Five flute students completed their education at Chetham’s School of Music in 2018, all progressing to hugely successful higher education at leading international conservatoires. Their achievements demonstrate their own commitment...
Last month our Royal Patron, HRH The Earl of Wessex, helped us to launch our Fiftieth Anniversary celebrations at a special lunch at Buckingham Palace. The lunch included an ‘Inside...
The Neil Vint Bursary 2018 is now open for applications Neil Vint, a former student at Chetham’s from 1984-1988, died tragically in 1994. In his memory, his parents have established...
Stephen Threlfall, Chetham’s Director of Music, has announced his plans to retire from his current role in the school from September 2019. In what will be 24 years of unparalleled...
On Wednesday 9 May, Chetham’s Saxophone Choir performed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Under the leadership of Andrew Wilson, the ensemble played to a near capacity audience in the Hall’s...
In recent weeks, students from Year 9 have been reading Douglas Adams’ A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and creating their own ‘Guides to Chetham’s’ written in a similar style....
Chetham’s trombonist Isobel Daws, 18, was last night named winner of the BBC Young Musician brass category after a superb final broadcast from Birmingham Conservatoire. Isobel was joined in the...
Young musicians from Chetham’s joined forces with players from across Greater Manchester and Nina Bernstein Simmons, youngest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, to celebrate her father’s centenary. Born in 1918, Bernstein...
Last term, fifteen Sixth Form students took part in a course introducing them to the world of music therapy. The course was led by music therapist, Holly Dickson, in partnership...
We are delighted to announce that Chetham’s recorder player Alastair Niven reached the final of the Birmingham International Recorder competition 2018. The competition, held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on...
