Dartington Plus is delighted to announce its role in regional partnership between Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Dartington Plus, Federation of Music Services South West, Wells Cathedral School and Wiltshire Music Centre to deliver the newly created South West Music School.
South West Music School will form part of a national network of centres for advanced training of exceptionally talented young musicians aged between eight and eighteen.
Supporting fifteen young musicians in its first year and rising to forty-five by 2010, South West Music School has secured core funding of £240,000 over three years, from the Music & Dance Scheme at the Department for Education & Skills.
South West Music School will officially launch in April 2007, with first auditions taking place in June 2007. Those selected will be offered a package of specialist educational support consisting of mentoring, individual tuition and development and initially three weekend residential projects per year, plus the opportunity to be involved in programmes and projects that the partners are already running.
For more information visit the South West Music School web site.
Dartington Plus is a partnership between The Dartington Hall Trust, King Edward VI Community College and University College Falmouth – incorporating Dartington College of Arts. Funded by Arts Council England