Our Senior Musicianship Group lead by Alison Baillie, with the assistance of Gareth Williams,recently submitted a composition to accompany a silent film as part of The London Philharmonic’s (LPO) ‘Soundworks’ online platform. Composers were invited to create sound effects for an extract from “The Balloonatic”, an old film starring comic actor Buster Keaton. The group are […]

We’ve reignited the SCYM Facebook page with some video clips from the 30 March recital. Follow the link to view the site https://www.facebook.com/saffroncentreforyoungmusicians Further clips will be added soon.  

We know that the coming weeks are a busy time for students and parents, so we’ve compiled the following to make you all aware of some key dates, concerts and events over the summer term. 27th April – Summer term starts 4th  May – lunchtime concert for students 11th May – 11.30am in Saffron Hall. […]

We look forward to welcoming you to the Saffron Hall, to hear our students perform a wide variety of music. Entry is free.

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We’re opening our doors and holding an open day on 5th May. All prospective students, parents and interested teachers are welcome. There’s also a free concert at 12.15 by a Guildhall School saxophone quartet. To let us know you’re coming please email kgoatman@cym.org.uk The timetable for the open day is as follows: 09.30 Intermediate Strings […]

On Saturday 28 April, we were delighted to welcome Sam Knight Quartet, musicians from Guildhall School. In one of many recent collaborations, SCYM are always excited about the interaction of our students and the visiting ensembles from the Guildhall. IMG_0601

We re pleased to say that SCYM is open as usual today. Please refer to our snow policy for further information.  

Louise was an inspiring and dedicated clarinet teacher who wanted to make music available to everyone. Her wish was that upon her passing a bursary was established, to enable young people to access music education regardless of their means. We were deeply touched that she wanted this to be via SCYM, and already the funds […]

On Friday 2nd March SCYM students had the huge honour to work with Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis. Nicola coached the senior string ensemble on Handel’s Concerto Grosso Opus 6 no. 9 and Wynton gave a masterclass to 13 year old trumpeter Owen Lee. Owen was told that ‘he was one of the best 13 […]