Yoga Masterclass – Saturday November 15th, 2014
13th October 2014‘Don’t forget to breathe: Yoga and the art of Woodwind Playing’
We’re delighted to welcome top UK Woodwind Pro Duncan Lamont Jr to Dawkes for this exciting Yoga masterclass. Duncan will be accompanied by his Yoga instructor (Karen Pancholi) and they will be discussing and demonstrating how Yoga can help all Wind players with breathing, relaxation and much more…
Learn To Play Day – 2014
17th March 2014It’s that time of year again. Every April we throw open the doors and offer FREE Woodwind lessons to anyone who wants them!! We also have live music in the shop to get you inspired to pick up an instrument and blow!
‘Trumpet-Fest’ – Live @ Dawkes Event (Sat Nov 16th – Report)
4th December 2013Many thanks to all who attended ‘Trumpet-Fest’, a fun time was had by all and plenty of Trumpet bargains got snapped up including some of the NEW Cannonball Lynx Trumpets!
Breaking News! EBJO will be Live @ Dawkes…Sat Nov 16th @ 1.30pm
8th November 2013We’re delighted to announce that East Berkshire Jazz Orchestra (EBJO), run by local youth music provider Berkshire Maestros, will be playing Live @ Dawkes as part of our Trumpet-Fest celebrations on Satruday Nov 16th.
Learn to Play Day 2013 (Live @ Dawkes IV)
30th March 2013Saturday March 16th saw this years National Learn To Play Day land in style at Dawkes. As one of over 80 retailers taking part we were proud to offer free music lessons throughout the day, and in the usual Dawkes fashion we like to think we took it up a notch with some live performances from a Big Band and two local youth wind groups.
LIVE @ Dawkes…Sunday June 19th – Big Band Gig
23rd June 2011Sunday June 19th saw the birth of ‘LIVE @ Dawkes’…an ongoing commitment to live music in our community, here’s how we got there: