Who are the Hub Partners?

Beacon Voices – Children in Care Choir
Leicestershire Music partners with local services to empower young people in care through music.

When: Mondays, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Led by: Matt Davis
Opportunities: Performances such as Winter Song Fest @ DMU – taking place on Dec 3rd this year.

Want to join or learn more? Email: dawn.bagnall@leics.gov.uk

We work with Bullfrog Art to enhance the lives of children looked after in Leicester shire and Leicester City. They are a delivery partner using taiko and trauma informed practice to create a secure base model to teach music.

Leicestershire Music is delighted to collaborate with COLAB2 and EAVA FM to launch our new Creative DJ Workshops for young people aged 14–25. This exciting programme provides a fantastic opportunity to support secondary-aged learners while expanding our creative offer.

Working alongside Vijay Umrao, Abeo Music, and DJ Neil P and building on their extensive experience with local communities and partnerships with local organisations, we aim to create inclusive spaces where music becomes a source of connection, confidence, and positive engagement.

These workshops will inspire creativity, develop practical skills, and open pathways into the vibrant world of music and DJ culture.

We've partnered with Cosmopolitan Arts and NYJO to give disadvantaged young people free, world-class jazz and improvisation experiences—tuition, ensembles, composition, and summer schools led by top musicians. They've performed at major festivals and venues, building skills, confidence, and aspirations. In 2023, Cosmopolitan became an NPO and secured £142,000 to create Leicester's first permanent youth music hub—a safe, creative space for collaboration. We've also equipped it with instruments and tech through the Capital Music Grant.

We've partnered with Leicester City Council to make the Haymarket Theatre the new home of Leicestershire Music Bands, Orchestras and Groups. Whilst the majority of our Saturday Groups began rehearsing at the Haymarket in Autumn 2025, we're hoping that in time all our city based groups may be able to rehearse there. With Leicestershire Music having a rich history of working with the Haymarket as a rehearsal and performance venue, we're delighted to be able to continue working together.

The Leicester-Shire Music and Cultural Trust (LMCT) is a charitable organisation focused on widening access to music. We want every child in the Leicestershire region to have access to high-quality and affordable music tuition. The LMCT works with Leicestershire Music (LM) to support tours, events and helping disadvantaged Young People to access quality music making. The LMCT have also supported LM to develop their website to include an Alumni area.

Music Education Hubs East Midlands (MEHEM) is a consortium of Music Education Hubs representing the cities and counties of the East Midlands area.

Music Mark are a membership organisation representing Music Hubs across the Hub network and an Arts Council England Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO) advocating for excellent musical learning in and out of school. They support Leicestershire Music through training and resources, connecting us to the wider Music Education network across the UK, and influence on our behalf at a national level.

We work with NYJO to enhance the music ensemble playing in Secondary Schools. They are a delivery partner supporting our teachers through training in ensemble leading, as well as playing alongside young people in their ensembles

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire's Learning and Participation (LEAP) Ensemble delivers high quality, engaging and accessible performances and workshops for young people and community audiences. Since 2022 Leicestershire Music and the LEAP Orchestra have been hosting concerts for school audiences at De Montfort Hall Leicester. These annual events have been a sell-out each year, enabling 2500 young people to experience the excitement of a live orchestra in a fun and contemporary setting.

Soundabout are a national, inclusive choir charity who work with their participants to ensure that everyone should be able to access and experience music. They use music, sound, and silence to create opportunities where Learning Disabled people with complex support needs thrive.

We work with Philharmonia Orchestra to enhance the ensemble playing in Secondary Schools. They are a delivery partner supporting our teachers through training in ensemble leading, as well as playing alongside young people in their ensembles.

We work with Playground Proms to enhance the live music opportunities available to young people that are disadvantaged through financial or rural barriers. They are a delivery partner bringing live musical opportunities into Primary Schools.

Leicestershire Music and Pedestrian share a belief in the power of music and arts to build confidence, resilience, and self-esteem for those facing disadvantage. By combining Pedestrian's innovative programmes with Leicestershire Music's reach and expertise, we deliver initiatives such as creative mentoring, music and arts workshops for vulnerable young people, and community wellbeing projects. Together, we amplify impact, ensuring access to high-quality creative opportunities that inspire and empower.

Leicestershire Music and Talent 25 work together to give Leicester's youngest learners the best start in life. This partnership empowers families, nurtures creativity, and builds strong foundations for lifelong cultural participation and talent development through music-making and creative experiences.