Training String Orchestra
Cecil Aronowitz Viola Competition and Festival
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...
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...
The latest news from Sandwell Music Education Hub
Find out more about the activities of our hub by reading the stories below:
Community Band at Thimblemill Library – Wednesday 22nd March 2023
SIPS Community Bands are open to all musicians leaning an instrument at school as an early opportunity to experience the joy of playing with a group of likeminded musicians. On Wednesday 22nd March the community band who rehearse at Thimblemill Library took to...
Sandwell Sounds – Wednesday 22nd March 2023
featuring Big Top Music, Westminster School, Orchard School and SIPS Music & Arts String ensemble.Wednesday evening saw Big Top Music, Westminster School and Orchard School perform a live concert, supported by SIPS Music. Guest were welcomed in by a violin...
Springtime Music – Tuesday 21st March 2023
featuring the Training String Orchestra, Intermediate Concert Band, Intermediate String Orchestra and Youth Brass Band.Tuesday 21st March 2023 saw the second of the two spring concerts at Shireland Colleigate Academy Theatre, 'Springtime Music'. By 18:20 there was...
Spring into Music – Monday 20th March 2023
featuring the Youth Concert Band, Mini Maestros, Jazz Orchestra and Intermedia Brass Band.Monday 20th March 2023 saw the first of two concerts at Shireland Colleigate Academy Theatre, 'Spring into Music'. After hectic and rainy journeys all groups were full of energy...
Acoustic Vocal Recital Evening – Monday 13th March 2023
Monday 13th March 2023 was the first of what we hope will become annual event the 'Acoustic Vocal Recital'. The evening saw a capacity audience in the beautiful surroundings of West Bromwich Central Library. The programme featured 14 solo items from pupils and...
Celebrating Music – Women’s History Month
We have created and compliled a selection of musical resources to help you celebrate women's history month in your school!