Essex Music Service is part of Essex County Council, the Hub Lead Organisation for Greater Essex Music Hub.
We strive to improve opportunities for young people.
The next step in your child’s musical journey!Is your child in Years 3 to 6? Itching to make music with others?Then come join our Juniors programme near you!At our centres across the county, we have a range of activities for your child support them on their musical journey.Follow this link to find your centre: www.essexmusicservice.org.uk/site/parents-carers/making-music-near-you... See MoreSee Less
Are you a young wind player?Join our partners at Caprice - the Essex Wind Orchestra, who run Young Caprice which rehearses in Chelmsford on a Tuesday after school.Catch them at their next concert on 10 May at St Andrew's Melbourne Avenue!... See MoreSee Less
We currently have vacancies for bassoon, French horn and tuba. We are also looking for a double bass player - you don’t need to have your own instrument as Caprice has one we can loan you!
On Friday 14 March, our county rock group ‘Pin Drop’ performed at the Colchester Arts Centre as part of the Schools Rock Prom. It was a fantastic evening, showcasing lots of talent from local schools - well done to everyone who performed!‘Pin Drop’ rehearse every week during term time, at our Colchester Community Music Centre on a Saturday morning. We run a number of groups and ensembles, please contact Mel for more info on joining us through this link: www.essexmusicservice.org.uk/site/music-centres/colchesterPhoto credit: Wee Stevieb ... See MoreSee Less
Mid Essex Collaborative Concert in Witham – Free (Tuesday 1 April 2025)
Tue 25 February 2025
Come and join us for our annual get together of our Braintree, Chelmsford, Maldon, and Witham community music centres at the end of term! This is the perfect event to see what happens at our
Essex Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra and Essex Youth Brass perform in Chelmsford – FREE (Wednesday 16 April 2025)
Mon 24 February 2025
Hear our Symphonic Wind Orchestra and Brass Ensemble in concert in Chelmsford For further details on this concert, please contact Beverley Heard, Music Ensembles Lead Officer, telephone 0333 013 8953 or email: musichub@essex.gov.uk
Essex Youth Ensembles Free Concert in Colchester (Friday 11 April 2025)
Mon 24 February 2025
Essex Youth Orchestra, Essex Young People’s Orchestra & Essex Youth String Octet in concert! Come and hear EYPO perform a great programme of Film Music and popular classics followed by EYO performing Shostakovich’s Symphony No.11