Shropshire Music Service

The Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra and the Shropshire Girls Choir left Shrewsbury on  Monday 24th July for a short performing tour in Belgium.

They will be playing concerts in Sint Salvator Cathedral in Bruge; St Michael’s Church in Ghent and St Paul’s in Antwerp.

The Shropshire Youth Brass Band  leave on July 27th for a short tour taking in concerts at Ypres (Menin Gate) and Wapenplein, Ostend.

The Shropshire Youth Orchestra will be representing us at the Edinburgh Festival this year from Aug 20th to 24th.

Saturday 8 December    

Christchurch Bayston Hill -12.00 noon
Shropshire Girls Choir, Shropshire Junior Choir, Shropshire Training Clarinet Choir and
Shropshire  Training Youth Orchestra  

Saturday 8 December   

St Mary’s Church – 2.30pm 
Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra,
Shropshire Youth Training Wind Orchestra and
Shropshire Youth Percussion Ensemble 

Saturday 8 December 

Priory
School—7.00pm
Shrewsbury Area Windband and
Shropshire Youth Saxophone Ensemble 

ALSO on 8 December
Shropshire Youth Brass Band are performing under the Market Hall in
Shrewsbury with collecting tins from 10-12am. Do listen while you are
Christmas shopping! 

Thursday 13 December 

13 December  7.30pm  NWSSSO will be performing in the Marches School Carol
Service at
Christchurch, Oswestry. They are rehearsing from 6-7pm; the Carol Service should finish approx. 8.30pm. Please see Mrs Jarratt for more details 

Monday 17 December
Shrewsbury Abbey—8.00pm
Shropshire Youth Orchestra with New College Chorale

The following posting gives a list of events for the summer term - in some cases further details will be added shortly.

Saturday 28 April at 2pm – Woodwind Platform (including music by Shropshire Youth Training Woodwind Ensemble, the Training Clarinet Choir, Edgetone (Flute ensemble) Double Reed trio, Saxophone ensemble and Senior Clarinet Choir) at Belvidere School, Shrewsbury at 2pm.

Tuesday 22 May at 6pm - North West Shropshire Schools String Orchestra at the Marches School, Oswestry at 6.00pm

Friday 22 June A concert given by whole school classes of violin pupils showing the progress made by this initiative now in its third year. Shrewsbury Music Hall - further details to be added.

Saturday 7 July 10am -12 noon. Shropshire Youth Brass Band playing in the Shrewsbury Market.

Saturday 7 July Shropshire Training Youth Orchestra and Shropshire Training Youth Wind Orchestra at Crowmoor Baptist Church - further details to be added.

Saturday 7 July Shropshire Girls Choir at Crowmoor Baptist Church - evening - further details to be added.

Saturday 7 July at 7:15pm Strings Gala at Meole Brace School (changed from 14 July)

Sunday 8 July Church Stretton Food Fair featuring the  Shropshire Youth Brass Band, Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra, Shropshire Girls Choir and  Shropshire Percussion Ensemble.

Monday 9 July – Cellobration 3 (A celebration of cellos) at Christchurch, Bayston Hill - further details to be added.

Tuesday 10 July 7.00pm Meole Brace School – Shrewsbury String Festival - further details to be added.

Wednesday 11 July Brass Extravaganza - further details to be added.

Christmas concerts ‘Passport tickets’ are available for the following concerts at £8 adult, £4 concession £20 family which entitles you to entry to as many of the following concerts as you wish. Individually these concerts are priced at £4, £2 & £10.

Look out for further details which will be posted closer to the event.

Saturday 2 December - 6.00pm Shropshire Girls Choir & Shropshire Junior Choir at Crowmoor Baptist Church

Saturday 9 December – 2.00pm Shropshire Training Youth Orchestra, Shropshire Training Youth Wind Orchestra, Shropshire Senior Clarinet Choir & Shropshire Senior Percussion Ensemble at Christchurch, Bayston Hill

Saturday 9 December – 2.30 pm Shropshire Youth Wind Orchestra & Shropshire Youth Brass Band at St. Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury

Monday 18 December 8.00pm Shropshire Youth Orchestra & New College Chorale at Shrewsbury Abbey