World Heart Beat Music Academy had the pleasure of performing at the Embassy Gardens Marketing Suite on October 3rd amongst some amazing creatives and top A-list celebrities at the unveiling of Guggi’s outdoor art sculpture, entitled ‘Rice Bowl’. The event was led by our new friends at Ballymore and Embassy Gardens and featured speeches from […]
Some students at World Heart Beat Music Academy were invited to play at the State Rooms in Speakers House Palace Westminster by Baroness Floella Benjamin and guests on Tuesday the 16th of October – the music included a gypsy ensemble lead by Laci Olah and a group from the jazz programme. We are extremely grateful […]
This year World Heart Beat were invited to artistically direct the community program at the Winstanely and York Road Regeneration Christmas carol celebration, uniting the elderly and school communities. We put on a great show with performances varying from vocalists Sian Kelly and Ava Joseph, our New Orleans Second Line group and Christmas carols played by our flautists. […]
On the 17th July World Heart Beat had the wonderful experience of having a workshop with the inspirational British film composer Alex Heffes. His film scores include those for the BAFTA-winning Touching the Void, and Oscar-winning movies One Day in September, The Last King of Scotland, and Inside Job. Heffes was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for his work on Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Our musicians we able to play with him and learn about his amazing career in music. […]
On Thursday 28th June WHB students had the fantastic opportunity of performing at the exclusive US Ambassador’s party, where there were 2,500 guests celebrating the 4th of July! This was a very welcoming event, because the US Embassy are our new neighbours at our upcoming venue in Nine Elms. Woody Johnson, the ambassador, introduced our academy before the talented musicians in the New Orleans band did a flash mob and surprised the guests by appearing out of nowhere amongst the crowd! As well as being at the astounding house and gardens of the ambassador, which is the second biggest private garden in London, our students enjoyed the amazing atmosphere and got a taste of America for the evening. Some of our older students also performed on the big stage, led by vocalists Renato, Ava and Sian. […]