Week of musical showcases at Magna

ORGANISERS are sounding the fanfare for a string of big musical events this week.

Rotherham Music is presenting the Big String and Big Blast — both featuring young people from the town learning musical instruments — at Magna at 10am and 2pm on Tuesday respectively.

This is your chance to see and hear South Yorkshire’s biggest band play, with 400 children taking part in a music extravaganza.

The following day, West End singing star Nik Page will lead the singing at the One Voice event, also at Magna, with nearly 800 children joining him to record his charity single Lullaby.

There will be two performances — at 2pm and 6pm.

Tickets for all the shows are available through Eventbrite.co.uk.

Tuesday night will also see the gongs handed out at the Rotherham Music Awards at Magna, where Nik will be in action again.

Fellow musician Andy Beaumont, a member of the 1980s group Vision, will return to his home town to join the celebrations.

The evening, organised in partnership with Rotherham Music, begins with a two-course dinner at 7.30pm before the awards are presented, with the prestigious music champion of the year prize topping the list.

There will be live music from At the Arcade and a chance to dance the night away.

Visit www.rotherhammusicawards.co.uk for more information and to buy tickets.