Our wonderful partners
We are extremely fortunate to have made partnerships with a group of outstanding organisations with whom we share ideas, develop projects and create extraordinary experiences for children, young people and families.
Fantasia Orchestra
We’re so lucky to have a partnership with this wonderful young orchestra. We combine the exceptional playing skills of the orchestra members and their ambition to be cultural ambassadors for classical music in the 21st century with DaCapo’s expertise in delivering musical educational programmes.
Together, we have developed family concerts and a wonderful annual Schools’ Prom (in partnership with Proms at St Jude’s). We have also piloted and now launched a major project for schools – ‘Take Note’ is a workshop and concert series and schools can choose from a menu of strings, brass, woodwind or percussion. They are led by skilled musicians from Fantasia and a DaCapo teacher/leader and last 45 minutes. Enquire here:
Proms at St Jude’s
Proms at St Jude’s is a fantastic annual festival in Hampstead Garden Suburb, North West London. It offers a wide range of concerts and experiences for children from toddlers to teens and their families. It includes events aimed at increasing young people’s awareness and appreciation of the world of music and their involvement in it.
DaCapo share the responsibility for education and outreach work. Together we plan workshops, performance projects and also outreach work away from the festival week. DaCapo’s especially commissioned pieces are an important part of this work. We aim to increase arts education opportunities for children and young people in Hampstead Garden Suburb, in neighbouring boroughs and in East London through our link to Toynbee Hall.
We try to build strong relationships with local schools, organisations and individuals, supporting a network of providers who offer a range of top quality music activities for young people.
Wren Academy
In 2017 DaCapo found a new home in Wren Academy, including a great office space! It’s a school committed to giving children the best education including a love and respect for music. We have built a strong relationship with the school and are very happy here. The DaCapo Saturday Music Centre is based here too.
Starting with classroom music in the primary school, we progressed to instrumental tuition and we are now building towards the DaCapo Integrated Music Programme where each child who learns an instrument is supported by classroom music and an opportunity to play in an ensemble – Primary Orchestra and Reception Orchestra. There is also a choir.
We were delighted to be invited to also teach teach instrumental lessons in the secondary school in 2019 and our Jazz specialist, Austin Carroll, aslo runs the Jazz Band.
Most instruments are now taught in both primary and secondary and we now see 16 DaCapo teachers in school throughout the week. It is fantastic to be a part of such a great school; it gives us a true training ground, research base and an opportunity to work towards the very best in school music.
Dovetail DaCapo
We are working with Dovetail Orchestra (www.dovetailorchestra.org.uk), an organisation dedicated to bringing musical experiences to asylum seeks and refugees.
A successful pilot ran from September to December 2025 and we now continue with free weekly music-making sessions for asylum seekers and refugees at Wren Academy, N12 9HB. The pilot culminated with a well-received concert – you can see the film here —>
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