Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival and Brighton & Hove Music & Arts to unite to create city-wide hub for creative and cultural learning The move – which will take effect from 1 July - will bring together the combined work of Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival, the arts charity who produce the internationally-important annual multi-arts Festival and manage the historic Brighton Dome, and Brighton & Hove Music & Arts. By operating collectively, access to creative and cultural exp

Music & Arts were again very pleased to be involved in the opening day of the festival on 6 May - outdoors and in! Outdoors, as part of the Children’s Parade, the BHMA Youth Brass Ensemble delighted the crowds with their New Orleans style marching jazz, and the Brighton & Hove Youth Big Band kicked off the afternoon’s performances on the New Road Fringe City stage with their usual crowd pleasing style. Later that afternoon our indoor events included performances from acoustic

‘Music has had a life-changing impact on my life’ Sam recounts his time as a troubled teen, and his journey to becoming an inspirational emerging artist & music leader. According to Sam, music has had a life-changing impact on his life and he has some frank and fond reflections on his 10 years working with AudioActive. Read more on Audio Active's website

Local music charity shows making music improves the mental health of young people Rhythmix has launched a report that shows how interactive music making improves the mental health of children and young people with severe mental health problems. More than 850,000 children and young people in the UK have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, equal to one in ten young people aged 5 to 16. The services set to deal with these issues are over-subscribed and under-funded. M

Belongings A world premiere Glyndebourne Youth Opera production Saturday 11 November (Public performance, booking opens Thursday 1 June) Exploring the experiences of young people forced by war to flee their homes, Belongings, a newly commissioned opera by Lewis Murphy (Glyndebourne’s Young Composer-in- Residence) tracks the journeys of two groups of young people, divided by decades but united by the geographical displacement they experience: a group of evacuees escaping the B

The BPO will again delight with their usual series of Sunday concerts featuring well known classical orchestral repertoire including piano, trumpet, violin and voice soloists. The orchestra is keen to introduce young people to the world of classical music and has for many years invited young people from schools in Brighton & Hove to attend an orchestral rehearsal in Brighton Dome Concert Hall during their main season. Want to know more about what BPO are doing in schools? Re

Musicians from Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) visited eight Brighton & Hove primary schools before Easter, introducing children from Reception to Year 6 to the early music sound-world. Instruments on show included recorder, harpsichord, lute and viola da gamba players and all the musicians were impressed by the children’s careful listening skills and in-depth musical knowledge. These visits were part of the Festival’s Early Music Live! scheme which supports young arti

The Rhythmix, Wishing Well Music in Healthcare programme brings music making directly to hospital bedsides, creating meaningful interactions to improve the wellbeing of children, young people and older people with dementia in hospital. We support well-being in healthcare by creating environments that make people feel safe and by encouraging a healthcare culture that helps staff interact with the person, as well as treating the health condition. We support the whole community

The first Be Collective Our Future City meet-up was focused around the music industry in the city - Our Music City. There was a sold out crowd of 40 people in attendance at the Basement from live music, venues, promoters and business as well as from education. We heard about how Brighton could be a music city, the excellent work that is already happening here and along the coast in terms of capturing the impact of the music ecology - and facilitating young people’s talent,

Carousel’s Oska Bright Film Festival takes place in the Autumn Term 2017. As you may know, Carousel helps learning disabled artists develop and manage their creative lives, true to their voice and vision, challenging expectations of what great art is and who can create it. The Oska Bright Film Festival is the leading international festival of films made by, or featuring, people with learning disabilities. It is produced, managed and presented by a learning disabled team. ht