Ensemble rehearsals, Theory Lessons, Wednesday Music School and Saturday Music School start for the Summer Term in the week beginning Monday, 19 April.

Following the success of last year's trip we are taking players in Years 3-6 to Halls Green Adventure Centre in May 2010.

The weekend will give excellent opportunities for making music and making friends. There is a heated swimming pool, an assault course and plenty of space for playing football etc. The centre is about a 40 minute drive from Sutton. If you would like to know more about Halls Green, you can visit www.barnabas.org.uk

If you would like your son/daughter to take part in this trip please contact us for further information.

A meeting for parent's of children going on this weekend will take place at Wandle Valley School, Carshalton at 6.15pm on Monday 10 May.

Fourteen Sutton schools will be participating in our annual celebration on Whole Class Instrumental Tution at Fairfield Halls on Thursday 17 June at 7pm.

KS2 pupils from Abbey Primary, Avenue Primary, Barrow Hedges Primary, Brookfield Primary, Cheam Common Junior, Dorchester Primary, High View Primary, Nonsuch Primary, Robin Hood Junior, Stanley Park Junior, St Elphege's RC Junior, St Mary's RC Junior School, Tweedale Primary and Westbourne Primary will be joined on stage by Sutton Youth Symphonic Band in what is sure to be a night to remember.

Tickets are available from Fairfield Halls Box Office from Monday 19 April. Please ring 020 8688 9291 or visit www.faifield.co.uk for further details.

Sutton Youth Symphonic Band and Young Musicians Training Orchestra perform a day of special concerts for children from Sutton primary schools at Suton Baptist Church.

Our Wednesday Music School launched in September 2009 offering instrumental tuition on violin, 'cello, clarinet and flute. To mark the end of the first year of Wednesday Music School we will be inviting all of the pupils to perform in this concert. For some pupils, this will be their first public performance!

Friday 2 July 7.30pm - SYSO, Carshalton Methodist Church, Ruskin Road, Carshalton
Monday 5 July 7.00pm - YMSG & SYTB, St Mark's Church, Purley
Tuesday 6 July 7.00pm - SYSB & SYWO, St Mark's Church, Purley
Thursday 8 July 7.00pm - YMTO & YMO, St Mark's Church, Purley
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Sutton Junior Brass Ensemble and Sutton Youth Brass Ensemble will be performing at the Birmingham Conservatore as part of this year's National Festival of Music For Youth.

For the last session before the summer holidays, Saturday Music School pupils will spend the morning working with our team of expert tutors in a series of workshops.

At the suggestion of the Student Council, SYMSA will be hosting an end of term barbeque for all ensemble members, their parents and families as well as tutors and friends of the Music Service at the Oaks Park in Carshalton Beeches. The cost will be £2 per adult and £1 per child - please bring your own meat for the barbeque.

For 2010 we are planning a concert tour to the Czech Republic. Provisional dates for the tour are 19 to 26 July 2010. The tour is for ensemble members in Year 9 and above who are Grade 5 or equivalent standard on their instrument. Please click here for further details.

Ensemble rehearsals, Theory Lessons, Wednesday Music School and Saturday Music School start for the Autumn Term in the week beginning Monday, 13 September.