Projects

Current projects

Students playing musical instruments

Bursaries

We are currently supporting over 35 musically talented children from low income families, enabling them to fulfil their musical potential.

Students playing musical instruments

Music making groups

Making music with other people is what it’s all about. We help by providing additional funding for groups for young people on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons in term time and on weekends during the holidays. The range of more than 35 ensembles, instrumental and choral, offers something for everyone.

Violin

Instrument loan

Having instruments available to lend means that no child needs to miss the opportunity to develop musical skills for lack of financial resources.

Camden Schools Music Festival 2023 massed choirs and all instrumentalists perform finale at the Royal Albert Hall

Camden Schools Music Festival

At this biennial event at the Royal Albert Hall, over 2000 children and young people, teachers, music tutors, musicians and composers perform a wonderful eclectic array of music.

Past projects

Performance of professional musicians and students

Somers Town Sinfonia

Generously funded by a large grant this ‘bridge ensemble’ project involved 30 children and parents from local primary schools, in one of Camden’s most deprived wards. Students came together outside of school to play as part of an orchestra, creating a special sound, building a love of music and making friends.

Professional musicians conducting a large group of students

A New Created World

A collaborative music programme that enabled pupils and teachers to work with students from the Royal Academy of Music and players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

Students playing musical instruments

100 Hours of Music

A campaign to kickstart music lessons for those most affected by the pandemic. We provided 30 children with 10 online taster music lessons (100 hours) and encouraged and supported them to continue their musical journey afterwards.

Students raising their arms with the music

All Together Now

A crowdfunding campaign, match funded by Arts Council England, which created the opportunity for 120 Camden primary school children to play a newly composed, technology driven piece at the Camden Schools’ Music Festival at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2020. This project was aimed specifically at families who would not otherwise access music.

Students playing musical instruments

Jazz Connect

A ground-breaking two-year programme to increase awareness of jazz amongst children and young people, with an added target of encouraging the involvement of young women in jazz.

Students playing musical instruments

Great Musical Revival

A sponsored run in 2019 involving over 40 runners – music teachers, parents of kids learning music, a Head Teacher, Camden Music Service staff, Camden Music Trust trustees, and students – which raised over £17,000 to restore many of Camden Music Service’s old and tired instruments.

Scroll to Top