Throughout the year, we run an extensive Learning & Participation programme offering creative music-making opportunities to local participants of all ages. For babies and toddlers, we present our award-winning interactive opera for babies Musical Rumpus. Across a network of 15 local schools, we deliver a programme of in-school creative music projects led by music workshop leaders…
We’re all familiar with evidence that indicates the significance of play in children’s development – it’s recorded in policy papers, discussed in the media and even enshrined in Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. But what about the rest of us? “Grown-ups” are increasingly appreciating the importance of including…
This year we are adding a brand-new venue to our Summer Festival, The Octagon at Queen Mary University of London. Once a library, and once the home of BBC’s Question Time, and now the concert hall for the Schubert Ensemble. Built in 1887, it was originally part of the People’s Palace and is one of…
Whether you’re coming to your first performance at Spitalfields Music, or you’re one of our regular festival goers, there’s always something new to discover in the area. Here is our guide to a day in Spitalfields, for Friday 3rd June! 10.00am Arrive in London, and make your way to East London, the heart of Spitalfields…
Rehearsals are now under way for Musical Rumpus: Run, Rindle, Rill, an interactive musical adventure for babies and toddlers. Based on the music of Vivaldi, Run, Rindle, Rill takes your baby on a journey led by their own imagination. The multi-sensory experience encourages babies to explore different states of water – represented by ping pong balls!…
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