Network Partners

In-school projects – including the Barbican Box Music, performance oportunities, concerts, workshops, collaborations, CPD, GSMD student placements. (Strategic Partner).www.barbican.org.uk/education

Working with organisations and people within the local cultural and creative industries producing art, drama, music, dance, film, literature, media, architecture and heritage. (Strategic Partner) www.hackney.gov.uk/culture

Venue/Performance space, vocal courses and performance opportunities, school projects, artist development programme for young people, youth forum, community outreach. www.hackneyempire.co.uk

All primary, secondary and special schools across the London Borough of Hackney. education.hackney.gov.uk/search/schools

The Abram Wilson Foundation (AWF) supports young people to become the greatest version of themselves through music. www.abramwilson.com

Armonico Consort is a critically acclaimed UK choir and instrumental ensemble renowned for its inspiring concerts and imaginative singing education programme, AC Academy. www.armonico.org.uk

London’s leader in cultural education, connecting children, young people and education with the best of arts and culture. www.anewdirection.org.uk

AMP brings live classical music to children, taking them on a journey from a first experience of live performance in the classroom to the thrilling spectacle of a full orchestra in concert. www.apollomusicprojects.org

Whole Class Samba/Carnival project work, relationship with City of London Festival. (Strategic Partner). www.carnivalproject.co.uk

Annual KS2 singing opportunity at Cadogan Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, curriculum-based themes/song choices. www.classicalroadshow.co.uk

English Touring Opera (ETO)  is the leading touring opera company in the UK. They produce touring productions in Spring and Autumn and every tour launches at the Hackney Empire. ETO’s ambitious outreach programme focuses on creative work.  The company has developed a special expertise in collaborating with children with special needs. www.englishtouringopera.org.uk 

Extensive partnership work across East London Boroughs – performances, projects, live streaming, competitions. Hackney, Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge, Walthham Forest, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bexley.

Girls Rock London (GRL!) is a music project for girls and women in London. We are part of a movement of rock camps that take place all over the world, united by a desire to achieve gender equality in the music industry and to ensure that all girls and women get the chance to make music. The aims of the project are to empower girls and women – regardless of previous musical experience – to write and perform music, and to build self-confidence. www.girlsrocklondon.com

Large-scale world music/improvised workshops and performances, world youth orchestra, holiday courses, concerts. www.grandunion.org.uk

Saturday orchestral provision and instrumental tuition. Self-funded. www.hyot.org.uk

Afro-Cuban percussion projects and performances, Rhythm Summer School hosted in Hackney. www.bomboproductions.com

G&T Saturday Centre (progression route), holiday courses, ensembles (LSSO, LYWB). www.cym.org.uk

Partnership work with Hackney Borough Youth Orchestra including guest conductors/players and side-by-side performances. www.docklandssinfonia.co.uk

Financial support/bursaries and guidance to outstanding young musicians. www.futuretalent.org

London Youth Choir (LYC) seeks to be a truly representative youth arts organisation, enriching the cultural life of London through the pursuit of musical excellence and social change. LYC provides children and young people living or educated across London with high-calibre singing tuition and performance opportunities. www.londonyouthchoir.com