Every year, to accompany the Spring and Summer concerts for schools, we run a project for four selected primary schools and four selected high schools across Greater Manchester.

The schools (nominated by their local music services) are invited to choose two classes (KS2 in primary school and KS3 in high school) to take part and receive a series of creative music workshops as well as a visit to one of our concerts for schools. Two Hallé musicians work with the classes to create their own version of a piece of music featured in the concert they visit. The pupils and musicians perform their new music in school at the end of the series of workshops. Some of our previous projects have explored Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony and ‘Vltava’ from Smetana’s suite, Má Vlast.

Both classes also receive free tickets to either the Spring or Summer concerts for schools.