Workshop and performance day open to all young players aged 8 – 21

Come and experience the joy of wind band playing at the Big Youth Music Experience for young woodwind, brass and percussion players.

Workshop: Saturday 8th November 2025 – South Nottinghamshire Academy, Radcliffe on Trent

Concert: Sunday 16th November – Albert Hall, Nottingham

Come to BANDWISE 2025 – an instrumental workshop day & informal concert for all young woodwind, brass and percussion players of grade 2 standard and above. (For string players – check out STRINGWISE!)

Rehearsals are led by experienced conductors and a team of specialist instrumentalists on the workshop day. Family and friends are invited to watch the informal concert the following weekend at Nottingham’s Albert Hall!

There will be two bands:

• Bandwise 1: grade 2-4
• Bandwise 2: grade 5+

A music pack (including rehearsal tracks which are accessible via digital download) will be sent out approximately 5 weeks before the course. These tracks take you through the music and the workshop day rehearsals carry on from where they leave off.

Timetable

Saturday 8 November 2025 – Workshop Day
South Nottinghamshire Academy, Radcliffe on Trent

Bandwise 2: 10.15am – 5.30pm
Bandwise 1: 12.45pm – 5.30pm

Sunday 16 November 2025 – Concert Day
Albert Hall, Nottingham

Bandwise 2: 11.15am – 3.00pm
Bandwise 1: 12.15pm – 3.00pm
Concert: 3.30pm – 5.30pm
NB Children will be supervised in between the rehearsal and concert.

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