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SOUND OUT! 2026

Our annual concert for schools

Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London

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Our annual schools’ concert is back - join us for an interactive, whistle-stop tour of new music and composition!  

London Sinfonietta musicians and the Sound Out Young Ensemble explore how to compose and create new music, led by presenter Patrick Bailey. Listen to pieces by living composers, join in with the performance and hear new work by young people who have taken part in our Composition Challenges programme. 

The concert will begin at 11am and will last approximately 50 minutes. It is ideal for pupils in Key Stage 2, but all are welcome. Read our Frequently Asked Questions for further information, or, if you’d like to speak to one of our team, get in touch on getinvolved@londonsinfonietta.org.uk or call +44 (0)20 3435 5456

Patrick Bailey conductor and presenter 
London Sinfonietta Ensemble tbc 
Sound Out Young Ensemble instrumentalists from the North London Music Hub.  

Conductor c Ben Reason

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Tickets cost £6 per pupil and are free for accompanying adults. Use our online form to book tickets. 

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The energy and enthusiasm from stage to the audience was palpable…It's moments like these that highlight the importance of relevant music education and the impact it can have on young people. Head of Haringey Music Service, Sound Out Schools Concert 2025
Sound Out 2024 c Ben Reason

Sound Out! 2026 Programme

Our Sound Out Concert Programme will be available two weeks before the event, including some fun activities to prepare you and your pupils for you visit to the Royal Festival Hall. 

Princes Hall Hampshire - Sound Out on Tour

Get Involved!

Do you and your pupils want to be in with a chance of having your pieces performed? We are commissioning you to write new music for us, using our Composition Challenge resources.
Find out more and sign up on our Composition Challenges page. 

As soon as we entered the hall our pupils were in awe of the space, they loved hearing the London Sinfonietta players live and the song at the end pulled the whole concert together, it made the children feel like they were part of something special and could make new music! Teacher, Sound Out 2024   
Sound Out 2024 c Ben Reason

Can't make the concert?

The concert will be recorded and available online for FREE at the start of the summer term.
Sign up to watch the film here.

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I find the live concert inspiring - my teaching is always refreshed after attending! Teacher, Sound Out Schools Concert, 2023
The work of London Sinfonietta is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. 
Sound Out! 2026 is kindly supported by the Garfield Weston Foundation, the John Ellerman Foundation, the Simon Gibson Charitable Trust, The Victoria Wood Foundation and with the friendly support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. 
  • Garfield Weston Foundation
  • John Ellerman Foundation
  • Ernst von Siemens
  • Victoria Wood Foundation
 

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