About Us
Our Story
Semibreve began in 2013 with a vision to present live music in innovative and exciting new ways. Classical Revolution brought classical music to your doorstep in pubs, bars, and cafes. Semibreve Supper Club put music on the menu, while Semibreve Yoga treated yogis to a lying-down concert, incorporating movement and breathwork to live music. We also offered a range of storytelling and live music for audiences young and old, such as "Beer, Burgers, and Beethoven," which explored history through music, and "Through the Looping Glass," a solo violin and loop station show. Our takeovers included live music lunches at Cookhouse, an International Women's Day supper club at The Feathers Inn, and "Nature's Prelude" for the Newcastle & Gateshead Eat! Festival.
In 2023, Semibreve became a Community Interest Company with a board of directors dedicated to furthering our vision. With recent Arts Council funding, we have been able to deliver a year of activities to help shape what Semibreve can offer its musicians and audiences.
Our Team
Meet the passionate and dedicated individuals behind Semibreve cic, committed to empowering and supporting our musical community. Each member brings a unique set of skills and a shared vision to nurture talent, foster creativity, and build a vibrant and inclusive community where musicians can thrive.
Annie Ball
Award-winning concert pianist Annie Ball has grown up surrounded by the folk tradition in Northumberland going on to study piano performance at music college in London. For the last ten years she has produced a variety of events which put the conventional concert format on its head pairing music with other activities and innovating new ways to access live music.
Gareth Davies-Jones
Award-winning singer, songwriter, story-teller and producer, Gareth Davies-Jones has been writing, recording and performing as a professional musician for twenty years as well as producing the hugely successful Arts Festival, Wylam Winter Tales, for the last ten years. Gareth is innovating the touring model for the 21st century musician.
Alison Gibson
Alison Gibson is a former midwife who now uses her wealth of knowledge and experience to examine new and returning midwifes to the profession. Alison enjoys a musical life playing piano, clarinet and guitar. She is heavily involved in the semibreve - volunteering, donating the use of her sound recording and PA equipment and facilitating steering groups, meetings and events for Semibreve.
