Grassroots Orchestra

Posted by momtaz at 10am

In August 2009 LiC started the Grassroots Orchestra project. This was a 10 month project that provided workshops to teach young people how to play musical instruments and supported them to form an orchestra leading to a performance evening in the summer of 2010.

The project saw 30 young people who had never played a violin or viola before set up an Orchestra for 3 hour sessions every Saturday for 10 months. The group learnt how to play instruments, read music and compose different types of music including contemporary and urban.

The group had the chance to perform at local big events over the summer of 2010 including the Teviot Festival, Langdon Park Festival, Vybz in the Park and the launch of Café Reconnect.