WeCompose Launch Concerts

WeCompose is bringing its launch concerts to The Stables on Tuesday 17 November, with two separate performances on the same day. The first is at 11:00am for Key Stage 3, and the second follows at 1:00pm for Key Stage 4. Both take place in the Jim Marshall Auditorium.

The concerts are the introductory showcase for the WeCompose project, which works with schools to get students composing their own music. Rather than just hearing those pieces read from a page, the students get to hear them performed live by string quartets. It's a nice way to see the whole process through, from a classroom idea to a professional ensemble bringing it to life on stage.

If you're not familiar with the venue, The Stables is a music and arts space here in Milton Keynes. Its mission is to make music and the arts accessible, inspiring and meaningful for everyone, and these concerts fit right into that. Beyond the performance programme, they run in-house dining at The Stables Kitchen, workshops and courses in music making, and arts-related activities and performances for students across all Key Stages. They also put out a monthly podcast that's featured interviews with artists like Ruby Turner and Kathryn Tickell, and they run a Friends membership scheme for regulars.

So, on Tuesday 17 November, the Jim Marshall Auditorium will host two separate sessions: 11:00am for Key Stage 3 and 1:00pm for Key Stage 4, both featuring student-composed music performed by string quartets.