We work with schools, communities and families across the county through our Creative Learning Programme. Our year-round participatory projects are designed to develop, enrich and inspire.
In the past year
- My Science Fair engaged over 400 young scientists and their families
- Drumming lessons were streamed live to schools across Wiltshire
- 400 children took part in King Arthur's Quest in school with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
- Joanna MacGregor has led Masterclasses with outstanding young pianists
- Young musicians composed arctic music inspired by Charlotte Bray which they then performed live on BBC Wiltshire
- 350 children attended our schools concert Primary Live, and a further 300 tuned in to watch it online
- We co-commissioned a brand new piece for the West of England Youth Orchestra, supported by our Buy a Bar Appeal
- Our Young Producers gained experience event-managing our Orchestra of Samples concert
- The drummers of Kakatsitsi shared Ghanaian culture with local school children
Exciting future projects
- The Berkeley Ensemble give workshops at local primary schools as part of our Wider Opportunities project
- WMC brings music and storytelling to Wiltshire libraries
- We launch Celebrating Age, a major partnership project delivering arts for older people in local community settings
- Gwilym Simcock collaborates with Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra and local choirs to launch our 20th Anniversary Appeal
- Musicians visit Special Schools to run exciting music-making workshops
- We start a brand new Saturday folk and bluegrass club for young musicians
- We start planning a tour abroad for the West of England Youth Orchestra and Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra
