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Azaad Arts recently participated in a community performance to celebrate May Day at the Wolverhampton Workers' Day Festival. The day commemorates various rights for workers and the celebration is funded each year by local trade union branches. The performance...

Our role as a local Music Education Hub involves supporting opportunities where we can work with new partners to bring new experiences to young people. On Saturday 23rd April we were able to support the Royal College of Organists’ International Organ Day, where young...

Future Talent runs Junior and Development Programmes which support young musicians under age 18 from low-income backgrounds across the UK. Please note, the deadline for applications is 11th April. They provide each musician they support with one-to-one mentoring,...

The National Youth Orchestra have opportunities for teenage musicians from Grade 6 level (exams not necessary). The National Youth Orchestra Tune into the greatest adventure you can experience through orchestral music and apply now to be part of a nationwide...

Our partner organisation Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra reports an very exciting increase in the number of young string players now performing in the orchestra. In the concert on Saturday 18th March there were 46 string players and 23 wind and percussion. An...

The Music Service is keen to support young people and to broaden their understanding of routes to employment in the creative industries. We are promoting Creative Careers Week 2023 and encourage you to register and gain insight into the many opportunities available....

On Sunday 14th May 2023 10am - 5.30pm, the British Double Reed Society are holding an event in conjunction with the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Activities include: Recitals and Performance Classes Teacher's Forum Ensemble Classes Specialist Cor Anglais and Contra...

Rotary Young Musicians enthral the audience…...again. A full house was in the Wolverhampton Music School on March 5th for the District final of the Rotary Young Musician Competition. 7 clubs had entered 9 young musicians from their club level rounds and their...

Our brand new brochure for schools 23-24 is now available to download here. There’s a new easy way for schools to order services using the School Business Services Wolverhampton (formerly WVES). Full details are on page 3 of the brochure. It remains our ambition to...

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra will be performing and livestreaming its brand new Explore the Orchestra: Dance, Dance, Dance! Schools' Concert on the afternoon of Wednesday 17 May 2023. Designed with KS2 students in mind, the thrilling and interactive concert will be...

The open call is still live for the annual Summer School; a residential course for young composers and creative musicians aged 14-18.  This year's Summer School will run from 30th July - 5th August 2023 at the Purcell School.  There is just over a month left before...

We would like to make you aware of a fabulous opportunity for young double bass players, happening on Friday 24th February at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Internationally renowned double bass virtuoso Lorraine Campet will be visiting.  She will perform a...

A Young Creative Musician Festival has recently been launched by Music First. It is an inclusive composing competition for secondary schools, open to all students whether they are composers or not, and celebrates ALL genres of music. The competition culminates in a...

Wolverhampton Music Service is launching brand new out of school music sessions for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Sessions will be run by Big Top Musical Adventures and have been devised following consultation with schools and local...

Wolverhampton Music Service is distributing free copies of a new book, "Where are all the instruments?" to every primary school in Wolverhampton. Professor Nate Holder - the author, musician and international speaker, will be talking about his work on decolonising the...

The saxophone team at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire are holding a Saxophone Day on March 12th 2023. They would like to invite you and your students to join this free event which will offer the opportunity to experience: Graded ensembles coached by our tutors,...

Young people on the 'Elevate' programme enjoyed a session titled 'Pitch Pace Perform' run by the Stringcredibles on Saturday 21st January. The Stringcredibles are an unaffiliated CBSO quartet who run an excellent programme allied to performance and progression:...

Azaad Arts were involved in the Festival of Light at the Living Black Country Museum in October, where they led the procession with their Dhol playing. The local communities around the LBCM all attended and it was a fantastic event for all. Azaad Arts are currently...

A reminder that all schools are able to copy/print/arrange music because they are covered by the Schools’ Printed Music Licence. Under the terms of the SPML, schools should submit data on what they are copying and arranging on an easy-to-access portal. This should be...

We will be running Music CPD sessions this term aimed towards developing skills and knowledge for non-specialist teachers of music in KS1 and KS2. We have initially focussed on 3 areas within the music curriculum and have worked hard to ensure that the sessions are...

Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra will be performing on Saturday 18th March 2023. There will be music by Schubert (Unfinished Symphony), Faure (Pavane) and Stravinsky (1st Symphony). There will also be the first ever performance of a string piece composed in 1947 by...

The Royal Opera House are offering some FREE CPD in the summer term, through their Create & Sing programme (supporting Primary teachers with feeling more confident in delivering dramatic singing in their schools). Participants who attend the Royal Opera House’s...

Music Education Solutions® Presents the 7th Annual Curriculum Music Conference® This is a day of inspiration for Primary and Secondary music teachers on Tuesday 28th March 2023, at Guardian House, West Bromwich Featuring sessions from: Collins Music, Ex Cathedra, ISM,...

Rotary International, with headquarters in Chicago, is one of the world’s largest voluntary service organisations, having more than 1.3 million members in over 200 countries. Its motto is ‘Service Above Self,’ and one of the major aims of the movement is to support...

Wolverhampton's Youth and Youth Wind Orchestras finished off the Autumn Term with a wonderful Christmas concert in St. John's Church. Between the two groups they performed a wide range of music, including Handel, Sibelius and Prokofiev, plus film music from...

On 5th December, young people from across the City came together to perform in a musical Showcase at Newhampton Arts Centre. The Showcase was the result of a project run by Inclusic, our Hub partner specialising in creating bespoke music projects in schools. Young...

Starting on 16th January, The Stringcredibles quartet will be releasing a short video each week to help young musicians connect more powerfully with their audiences. Each video will cover a different area of performing, from public speaking to conveying emotion and...

Don't miss the chance to hear beautiful flute music by Rutter, Mozart and Delibes, plus some Christmas tunes to you in the festive spirit - FREE OF CHARGE! Wolverhampton Flute Choir will be performing at the Art Gallery on Friday 2nd December at 1pm, along with a...

The Art Gallery lunchtime concerts resume this week following a long pause during the pandemic. Young musicians from across the city will be entertaining visitors to the gallery on the following dates with a varied programme of music. The first concert includes a...

Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Peter Morris, chair of the Music Hub, is putting on another concert in partnership with the Music Hub. The concert consists of orchestral music written by women composers including a Concertino for flute and orchestra....