Spitalfields Music

Delighted to be back at Swanlea School, working on an intensive singing residency!

Nav Arles, Rachel Maby & Leanne Sedin are working with all 210 Y7 students as they start their Swanlea School journey, alongside the fabulous Music Department, leading towards a performance on Friday 17th Oct

As our 2025 cohort comes to an end, read María Mónica Gutiérrez's reflections on the Trainee Music Leader Scheme here: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/tml-reflecti...

👉Interested in supporting a TML in your organisation? Get in touch to find out more about becoming a host partner for 2026

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It's the last day of Spitalfields Music Festival 2025! We can't believe it's nearly over - thank you to everyone who has joined us to celebrate incredible music in East London

🚨Limited tickets left for tonight's closing concert at the Tower of London
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Spitalfields Music Festival 2025 has officially begun!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening night with The Carice Singers, featuring new music from Max Gibson, Claire Cope, Daniel Soley, Elif Karlıdağ, and the world premiere of Aníbal Vidal's Theatre of Origins

Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood invites us to laugh at ourselves – I wanted my music to do the same | Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade Dylan Thomas’s evocative radio play has been adapted into films, a ballet, even a jazz suite. From its drunkards and nosey-parkers, to its ghosts and dreamers, Ninfea Crutwell-Reade’s new reimagining ...

Ahead of tomorrow's world premiere, composer Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade has written about her adaptation in The Guardian! Read more about her process here:
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

A brilliant profile on Aníbal Vidal and his compositional process in PRXLUDES, whose 'Theatre of Origins' will be premiered on the opening night of Spitalfields Music Festival 2025👇
prxludes.net/2025/06/16/a...

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The latest iteration of our Primary Big Sing began today with rehearsals with Aldgate Primary and Christ Church Primary

This summer we’re bringing 300 children together in song on Monday 7th July as part of Spitalfields Music Festival! Find out more: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/events/the-p...

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Get in the mood for Spitalfields Music Festival with our 2025 playlist - featuring performers, composers, and music we'll hear across the festival: open.spotify.com/playlist/4cZ...

Just over a month until Spitalfields Music Festival 2025 is back in East London. Get ready for unforgettable performances from extraordinary musicians in unique venues around the city
📆 1 - 9 July

Join us as a partner and play a vital role in nurturing the future of the music sector by hosting a Trainee Music Leader for 2026.

Learn more about the scheme and the benefits of partnering with us: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/events/tml-p...

The Spitalfields Music Festival 2025 lineup, plus more to discover online!

Have a browse: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/season/festi...

Spitalfields Music Festival 2025 is here!🎉

Extraordinary performers come to the East End, with programmes that bridge the past & present, featuring everything from medieval masterpieces to cutting-edge world premieres

Discover the lineup today: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/season/festi...

We're taking part in a Tesco Stronger Starts vote this spring raising money for our singing projects. You can vote for us by collecting a blue token at the till at selected stores in East London!

Check out a list of stores where you can vote here: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/tesco-stronger-starts/

Save the Date! Spitalfields Music Festival returns from 1st-9th July 2025🎉

World-class musicians, breathtaking performances & exciting premieres in our favourite venues across East London.

📢 Full lineup coming soon—sign up to our mailing list for updates

Harpland - Wilton's Music Hall Internationally renowned musical duo FitkinWall bring Harpland to London for the first time. Harpland draws on the theme of migration, and weaves traditional Scottish and Gaelic melodies with 21st-cen...

💫 Now on sale - Harpland at Wilton's Music Hall

Grab 2025 Festival tickets early!

Internationally renowned duo FitkinWall draw on the theme of migration, weaving Gaelic melodies with 21st-century sound tech, alongside a light installation from Peter Freeman

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Five Key Lessons To Improve Your Music Facilitation - Spitalfields Music Astounding live music experiences in East London through annual festivals and events, learning and participation. Provide news, details of events, ways to get involved and contact details.

Five key lessons to improve your music facilitation - here's what we learnt from music leaders at this year's Skills Lab👇

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That's a wrap on Skills Lab Academy for now!

We loved connecting music leaders and facilitators to share their experiences and try out new techniques and approaches.

Thank you to our wonderful course leaders James Redwood, Osnat Schmool, Ben Sellers, and Rosie Bergonzi

New Young Voices Collective's new term starts today, and they're on the lookout for members aged 11-19🎶

Rehearsing every Tuesday at Spotlight Youth Centre, NewYVC is a free, unauditioned, friendly space open to all

For more info on how to get involved, visit our website🔗

Introducing our 2025 Trainee Trustee Cohort Astounding live music experiences in East London through annual festivals and events, learning and participation. Provide news, details of events, ways to get involved and contact details.

New year, new faces! A huge welcome to our latest cohort of Trainee Trustees🎉

Meet the five aspiring trustees who'll be shadowing our board and learning about the essentials of governance:
spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/introducing-...

Skills Lab Academy - Repertoire as a starting point for creative music making A practical training course for musicians to develop their skills in creative music-making and leadership in a range of community settings.

Happy New Year! Start 2025 off right by improving your skills in music facilitation at our final session of Skills Lab.

We'll be joined by James Redwood & Rosie Bergonzi to learn approaches and technique to music leading in community settings

📅 16th January
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Meet our final workshop leader, Rosie Bergonzi

Rosie is a classically trained percussionist and received an RPS ‘Trailblazer’ award in 2021 for her handpan work. Her workshop leading encourages people to find their voice, elevating minority groups who’ve historically been overlooked.

Skills Lab Academy - Repertoire as a starting point for creative music making A practical training course for musicians to develop their skills in creative music-making and leadership in a range of community settings.

Our final session of Skills Lab - professional training for music leaders - is just the other side of the new year⏲️

📅Thursday 16th January
📍Brady Arts & Community Centre
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Thank you to our champion The Childhood Trust for matching our donations, and @biggive.bsky.social for hosting the Christmas Challenge

A HUGE thank you to everyone who has donated to our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge you've helped us reach our target!

The money we've raised will enable us to produce our projects in 2025, meaning more children will experience the benefits of music-making and the joy of singing🎶

We're 63% of the way to our campaign target, with just over 4 days to go

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far, we are so grateful for your support.

Help us reach our target: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Our Chief Executive & Artistic Director, Sarah Gee, talks to us about our Big Give Christmas Challenge. Join us in making a difference for the children of Tower Hamlets and have your donation doubled today

Our Big Give Christmas Challenge is open! Donations made between now and 10th Dec can be doubled thanks to support from The Childhood Trust

Help us on our mission to make music education accessible to children from all backgrounds - donate today bit.ly/biggivespits...

@biggive.bsky.social

A glimpse of last week's incredible Primary Big Sing, bringing together over 200 children. Such amazing musical talent and infectious energy!

A special thank you to Anna Pool for her brilliant commission, supported by the NMC New Music Commission Fund

📸James Berry

One week to go! Our biggest fundraising campaign of the year, the Big Give Christmas Challenge, starts soon - raising money for our youth singing projects

📆 From Dec 3rd-10th, every donation made through the Big Give will be doubled

Learn more: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

We're pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Addyman as our new Chair of Trustees

Read more about Nick and his vision for the future of Spitalfields Music here: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/nick-addyman...