PRESS RELEASE No. 594/2015 Date: 28th August 2015 Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts HM Government of Gibraltar is announcing the launch of The Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts. This project will fulfill 3 manifesto commitments: Learn an instrument, Academy of Performing Arts and The Gibraltar Orchestra. The Academy will be located in what used to be Flat Bastion Magazine, 63 Flat Bastion Road. The Academy will provide much needed cohesive tuition in a structured environment to students of all ages. It will be an all-inclusive study format with qualified locally based tutors who will be offering One-to-One tuition as well as group classes in music and performing Arts. There will be classes in a variety of instruments as well as theory, harmony, composition and improvisation. One of our aims is to house The Gibraltar Youth Orchestra and The Gibraltar Youth Choir as well as keeping up to date with the latest technology and maintenance of our instruments. The Gibraltar Academy of Music and Performing Arts will be a hub for the community to work together and explore new avenues of training. It will give musicians and performers a chance to be a part of a community. HM Government of Gibraltar has been working closely with Christian Santos (Santos Productions Academy) and Cathy Batchelor (Allegro Music Productions) who will be running the Academy as Principal and Vice Principal respectively and have developed a programme of courses to suit everyone’s individual needs. Ministry of Sports, Culture, Heritage and Youth HM Government of Gibraltar • City Hall, John Mackintosh Square • Gibraltar GX11 1AA t +350 20047592 (Centrex 2624) f +350 20047579 (Centrex 1989) e [email protected] w gibraltar.gov.gi .