The CYM@50/LSSO@70 Anniversary Concert at the Barbican Hall on May 25th in London showcased the breadth of opportunities that the LSSO and the Centre for Young Musicians offers to young musicians in London in 2022, through the weekly provision of the Saturday Centre and the short courses held during school holiday periods.
The experience of playing in a major concert is one that members of the LSSO have become familiar with but for the younger students involved in the chorus and those playing in the Saturday Centre ensembles it was a particularly exciting occasion, and one that everyone involved could be truly proud of, including the hugely supportive parents of the performers.
Alumni of CYM and the LSSO also took part in the finale – Jonathan Dove’s specially arranged version of “There Was a Child”, while many others were in the audience.
The concert showed how music impacts the lives of people through the generations and demonstrated what can be achieved through regular, progressive access to high quality music education, whether it leads to a career in music or simply a lifelong love of it.
