Symphonize: Leicester (Philharmonia Orchestra)

"I would do this every day if I could."

Symphonize is a pioneering creative partnership between Leicester-based Soft Touch Arts and the Philharmonia Orchestra, resident at De Montfort Hall, Leicester. After the rousing success of a pilot project in 2015 and a number of taster sessions, young people from The Lancaster School and Fullhurst Community College worked creatively with producers from Soft Touch Arts and players from the Philharmonia to compose, produce, and perform their own tracks on an intensive week-long project.

Symphonize aims to empower young people through intensive, collaborative working which taps into their passion for popular music and technology whilst offering an opportunity to explore different musical styles and approaches. Longer term, it is hoped that participation will contribute to equipping young people with practical, creative and social skills that are transferable to everyday life, and boost self-esteem and ambition.

[elizabethsimons]

A fantastic collaborative project. So much energy and commitment and wonderful seeing the young musicians grow in confidence.

[thewestminstersocietylondo]

This entire project is totally inspiring.

[zabev_exe]

That rapper is great, he has quite a lot of potential. I play the saxophone, but ive never been able to rap or anything, so that's a talent for sure.

[willleslie]

I think that saxophones should be introduced into classical and they should be in orchestras

[Logan_LoneWolf]

Hi im jack the first face you see in this video at the time of writing this comment ive just finished my first song burn 2.0