Nicola has been compared with Yehudi Menuhin at the level of playing.  Please click on these links to see what she is doing at another level.

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1435195?UserKey=

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8302206.stm         

http://www.classicfm.co.uk/music/music-news-and-features/nicola-benedetti-inspires-young-musicians/

     The first post in this Topic is about the Raploch Project.  But we need to know about The Clic Sargent and Practice-a-thon Projects as well.  These are on-going.  Please have a look at the following link.

http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/Getinvolved/practiceathon/Yourstoriesandphotos/gallery_photos/C0Yj/view  

(It might be a bit slow but it should come in.  It has further links for our interest.)

     And we remember Nicky' s support for UNICEF too.  Here is more about it:

http://www.unicef.org.uk/celebrity/celebrity_biography.asp?celeb_id=34

http://video.stv.tv/bc/info-newsNorth_scotland-20070830-aberdeen-youngsters-given-expert-music-lesson/

This might appear to be an "ordinary" occasion, but it certainly was not ordinary for the young people involved.  Wonderful cathedrals and other buildings are built out of 'ordinary' stones and bricks.  This is the mission which is now continuing and extending inspite of the workload and the need for personal development as a musician.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n9mlt/Big_Noise_in_a_Wee_Place/       

THIS IS A LINK TO A VIDEO ABOUT THE RAPLOCH PROJECT AND IT WILL GIVE YOU A VERY CLEAR IDEA ABOUT THE PROJECT WITH WHICH NICKY IS NOW INVOLVED.

     This is a realistic, inspiring and moving video.  I hope you will be able to watch it.  I am sure we are all so pleased that Nicky is now associated with such a wonderful project...

Don't worry if you can't understand everything the children (and adults) say: the spirit of it all comes through very clearly...

http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Nicola-Benedetti-shows-her-pluck.5907425.jp

This is here for the picture mostly, just a brief update.

The one below is in another topic, but it is relevant to this one as well.  Don't  miss

http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Interview-Nicola-Benedetti--Being.5906200.jp

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