New date added for Haydn String Quartet marathon

We are pleased to announce an extra day in our ambitious marathon of the complete Haydn String Quartets to raise funds for Apollo Music Projects. We will be playing at Sutton House on Sunday 8 July – come and hear beautiful music and take the opportunity to look around this magnificent Tudor building; we will also be playing at funky new venue The Dentist, 33 Chatsworth... Read More

Speaker of Hackney Council attends Shoreditch workshop

Cllr. Susan Fajana-Thomas, Speaker of Hackney Council, with double bass player Liz Hosford, and children from St. Monica's, Colvestone and Orchard primary schools The Speaker of Hackney Council, Cllr. Susan Fajana-Thomas, had these words of praise after attending the AMP orchestral workshop at Shoreditch Town Hall on 25 January: “I think it is a fantastic idea to introduce... Read More

National Plan for Music Education – Good or Bad?

  Response to the National Music Plan by David Chernaik, Chief Executive & Programme Director, Apollo Music Projects. I was very worried about elements of the National Plan for Music Education when it was announced, and following a recent briefing on the Plan at City Hall I am even more concerned about the Plan, and about the future of music education. The Government has... Read More