Partnerships and Projects

The UK’s biggest wellbeing provider in the care sector Oomph!, now part of Person Centred Software, was founded in 2011 with the vision of using expertise in health and fitness to make a positive difference to people living and working in care. Created by experts in wellbeing, mental health, dementia and nutrition, the Oomph! On Demand digital platform enables people in care to take part in specialist activity programmes created especially for them based around their individual needs and personal interests. Oomph! also provides expert training, personal development, and wellbeing support to care home staff. Find out more about Oomph! here - https://bit.ly/42CgH95

Paul Harvey’s Four Notes composition, videoed by his son Nick, went viral across social media in September 2020.  Paul is 80 and lives with Dementia. The piece was then recorded by the BBC Philharmonic in October and came to the attention of Sir Tom Hunter (of The Hunter Foundation) via BBC Breakfast. The fund was launched at the start of the year, created following a kind donation from The Hunter Foundation, which Paul & Nick Harvey passed on to The Utley Foundation specifically for Music for Dementia. The fund has been shared between 27 organisations across the UK delivering services for people living with dementia.

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.

At Richmond Theatre, we’re thrilled to offer a series of creative learning activities to get you into the magic of our industry. With support from Richmond Theatre Trust, our creative learning programme intends to excite, entertain, and engage our locality, providing exceptional opportunities, and breaking down barriers within the Arts.

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 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.

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.

Award-winning music education technology, digital music programmes, partnerships and quality-assured training for teachers.

Combining traditional music theory with the latest creative composition technologies to allow children to explore their very own musical ideas alongside engaging multimedia projects.

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.

Working locally in South West London, Surrey and Sussex to support families whose children have cancer or a life-challenging condition.

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.

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 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 has three innovative programmes designed to break down the barriers that too many young people face when trying to access ensemble music-making.

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.

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.

Based in London at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the Philharmonia creates thrilling performances for a global audience. Through its network of residencies, the Orchestra has a national footprint, serving communities across England both in performance and through its extensive outreach and engagement programme.

Founded in 2002, Southbank Sinfonia provides graduate musicians with a much needed springboard into the profession.

SWL Music is the Hub Lead Organisation for Southwest London and an established partnership of seven outstanding Music Services in South West London: Croydon Music & Arts, Hounslow Music Service, Kingston Music Service, Merton Music Foundation, Richmond Music Trust, Sutton Music Trust, and Wandsworth Music. Together, we engage more than 50,000 children and young people each year, working to deliver the vision of the National Plan for Music in South West London.