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Black Cat Music education and performance equipment will be on show later this month at the Music Masters’ and Mistresses’ Association’s annual conference. A range of products, including music stands and staging equipment, will be displayed and staff will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate products. Copies of Black Cat Music’s new comprehensive price list and catalogue will be available from the stand.

According to the MMA, ‘The 2007 Conference (11-13 May) at Bedford has Composition as a main theme (Bedford is one of the few schools now to have a composer-in-residence) and marks the 60th birthday year of the composer Paul Patterson (a former composer-in-residence at Bedford). Building a Music School (Bedford's new £3.1 million building was opened by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies in March 2006) and the demands of Higher Education are also on the agenda.’

Joining the Federation of Music Services’ conference at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club (May 18th – 20th) will be a display of music education and performance equipment by Black Cat Music.

Unified under a conference theme of ‘Maintaining the Momentum’, delegates will be able to break out from the busy conference schedule and examine for themselves a range of products from the extensive Black Cat range including music stands and staging equipment. Copies of Black Cat Music’s new comprehensive catalogue will be available from the stand.

The conference will address ‘the key issue of how we carry children and young people from the initial excitement of their first contact with music through to a long term commitment.’

Black Cat Music education and performance equipment will be on show at the ABTT Theatre Show to be held at the Royal Horticultural Halls, London on June 13th and 14th.

A range of products including music stands and staging equipment will be displayed and staff will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate products. Copies of Black Cat Music’s new comprehensive price list and catalogue will be available from the stand.

Black Cat Acoutics are a professional noise control company with an experienced and friendly team offering a complete range of acoustic products. Enquiries are welcomed for the design, supply and installation of high performance acoustic equipment as a total package, or to find economic solutions to individual problem areas within existing buildings.

During May, Black Cat Music present at the Music Masters' and Mistresses' Association's annual conference held at Bedford and the Federation of Music Services' conference at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club.

A range of products, including music stands and staging equipment, were displayed with staff were on hand to discuss and demonstrate products, including an impromptu performance by Timothy Batchelar on our stand at the MMA.

There was great interest in Black Cat Music’s comprehensive range of music equipment on display at the 2007 ABTT Theatre Show in London.

Copies of Black Cat’s price lists are now available in print and on CD.

When Alleyn’s School was looking for staging equipment for their new music facility, they turned to Black Cat Music for a Wenger Versalite stage.

The Versalite stage is an advanced, ultra-flexible system that can be configured as a multilevel stage or seated riser. Versalite is an ‘all-in-one system’ that offers strength, durability, and ease of set-up. The heavy-duty construction comprises decks constructed of solid 19mm exterior-grade plywood with a durable phenolic surface that won't curl or peel, which, as an added safety feature, helps prevent tripping. Alleyn's School chose 16 platforms in 4 different sizes plus closure panels for the front, all of which fit together to form a new 8.52m x 4.26m stage to hold the school’s Steinway piano and provide a platform for music and drama performances.

Alleyn's School is an independent co-educational day school situated in Dulwich, south east London, that can trace its theatrical and musical connections back to the original foundation by Edward Alleyn, a prosperous Elizabethan actor manager whose Rose and Fortune Theatres rivalled Shakespeare's Globe.

Tim Kermode, Director of Music at Alleyn’s School, expressed his thanks to Black Cat Music for planning and installation assistance and said, ‘we very much look forward to using the new staging next term.’

Schools and colleges can now benefit from membership of Black Cat Music’s Education Discount Programme.

Not only do schools benefit from a 5% discount on all orders for standard products from Black Cat Music’s comprehensive range of specialist equipment for music performance and education equipment, but they also enjoy advance notice of special offers. By signing up to the scheme - online at www.blackcatmusic.co.uk or by calling 0800 072 7799 - qualifying schools, colleges and universities in the UK will automatically receive a copy of the Education Catalogue published each September, monthly e-mail alerts of special price deals and free mainland UK delivery for orders over £500. And of course professional advice in helping select the right equipment is always available from Black Cat Music, including the loan of sample products for evaluation.

Joining the Education Discount Programme is free and, for a limited period, anyone signing up will receive a high quality Black Cat Music mug!

The 2007~8 Music Education and Performance Equipment catalogue from Black Cat Music has just been published, ready for the start of the new school year. Over twenty new products have been added to last year’s catalogue and the ranges of music stands, chairs and piano stools have been greatly extended. Packed full of everything needed by music departments, the new education catalogue provides a useful single reference source for all types of equipment, from music stands and music folders to chairs and staging.

Showcasing one of the most comprehensive ranges available of music and performance equipment for schools, colleges and universities, conveniently brought together in one easy to use price list and catalogue, products can be ordered by mailing the enclosed order form, by e-mail, Freephone or fax. The catalogue is also available online where purchases can be made using a secure server, 24 hours a day.

Education establishments joining the Education Discount Programme not only enjoy 5% off all standard purchases, but also receive advance notification of Black Cat Music’s special promotion offers each month.

The new catalogue is available either in printed form or on a CD and can be requested from Black Cat Music or online at www.blackcatmusic.co.uk/brochure-request.htm .

Music equipment supplied by Black Cat Music is proving ever more popular with schools, choirs and even the world-famous Proms amongst recent customers.

The Reading Ladies Barbershop Singers, ‘The Barberettes’, who sing a wide range of popular songs in unaccompanied four-part harmony, recently purchased six Tourmaster Risers and back rails from Black Cat Music. With a membership of more than 40 women, the Tourmaster risers have become an essential addition to their equipment, allowing the singers to improve the staging of their performances in a range of venues. The Tourmaster is simple to move and set up, folding easily for transport between concerts.

Kensington Prep School - an independent girls' school situated in the heart of Fulham, with 280 girls from the age of 4 to 11 years - has invested in four sets of four-step Tourmasters complete with back rails, to add to the school’s music and performance facilities.

The King's School, Grantham, traces its history back to 1329, counts Sir Isaac Newton amongst its old boys and offers a flourishing music department with extra curricular musical activities every week. The school has recently invested in 40 Student Chairs, which are generously sized to provide good support and range of movement and also robust and virtually indestructible.

It was Classic 50 and Roughneck music stands in evidence at the ‘Last Night of the Proms’. The Classic 50 has taken the professional and education markets by storm, thanks to its robust, lightweight construction and no fiddly knobs or screws to adjust either. The Roughneck stand is another tough customer, designed to always stand straight without leaning or wobbling and with a desk height adjuster that moves and holds with one easy motion. For the 2007 Proms season eight Wenger Acoustic Shields were ordered and The Royal Philharmonic also ordered six shields.

New from Black Cat Music is the Scherzo Music Stand, which is easy and quick to fold after use and then place in its own carrying bag.

By using an all-aluminium construction, its light weight will be appreciated by anyone who has to regularly carry sheet music, stand and instrument to rehearsal and performances! High quality joints allow the Scherzo to be unfolded and refolded with ease, while a positive locking button allows the desk angle to be adjusted to suit. Desk height is adjustable between 490mm and 1200mm and the whole stand packs down into a tough nylon bag complete with handy carrying handle, just 500mm x 110mm x 60mm in size.