Spitalfields Music

This week, donations are being doubled towards keeping our youth choir, NewYVC going for the next generation of singers Thank you so much to @BigGive and to @ace_national for making this campaign possible, and doubling every £1 donated this week! 🔗bit.ly/4rygI9m

We're excited to announce that our Chief Executive Officer & Artistic Director, Sarah Gee is on the jury for this year's @sxsw London, alongside nearly 100 music professionals from around the world, selecting breakthrough artists that will come to East London in SXSW London 2026!

We're looking for trustees to join our board Help us nourish the foundations of the classical music sector - in East London and beyond - by fostering passion, nurturing talent, cultivating outstanding leadership and staging innovative performances. spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/about-us/vacan…

Composer Academy is open for applications! Work with @LJBcomposer and @carice_singers developing a composition, premiered at Cheltenham Music Festival @cheltfestivals with a second performance at Spitalfields Music Festival 2027 📷 Apply until: 19th March cheltenhamfestivals.org/composer-acade…

We’re at @NottmTrentUni London campus for the students fair today! Thank you so much to @hotline_co_uk for sponsoring our wonderful pens 🖊️

A sneak peek at the first two shows of Spitalfields Music Festival 2026! We're landing at @WiltonMusicHall on 6th and 7th July with @tomhickox feat. NewYVC, and @emilylevymusic and Matthew Bourne's Mercury Songs. Find out more: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/whats-on/

We're grateful to be receiving a 5% uplift in our NPO funding for 26/27. Increased funding means we'll be able to nurture the development of a vibrant music scene in East London, and expand our work with local schools, making music accessible to children across Tower Hamlets.

Introducing our 2026 cohort of rainee Trustees who will be joining us to discover the ins and outs of charity board governance: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/introducing-ou…

We're delighted to announce our support from @PRSFoundation's Beyond Borders touring programme for an upcoming co-commission with Sound Festival and @NewMusicDublin Featuring work by @buckleylinda , Krõõt-Kärt and Elaine Mitchener, and performed by @MimiDoulton

We're delighted to be welcoming back Olivier Award-winning actor Henry Goodman as our guest reader this Saturday at the Tower of London We'll hear a selection of festive poetry and literary readings alongside a programme weaving traditonal and newly written Christmas works

We're blown away by the support we've received in our @BigGive #ChristmasChallenge, raising a whopping £25,350 to bring music into schools across East London 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who made this happen, and to @ChildhoodTrust for being our match funder

Our Big Give #ChristmasChallenge closes at 12pm today! Don’t miss the chance to support getting music into schools👇 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS…

Donations are officially being doubled towards our singing projects with children in East London! We're taking part in the @BigGive #ChristmasChallenge with support from @ChildhoodTrust We've only got until 9th Dec to secure the funding - find out more: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS…

Bursaries available | Skills Lab Academy We're pleased to offer fully funded bursary places to our training scheme for music facilitators, Skills Lab Academy, supported by Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Apply online - applications close on 12th December spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/events/skills-…

📢Places are now available on our professional development course for music leaders and facilitators, Skills Lab Academy Find out more: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/events/skills-…

Apply now: Trainee Trustee Scheme Interested in developing leadership skills, improving your professional capabilities, and understanding of charity governance? Find out more here: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/events/trainee… Applications close Wednesday 12th November

Delighted to be back at @SwanleaSchool this year, working on an intensive singing residency! We're working with all 210 Y7 students as they start their Swanlea School journey, alongside the fabulous Music Department, leading towards a performance to friends & family on 17th Oct

As our 2025 cohort comes to an end, read María Mónica Gutiérrez's reflections on the Trainee Music Leader Scheme here: spitalfieldsmusic.org.uk/tml-reflection… 👉Interested in supporting a TML in your organisation? Get in touch to find out more about becoming a host partner for our next cohort

Spitalfields Music Festival 2025: A Recap We can’t believe we’re nearly a month on from wrapping up the festival, here’s a look back at just some of the outstanding performances we saw!