City of London Sinfonia

City of London Sinfonia’s education and outreach programme

City of London Sinfonia’s Meet the Music education and outreach programme was founded in 1988. Having been one of the first of such programmes to be established by a UK orchestra, it is nowwidely recognised as a leader in the field. Musicians from the Orchestra spend approximately 100 days a year making music with a wide range of groups, young and old, throughout the country.

At the heart of Meet the Music is the belief that creative music-making should be accessible to all. CLS aims to take music to those who might find the environment of the concert hall to be a barrier, whether geographically or socially, and to bring the fun and inspiration of live music into the community.

Meet the Music is divided into two main areas of work, Wellbeing through Music and Growth through Music. In addition to these we run a family concert series Crash, Bang, Wallop! in London’s Cadogan Hall and several regional venues throughout the year.

"The sessions get better and better. The children have learned so much vocabulary about rhythm and rhyme. A tuba player from the City of London Sinfonia came last week and it was phenomenal. The children were amazed."

Jo Read, Norfolk nursery teacher, who has now been inspired to set up a rhythm and rhyme group for toddlers

The Meet the Music programme also responds to requests for projects from festivals and promoters. If you would like your organisation to get involved, click here to email CLS Education Manager Gillian Hunter.