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“Sound and Vision:” A collaboration between Chetham’s and Venture Arts Applying to Chetham’s: Simple Steps to Start Your Musical Journey An outstanding set of GCSE results Standing ovation for our sixth form… Purple plaque celebrates alumna Sarah Nicolls A glowing inspection report for Chetham’s International Students’ Week Analytical and creative thinking are ‘most wanted’ by top companies New funding will support female representation in music Make Some Noise this summer Summer School is back for 2024 Celebrating female composers on International Women’s Day The future is bright for musicians in Manchester An interview with Nick Maynard, Boarding House Assistant… Pianists find new paths to Chetham’s A celebration of opera Introducing Terra Musica, a new series of story sessions… How does a diverse and varied curriculum instil a sense of identity and belonging? An interview with Alexei Szpuk, Chetham’s alumnus Success on GCSE results day 5 reasons why you should board at a specialist music school Music in Manchester to Maths at Oxford… A-Level results set the bar high Summer School 2023 Meet the recorder soloist set to make history Welcoming Central Conservatory of Music to Chetham’s Our Lead Nurse is a finalist in the Boarding Schools Association Awards A Tribute to Mr Glyn Jones My experience of competing in BBC Young Musician – Sofía Patterson-Guitiérrez In conversation with Hairu Wang, soloist with Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022 Congratulations to our new School Captains and Vice Captains Congratulations to our GCSE students! Standing Ovation for Chetham’s Students’ A-Levels Success Q&A: Jordan Brooks, soloist for Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra The incredible story of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring Like mother, like daughter: A Q&A with alumna and parent Claire Skipsey New Outreach programme set to bring music and inspiration to over 1,000 school children A week of kindness Chetham’s celebrates Black History Month World’s first “Chinese Music Classroom” set to open at Chetham’s School of Music GCSE Examination Success Chetham’s students ‘hit the right note’ with A level results Grant from The Leverhulme Trust gives more students chance to study at Chetham’s School of Music Chetham’s students perform first live youth orchestra concert for 16 months Funding to kick start your music career: The Neil Vint Bursary for Chets alumni Congratulations Fang: BBC Young Musician winner! Good luck Fang: BBC Young Musician competition Choral Evensong from Manchester Cathedral: Live on BBC Radio 3 A Year in the Life of… Chetham’s woodwind players Beautiful and poignant memorial plans approved Autumn-Winter Term Concert released on YouTube The Stoller Hall and Chetham’s Library receive Culture Recovery Fund grants Congratulations GCSE students! Watch: Chetham’s students collaborate to celebrate 40 years of specialist music education A Level Results: Well Done Chetham’s Students! Lunchtime Concert Series Finale! New Lunchtime Concert: Violin, recorder, flute & more New: Vocal Concert streaming on YouTube Lunchtime Concert: A Celebration of Benjamin Britten Evening Concert Series: online premieres Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood: Lunchtime Concert Statement from The Stoller Hall Lunchtime concert: Composers special! New Assistant Principals Appointed NEW Lunchtime Concert: Friday 26 June Chetham’s Big Band, with Alexander Bone! NEW Lunchtime Concert: saxophonists and pianists star Chetham’s Graduates: Submissions open for The Neil Vint Bursary Lunchtime concerts: streaming every Friday Lunchtime Concert Broadcast: Friday 5 June BBC Young Musician of the Year: Chetham’s students star NEW Lunchtime Concert Broadcast: Friday 29 May Brass sextet marks VE Day Somewhere Over the Rainbow… Chetham’s Juniors Perform Welcome to the start of the summer term! Tom Redmond and Nicola Smith appointed Joint Principals of Chetham’s 2020 Easter Message Video Auditions Underway ‘Now more than ever; the world needs music’ Covid-19: Music lives on Covid-19: Rising to the challenge Covid-19: Students begin online learning School closure to prevent spread of Covid-19 Chetham’s hailed as “excellent” by Independent School Inspectors Calling all Flautists! Celebrating A level success A Wind Chamber Music Celebration! Celebrating 125 Years of Adolphe Sax Superb reviews for Gabrieli Roar recording, featuring Chetham’s Symphonic Brass Ensemble Marcus Farnsworth appointed as Head of Vocal and Choral Department – young singers now welcome from age 13 Exam revision for musicians Choosing a Music Teacher PhD research grant for Chetham’s Head of Sixth Form Academic Music Paris in the Spring A celebration of friendship for Chetham’s Spring Music Chetham’s 50th Anniversary year begins! Better boarding for Chetham’s boys Chetham’s appoints Tom Redmond as Director of Music from 2019 A 100 year old story: War Horse review More than a Youth Orchestra: Chetham’s Autumn Music Woodwind Department collaboration with Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Chetham’s, China, and Manchester Camerata Academic and Musical Success for Chetham’s Students Flute success through specialist music education HRH The Earl of Wessex helps to launch our 50th Anniversary Year Neil Vint Bursary 2018 Stephen Threlfall, Director of Music, plans his retirement in 2019 Chetham’s Saxophone Choir perform at The Bridgewater Hall A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Chetham’s Isobel Daws wins BBC Young Musician brass final Bernstein at 100 Students Learn More About Music Therapy Success at the Birmingham International Recorder Competition 2018 Concerto Soloists chosen for 2018-19 concerts From Wordsworth to Mini Sagas – the Latest from the English Department Student Trip to Berlin Chetham’s Community Music Visits Retirement Living Complex Chetham’s students, current and recent, reach BBC Young Musician Category Finals Full set of William Walton scores donated to Chetham’s by the Walton Foundation Chetham’s Community Music Visit Specialist School in Didsbury Guest students from Soweto join us for The Nutcracker Chetham’s awarded £90,000 by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Chetham’s students release Don’t Look Back in Anger, six months after the Manchester Arena attack Albert Cano Smit wins Walter W. Naumberg Piano Competition Chetham’s Community Music Visit Specialist Dementia Home The Commonwealth Resounds team prepare to make music in Uganda Early Music Shop supports 2018 French baroque project GCSE Results 2017 A-level Results 2017 Chetham’s Success at BBC Radio 2 Young Brass Awards Happy Anniversary Mr Telemann Student Trip to France Remembering an alumnus – 180 years on The Geography department take a trip to Iceland Chetham’s Concerto Winners Announced Christmas Carol Competition 2016 Chetham’s climbs in Independent Schools List Historical Performance at Chetham’s and beyond Chetham’s alumni nominated for British Jazz Awards TEDx trip to Fallibroome Academy Autumn Music course is a resounding success Chetham’s goes kayaking European Day of Languages A summer of success for Chetham’s Keyboard Department Chetham’s celebrate results for both A-level and GCSE Vanessa Redgrave to join Chetham’s Sinfonia to remember WWI
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