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Southampton Youth Orchestra String Showcase
Apr
27
7:30 pm19:30

Southampton Youth Orchestra String Showcase

Southampton Music Services Presents: Southampton Youth Orchestra String Showcase

Join Southampton Youth Orchestra in concert at St Alban’s Church on 27 April 2024 at 7.30pm.

Copland - Quiet City

Soloists: Jamie Wall & Anna Durance

Britten - Simple Symphony

Haydn - Cello Concerto in C Major, Movement 1

Soloist: Isabella Rosa

Conductor: Charlie Mann

Tickets: This event is free entry, with a retiring collection.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.





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Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door
May
7
6:30 pm18:30

Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door

Young Musicians Monthly Open Mic Night at The Stage Door!

Southampton Music Hub is delighted to be partnering with The Stage Door and Golden Groove Productions to create a unique opportunity for young musicians in the city to take part in a Monthly Open Mic Night from February 2024!

Each night will feature local professional musicians as the house band or artist who will host each night and support young musicians with their performance techniques.  We will provide all the technical requirements and backline (instruments) that you might need to perform just let us know in the notes below what you need.

The sessions will run from 6.30pm - 9pm upstairs in The Stage Door and parents, friends and family are very welcome to attend and come and support you. If you would like to take part, sign up via the button below.

Please note that anyone in school year 11 or below will need to be chaperoned either by a parent/guardian or by a teacher if attending with a school group.  The Stage Door and Southampton Music Hub will not be responsible for the safeguarding of those taking part.

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Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door
Jun
4
6:30 pm18:30

Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door

Young Musicians Monthly Open Mic Night at The Stage Door!

Southampton Music Hub is delighted to be partnering with The Stage Door and Golden Groove Productions to create a unique opportunity for young musicians in the city to take part in a Monthly Open Mic Night from February 2024!

Each night will feature local professional musicians as the house band or artist who will host each night and support young musicians with their performance techniques.  We will provide all the technical requirements and backline (instruments) that you might need to perform just let us know in the notes below what you need.

The sessions will run from 6.30pm - 9pm upstairs in The Stage Door and parents, friends and family are very welcome to attend and come and support you. If you would like to take part, sign up via the button below.

Please note that anyone in school year 11 or below will need to be chaperoned either by a parent/guardian or by a teacher if attending with a school group.  The Stage Door and Southampton Music Hub will not be responsible for the safeguarding of those taking part.

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Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door
Jul
2
6:30 pm18:30

Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door

Young Musicians Monthly Open Mic Night at The Stage Door!

Southampton Music Hub is delighted to be partnering with The Stage Door and Golden Groove Productions to create a unique opportunity for young musicians in the city to take part in a Monthly Open Mic Night from February 2024!

Each night will feature local professional musicians as the house band or artist who will host each night and support young musicians with their performance techniques.  We will provide all the technical requirements and backline (instruments) that you might need to perform just let us know in the notes below what you need.

The sessions will run from 6.30pm - 9pm upstairs in The Stage Door and parents, friends and family are very welcome to attend and come and support you. If you would like to take part, sign up via the button below.

Please note that anyone in school year 11 or below will need to be chaperoned either by a parent/guardian or by a teacher if attending with a school group.  The Stage Door and Southampton Music Hub will not be responsible for the safeguarding of those taking part.

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Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door
Mar
26
6:30 pm18:30

Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door

Young Musicians Monthly Open Mic Night at The Stage Door!

Southampton Music Hub is delighted to be partnering with The Stage Door and Golden Groove Productions to create a unique opportunity for young musicians in the city to take part in a Monthly Open Mic Night from February 2024!

Each night will feature local professional musicians as the house band or artist who will host each night and support young musicians with their performance techniques.  We will provide all the technical requirements and backline (instruments) that you might need to perform just let us know in the notes below what you need.

The sessions will run from 6.30pm - 9pm upstairs in The Stage Door and parents, friends and family are very welcome to attend and come and support you. If you would like to take part, sign up via the button below.

Please note that anyone in school year 11 or below will need to be chaperoned either by a parent/guardian or by a teacher if attending with a school group.  The Stage Door and Southampton Music Hub will not be responsible for the safeguarding of those taking part.

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Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia & Cedar: Make Some Noise
Mar
19
7:30 pm19:30

Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia & Cedar: Make Some Noise

Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia (SYCS) presents Make Some Noise featuring Cedar/Community Groups at Central Hall.


Photos:  No photos please, an official photographer will be present and photos shared after the event.

Parking: Please use city car parks. There is no parking at the venue.

Tickets: Ticket information to come.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.



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Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door
Mar
5
6:30 pm18:30

Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door

Young Musicians Monthly Open Mic Night at The Stage Door!

Southampton Music Hub is delighted to be partnering with The Stage Door and Golden Groove Productions to create a unique opportunity for young musicians in the city to take part in a Monthly Open Mic Night from February 2024!

Each night will feature local professional musicians as the house band or artist who will host each night and support young musicians with their performance techniques.  We will provide all the technical requirements and backline (instruments) that you might need to perform just let us know in the notes below what you need.

The sessions will run from 6.30pm - 9pm upstairs in The Stage Door and parents, friends and family are very welcome to attend and come and support you. If you would like to take part, sign up via the button below.

Please note that anyone in school year 11 or below will need to be chaperoned either by a parent/guardian or by a teacher if attending with a school group.  The Stage Door and Southampton Music Hub will not be responsible for the safeguarding of those taking part.

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Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door
Feb
6
6:30 pm18:30

Open Mic Night @ The Stage Door

Young Musicians Monthly Open Mic Night at The Stage Door!

Southampton Music Hub is delighted to be partnering with The Stage Door and Golden Groove Productions to create a unique opportunity for young musicians in the city to take part in a Monthly Open Mic Night from February 2024!

Each night will feature local professional musicians as the house band or artist who will host each night and support young musicians with their performance techniques.  We will provide all the technical requirements and backline (instruments) that you might need to perform just let us know in the notes below what you need.

The sessions will run from 6.30pm - 9pm upstairs in The Stage Door and parents, friends and family are very welcome to attend and come and support you. If you would like to take part, sign up via the button below.

Please note that anyone in school year 11 or below will need to be chaperoned either by a parent/guardian or by a teacher if attending with a school group.  The Stage Door and Southampton Music Hub will not be responsible for the safeguarding of those taking part.

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Pyramid Concert: SYO, SYCS, SYS & Elgar
Feb
3
7:00 pm19:00

Pyramid Concert: SYO, SYCS, SYS & Elgar

Southampton Music Hub and the Friends of Southampton Youth Orchestra are delighted to present the Southampton Youth Orchestra Pyramid Concert!

An evening of exciting music featuring four of Southampton Music Hub's ensembles:

  • Southampton Youth Orchestra

  • Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia

  • Southampton Youth Strings

  • Elgar

Parking: Available in surrounding roads, & city car parks. Do NOT park in Central Hall car park.

Photos/Video: No photos or videos to be taken please.

Tickets: £12 adults, £8 concessions/students, £2 under 16’s, £25 family ticket. These can be purchased via the button below or on the door on the day.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.

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Southampton Youth Orchestra at Turner Sims
Jan
20
7:30 pm19:30

Southampton Youth Orchestra at Turner Sims

Please join us for Southampton Youth Orchestra presenting an exciting nautical concert at Turner Sims!

Nielsen’s Helios Overture opens the concert, illustrating the sunrise on the eastern horizon of the Aegean sea and following the sun’s journey through the sky to sunset.

With the darkened sea, Rimsky-Korsakoff’s thrilling Arabian tale of Scheherazade and Sinbad the Sailor begins.

Musical director Kevin Withell is delighted to welcome guest leader and soloist Stephen Nurse.

Parking: There is parking available at University Car Parks.

Photos/Video: No photos please.

Tickets: £12 adults, £8 concessions/students and £1 for under 18s.

Tickets and more information available via the button below.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.

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Southampton Youth Wind Bands Christmas Concert
Dec
7
7:00 pm19:00

Southampton Youth Wind Bands Christmas Concert

An evening of exciting music presented by Southampton Music Hub's three windbands:

  • Southampton Youth Wind Band (John Hanchett) 

  • Pulse-8 (Kevin Withell) 

  • Airplay (Anna Robinson) 

The wind bands will also be joined by Studio Band.

Concert will include music from stage and screen plus opportunity to sing some Christmas Carols accompanied by the bands. There will also be a raffle!

Parking: Plenty of free parking at venue.

Photos/Video: There will be an official photographer so no other photos to be taken please.

Tickets: £12 Adults, £8 Concessions, £1 Under 18s.

Tickets and more information available via the button below.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.

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SYCS ‘A Not so Silent Night with Mayflower Youth Musical Theatre
Dec
6
7:30 pm19:30

SYCS ‘A Not so Silent Night with Mayflower Youth Musical Theatre

Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia present A Not So Silent Night.


Join Southampton's largest youth orchestra featuring Mayflower Youth Theatre for a musical Christmas Party you won't forget! 

Everyone is invited to Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia's Christmas extravaganza. Featuring around 80 of Southampton's finest young musicians aged 11-18, SYCS always deliver an exciting programme which appeals to all the family.

Programme to feature everyone's favourite Christmas Crackers including Home Alone and Shakin' Stevens. This exciting programme really does have something for everyone. We are delighted to be joined by Mayflower Youth Theatre for this concert and Ho-Ho-Hope you can join us too!

Parking: Available in the school car park.

Photos/Video: There will be an official photographer so no other photos to be taken please.

Tickets: £14 Adults, £10 Concessions, £1 Under 18s.

Tickets and more information available via the button below.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.

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Schools Christmas Concert - O2 Guildhall Southampton
Dec
4
7:00 pm19:00

Schools Christmas Concert - O2 Guildhall Southampton

Get in the Christmas mood with our Schools Christmas Concert at O2 Guildhall Southampton on 9 December.

Enjoy performances from Youth Rock Bands, Rappers & Schools of brand new songs based on well-known Christmas Stories written by Jo Downs, along with some classic Christmas hits!

There will be music inspired by tales of the Christmassaurus, Elf on the Shelf, The Grinch & Christmas Ballads.

Tickets: Adults £8, Under 16s £1 (+booking fee) bookable via the button below (Ticketmaster) or via O2 Guildhall box office.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.

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Southampton Youth Brass Band at Exbury Gardens
Dec
2
11:00 am11:00

Southampton Youth Brass Band at Exbury Gardens

Southampton Youth Brass Band will be in concert as part of Exbury Gardens Christmas Fair on Saturday 2nd December from 11am - 1pm.

Tickets: £6 adults. Available as enrty to Exbury Gardens & Christmas Fair via the button below.

Please note: each band member will receive 2 free tickets for entry to the garden.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.

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Groove Merchant & Groove Syndicate Concert at The Old Chemist
Nov
25
7:00 pm19:00

Groove Merchant & Groove Syndicate Concert at The Old Chemist

Rock bands Groove Merchant & Groove Syndicate will be performing at the Old Chemist in Bitterne Park, a gig night featuring local youth bands and teenage artists.

Parking: Available in local side streets.

Tickets: Tickets: £5 adults under 18’s £2.50 available via the button below.




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Southampton Youth Orchestra 'STORYTELLERS' at Turner Sims
Nov
4
7:00 pm19:00

Southampton Youth Orchestra 'STORYTELLERS' at Turner Sims

Please join us for Southampton Youth Orchestra (SYO) first concert of the season at Turner Sims!

Presenting Storytellers!

This family friendly concert will lead you through a dark tale of a stormy seaside town in the form of Ethel Smyth’s Overture to The Wreckers, the exotic characters of Bizet’s Carmen and the adventures of Norwegian folk legend ‘Peer Gynt’, immortalised in music by Grieg.

The concert finishes with Tchaikovsky’s musical retelling of Shakespeare’s tale of love and loss in his Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture.

Conducted by Kevin Withell and Charlie Mann.

Parking: There is parking available at University Car Parks.

Photos/Video: No photos please.

Tickets: £12 adults, £8 concessions/students and £1 for under 18s.

Tickets and more information available via the button below.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.

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SYO: Queen Symphony
Jul
15
7:30 pm19:30

SYO: Queen Symphony

Southampton Youth Orchestra are proud to present a performance of Tolgsa Kashif's Queen Symphony at 7.30 on 15 July at the Southampton Guildhall. 

This exciting work is rarely performed so this is a great opportunity to hear it performed by some of Southampton's talented young musicians.  The three Groove's rocks bands will be setting the scene in the first half with a range of rock classics.

Tickets: £10 Adult, £5 Concessions/Students, £1 under 16's

Please note there is a Theatre Levy of £1.75 on each ticket sold and a Booking Fee of 10% will be charged on bookings under £20.

Tickets available from the O2 Guildhall Southampton Box Office or via the button below https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2guildhallsouthampton/events/month

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SYWB Concert
Jul
8
7:00 pm19:00

SYWB Concert

Join Southampton Youth Wind Band (SYWB) in concert at Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church..

Find out more about our Ensembles here.


Parking: Local roads

Photos/Video: No photos or videos please - there will be an official photographer present.

Tickets: Adults £10 / Under16s £1 available via music@southampton.gov.uk or the button below.


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SYCS: An American Road Trip
Jul
5
7:30 pm19:30

SYCS: An American Road Trip

Join Southampton's largest youth orchestra on a musical trip of a lifetime!

Fasten your seatbelts and join SYCS in concert on a musical road trip of America!

From Saturday Night Fever to Gershwin, West Side Story to Chicago, this exciting programme really does have something for everyone. Featuring around 80 of Southampton's finest young musicians aged 11-18, SYCS always deliver an exciting programme which appeals to all the family.

Find out more about our Ensembles here.

Parking: Grosvenor Square Car park, Grosvenor Square, Southampton, SO15 2BE

Photos/Video: No photos or videos please - there will be an official photographer present.

Tickets: £14 Adult, £10 Concessions/Students, £2.75 under 16's

Tickets available via the button below.

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Brass Band Concert: SYBB, Fusion Brass & pBuzz
Jul
1
7:00 pm19:00

Brass Band Concert: SYBB, Fusion Brass & pBuzz

Please join us for a Brass Band Concert with Fusion Brass, Southampton Youth Wind Band (SYBB), together with young brass and pBuzz players from across the city! The concert will take place at Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church on Saturday 1st July 2023 from 7pm.

Tickets: £8 Adult, £6 Concessions/Students, £1 under 16's available on the door or by contact music@southampton.gov.uk

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Open Studio: Part of What's Next Southampton Festival
Jun
24
1:00 pm13:00

Open Studio: Part of What's Next Southampton Festival

Southampton Music Hub presents…

OPEN STUDIO

Part of the Digital Native Artists (DNA) Programme

  • Visit our digital music studio

  • meet the team

  • get feedback on your tunes

  • meet other producers, beatmakers and songwriters

  • find out about the support available for young digital music-makers

Drop in, any time between

1–3pm at MAST Music Studio

MAST Mayflower Studios, 142-144 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DU

This open studio is part of What's Next Southampton Festival.

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Jun
24
11:30 am11:30

Instrument Petting Zoo: Part of What's Next Southampton Festival

11.30am-12.30pm: Petting Zoo session 1 (set up on MAST mezzanine)

2.30-4pm: Petting Zoo session 2 (set up on MAST mezzanine)

Ever wondered what it’s like to play a musical instrument? Now’s your chance, as Southampton Music Hub will be offering people of all ages the opportunity to give their instruments a go. Whether you have never picked up an instrument before, or just want to try something new, join us at MAST Mayflower Studios throughout the festival – come and Give It A Go!

Part of What’s Next Southampton Festival

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Jun
24
11:00 am11:00

Bamboo Tamboo Workshop: Part of What's Next Southampton Festival

  • Guildhall Square Southampton, England, SO14 United Kingdom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Making use of an exciting Caribbean instrument — bamboo tamboo — Southampton Music Hub presents free percussion workshops open to all ages and abilities! There is no need to bring an instrument, simply come along and join in for free.  

Outside in Guildhall Square, as part of What’s Next Southampton Festival.

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Groove Bands Rock The House
May
11
7:00 pm19:00

Groove Bands Rock The House

Groove Merchant, Groove Syndicate and Groove Foundation will be performing at 'Rock The House' @ The Art House.

Watch some incredible young musicians represent their city and play a whole host of timeless rock and pop music from the likes of Fleetwood Mac, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Queen, Paramore, Green Day and many others.

The Groove Bands will be joined by the sharp rhymes and rhythms of FLOW - our under 16's rap workshop at MAST on Saturdays.

This promises to be an incredible evening of music so don't miss your chance to support Southampton's greatest young performers!

Doors open - 18:30 - 19:00

First half - 19:00 - 20:00

Short break - 20:00 - 20:15

Second half - 20:15 - 21:30

Tickets: Standard £5, Supporter £7.50, Low Income £3 or Free. Tickets are available through Eventbrite via the button below.

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SYO: From The New World
Apr
15
7:30 pm19:30

SYO: From The New World

Southampton Youth Orchestra (SYO) returns to St. Andrew's Church for an exciting spring concert.

Offenbach's ever-popular overture to Orpheus in the Underworld opens the concert with it famous 'can-can' finale, and Dvorak's ever-popular New World Symphony takes pride of place in the second half. Southampton Youth Orchestra are delighted to welcome Edward Bence to perform Saint-Saens' effervescent and virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2.

Parking: None on site but parking available on nearby streets and on Cemetery Road

Photos/Video: Permitted but please do not share on public media

Tickets: £12 adults, £8 senior citizens/students & £1 under 16’s available via the button below.

Conductor: Kevin Withell

Assistant Conductor: Charlie Mann

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SYO, SYCS, SYS, Elgar & Acorn (Pyramid Concert)
Jan
28
7:00 pm19:00

SYO, SYCS, SYS, Elgar & Acorn (Pyramid Concert)

A Pyramid Concert featuring Southampton Youth Orchestra (SYO), Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia (SYCS), Southampton Youth Strings (SYS), Elgar & Acorn Strings at Central Hall.

Tickets: £12 adults, £8 senior citizens/students, £2 under 16’s & £25 family ticket. Available at door or selected rehearsals

Parking:  Surrounding roads, city car parks. Please do not park in Central Hall car park.

Photos/Video: No photos/videos to be taken.

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Secondary Showcase Concert
Jan
18
7:30 pm19:30

Secondary Showcase Concert

Southampton Music Hub is delighted to be able to provide a platform for all of the fantastically talented young musicians that are in our City in this Secondary Showcase Concert at MAST Mayflower Studios.

This evening performance will give each school an opportunity to perform, bringing a mixture of;  individual performers, ensembles, bands and vocalists covering a wide variety of genres alongside performances from community groups and musicians including the Music Hub Ensembles, Groove Merchant & Groove Syndicate.

Tickets: Tickets are priced at £8 adults (plus £1.50 booking fee), £2.50 children and are available via the button below.

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SYWB Interactive Family Concert: Travelling through Time and Space
Jan
17
5:00 pm17:00

SYWB Interactive Family Concert: Travelling through Time and Space

Travel through time and space with Southampton Youth Wind Band in this interactive family concert at MAST Mayflower Studios.

Lots of fun for all the family is to be had through this interactive concert experience suitable for children from 2+ years. Come along and enjoy listening to lots of well known tunes on a theme of Travelling Through Time and Space including well known pieces from Doctor Who and Star Wars.

This will be a relaxed concert with plenty of opportunities to move, join in, have fun and learn about music. Please note there may be some loud percussion sounds at times so please bring your own ear defenders for anyone who is sensitive to noise.

Running time: 45 mins

Parking: City centre car parks, Grosvenor Square multistorey

Tickets: Adult £6.50, Under 16's £2.50, Family £15 available at MAST Mayflower Studios box office or the button below.

This event is presented by Southampton Music Hub in partnership with Southampton Music Services.


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SYO, Bella & Soton Voce, Classic Christmas Concert
Dec
17
7:30 pm19:30

SYO, Bella & Soton Voce, Classic Christmas Concert

Southampton Youth Orchestra (SYO) join forces for the very first time with Southampton Music Hub’s two choirs – Bella Voce and Soton Voce – for a night of classic Christmas celebration, featuring music from Hely-Hutchinson, Anderson and Vaughan-Williams, with traditional carols and lesser-known gems.

Tickets: £12 adults, £8 concessions & £1 under 18’s

Tickets available via Thornden Hall: 023 8024 6555 / https://www.thorndenhall.co.uk/whats-on/classics-at-christmas

There is parking at the venue.

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Wind Bands Pyramid Concert
Dec
15
7:00 pm19:00

Wind Bands Pyramid Concert

Wind Bands Pyramid Concert, featuring Southampton Youth Wind Band (SYWB), Pulse-8, and Airplay at Thornden Hall.

This will be an evening of exciting music presented by Southampton Music Hub's three windbands.

The concert will include music from stage and screen plus an opportunity to sing some Christmas Carols accompanied by the bands.

Tickets: £12 Adult, £6 Concessions & £1 Under 18’s

Tickets available via https://www.thorndenhall.co.uk/whats-on/southampton-youth-wind-bands-christmas-pyramid-concert

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SYCS Christmas Concert at Kings Community Church
Dec
7
7:30 pm19:30

SYCS Christmas Concert at Kings Community Church

Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia (SYCS) return to King's Community Church for a festive show.
With music ranging from Harry Potter and Narnia to Christmas classics like O Holy Night and O Come All Ye Faithful, this concert promises to have something for all the family.

Tickets: £12 adult, £8 concessions, £1 under 18’s

Tickets available via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/Friends-of-Southampton-Youth-Orchestras/t-yazpjol

There is parking at the venue.

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