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Music-making in the East

Organisations

Arts Council East
Arts organisation.

BBC Radio 3 - Listen Up
Find an orchestra in your area.

CoMA – Contemporary Music-Making for Amateurs
Contemporary music ensembles around the UK, catering for musicians of all abilities. CoMA commissions leading UK and International composers to write music which is artistically challenging but technically suited to the needs of amateurs.

Core Arts
Uses the arts to break down many of the prejudices associated with people with mental health problems and promote access and participation.

Gerontius
Choirs, concerts and choral music resources.

Making Music Eastern
Visit their website to find choirs, orchestra and youth music groups in your area.

National Association of Choirs
Large choir association with lists of local choirs.

National Association of Choirs Anglia Group 
List of local choirs.

National Association of Choirs Lincolnshire Group
List of local choirs.

NUMU
NUMU is a dedicated safe space for young people to upload and showcase their music, meet others and learn new skills.

The Royal College of Organists
A membership organisation with about 2700 members across the UK and abroad. Offering advice and guidance to anyone who wants to (re-)start learning the organ.

Sound Sense
Sound Sense is the UK development agency for community music. They promote the significance and value of community music, and assist the professional development of people practising and participating in it.

The Sound Station

UK Public Libraries
Offering local information, advice, workshops, courses, internet access, magazines and CD and DVD hire. Find your local library through this site.

Listings by county

Bedfordshire Music Organisations

Befordshire Music Service

Luton Music Service
Luton council music tuition for school-age children.

Cambridgeshire Music Groups

Cambridge String Players
Orchestra: instrumental
Cambridge
Audition required.

Cantate
Choir: vocal
Bishop's Strotford
Ages 8 - 19, split into Training Choir, Youth Choir, Senior Choir and Chamber Choir.

Ely Sinfonia
Orchestra: instrumental
Cambridge
Grade 8 standard.

Cambridge Barbershop Harmony Club
Barbershop a capella: vocal
Cambridge
Audition required.

Cambridge Guitar Orchestra
Classical guitar ensemble: instrumental
Cambridge
Grade 5 standard, some ensemble experience desirable, trial period for new members.

Choir 2000
Choir: vocal
Histon
Perform 3 concerts a year of standard choral repertoire, opera and musicals. Also host an annual "Come and Sing" event and a number of community events.

 Fairhaven Singers
Choral and a capella: vocal
Cambridge
Audition required.

Cambridge University Musical Society
Chorus and three orchestras performing a full range music: vocal/instrumental
Cambridge
Audition required.

Huntingdonshire Music School
Music school: instrumental
Huntingdon
All abilities welcome.

Huntingdonshire Philharmonic
Orchestra: instrumental
Cambridge
Audition required, grade 7 standard.

St Neots Choral Society
Choir: vocal
Cambridge

Cambridgeshire Music Organisations

Cambridge Online
Information on music events, venues and performers in the region.

Cambridgeshire Instrumental Music Agency
Music tuition, events and services in Cambridgeshire.

Cambridge Youth Music
Information on music groups, competitions, concerts and musical events for young people.

Making Music Cambridgeshire
Music organisation.

Cambridge Libraries InfoCam
Search for local clubs and societies in the county.

Youth Music
Search for Youth Music projects in your area.

Essex Music Organisations

Southend-on-Sea Music Services
Provides music education in the boroughs schools.

Thurrock Music Service
Music tuition and services in the Thurrock area.

Essex Music Services
Essex Music Services provides instrumental tuition to school and colleges in Essex.

Suffolk County Music Service
Music services main page. Comprehensive information on council music services offered in Suffolk.

Hertfordshire Music Groups

Cantate Youth Choir
Choir: vocal
Bishop's Stortford

Capital Arts children's choir
Children's choir: vocal
Potters Bar

Cassio Operatic Society
Opera and musical society: vocal
Bushey, Watford

Chiltern Ladies Choir
Ladies choir: vocal
Hemel Hemstead

Chiltern West Gallery Quire
English church music: vocal/instrumental
WGC Herts

Dacorum Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: instrumental
Dacorum

Hertfordshire Guitar Orchestra
Acoustic and electric guitar music of all styles: instrumental
Hertfordshire
Grade 6 required, but there is also a training group.

Northwood Volunteer Band
Military and civilian band: instrumental
Northwood

Potters Bar Town Band
Traditional brass band: instrumental
Potters Bar
Tuition available.

Radlett Choral Society
Choir: vocal
Radlett

Stevenage Symphony Orchestra
Smaller scale symphony orchestra: instrumental
Stevenage
Welcome sessions for returnees.

Watford Band
Brass band: instrumental
Watford
Spaces limited, but some tuition available.

Watford Philharmonic Society
Philharmonic orchestra and choir: vocal/instrumental
Watford

Watford Workshop Orchestra
Orchestra: vocal
Croxley Gree
Adult beginners welcome.

Hertfordshire Music Groups

Hertfordshire Council Music Services
Council information on music groups, services and tuition in the area.

Making Music Hertfordshire
Music organisation.

Youth Music
Search for Youth Music projects in your area.

Norfolk Music Groups

Wymondham Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: instrumental
Wymondham
Grade 7 standard.

Norfolk Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: instrumental
Downham Market
Grade 8 standard.

Norfolk Wherry Brass
Brass band: instrumental
Smallburgh
Training and senior bands.

Stalham Brass Band
Brass band: instrumental
Stalham
Training available.

Tavenham Band
Brass band: instrumental
Tavenham
Grade 3 standard, teaching available.

Jay Singers
Acapella choir: vocal
North Walsham
Good sight reading and audition required.

Norwich Singers
Choir: vocal
Norwich
Ability to read music helpful.

Keswick Hall Choir
Choir: vocal
Norwich
Experienced singers and good sight reading required. Audition required.

Norfolk Music Organisations

Making Music Norfolk
Music organisation.

Norfolk Music Education Service
Information on council music services and tuition.

Youth Music
Search for Youth Music projects in your area.

Suffolk Music Groups

Stowmarket Chorale
Choir: vocal
Stowmarket
Informal audition required.

Haverhill Sinfonia
Orchestra: instrumental
Haverhill
Grade 8 standard for strings.

Haverhill District Choral Society
Choir: vocal
Haverhill

Colchester Youth Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra: instrumental
Nayland
Youth orchestra ages 9 - 19 and grade 3 standard. Also have a junior orchestra which provides training.

Churchgate Sinfonia
Orchestra: instrumental
Churchgate
Audition required, grade 8 standard.

Bury St Edmunds Bach Society
Choir: vocal
Bury St Edmunds
Audition required.

Ipswich and Norwich Co-Op Band
Brass band: instrumental
Ipswich
Audition required, grade 5 standard.

Newmarket Town Band
Brass band: instrumental
Newmarket
Beginners welcome.

Suffolk Music Organisations

Making Music Suffolk
Music organisation.

Suffolk Council Amplifier
Contemporary music workshops specialising in pop, rock, dj-ing and more.

Suffolk Council Infolink
Search for local clubs and groups.

Suffolk Council Music Services
Council information on music tuition and services. Follow the links for information on assisted instrument purchase scheme.

Suffolk Music
Information on local ensembles, choirs, orchestras etc. in the area.

Youth Music
Search for Youth Music projects in your area.



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