Mother Goose and Friends

This spring, we're working with two schools in Birmingham to explore one of the pieces from our lunchtime concert series which has just finished touring around venues in Birmingham, Norwich and Cambridge, amongst others.

Taking Ravel's exquisite Mother Goose suite, scored innovatively for wind quintet with piano, we'll be finding crumbs with little Tom Thumb, marvelling at the Empress of the Pagodas and passing through the glorious Faery Garden in workshops with Years 4-6.

The interactive workshops will help schoolchildren bring to life music they have seen on the stage, working with musicians at first hand to compose their own pieces and even perform to a real live audience!



If you are interested in bringing a group of children to any of our concerts, or in workshops designed around them, do get in touch by contacting creativeintern@brittensinfonia.co.uk

Britten Sinfonia goes Random

This year Britten Sinfonia is to embark upon an entirely new venture as part of our Creative Learning department. Working with the Sadlers Wells-based company Random Dance, known for their cutting-edge projects including, most recently, the brilliant AtaXia (reviewed by The Guardian as being “stunningly conceived and executed…a moving experiment…a choreographic first”) musicians from Britten Sinfonia will join with dancers for an education project as exciting as it is innovative.

Following on from the highly successful 2007 performance of AUTO I MOBILE (a revolutionary project that saw children dance alongside professionals in a car park setting), this July the stakes will again be upped with professional musicians thrown into the mix for a dance collaboration like no other.

At the helm will be world-famous choreographer Wayne McGregor and international composer Stevie Wishart who, together with local schools, will build a collaborative project involving music, dance and movement for a truly remarkable performance.


Keep checking for updates - more information to come!