Middlesbrough Open Orchestra

A group of school pupils in uniforms and young people in white t-shirts sitting in a circle with some teachers. A girl is sat playing cello in the centre of the circle.

Weekly at Middlesbrough Town Hall

The Middlesbrough Open Orchestra is a music programme which enables students with SEND to learn a musical instrument and play in an orchestra, in the same way as their non-disabled peers. Middlesbrough Town Hall currently hosts the only Open Orchestra in the North of England.

Open Orchestras was created in 2013 to address a lack of ensemble musical provision in Special schools. Originally piloted at six schools in the South-West during 2013-15, Open Orchestras has been carefully developed through participatory design with young disabled musicians, teachers and music leaders. It’s an award-winning, game-changing programme that provides everything needed – instruments, repertoire and training, to empower Music Hubs, arts organisations and Special schools across the UK to set up and run their own orchestra sustainably, just like mainstreams schools do. You can find out more about Open Orchestras on their website.

About Open Orchestras

You can find out more about the programme on their website.

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Musinc3 days ago

Another Play On favourite - Shorty Rogers' Short Stop 🎺
Check out the improvised solos in the middle section too! #teesvalley #happy #youngmusicians #teesside #ensembles #livemusic #jazzstandards

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Classical Cafe on Sunday 5th May presents John Hutchinson on violin and Daniel Peter Silcock on piano!

John began his musical journey in his hometown of Newcastle and obtained his Bachelors Degree with Honours at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. John is currently in the final year of his Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.

Scottish pianist, Daniel Peter Silcock, has recently moved back to London, taking up a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music. Daniel specialised in the music of Chopin on the Professional Diploma course and prior to this, Daniel studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

3pm, Middlesbrough Town Hall. Tickets £5, free for under 16s:
https://www.middlesbroughtownhall.co.uk/event/classical-cafe-may/

#classicalmusic #concert #middlesbrough #teesside #teesvalley

Classical Café May - Middlesbrough Town Hall

John began his musical journey in his hometown of Newcastle and obtained his Bachelors Degree with Honours at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. John is currently in the final year of his Masters at the Royal Academy of Music.

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Musinc5 days ago

We loved this performance of Anson Seabra's Welcome to Wonderland by Izzy from Bandjam Juniors at our last Amplify event back in March. 🎤

Izzy was accompanied by her friend on piano for a spellbinding performance! ✨

Our next Amplify event is on 9th July, 6pm at Middlesbrough Town Hall. You can perform by signing up here: https://arcg.is/LLj4S0

#middlesbrough #teesside #teesvalley #openmic

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Welcome to Wonderland cover by Izzy at Amplify

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Musinc1 week ago

🌟 Middlesbrough Open Orchestra has had a great year so far, so here are some of their highlights! 🌟

Clockwise, from left:

🔹 In March, they performed 3 varied pieces from their repertoire at the Schools North East Patron's Dinner in Newcastle and received a standing ovation from a room of over 500 head teachers and staff in the region.

🔹 They've been taking part in a year long project called The Digital Score, with a focus on creating compositions, in collaboration with University of Nottingham and artist Layla Curtis.

🔹 In January and February, they collaborated with composer Kate Whitley and musician Clarence Adoo in a series of workshops to produce 'Falling' - a new piece of music for the National Open Orchestras repertoire.

Don't miss their sharing concert which will premiere their Digital Score compositions on Friday 7th June at Middlesbrough Town Hall, find out more here: https://www.middlesbroughtownhall.co.uk/event/open-orchestra-sharing-digiscore/

#middlesbrough #teesside #teesvalley #orchestra #autismawarenessmonth #neurodiversityawareness Priory Woods School and Arts College Beverley School Community Open Up Music @youthmusicuk

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Musinc1 week ago

The young musicians in Play On have been learning riffs and sections of the tune to play along to KOKOROKO 's Adwa. We love this tune and have had a great time learning to play it - we hope you enjoy it!
#teesvalley #teesside #orchestra #happy #livemusic #youngmusicians #ensembles

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That Friday feeling 👏👏👏

Flashback to our Family Fun Day earlier this month with the lovely Marina Gears Vocals and Apollo Arts spreading the happiness at Middlesbrough Town Hall!

#middlesbrough #teesside #teesvalley #flashbackfriday #happy

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Happy at Family Fun Day

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