continuing on through the break before... (and chat 😀). Next rehearsal: Saturday 14th June. #sheffieldviolaensemble @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
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BOOKING is now OPEN for this second Intro to String Quartets workshop. We will focus on building confidence in coordination - in leading and following. ***Spaces are limited*** #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
More info: www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/teaching/int...
More info: www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/teaching/int...
May 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
BOOKING is now OPEN for this second Intro to String Quartets workshop. We will focus on building confidence in coordination - in leading and following. ***Spaces are limited*** #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
More info: www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/teaching/int...
More info: www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/teaching/int...
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Any viola players want to try quartet-playing? For adult beginners (approx. Grade 1-4) #adultbeginnerstrings
BOOKING is now OPEN for this second Intro to String Quartets workshop. We will focus on building confidence in coordination - in leading and following. ***Spaces are limited*** #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
More info: www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/teaching/int...
More info: www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/teaching/int...
May 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Any viola players want to try quartet-playing? For adult beginners (approx. Grade 1-4) #adultbeginnerstrings
An interesting read ahead of the Late Music lunchtime Concert in York on Saturday 3rd May. I found myself impelled to select a poem by Richard Kitchen and - it appears - so did two other composers! Here we are describing how we set the poems to music: latemusic.org/setting-poet...
Setting poetry to music: a composers' perspective. - York Late Music Concerts
As part of York Late Music’s commitment to the promotion of new music, we invited six local composers to set selected poetry by local and regional poets. This year, we invited three composers to respo...
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May 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
An interesting read ahead of the Late Music lunchtime Concert in York on Saturday 3rd May. I found myself impelled to select a poem by Richard Kitchen and - it appears - so did two other composers! Here we are describing how we set the poems to music: latemusic.org/setting-poet...
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Had a great time sight-reading four new pieces today! In amongst finding notes and rhythms we had a go at playing tremolando; a string technique which produces a shimmering effect: perfect for the opening of Mussorgsky’s Dawn of the Moscow River from the opera Khovanshchina. #adultbeginnerstrings
April 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Had a great time sight-reading four new pieces today! In amongst finding notes and rhythms we had a go at playing tremolando; a string technique which produces a shimmering effect: perfect for the opening of Mussorgsky’s Dawn of the Moscow River from the opera Khovanshchina. #adultbeginnerstrings
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These are the faces of players that have just done two hours of solid sight-reading! It's such good fun to romp through new music! We'll work on some of the pieces in more detail at the next rehearsal! #sibelius #Brahms #elainefine #handel #Mozart @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
These are the faces of players that have just done two hours of solid sight-reading! It's such good fun to romp through new music! We'll work on some of the pieces in more detail at the next rehearsal! #sibelius #Brahms #elainefine #handel #Mozart @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
So pleased to hear that my piece Nugs has been awarded an Honorable Mention by The National Flute Association. Thanks to Carla at @tetractys.bsky.social for publishing it along with my other flute-based pieces! Score and parts available here: www.tetractys.co.uk/photo_172866... #altoflute #bassflute
April 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
So pleased to hear that my piece Nugs has been awarded an Honorable Mention by The National Flute Association. Thanks to Carla at @tetractys.bsky.social for publishing it along with my other flute-based pieces! Score and parts available here: www.tetractys.co.uk/photo_172866... #altoflute #bassflute
Looking forward to hearing my new song 'Collecting Stones' performed at the lunchtime #LateMusicConcertsYork concert on Sat 3rd May. latemusic.org/stuart-ohara... "This recital stands out for its celebration of musical and literary diversity by inviting local composers to set texts by local poets."
April 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Looking forward to hearing my new song 'Collecting Stones' performed at the lunchtime #LateMusicConcertsYork concert on Sat 3rd May. latemusic.org/stuart-ohara... "This recital stands out for its celebration of musical and literary diversity by inviting local composers to set texts by local poets."
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Next workshop: Sunday 27th April 2-4pm. Let me know if you want to come and I'll send you some new music 😃 🎵🎵🎵 #adultbeginnersstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/first-positi...
First Position Strings
Ensemble-playing workshop for adult beginners
www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Next workshop: Sunday 27th April 2-4pm. Let me know if you want to come and I'll send you some new music 😃 🎵🎵🎵 #adultbeginnersstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/first-positi...
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Some photos from yesterday's Intro to String Quartets workshop...😀 It was great to see the progress in developing coordination skills, and it was wonderful to hear the music coming from all the rooms in amongst the mops and showers! #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Some photos from yesterday's Intro to String Quartets workshop...😀 It was great to see the progress in developing coordination skills, and it was wonderful to hear the music coming from all the rooms in amongst the mops and showers! #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social
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Looking forward to the Intro to String Quartets workshop on Sunday? Here's a little inspiration: youtu.be/kFZzP-0DRhc 😃 @classicalsheffield.bsky.social #adultbeginnerstrings
my therapist says i might have an aggression problem..
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April 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Looking forward to the Intro to String Quartets workshop on Sunday? Here's a little inspiration: youtu.be/kFZzP-0DRhc 😃 @classicalsheffield.bsky.social #adultbeginnerstrings