Two-day free music composition workshop for 12-14 year-olds led by Kevin Stannard, with tutors from Coventry Music, in collaboration with the Royal College of Music.
Project Sequenza! is back at the Albany Theatre this half term, with a two-day music composition workshop running on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October. It's open to young composers aged 12 to 14, and the whole thing is free to take part in.
The project is run by Coventry Music in collaboration with the Royal College of Music, which also funds the programme. The idea behind it is to treat composing as an equally valued part of music education, rather than something that sits on the side of playing or singing. It's described as a safe and inclusive space for young people to find their own personal voice, and the sessions are aimed at those preparing for GCSE.
Over the two days, participants work in duos, quartets and group improvisations, drawing on the music of Luciano Berio, Maurice Ravel and Pat Metheny. That's a broad spread to pull from — Berio's avant-garde, Ravel's impressionism and Metheny's jazz fusion — so there's plenty of different ground to cover. This particular half-term instalment builds on the success of last year's workshops, with a focus on using live instruments in the songwriting process, and performances scheduled later in the school year.
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Coventry composer Kevin Stannard leads the sessions, supported by tutors from Coventry Music. It's not a one-off, either: two follow-up sessions are due in the February half term of 2027, so this is the first of a few stops. Both days run from 9:30 to 15:30 at the Albany Theatre, 24 Albany Road, Coventry CV5 6JU, and it's free to join.
