Renowned British community music expert and music educator Peter Moser will, together with musicians from Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kaosiung as well as the US, lead students from local and international schools in a unique community music performance during the Mid Autumn Festival vacation.

Performance Details:
Date:  24 September 2010 (Friday)
Time:  17:00-18:00
Venue：Life Hub @ Jinqiao（No. 3611 Zhangyang Road, Pudong District, Shanghai）
Admission：Free
Enquiries：021–54666108

Titled “Getting Better All the Time”, the event showcases original songs about the hopes and dreams of young people, all of which were collectively written by these students in a series of workshops in the past 2 years. Taking place on 24 September 2010 at 5pm at Life Hub @ Jinqiao in Pudong, the free show is one of the cultural events supported by the UK Pavilion of the 2010 Shanghai EXPO.

Peter Moser is a music composer, performer, teacher and producer. Winner of the Arts Council England ART 06 award for work in Music Education, Peter has for the past 18 years been the artistic director of More Music, one of the longest running and most highly regarded community music and education organisations in the UK and is used by Arts Council England as a model of good practice.

As a music educator and community music expert, Peter firmly believes that every individual, whether or not he has received proper musical training, has the ability to express himself through creative music making. In the past 2 years, Peter has shared his experience with counterparts in Shanghai by conducting many fun-filled and highly interactive training workshops and masterclasses organized by Fringe Shanghai. Over 2,000 people in 8 schools and community centers spread out over 7 districts in Shanghai took part in these activities.

“Getting Better All the Time” is a finale concert presenting the results of the series of community music workshops conducted in May 2010, in which over 300 local and international school students participated. Among the original songs written by the students were Getting Better All the Time, a happy song about young people’s dreams of a bright future: “I want to play music, Form a Band, Give a concert; I want to play chess; I want...” The Chinese song Bien De Geng Hao is a musical dialogue between young children and old folks commenting on how life has been changing for the better over the years.

The project is a cultural program supported by the UK Pavilion of Shanghai EXPO 2010. It is organized by More Music and Fringe Shanghai, and receives support from the Cultural and Education Section of British Consulate-General as well as Life Hub @ Jinqiao in Pudong.

About Peter Moser

Renowned British musician, Peter Moser, is a composer, performer, teacher and producer. Winner of the Arts Council England ART06 award for work in Music Education, Peter has been the Artistic Director of More Music for the past 18 years (www.moremusic.org.uk) after he retired from the post of Music Director of the theatre company, Welfare State International.

More Music is one of the longest running and most highly regarded community music and education organisations in the UK and is used by Arts Council England as a model of good practice. More Music provides a series of year round projects that cover a breadth of music-making activities involving people of all ages and all backgrounds. More Music aims to build confidence and spirit in individuals and communities through creative arts activities, particularly music.

Peter is a multi-instrumentalist and teaches percussion, voice, brass and songwriting, as well as the art of running workshops. He has recently co-edited a book Community Music: A Handbook, that covers a range of music and music workshop issues and is aimed at inspiring music-leaders and prospective music-leaders.

Peter has written numerous scores and songs for theatre, opera and dance projects. In recent years he has conducted many music education training workshops in Hong Kong, Macau and at Shantou University.

Peter took part in Fringe Shanghai 2008, both as a speaker at the Fringe Symposium introducing community music development in the UK, and as facilitator at his overwhelmingly successful workshop on Community Music held at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Last year, he was featured again in “Fringe on Campus 2009 – Music is For Everyone!” and brought forth a series of creative music activities tailored for teachers and students in the community.

About More Music

More Music is one of the longest running and most highly regarded community music and education organisations in the UK and is used by Arts Council England as a model of good practice. More Music provides a series of year round projects that cover a breadth of music–making activities involving people of all ages and all backgrounds. More Music aims to build confidence and spirit in individuals and communities through creative arts activities, particularly music.

About Fringe Shanghai

“Fringe Shanghai” is an open platform providing an opportunity to emerging Chinese and international artists to present experimental and visionary artistic works which are not necessarily commercially viable. Since 2006 “Fringe Shanghai” has presented numerous workshops, talks, symposia as well as performances and visual arts activities. Through its long-term and systematic outreach programs, “Fringe Shanghai” hopes to bring artists closer to the community and encourage the public to truly participate in the arts.

“Fringe on Campus” is a long-term outreach program organized by Fringe Shanghai. By offering arts education opportunities as well as arts-related information and activities, it aims to broaden the artistic vision of young people in Shanghai. More than 8000 students have already benefited from the previous three presentations of “Fringe on Campus”.