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Black Cat Music, manufacturers of a comprehensive range of music education and performance equipment, announce the launch of a new web site to coincide with the newly released 2006-7 catalogue.

Showcasing a broad range of ancillary equipment ideally suited for school and college music requirements, as well as professional orchestras, the new site at www.blackcatmusic.co.uk includes music stands, chairs, storage and staging. The site also presents useful specialist equipment such as personalised music folders, conductor’s equipment, piano accessories, classroom and music technology furniture, staging, risers and theatre products.

Full product specifications can be downloaded and items purchased online by means of school purchase orders or credit cards. Orders for all catalogue items can also be placed by fax or using a freephone number. All UK-based schools and colleges can also benefit from registering with the Black Cat Music Education discount programme.

Copies of Black Cat’s new 2006-7 education catalogue can be requested online or direct from the company.

Black Cat Music has introduced a new price list catalogue for 2007 offering a comprehensive range of affordably priced music performance equipment.

Copies of this new price list are available on request in print or CD versions. Links from the CD to the web site www.blackcatmusic.co.uk provide access to further information such as downloadable data sheets and the facility to purchase products online. With a full line of musical accessory equipment including music stands, music folders, music chairs, storage, conductor’s equipment, piano accessories, staging, risers and acoustic shells, the Black Cat range provides a wide selection of products conveniently available from a single source. The new price list should prove of particular value to orchestras, bands, choirs, theatre companies and individual musicians.

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 .