Opening the doors to music through inspiring workshops, partnerships and performances.
Music can be a turning point. For some young people, it becomes a lifelong passion. For others, it is simply the first time they feel heard, included, or confident in a room full of people.
But access to music education is uneven, and opportunities to experience live classical performances can feel distant, or “not for me”. We want to change that. Music should be something you can encounter early and enjoy immediately.
Our work is about building those first bridges: between young people and musicians, curiosity and confidence and listening and creating.
We design and deliver experiences that are welcoming, practical and memorable. In our first year, our educators are working with children in six primaries and a SEN school in the Weymouth area. We bring full-school workshops followed by a series of sessions for Year 5 pupils, offering the chance to explore instruments, rhythm, listening, and hands-on creativity.
We connect this to our wider programme, so the pupils can also meet artists at our events, see how music is made and perform together.
We work with teachers to make activity meaningful and accessible, shaping sessions around the needs of each group and creating a friendly route into further involvement, whether that’s attending events, joining projects, or simply feeling that music is part of their world.
We bring together three branches of musical life. Explore Development and Performance
We provide performance platforms for exceptional soloists and ensembles at the start of their careers. Tree of Strings wants to be a place where young musicians can take artistic risks, develop new projects and build lasting relationships with audiences, mentors and fellow performers.
We programme events that place musicians and audiences close together, in remarkable venues, where the landscape is often part of the experience. The repertoire is rooted in classical music but not limited by it, mixing familiar works with new ideas and unexpected collaborations.
