ABOUT TIME
TIME organises concerts, tours, workshops, festival participation, cultural and social exchanges for all musicians and all budgets in some of the most beautiful venues that Europe has to offer. Run by a small, dedicated team of musicians and linguists with over thirty years' combined experience in this field, we provide a sensitive and personal touch with meticulous attention to detail and pride ourselves in our dedication to creating innovative, inspiring and accessible musical experiences for performers and audiences alike.
With a wealth of musical contacts and an exclusive range of spectacular venues across the continent, we understand the needs of musicians and source the best performance opportunities for each individual performing ensemble according to your size, nature, repertoire and requirements.
TIME TEAM
The International Music Exchange (TIME) was formed in 2014 to create innovative, inspiring and accessible performance opportunities for international young musicians. Its founder, Tamsin Smith, is an amateur musician who performed in numerous ensembles as a child and teenager, graduated from the University of Oxford in Languages and has dedicated her entire 20-yr career to working for youth orchestras and ensembles, discovering new and unique venues, establishing festivals and building up trusted, long-term relationships with musical partners in all corners of the continent.
The TIME team is small yet knowledgeable, experienced and highly skilled, comprising musicians and linguists who have travelled extensively and performed under various guises around the world. The entire team and our trusted partners have one thing in common: a love for music and a desire to bring the unique passion and vibrant energy of young musicians to new and appreciative audiences in outstanding concert venues.
TIME is not a tour operator: we can expertly handle all aspects of your tour from coach transportation and hotel to instrument hire, packed lunches and guided tours (bespoke to your budget), but our speciality lies in creating exceptional performance opportunities for all natures of ensemble, incomparable to those offered by your regular tour operator. We are a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to forming authentic and inspiring experiences, cultural immersion and lasting memories for musicians and audiences alike.
Touring and performing with TIME offers your choir, orchestra, band or ensemble exceptional value for money and priceless reassurance that your concert tour will be an experience of a lifetime, from its first to its very last beat. Please check our Reviews page for comments from previous participants and if you would like to chat with us or indeed receive a reference from an ensemble that has toured with us from your country, we would be very happy to hear from you.
Tamsin Smith - Director
Tamsin graduated in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford before moving to Italy in 2002, where she worked as assistant artistic director of the International Festival of Youth Orchestras and the World Sacred Music Week (Settimana di Musica Sacra dal Mondo). She has created and project managed several major European collaboration projects for youth orchestras funded by the EU and in 2005 founded the Provençal Festival of Youth Orchestras. Tamsin has also worked as a freelance concert coordinator for American choirs, orchestras and bands touring in France and the UK. She is a keen amateur musician and plays piano and accordion.
tamsin @ timeconcerts.co.uk
Anna Pike -
UK and Ireland Concert Producer
Anna Pike graduated from Southampton University with a Music degree in 1996 and then completed a Primary PGCE at the University of Warwick in 1997. She has taught in a range of Infant, Primary and Special schools for 26 years, using her music skills to help give a children in her care the same love of music that she grew up with. Anna works part time for The International Music Exchange whilst teaching part time in a local Primary School. Anna is a keen amateur musician, playing the oboe and singing in local ensembles.
concerts @ timeconcerts.co.uk
Davide Woods - Provencal Festival coordinator
Davide is of Canadian/Dutch heritage and speaks fluent French, Italian and English. He plays piano and saxophone and works throughout the year as a musician and music therapist. Davide has extensive experience within a variety of clinical contexts, teaches music therapy in Florence and collaborates with various institutions in Italy and abroad. Davide is resident for the whole of the Provencal Festival, welcoming orchestras, ensuring the smooth running of concerts and overseeing contact with venues, partners and promoters.
festival @ timeconcerts.co.uk
Nicholas Merryweather - Concert Producer - France
Nicholas Merryweather graduated from University College London with a degree in modern languages before going on to study on the opera course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He also spent a year studying singing at the Musikhochschule in Cologne, Germany and is now based in Paris.
As a baritone he has performed at The Royal Opera House, Glyndebourne, Buxton Festival, Longborough Festival Opera, Opéra Comique, Théâtre Royal de Versailles, Opéra de Rouen and Opéra National de Montpellier, singing roles such as Papageno, Figaro and Don Giovanni as well as many others ranging from Baroque opera to world premieres.
After many years spent on stage, he has now turned his attention to matters behind the scenes and takes care of continental concerts organised by TIME.
events @ timeconcerts.co.uk
Gill Flury - Office Admin
Gill has many years experience in arts administration and now works freelance for TIME. Gill oversees finance and day to day admin for TIME alongside running her own creative small business.
office @ timeconcerts.co.uk
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