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It's World Mental Health Day!💭🌏

We're looking back at the impact that music making has had on participants' and staff's mental health and wellbeing in our projects this past year 💜

Monday can’t come soon enough! We’re looking forward to an amazing Music Careers Panel for schools and home-educating families ✨🎤💼

Our line up has changed slightly, and our host will be the lovely , presenter at .

Alice will be joined by our panellists .wilsonevents, Ian Allcock and to discuss music career paths and opportunities in the Tees Valley and North East.

📅 Monday 12th October, 1pm-2.30pm at .
Arrive from 12.30 to see tech demos and speak to local colleges and organisations!
🎟️ This is a free event, to book contact [email protected].

🎵🧑‍🎄 Tickets are on sale now for our Family Big Gig! 🎤✨

On Wed 2nd December, enjoy a fun-filled festive concert for the whole family, with a rockin’ Christmas twist!

Sing along to your favourite festive tunes with live music and games from the Apollo Arts band during 'the most wonderful time of the year’!

This event includes live BSL interpretation.

🎫 General tickets are just £6, with free entry for under 5s. Booking link in comments below.

On Sunday, we enjoyed a lovely Classical Café at our Young Musicians Showcase. Well done to Daniel, Thomas and Jack for their brilliant performances on piano and cello! 🎻🎹

At our next Classical Café on Sunday 1st Nov we’ll have more young musicians - this time with an Indian classical music special featuring Ali Hashim (tabla) and Subhan (sitar) presented by GemArts 🙌

✨📢 Sign up to perform at Shine Festival 2027! 🎤🎶

Shine Festival is a two-day inclusive choral festival, inviting singing groups to perform on an open stage, with the opportunity for feedback.

🔹 Choirs Festival: Sun 14th March (for community choirs across the North East)
🔹 Schools Festival: Mon 15th March (for school choirs/ensembles across the Tees Valley)

Middlesbrough Town Hall will be closed throughout 2027 for essential building and repair works.

Shine Festival will therefore take place in the fantastic new auditorium in the Digital Life building at Teesside University.

Sign up deadline: 29th Jan 2027
For more info and sign ups, follow the link in the comments ⬇️

Daniel is our third musician performing at our Young Musicians Showcase for Classical Café this Sun 4th Oct! 🎹✨

Daniel has been playing piano for around 7 years and has passed his Grade 5 ABRSM, taking lessons with Angela Hannaford at Saltburn School Of Music.

He enjoys music written by John Williams, Queen and Lewis Capaldi and recently Chopin and Mozart have been part of his piano playing journey.

Concert runs 3-4pm at Middlesbrough Town Hall.
Tickets £8, free for under 16s (link in comments).

Jack is our next musician performing at our Young Musicians Showcase at Classical Cafe this Sunday 4th Oct! 🎹🎵

Jack has a deep love of classical music and a particular passion for the piano, which he began learning at the age of four.

At the 2025 Saltburn Music Festival, Jack won the Advanced Young Musician violin category, Grade 6 Piano category and the Judges’ Choice Award. Alongside the violin and piano, Jack is also learning the erhu, a traditional Chinese string instrument.

“Music is a great way to relax and unwind after a hard day at school. I'm lucky that, as a multi-instrumentalist, I have such a wide and varied repertoire open to me!”

Concert runs 3-4pm at Middlesbrough Town Hall.
Tickets £8, free for under 16s (link in comments).

Introducing Thomas, who will be playing cello at our Classical Café: Young Musicians Showcase this Sunday 4th Oct! 🎻✨

Thomas has been learning the cello for nearly 5 years, and is part of the Yarm School Orchestra, Tees Valley Youth Orchestra and National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain.

Thomas said:
“I enjoy the variety of pieces that there are to listen to and to play, of all genres. I especially enjoy playing fast dynamic cello pieces which are exciting in character. I have recently enjoyed learning the Saint-Saëns first cello concerto which has exciting runs of notes and conveys a lot of emotion.”

The concert runs 3-4pm, at Middlesbrough Town Hall.
Tickets £8, free for under 16s (link in comments).

Today Middlesbrough Open Orchestra were joined by musicians Brendan Murphy and Hannabiell Sanders for an exciting workshop! 🎻🪊✨

The orchestra learnt a song from the soundtrack of 'The Guest', a show by Anthony Lo Giudice Dance, which is being performed at ARC Stockton Arts Centre next week.

They also shared one of their favourite songs 'One More Time' by Daft Punk.

The orchestra is a partnership between Musinc, Beverley School Community, Priory Woods School and Arts College, Ben Hopkinson Music Tuition, supported by Youth Music, Open Up Music, Tees Valley Music Hub, Middlesbrough Council and Middlesbrough Town Hall.