Two concerts to celebrate winter and Christmas cheer, are being organised by a Birmingham charity to highlight the skills and talent of the next generation of Birmingham musicians and singers.

The Annual Festive Concerts, held at the Ruddock Performing Arts Centre in Edgbaston and organised by the Music Service of Services For Education, will include a wide range of music including Prokofiev’s ‘Troika’, Freddie Mercury’s ‘We will rock you’, Purcell’s ‘Abdelazer Suite’ and Christmas favourites such as Leroy Anderson’s ‘Sleigh Ride’ and the traditional ‘Coventry Carol’.

Performers are all students at Birmingham schools following in the footsteps of thousands of Birmingham schoolchildren who have performed locally and nationally during the year.

The first concert is on Saturday, December 13 at 7 pm and the second on Sunday, December 14 at 6 pm. Tickets cost £10 to £15 for both evenings and are available from www.servicesforeducation.co.uk/festive-concerts-2025

Richard Mabbott, Head of the Music Service at Services For Education, said: “Our Festive Concerts celebrate not only the season but also the remarkable achievements of all the young people involved. I am sure that performers, audiences, and organisers alike will have a truly memorable evening.”

Ruddock Performing Arts Centre is at King Edward’s School, Edgbaston Park Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2UA.

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

Raga and Tala will be featured in the Festive Concert on Sunday, December 14.

Young musicians from Birmingham schools will perform at the 2025 Festive Concerts.

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 £7.1m (2023/2024). 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

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Services For Education
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