Read about the organisations we work with, and the projects we have planned.
Barnes Concert Band
Barnes Concert Band is a community band of amateur players from South-West London who perform a wide range of wind band music. The Band supports local community organisations/charities. Two or three formal concerts are held each year, including in the Barnes Music Festival.
Richmond Theatre
The Creative Learning Department at Richmond Theatre provides theatre industry insights for a wide range of groups through weekly, family, education and outreach programmes and works with a variety of partners, supported by Richmond Theatre Trust, to engage members of the community who typically experience barriers to arts access.
RHACC
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College is a further education college based in Richmond and Surbiton in London. Our mission is to enable adults to unlock their talent and fulfil their potential through learning, skills and enterprise.
Hounslow Short Breaks
Hounslow Short Breaks provides opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their primary carers. They aim to provide parents and carers a necessary and valuable break away from their caring responsibilities in order to recharge their batteries.
MIA
The Music Industries Association (MIA) is the UK trade body that represents the interests of UK businesses making and selling musical instruments and associated products. Manufacturers, distributors, retailers, publishers and supporting businesses all come within our scope.
Charanga
Award-winning music education technology, digital music programmes, partnerships and quality-assured training for teachers.
M:Tech
Combining traditional music theory with the latest creative composition technologies to allow children to explore their very own musical ideas alongside engaging multimedia projects.
Richmond Brass Band
Re-established in 2017 and going from strength-to-strength, the band is a platform for traditional as well as contemporary brass music and provides an ensemble for local brass players to continue playing following secondary education. Richmond Brass Band aims to ‘amplify’ the unique sound of brass music in Richmond upon Thames and provide an accessible route to the brass band genre.
Momentum
Working locally in South West London, Surrey and Sussex to support families whose children have cancer or a life-challenging condition.
Cool4Skool
Educational Songs with Movement & Dance for Primary Schools. Used by specialist music and non-specialist teachers as a means to explore cross curriculum topics, Cool4Skool is used for a wide range of activities.
Richmond Orchestra
The Richmond Orchestra is a full-size symphony orchestra performing concerts in Richmond-upon-Thames, and providing opportunities for good non-professional players to enjoy playing the classical music repertoire.
London Music Masters
London Music Masters is a registered charity founded in 2008. For a decade LMM has pioneered an award-winning approach to music education, positively affecting the lives of over 2000 children and young people in London’s inner-city schools. LMM has also helped build the careers of young professional musicians, enabling them to develop their artistry in the concert hall and in the classroom.
Orchestras For All
Orchestras for All has three innovative programmes designed to break down the barriers that too many young people face when trying to access ensemble music-making.
Slipway Studios
Slipway is a recording studio based in Hampton, offering a fully equipped recording space with great acoustic design, and providing professional services/expertise at fantastic rates.
London Music Fund
The London Music Fund is an independent charity with the Mayor of London as Patron. LMF provides grants of around £300,000 every year to enable thousands of children and young people across every London borough to develop their musical potential. They do this through their unique four-year instrumental Scholarships programme, for children from low-income families, and through collaborative Partnership projects in inspiring venues, enabling young musicians to learn from and perform alongside professionals.
SWLMEP
The South West London Music Education Partnership is a group of seven music services which work in over 500 schools across South West London in the seven boroughs of Croydon, Hounslow, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, and Wandsworth. As well as meeting regularly to share ideas and expertise in order to support high quality provision across all services, the boroughs work in partnership across a variety of activities and projects.
Supported by
London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
Richmond Parish Lands Charity
The Arts Society Richmond
National Lottery Community Fund
International Bar Association