The Philharmonia Orchestra’s award-winning education programme offers diverse and inspiring participatory musical activities for more than 15,000 participants annually across the UK and internationally. Innovative digital resources are available online via the Orchestra’s website, whilst far-reaching ‘live’ education work enables people in London and regional residency areas including Bedford, Leicester, Basingstoke and beyond to access the orchestra’s excellent artistic resources in a variety of imaginative ways.

RPO resound is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s ground-breaking Community and Education programme. With an emphasis on broadening access to and engagement with world-class music-making, RPO resound works with a wide range of participant groups, from homeless shelters to primary schools. Each project is bespoke and delivered in collaboration with our partners to meet the needs of the specific group.

The RSNO Learning and Engagement department delivers progressive participatory music-making activities across Scotland, from Selkirk to Shetland, working with all ages and abilities. With a programme of activity available for new-borns and onwards, the team is committed to delivering the highest quality workshops as well as nurturing and developing new talent.

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is one of Scotland’s five National Performing Arts Companies, and is internationally recognised as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. Formed in 1974 with a commitment to serve the Scottish community, it is also one of Scotland’s foremost cultural ambassadors.

The development of the next generation of orchestral musicians is central to all the orchestra’s activities. This focus helps Sinfonia Cymru create projects that inspire young people and children and are enjoyed by many others whilst also providing essential professional development opportunities for its members.

Creativity and engagement are at the heart of the ethos of Sinfonia Viva. Publicly recognised for its work with young people and adults, Sinfonia Viva prides itself on its truly collaborative approach to education and outreach, working alongside a wide range of partners on bespoke creative musical and performance opportunities for groups around the UK.  It is dedicated to creating new and exciting music in its education work, by commissioning composers and workshop leaders to write new pieces, and developing original music directly with participants.  In

Southbank Sinfonia’s primary aim is to ensure that the most promising young players – destined to be the caretakers of orchestral tradition – are not lost to the profession in the difficult period following college. The orchestra achieves this by celebrating and empowering young musicians to achieve their highest potential individually and as a team. Each year, a new orchestra of 32 players is selected and these young professionals undergo an intensive ten-month programme of orchestral, chamber and solo performance and professional development.

The Hallé's Award Winning Education Programme was established in 1989 and has now grown to the point where it generates in excess of 60 projects a year, reaching more than 44,000 people in various parts of the community from nurseries, schools, special needs centres and prisons to youth clubs and the elderly. The Education Programme complements the Hallé's annual schedule of concerts and is central to the Orchestra's artistic strategy.