26 Apr 2018 | News, Youth Brass Band, Youth Concert Band, Youth Orchestra
Apply by 3 June 2018 ‘NYO is just awesome. All of it. The people, the concerts, the passion and the joy and excitement of the courses.’ Lawrence, Trombone, NYO The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain – the world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers – is recruiting...
8 Jan 2018 | Intermediate Strings, Junior Strings, Mini Maestros, Training String Orchestra, Youth Orchestra
We were delighted, back in October, to receive an invitation from Louise Lansdown, Head of Strings at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, inviting our viola players to attend the second Cecil Aronowitz Viola Competition and Festival. It was a rare opportunity and very...
15 Dec 2017 | Ensembles, Jazz Orchestra, Youth Brass Band, Youth Orchestra
We are proud to announce that a number of the young musicians from our central ensembles have been accepted on to programmes being undertaken by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 2018. Congratulations are due to the following musicians who will be part...
11 Apr 2017 | Intermediate Brass Band, Intermediate Concert Band, Intermediate Strings, Jazz Orchestra, Junior Strings, Mini Maestros, Rock School, Training String Orchestra, Youth Brass Band, Youth Concert Band, Youth Orchestra
The Spring term culminated in some incredible performances from all of our Music Centre ensembles. It’s important that our young musicians have regular opportunities to perform to a live audience throughout the year and it’s always a pleasure for teachers, parents...
12 Mar 2017 | Concerts, Ensembles, Intermediate Brass Band, Intermediate Concert Band, Intermediate Strings, Jazz Orchestra, Junior Strings, Mini Maestros, Rock School, Training String Orchestra, Youth Brass Band, Youth Concert Band, Youth Orchestra
Each summer we enjoy finishing off the academic year in style, with a week long festival of concerts and events that showcase hundreds of Sandwell’s young musicians. We are now planning the festival for 2017, but as a reminder we thought you’d like to see...