About Lancashire Sinfonietta
The Lancashire Sinfonietta is an outstanding and unique chamber orchestra.
The Sinfonietta was born in 1996 to celebrate the wealth of musical talent nurtured in Lancashire and has a mission to entertain, educate and inspire local communities in the County. Thanks to the continuing support of Lancashire County Council we have taken our music directly into the lives of thousands of adults and children.
The Sinfonietta's members are drawn from established orchestras throughout the UK and most received their early musical education in Lancashire via the County Music Service Ensembles and Orchestras. We enjoy intimate relationships with our world-class directors and Lancastrian soloists and our season features famous names alongside rising young talent.
These homegrown musical champions return to Lancashire to inspire the next generation of talent at a personal, local level and mentoring is an important part of our work.
Education is at the very heart of everything the orchestra does, and our Learning & Participation Programme encompasses a colourful spectrum of activity, including our competition for young composers – The Christopher Brooks Memorial Prize, a series with the University of the Third Age, projects with community artists and filmmakers, a ground-breaking orchestral jazz trilogy as well as a robust programme of work in schools.
In 2007 we launched our hugely popular series of concerts for babies in Children’s Centres – Mini-Mozart, sponsored by Classic FM. Over 3,000 babies and parents/carers have attended concerts and the series expanded in 2009 with the support of the National Lottery through Arts Council England, with the creation of the Sound Playground, an early years programme for Burnley.
The orchestra’s first Educational CD Rom was produced in partnership with the website Tuned-In, supported by Lancashire Music Service. The interactive materials are based on Saint Saens Carnaval des animaux including CD Rom, DVD, Online Teacher Support & Lesson Plans, Video Conferencing, live workshops and performances. Due to popular demand, two more resources are being developed to support the National Curriculum.
Since its' inception, the Sinfonietta has found many diverse ways of engaging the people of Lancashire... we invite you to visit our website to discover more about one of the most vibrant orchestras in the UK.
