CREATE FESTIVAL of MUSIC 2022

The CREATE FESTIVAL of MUSIC offers a fantastic opportunity for choirs and bands, from both Primary and Secondary schools, to perform in City Halls and receive feedback from peers and adjudicators. Secondary Schools – Saturday 23rd April 2022 Primary Schools – Saturday 7th May 2022 Schools can apply below with spaces allocated on a first come …

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January 2022 CREATE CITY MUSIC GROUPS Update

Dear Parents/Carers, Group Members, Happy New Year and welcome back to CREATE City Music groups 2022. Congratulations to all who took part in the wonderful Christmas concert – everyone sounded amazing – we have had so many lovely emails and calls congratulating you all on your performances. In order to run groups safely this term …

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GLASGOW SCHOOLS’ YOUNG MUSICIAN COMPETITION 2022

Glasgow CREATE plan to run Glasgow Schools’ Young Musician Competition, in City Halls, Studio 1 on Thursday 3rd February 2022. We are accepting entries from one vocalist and one instrumentalist from each Glasgow Secondary and Primary School.   Entries should be emailed to Pamela.Black@education.glasgow.gov.uk by Friday 21st January 2022.  Competitor 1 Name: Instrument: School: Year: …

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GSSO – Application, Rehearsals, Concerts & Course 2022

Information for Members and Parents/Guardians  We are delighted to announce details of Glasgow Schools’ Symphony Orchestra 2022 schedule. GSSO provides a unique opportunity for Young People from across Glasgow schools to experience professional orchestral training, repertoire and performance delivered by our team of highly talented staff. APPLICATION form can be accessed here Closing date for …

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Christmas Concert 2021

Our YMI elves have been busying away creating lots of fun Christmas music activities for you all and we’re so excited to share them with you. More importantly, we can’t wait to see you join in and we hope you will share your class activities with us by sending on your class performances to be …

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I am the Earth / Is mise an saoghal – A COP26 Project

Glasgow CREATE are delighted to share this ambitious city-wide music project as part of COP26, with primary and secondary schools from all over Glasgow taking part. Performing the song ‘I am the Earth’ by composer Glyn Lehmann, with gaelic translation from Beverley Darroch, this is Glasgow’s message to the world. “We share the future…One Earth, …

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SWG3 Mural

Sunnyside Primary School, Hillhead High and Shawlands worked with artists from SWG3’S yardworks over a number of weeks to create 2 murals on the arches at SWG3 linked to Climate Change.

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City Groups Re-Launch

We are delighted to be re-launching our Glasgow City Council, Education Services CREATE Bands, Orchestras and Choirs starting in November 2021.  We are so looking forward to welcoming our young musicians back to City Halls on a Saturday morning and filling it with music and singing.  It has been such a challenging time, but we …

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Let our voices be heard

For nearly three decades the UN has been bringing together almost every country on earth for global climate summits – called COPs – which stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’. In that time climate change has gone from being a fringe issue to a global priority. This year will be the 26th annual summit – …

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