April 2008
Fundraising concert

Come along to hear friends and supporters of Musequality, including our trustee Sir Humphrey Maud, perform music by Spohr and Bach at a fundraising concert at 7.30pm for 8pm on Thursday, 24th April in the Michael Room, St Michael and All Angels, Bath Road, Chiswick, London, W4. Tickets £15 (includes a glass of wine on arrival) from The Parish Office: 020 8994 1380.

March 2008
Official charity at Bedford Park Festival

We were delighted when the Bedford Park Festival announced that Musequality will be its official charity at this year's Festival. Do join us at our stall on Acton Green (opposite Turnham Green tube station where David launched his busking tour) over the weekend of 7th and 8th June at this traditional fete and craft fair.

February 2008
First performance for Tender Talents

The choral group at Tender Talents Magnet School have given their first performance: to Mrs Kohler, the First Lady of the German Republic, during her visit to Africa. This was a great honour and a huge success. Read more about this talented group.

January 2008
Repairing instruments for M-Lisada Brass Band

We were delighted to offer the M-Lisada Brass Band, an existing group in Kampala, Uganda, a small grant to repair its long-held musical instruments. M-Lisada stands for Music Life Skills and Destitutions Alleviation – exactly what we are about. We hope to help them more as our funds increase.

Sponsored music practice pilot a success

Pupils from Kew College , Kew, Surrey have taken part in our first ever sponsored music practice, running a pilot project to help us set up a successful scheme. Pupils from the James Allen's Saturday School for the Performing Arts will run a sponsored practise this spring.

December 2007
Carol concert raises funds for Musequality

The London Chorus held a special Carols Plus fundraising concert at St Michael and All Angels church in Chiswick, west London. The programme included readings from actor Richard Briers and a performance of Ferdinand the Bull from David Juritz with Ronald Corp conducting.

Melodi Music Project plays in London

We were thrilled to go along to St George's, Hanover Square, London, to hear a group from Melodi Music playing to an appreciative audience. They performed Mozart, Bach and traditional African songs, conducted by project leader Nimrod Moloto. The tour took them to the Netherlands, Manchester and Bristol.

New music room opens

The first music lessons took place, before Christmas, at the Tender Talents Magnet School in Kampala, Uganda – our first project. We refurbished a hut to create a studio and provided a piano, three keyboards, 13 guitars, 70 recorders, drums and endingidis, traditional Ugandan one-string fiddles.

October 2007
Last busk at number 10

After nearly five months busking Round the World and Bach, David Juritz gave his last performance  on the streets (this time round) on the steps of 10 Downing Street. He'd busked in 50 cities in 24 countries in every continent other than Antarctica. He played the entire repertoire for solo violin by Bach and repeated the E major prelude over 300 times.
His last busk was recorded and appeared on the Number 10 website. Listen here.