Jazz Orchestra
National Success for Sandwell Young Musicians
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...
Spring Concert Series
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...
Our Summer Festival
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 some images...
Sandwell Youth Jazz Orchestra, St. Patrick’s Day
Sandwell Youth Jazz Orchestra were invited to perform at the St Patricks Day celebration at Sandwell College. The day was a huge success for the band and contributed to the members development as performers! There were a variety of acts from Irish Dancers to Indian...
The latest news from Sandwell Music Education Hub
Find out more about the activities of our hub by reading the stories below:
What Does Music Mean to you?
SIPS & SHAPE art project 2023. Our students have worked with The Sandwell Cultural Education Partnership (SHAPE Summer Festival) team to create a multimedia performance mixing music and art. The artwork below has all been created from the prompt "What does music...
Jazz Legacy visits Q3 Great Barr
Tuesday 17th of July 2023 (Article by Jonathan Dixon) On Monday, in partnership with SIPS Music & Arts, Q3 Academy Great Barr welcomed University Band ‘Jazz Legacy’ from Brigham Young University, Utah in the United States during their visit of the UK during the...
Year 6-7 Changeover Event
On Tuesday the 11th of July, SIPS Music and Arts held our first year Six to Seven changeover event, aimed at children who are moving to secondary school in September. (Article by Mr Beer)Once all the attendees had arrived, we began by meeting, greeting and finding out...
Rockin’ time at Splinter
Rock band experience at Splinter Studios for pupils at two Wednesbury Primary schools. Tuesday 11th July 2023 On Tuesday 11th July St John’s C of E Primary Academy and Holyhead Primary Academy spent the morning at Splinter Studios, Wednesbury. This was to give them...
Awards Night 2023
Sandwell's Got Talent Monday 10th July 2023 Article by Brian Cape (Chief Executive Officer, SIPS Education)The historic West Bromwich Library was the setting for our final recognition night of the term, and this time it was our pleasure to be handing out the awards....
Summer Festival – Saturday 8th July 2023
Summer Festival Saturday 8th July 2023 Saturday 8th July saw music centre groups return to the Oak House for the annual Summer Festival. The day started around 9:00 when music staff arrived to setup the grounds ready for the performances. ‘What will the weather do?’...