Croydon Music and Arts

24/07/2024

An exciting opportunity to work with the wonderful London Music Fund!

We are hiring!

The London Music Fund is seeking an Administrative Assistant to work two days a week with our small and dedicated team of three. This is an excellent opportunity for someone wishing to develop a range of skills and gain experience in arts administration. The post holder will work closely with the Programmes Manager to support the charity’s day-to-day administration and programme delivery.

To read the full application pack, click here: https://tinyurl.com/LMF-Administrative-Assistant

Closing date: Friday 30 August, 5pm.

18/07/2024

The Multi-Story Orchestra project is free for students (14-18yrs) to participate and they will have the opportunity to work with their vocal leaders and orchestra musicians on a show called “Bottled Up”.

It is a week-long project from the 19th to 23rd of August with rehearsals and 2 performances at Bold Tendencies, Peckham.

17/07/2024

We are looking for sessional teachers to join our lovely team. Specifically teachers of Keyboard for teaching in schools during the day for a minimum 2hrs per week, and Vocal leader or Singing teacher to run a contemporary singing group on a Tuesday evening at CMA - apply here:

Sessional Instrumental Teacher Pay range for unqualified teachers, full time equivalent salary £21k - £32k (pay award pending) We require....

13/06/2024

Check out .uk's Volume 2 of ‘Croydon Chronicles’. This joyous film follows Jamil through ‘A Doorway to Croydon’ directed by and set to the music of iconic Croydon artist , and stars the incredible .

Let’s see where this door takes us in the Croydon Chronicles!

Watch the full film at https://stanleyarts.org/videos/croydon-chronicles-volume-2

03/06/2024

Are you finishing school/college and keen more about a career in the arts?

Sign-up to Industry Insights; a free series of interactive webinars which brings together 5 arts professionals who will share tips and tricks on how to forge your own career path.

Industry Insights webpage: londonmozartplayers.com/industry-insights-free-webinars-for-arts-based-career-advice/

16/04/2024

London Mozart Players need your help to with communities in Croydon.

LMP are regularly joined by young musicians and local artists from around Croydon to perform alongside our players. In Croydon’s year as London Borough of Culture, we delivered projects which engaged large numbers of the community, including 100 Faces of Croydon (which showcased 100 local people and 30 photography enthusiasts) and Oratorio of Hope which commissioned exciting new pieces from Croydon-based musicians, composers and dancers.

“It was really exciting to perform and the song we sang was very good because it did represent what Croydon is and what it stands for.” Children’s chorus member, Oratorio of Hope.

You can help to in schools and communities by donating to LMP’s 75th birthday appeal: londonmozartplayers.com/donate

• £10 buys a ticket for a child to attend their first full-scale orchestral concert
• £50 supports a young person to play a concert side-by-side with LMP musicians
• £250 provides a community workshop

See LMP and perform in Croydon in action on 8 June at St John’s, Upper Norwood with The Musical Adventures of Stan the Dog and Mabel the Cat Booking link: londonmozartplayers.com/whatson-event/musical-adventures-of-stan-the-dog-mabel-the-cat/

15/04/2024

Students from Croydon Youth Orchestra and Trinity Music Academy combined with professional players from the Chineke! Orchestra for this special orchestral performance under the batons of Sam Scheer and Peter Stark from the Royal College of Music.

The programme included music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Sibelius, and Gershwin’s famous Rhapsody in Blue with local soloist Ben Abraham.

The project was made possible by Partnership funding from the London Music Fund, supported by The Karlsson Jativa Charitable Foundation through Signatur programme for the advancement of the art of music.

12/04/2024

Here is a short highlight reel from the Peter Stark and Chineke! Orchestra Inspiration Weekend 2024 featuring our Croydon Youth Orchestra and Trinity Music Academy under the batons of Sam Scheer and Peter Stark from the Royal College of Music.

The programme included music by Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Sibelius, and Gershwin’s famous Rhapsody in Blue with local soloist Ben Abraham.

The project was made possible by Partnership funding from the London Music Fund, supported by The Karlsson Jativa Charitable Foundation through Signatur programme for the advancement of the art of music.

25/03/2024

Looking for the ultimate Holi celebration? Look no further! Join Beeja at Stanley Arts on 7th April for an unforgettable experience bursting with colour, music, dance, and festivities.

19/03/2024

Are you looking for something fun to do this Easter Holiday!?🥳

We have three courses taking place on Thurs 12th and Fri 13th April for you to choose from:

For ages 11-18
- Drumming Day with Kinetika Bloco 🥁
Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/29eht439

- Singing Workshop with The Sixteen choir
Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/36my9ft5

For ages 7-12
- The Little Mermaid sessions 🧜‍♀️
Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/3upk5mnu

11/03/2024

Young Talent at its best!🎉

Young Croydon Composers return to Fairfield Halls for an exciting concert. They will perform original music alongside choirs and orchestras from CMA, Indian singers from Croydon Academy of Eastern Arts and rappers from Finesse Foreva.

Date: 23rd March 2024
Location: Fairfield Halls
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/mrn33spp or the link in our bio 👆

07/03/2024

Get ready for an unforgettable musical experience as musicians from Croydon Youth Orchestra, Trinity Music Academy, and Chineke! Orchestra come together for a special performance! 🎻✨ Conducted by the talented Peter Stark and Sam Scheer from the Royal College of Music.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/49a3k8fz

01/02/2024

Museum of Croydon

01/02/2024

12/12/2023

Croydon's Poet Laureate, Shaniqua Benjamin, is looking for young talent to bring their graphic skills to her final Croydon Poet Laureate project, Out of Silence - empowering people, voices & potential.

She is running a competition for 13-25 year-olds, living or studying in Croydon, with graphic design skills to create a design that will showcase a few lines of poetry written by local teens, young adults & elders. These visual poems will be displayed around the borough of Croydon in shop windows, outside on walls, in community settings & more.

Shaniqua will be choosing THREE winners, but please only send one entry per person. Winners will receive a £100 gift voucher. The deadline is the 8th December. Designs can be submitted here: https://form.typeform.com/to/nXzFlX4C

12/12/2023

We are delighted to announce that applications for our next cohort of Genesis Sixteen singers for the academic year 2024/25 are NOW OPEN ✨🎼🎶

Are you aged between 18-23, passionate about choral singing, and looking for an opportunity to learn alongside like-minded musicians in an inspiring and supportive environment with some of the world’s leading conductors and performers? Head to our website below to find out more about the programme (you can watch a fab video too, put together by the wonderful Tom Edkins!) and how to apply.

Now in its 14th year, this fully funded programme has supported more than 280 young choral singers since the programme began. We are forever grateful to the ongoing support from the Genesis Foundation for making all this possible! 🙏

🕣 Deadline: Friday 26 January, 12pm
👉 https://thesixteen.com/gene.../genesis-sixteen-applications/

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: In a bright room, a group of people singing at a choir rehearsal, holding scores and singing out.

01/11/2023

Introducing the new Visual Arts class hosted by Turf Projects! Develop your artistic skills on Thursday evenings in a fun, creative, group environment! 🎨

Founded in 2013 by Croydon locals, Turf Projects is Croydon’s homegrown artist space and the first entirely artist-run contemporary art space in the borough.

Starting 9th November, 4pm - 5:30pm at Turf Projects, Whitgift Centre OR can be joined virtually online. For School Years 3-7.

Click the link in our bio for more information.

Artwork by Lead Artist Asha Fontenelle

27/10/2023

Q***r Croydon has launched a website, celebrating Q***rness in Croydon.

This is a new online social media presence, aimed at sharing upcoming Q***r events and info in Croydon and South London. For the launch of its website, Q***r Croydon have interviewed BBC Introducing Artist Sabiyha.

Check out the website to find out what’s on in our vibrant borough.

www.queercroydon.com

06/10/2023

Visit us for a FREE music lesson!

We’re taking part in Learn to Play ‘23 which means you can visit us to enjoy a FREE taster session tomorrow, Saturday 7th October!

We welcome children in School Years 3-7 to come and try a new musical instrument.

Find out more and register for a free taster session here - https://www.croydonmusicandarts.co.uk/cma-events-and-workshops/endangered-species-taster-session-202324

20/09/2023

Trinity School Junior Orchestral Day: Sunday 8th October 2023, 10.00am – 5.00pm

Trinity School are holding a fun day of orchestral playing. The standard for the day is grade 2 or above on an orchestral instrument and is open to pupils aged 8-12.

Find out more at https://www.trinity-school.org/events/trinity-junior-orchestral-day-2023/

12/09/2023

Event Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2023 13:00

Youth Jam is a music event hosted by the London College of Contemporary Music , celebrating the incredible talent and passion of young musicians and aspiring artists. It is for 14-18 year old musicians to display their talent and meet other aspiring musicians.

Visit their website for more information.

05/09/2023

Dance Festival Croydon 2023 - ShoeString Theatre, Sat 9 Sep 2023 at 19:30

Dance Festival Croydon (DFC) connects dance to new audiences, showcases Croydon artists and celebrates local creativity with a community performance; participatory workshops; youth dance performances; with a programme making LGBTQ+, global majority, elders and disabled artists visible.

Tickets available here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dance-festival-croydon-2023-shoestring-theatre-cyto-tickets-706644802627?

22/08/2023

Students from our ensembles will be performing with the Chineke! Junior Orchestra at Fairfield Halls this Saturday 26th Aug 🎻 Tickets are available here: https://www.fairfield.co.uk/events/chineke-juniors-23 -and-times

The Chineke! Junior Orchestra is made up of majority Black and ethnically diverse musicians aged 11 - 22, founded in 2015 with the aim of creating opportunities for emerging and established musicians of Black and ethnically diverse heritage.

This concert comes at the end of an intensive musical week spent together rehearsing and exploring the music that they will perform, as well as receiving individual tuition from members of the senior orchestra, who act as mentors, teachers and role models.

14/07/2023

A big thank you from all of us at Croydon Music and Arts. Let's see what 2023/24 holds! 🙌

12/07/2023

Find out what our young musicians are most excited to play at CR Talent.

11/07/2023

Find out what our young musicians are most excited to play at CR Talent.

10/07/2023

Find out what our young musicians are most excited to play at CR Talent.

10/07/2023

CR Talent Guest Performer - Arun Ghosh

Arun Ghosh, Indo-Jazz clarinettist, composer and two-time winner of the 'Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year' award, will be joining our ensembles to perform his original composition, Sufi Stomp.

Get your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cr-talent-tickets-641240516647 👈
📅CR Talent, 13th July at Wandle Park

10/07/2023

CR Talent Guest Performer -

John Kelly, the singer/songwriter and disability rights campaigner who has performed at Paralymic events with his own custom guitar, will be joining our ensembles to perform his powerful single, Which Side Are You On?

Get your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cr-talent-tickets-641240516647 👈
📅CR Talent, 13th July at Wandle Park

09/07/2023

Calling choirs and singing group members 11-18 years old 📣
are running free workshops in September!