Student Trip to Berlin
“So you’re from England, but you want a tour in German? That never happens!” So said our guide at the former Stasi prison. But this was par for the course...
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Chetham’s Community Music Visits Retirement Living Complex
On Friday 2 February, the residents of Broadfield Court, a retirement living complex in Prestwich, were treated to a concert given by Year 9 and 10 students as part of...
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Chetham’s students, current and recent, reach BBC Young Musician Category Finals
We’re delighted that three current and three former Chetham’s students have reached the Category Finals of the BBC Young Musician competition 2018. Pianists Mariam Loladze-Meredith, 15, and Elias Ackerley, 16,...
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Full set of William Walton scores donated to Chetham’s by the Walton Foundation
Chetham’s School of Music is grateful to have received a complete set of Sir William Walton’s scores, published by Oxford University Press, as a gift from the William Walton Trust...
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Chetham’s Community Music Visit Specialist School in Didsbury
Chetham’s Community Music Programme is designed to take live music to people who might otherwise have little access to it. On Friday 17 November, seven Year 10s took part in...
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Guest students from Soweto join us for The Nutcracker
In November, two young string players from Soweto, Johannesburg, joined Chetham’s for a week – living and studying alongside fellow students from Year 8. Viola player Kwanda Buthelezi, 13, and...
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Chetham’s awarded £90,000 by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £90,000 by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. The £90,000 grant will fund the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation...
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Chetham’s students release Don’t Look Back in Anger, six months after the Manchester Arena attack
Please support victims of terror across the UK through the British Red Cross UK Solidarity Fund Today, Wednesday 22 November, marks six months since the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena,...
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Albert Cano Smit wins Walter W. Naumberg Piano Competition
We’re absolutely delighted that former student Albert Cano Smit, 21, a former student of Chetham’s, has been awarded First Prize at the prestigious Walter W. Naumberg International Piano Competition, held...
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Chetham’s Community Music Visit Specialist Dementia Home
“The most enjoyable afternoon!” “To watch such talented youngsters….” “To close my eyes and listen…reminisce.” These were just some of the appreciative comments from an enthusiastic audience on Friday 6...
