The Music Group began in July 2005 and was one of the first groups in the newly-formed
Cestrian U3A. The philosophy of the members of the group, in keeping with the aims
and objectives of U3A that we help ourselves, is that we have each been on musical
journeys and therefore have a wealth of music to share with others.
This has led to our sharing a wide range of music, from programmes on a single composer,
eg Kodály, Ravel and Mozart; to the music of a country or area, eg China, Scandinavia,
the Mediterranean, the Danube, Britain, France, Argentina; to particular genres of
music, eg Jazz, Country and Western, Celtic; to themed programmes eg the Seasons,
Round the Clock and Pick-and-Mix. There is no pressure on members to present a full
programme of music and for those who maybe have a small music collection we have
an occasional session when members each bring along a favourite work to share with
the group.
