A short video about the Peter & the Wolf project

EDUCATION

“As the Festival’s Education Patron, I know the importance that Campden Music Festival attaches to training the musicians of the future and our fundamental belief that ALL children should have access to music regardless of background or family income. Music enhances our lives on so many levels and our thanks to both Roger and Jean for their seed donation that started this programme and to John Kunkel and Anna Swenson whose generosity has ensured its ongoing growth over the next 24 months. As a result Campden is now alive with the sound and creativity of young musicians. How thrilling.”

Julian Lloyd Webber, Patron of Education

Chipping Campden Music Festival Outreach and Education

Supporting young musicians has always been at the heart of our Festival.

Over the past 18 months, Roger & Jean Grenville-Jones’ donation has been put to good use in establishing and developing grass roots projects in local schools, enriching the lives of nearly 1,000 local school students. We have created programmes that inspire and nurture new talent in our local schools with concerts, side-by-side orchestra schemes and, vitally, free instruments and weekly lessons from exceptional teachers.

Already we have over 100 children who have opted to participate in this scheme, and many are in their second year of lessons, developing their talents under the watchful eyes of fantastic teachers, trumpeter Andy Farrington and violinist, Oliver Heath. We have always known that this is just the start

and there are years or hard work ahead for these young musicians whom we want to support. So it is a great pleasure to announce that John Kunkel and Anna Swenson have made a significantdonation to build and develop this programme until the end of 2028. It is impossible to say thank you enough for the generosity of these wonderful people who share our desire to create and develop a lasting love of classical music in young people.

Projects in 2024 - 2025

Peter & the Wolf for Primary Schools

Peter & the Wolf - Julian Harris entertaining the crowd with his brilliant narration

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Peter & the Wolf: Stuart King, clarinettist and part time cat.

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Peter & the Wolf - Players and Audience

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Peter & the Wolf: the players in all their glory.

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Young instrumentalists: pupils take delivery of their new trumpets

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Young instrumentalists: Carefully handling his new instrument.

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Young Instrumentalists - the trumpet section

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Young Instrumentalists - the baritone section

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PROKOFIEV'S Peter & the Wolf – an introduction to the orchestra for local primary schools, creating opportunities for creativity and participation, and developing a long term relationships between our orchestra and younger children.

STRAVINSKY'S Petrushka – creating an ambitious orchestral performance opportunity in Campden School for local young musicians with regular tuition from our orchestra pros and mentors.

YOUNG INSTRUMENTALISTS - an ongoing scheme to offer free brass and violin lessons and instruments to local primary school children from year 4 upwards.

INSPIRE WORKSHOPS – taking musicians into schools throughout the year to show off the best of their instrument.

For more information, please contact Jessica May at jessica@campdenmusicfestival.com