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Staff Training Day - Steel Pan workshop
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Summer Showcase at Brixton Hill Music Centre on Saturday 15th July.The final Saturday of the term saw a feast of celebrations at our music centre. We sang along with foundation groups and enjoyed their original compositions. We danced a polka with string ensembles as they provided a lively melodic accompaniment. We were treated to a mix of pop, folk and classical from the wind ensembles, funky grooves from the Live Bands and fully choreographed numbers from the children’s choir. We wish everyone a relaxing summer and look forward to seeing you again in the autumn term.
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Year 4 string players make music with In Harmony LambethWe were pleased to welcome 80 Year 4 pupils from Herbert Morrison, St Stephen's and Reay primary schools to The Wheatsheaf Community Hall for an afternoon of celebratory music making. These pupils have all successfully completed their first year of learning the violin, viola, cello or double bass with In Harmony Lambeth, and joined forces to end the summer term in style. We hope to see them at our afterschool programme in September 2023!
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Brixton Hill Music Centre and In Harmony Lambeth join together at the Queen Elizabeth HallOver 140 young wind, string and percussion players from Brixton Hill Music Centre and In Harmony Lambeth joined forces at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Friday 30th June to deliver a programme of thrilling and evocative music. The event invited groups from each programme to pair up to form supergroups and to create some new musical moments. Participants once again had the opportunity to meet and play alongside members of Southbank Sinfonia, who we would once again like to thank for their generous and continued support.
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Secondary school singers 'raise the roof' at the Southbank CentreOn Friday 30th June over 170 singers from 9 secondary schools joined together in the Clore Ballroom for our 'Come and Sing Again' event. This event marked the culmination of this year's Sing Lambeth! programme, which is a joint venture between Lambeth Music Service, Living Song CiC and The Southbank Centre. Participants had the opportunity to sing music ranging from P!nk to Hugh Masekela, and to work with some of the sector's finest vocal facilitators. The next Come and Sing event will take place on Thursday 16th November 2023. Register now!
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Musitrax Wind Band Celebration, Thursday 29th June, Royal Festival Hall.Over 350 children from six Lambeth schools joined forces to celebrate their instrumental learning at the welcome return of the annual Lambeth Musitrax Festival. Guided by a team of skilled Musitrax tutors, the children rehearsed and performed an exciting selection of songs which they had been learning this term in their weekly Musitrax lessons.
The festival, which last took place in 2019 was a resounding success with parents, carers and teachers being astounded at the ability of the young musicians after just nine months of lessons. Musitrax offers children their first steps in instrumental and ensemble playing and is delivered weekly to over 2000 children across Lambeth. Find out more about Musitrax here |
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Musitrax Strings Celebration, Wednesday 28th June, Royal Festival Hall.Over 300 children from seven Lambeth schools joined forces to celebrate their instrumental learning at the welcome return of the annual Lambeth Musitrax Festival. Guided by a team of skilled Musitrax tutors, the children rehearsed and performed an exciting selection of songs which they had been learning this term in their weekly Musitrax lessons.
The festival, which last took place in 2019 was a resounding success with parents, carers and teachers being astounded at the ability of the young musicians after just nine months of lessons. Musitrax offers children their first steps in instrumental and ensemble playing and is delivered weekly to over 2000 children across Lambeth. Find out more about Musitrax here |
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Lambeth Windrush Celebration, Monday 19th June at St. Matthew’s Church Brixton.Members of the Lambeth Youth Symphony Orchestra accompanied singers from Pegasus Opera Company in a joyful celebration of the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain on 22 June 1948.
The concert brought together all generations of the Lambeth community and included performances from professional Pegasus artists, artistic director Alison Buchanan and the Pegasus Community Choir. The young musicians really enjoyed the experience and alongside accompanying the guest singers, performed a special premiere of new work from young composer Coda Renkin (17) |
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Hub partners, school groups and emerging artists at Brockwell Live, 28th May – 10th June 2023Lambeth Music Service has been busy producing several really exciting community and music industry performance opportunities that took place across the recent Brockwell Live event series.
Winners of their Lambeth Sounds emerging artist competition, Oreglo, Stef Montanaro and Flo Gallop had the opportunity to perform on the main stages of Cross the Tracks and Mighty Hoopla festivals. Three of our Hub partner ensembles, Youthsayers, Tomorrow’s Warriors Juniors and young artists from Grounded Sounds performed as part of a Lambeth Sounds showcase on the main festival stage of Brockwell Bounce. On Saturday 10th June we presented a mini music showcase of young musicians from across Lambeth at the Lambeth Country Show, featuring school choirs, a live band and Sweet! Recorder Consort CIC. The young performers received much praise for their musical talent from community and festival audiences and we look forward to working with Brockwell live again next year to offer further opportunities to the young people of Lambeth. |
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Over 1400 young singers perform at our Primary School Singing FestivalThe Royal Festival Hall was full of song on Wednesday 29th March as over 1400 young people joined forces to sing a rich and varied programme of music. This year's event, led by Lambeth Music Service, was delivered in partnership with Living Song CiC, Music Making SENse, Pegasus Opera and the Southbank Centre, and offered pupils the chance to sing with an 8-piece house band, explore Makaton hand signs, and perform in collaboration with opera singer Camille Malaawy and creative vocalist Randolph Matthews. A huge thank you to everyone whose contributions made this event possible.
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LMS musicians perform with composer/conductor Stephen MontagueOn the 16th March, several members of our Brixton Hill Music Centre wind and brass ensembles took part in the Montague@80 concert at St John’s, Smith Square. Following a special rehearsal with Stephen, they joined members of Southbank Sinfonia and other school and community groups to perform Stephen's piece 'Dark Sun - August, 1945' with a combined force of 148 players. The resulting sound was both powerful and thought provoking. Thank you to all of who braved the tube and rail strikes to get there for the rehearsal and concert. We hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did.
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Lambeth Primary Music Teacher Network meet to discuss music development planning.On Thursday 9th March, music leads, coordinators and teachers gathered at Clapham Park Centre for their termly network meeting. The hot topic for this meeting was how to create a purposeful music development plan, following confirmation in the New National Plan for Music that this is something every school should have in place. The network is run by Zoe Ansah and Savi Bale, free to join and open to all leaders and practitioners working in Lambeth Primary Schools. Click here to join the next meeting.
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'Dance Monkey' with Southbank SinfoniaIn February and March, the In Harmony Lambeth junior wind and string ensembles have been enjoying some 'inspiration visits' from players from Southbank Sinfonia. Over the course of two sessions, the young musicians have had the opportunity to get to know and receive tips from 10 professional players and experience their masterful musicianship. They also joined forces with the professionals to perform an especially created version of 'Dance Monkey' by Tones and I as a 50-strong orchestra, and the resulting sound was rich with energy and colour.
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Primary Singing Programme Training DayOne of our first events of 2023 was a training day for teachers who will be preparing pupils to participate in our March Singing Festival. Across the day, participants worked with vocal leaders from Lambeth Music Service, Living Song CiC and Pegasus Opera and explored a selection of music from across the globe. The wonderful sounds that filled the Assembly Hall were a strong reflection of the dedicated and talented teachers working in Lambeth primary schools, and we can't wait to see and hear the magic they work with their children.
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Brixton Hill Music Centre End of Term ShowcaseThe last session of the term at Brixton Hill Music Centre always brings with it a flurry of activity, and it was a real pleasure to see so many of our young musicians thriving as they showcased their music to our community of family, friends and staff. Our ambition is to engage with and provide for as many young people in Lambeth as possible, so if you know anyone who may enjoy joining one of our groups, or have suggestions for musical activities you'd like to see run at our Music Centre, please do get in touch.
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Senior Ensembles with Southbank SinfoniaOn Thursday 8th December some of our more experienced players made musical magic as they performed in collaboration with players from Southbank Sinfonia. The concert featured performances from groups supported by In Harmony Lambeth and Lambeth Music Service, and included music from Leonard Bernstein, The Eurythmics and The Specials. We are thrilled to see our partnership with Southbank Sinfonia continue to grow and develop and cannot express how grateful we are for their generous support.
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In Harmony Lambeth Winter CelebrationThe In Harmony Lambeth junior and intermediate wind and string ensembles delivered a rousing winter concert to friends and family on Wednesday 7th December. Almost 50 young musicians entertained a packed hall with musical offerings ranging from Proud Mary to Yoska Nemeth to The Theme from The Godfather. Festivities continued after the concert with some mince pies and mingling, and we are looking forward to hearing further from these groups in 2023.
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Sing Lambeth 'Come and Sing' EventWe launched this year’s Sing Lambeth programme on Wednesday 9th November with a ‘Come and Sing’ event at Southbank Centre. Students spent the day singing and creating vocal music with a range of sector-leading practitioners, including Aga Serugo-Lugo, Osnat Schmool, Nathan Devonte and Randolph Matthews. The programme, free to Lambeth Secondary Schools, is being delivered by Lambeth Music Service in partnership with Southbank Centre, Living Song CiC and Pegasus Opera. To find out more about the programme click here.
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Primary Singing Programme Initial Training SessionOn Thursday 3rd November we gathered together singing leaders from across Lambeth to launch this year's Primary Singing Programme. Participants were introduced to 7 pieces of music from this year's repertoire pack and had the opportunity to experience and reflect on the practice of a number of singing leaders. The session was facilitated by Kirsty Keogh and Bryan Welton from Lambeth Music Service, Kim Perkins from partner organisation Music Making Sense and supported by young leaders Richie and Gabrielle from Living Song CiC.
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