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1500 Leicester & Leicestershire young musicians to perform in 3-day ‘Leics Make Music’ festival at De Montfort Hall
Leicestershire Music’s ‘Leics Make Music’ Festival 2025 will take place over Tuesday 24th – Thursday 26th June. The ambitious series of five separate events incorporates singing only concerts, concerts for school children, partnership work with the prestigious Gabrielli Roar and performances by a wide range of Leicestershire Music’s own choirs and music groups.
Over 1500 young musicians from the city and county will perform on the big stage, showing what they have learned through attending Leicestershire Music choirs, bands, orchestras and groups.
The 3-day festival is being sponsored by Leicester-based music licensing organisation PPL PRS, facilitated by the Leicester Music Board who are successfully narrowing the gap between music education and the music industry in Leicester.
Tuesday 24th June (Evening) – Leics Make Music
An exciting evening of performances featuring the Leicestershire Music Steel Pan Orchestras, Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Big Band, Junior Band, Strictly and Snazzy Strings in a string collaboration and the Junior Percussion Ensemble.
Tickets available from De Montfort Hall Box Office.
Wednesday 25th June (Evening) – Gabrieli Roar & Leicestershire Music – Dido & Aeneas Project Performance
A fantastic performance with the acclaimed Gabrieli Consort as part of their Gabrieli Roar programme working in partnership with Leicestershire Music.
Tickets available from De Montfort Hall Box Office.
Thursday 26th June (Afternoon) – SEND Big Sing
After participating in a morning workshop, around 100 young people will take to the stage to form an inclusive massed choir to share their singing for friends and family.
Tickets available from De Montfort Hall Box Office.
Thursday 26th June (Evening) – Leics Sing! SINGTASTIC!
An exciting evening of singing featuring young people from schools all over the city and county celebrating Leicester and Leicestershire, from history to culture folklore to sport!
Tickets available from De Montfort Hall Box Office.
Sarah Barton-Wales – Head of Leicestershire Music
“We are delighted to be providing these experiences for our young people and know that the memories created will stay with them forever. For many at the start of their musical journey, this will be their first visit / performance experience and hopefully inspire them to pursue an interest in music making.
We’d like to thank PPL PRS for their generous sponsorship, support for these events allows us to increase the work that we do and enable more young people to have these life changing experiences and opportunities.”
Leicestershire Music was originally founded in 1948 by Eric Pinkett OBE, and is thought to be the first Music Service in the country. Over the last 75+ years Leicestershire Music has provided high quality, inclusive and inspirational music education to the children and young people of Leicester & Leicestershire.
Leicestershire Music is the Lead Hub Organisation of the Leicestershire Music Hub, funded by Arts Council England. Having nurtured a range dynamic partnerships with Schools along with local and national partners, Leicestershire Music Hub enables children and young people from all backgrounds in Leicester and Leicestershire to ‘Enrich and Connect their World through Life Changing Musical Experiences.’
@leicsmakemusic – Leicestershire Music on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube).
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Alexandra Carr
Alexandra Carr is a Member of The Chartered Institute of Public Relations and has worked in communications roles for over 20 years. Prior to her current position she worked for The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (UK) and Transport for London. Alexandra joined PPL PRS as PR & Communications Manager in December 2017, bringing together her love of writing and music.
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