Four thousand Birmingham school children perform the classics and classic hits over four-nights at Services For Education’s Birmingham Youth Proms

Young musicians and singers from more than 100 Birmingham schools will perform at this year’s Services For Education Youth Proms which open for four nights from Monday, July 14th at Symphony Hall, Birmingham.

Organised by Birmingham charity Services For Education, the Youth Proms will include performances by more than 4,000 children, 21 Ensembles, the Massed Ensemble and The Primary Choir.

A wide-ranging programme of music will include celebrated classics as well as, this year, a Motown Medley performed by The Primary Choir, the number 1 hit Funkytown, Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water – and the theme from the long-running BBC sci-fi Dr Who, all performed by the Schools Based Ensembles.

Each of the concerts, which start at 7pm, will have BSL interpretation. Tickets are priced at £15 with £10 for concessions (60+, Child 16 and under, Disabled Visitor, Unwaged, Wheelchair User). There are free (limited) tickets for Disabled Visitor’s Carers, as per the Access Scheme. Discounts for larger parties and multiple bookings are also available. Tickets can be booked via www.bmusic.co.uk

Services For Education’s Birmingham Youth Proms are supported by Arts Council England and Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce.

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About Services For Education:

An education and training charity based in Birmingham, Services For Education brings music and learning to life. Services For Education employs more than 200 staff delivering music tuition to children, and expert training and development to teaching and school support staff. It has annual income of £6.9m (Y/E August 2022). Part-funded by the Arts Council, England it also has its own fundraising and subsidised commercial operations.

• Services For Education’s Music Service, one of the largest in the country, works with 98% of Birmingham schools and each year teaches music to nearly 32,000 children – as well as running 113 free ensembles. It provides 27,000 musical instruments free-of-charge so all children have access to playing and enjoying music together and its Youth Proms at Symphony Hall give 4,000 young musicians the opportunity to perform to an audience of more than 10,000. It also runs music schools, has a world music department, provides private music tuition to all ages as well as working with partners to deliver music and choral opportunities to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. Its award-winning Online Music Educational Resource was completed and launched free to schools in 2021 to appeal to a young IT-connected audience attracted to learning online and to complement traditional tuition.
• Services For Education’s School Support Service provides expert training and development to teaching and support staff in nearly 600 schools in the West Midlands and increasingly across England, to improve practice and ensure teachers are best equipped to respond to developments in curriculum and policy. As a leading provider of safeguarding education, Services For Education works with 400 schools delivering training in-person and on-line. It also delivers innovative programmes to support the physical and emotional health of children and young people through Health for Life and other community-based activity. servicesforeducation.co.uk

Issued on behalf of:

Services For Education
Unit 3 Holt Court
Holt Street
Birmingham Science Park
Aston
Birmingham B7 4AX

For further information on Services For Education:

David Clarke, Clarke Associates, (Public and media relations, Services For Education)
E: david-c@clarke-associates.co.uk;
M: 07808 735255