Sistema in Norwich concert Friday 5 July at Epic

Friday 5 July 7.30pm
Epic Studios, 114 Magdalen Street, Norwich NR3 1JD. ​

This concert is part of the new Young Norfolk Arts Festival 28 Jube-7th July – other events listed on a website here

A world first! At 7.30pm on Friday 5 July in Norwich, two Sistema orchestras will perform simultaneously through a live web stream.  Using state-of-the-art facilities at Epic Studios, the Sistema Norwich Martineau Orchestra will perform alongside children from Liverpool (over an internet link) and Lambeth. The programme includes pieces to commemorate Benjamin Britten’s centenary year. The Martineau Orchestra will be joined by a Quartet from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. ​This is a concert not to miss!​

Tickets are free but you have to book to reserve a seat. Book via this link which will take you to an Eventbrite booking page. If you book a seat and then can’t come, please release the booking or let us know so that someone else can come.

Sistema in Norwich is an independent programme inspired by the Venezuelan El Sistema approach, changing lives through music. Sistema in Norwich is a social change music education programme managed by Norwich & Norfolk Community Arts

Sistema in Norwich picks up the baton from In Harmony

Announcing a new Sistema for Norwich

Sistema in Norwich has grown out of the wonderful work created by In Harmony Norwich and Sistema England but is a new and independent programme run by NORCA based on the Venezuelan El Sistema approach, inspired by the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra. Both Catton Grove Primary School and Larkman Primary School are looking forward to the new term with the Sistema in Norwich team continuing to work with them! Click on the images below to read more. In the links at the top you can watch films and look at photographs of some of our work and read what people say.

A Sistema programme is a way of working with children and music to enable them to learn to play an instrument in an orchestra in a fun and inspiring way, by learning together and playing together in front of an audience right from the start, particularly with children who may not have access to musical learning in other ways. It helps them to gain confidence, work together and achieve. It works!