We are happy to announce that Simon Smith, currently treasurer of Apollo Music Projects, has agreed to take on the role of Chair of Trustees. We very much look forward to having Simon's fresh approach taking us into the next chapter of our musical journey. It is also with great pleasure that we welcome Philippa Naylor as our new Treasurer. We are delighted to welcome Philippa to the Apollo board.

Our Company Administrator has had to leave for personal reasons, and again we are able to offer an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, flexible and dedicated administrator to play a central part in the development and growth of this dynamic music education charity. The position is flexible, but ideally we would be looking at 12- 16 hours each week spread over 4 days. The role will be mainly working from home, with regular visits to our Hackney office, and attending some workshops and events in North and East London. You would be joining a small dedicated team supporting AMP's programme delivering inspiring workshops and concerts to 23 primary and special schools in East and North London. The Company Administrator will co-ordinate the day to day running of Apollo Music Projects, supporting all our activities across administration, marketing and fundraising. For further information please read the Job description or contact us for further details.

On Tuesday 3rd July we welcomed over 1250 children, teachers and parents to the Hackney Empire for our final concerts of the year performed by the Apollo Chamber Orchestra. It was a fitting end to a wonderful year delivering our programme to 23 different schools across Hackney, Haringey, Camden, Islington and Tower Hamlets.Our musicians performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" conducted by David Chernaik, CEO of Apollo Music Projects, with spoken introductions and musical examples.We spoke to some of the children afterwards, who were thrilled by the performance: “You can just relax and listen”, “It sounded amazing - there was so much detail”Thank you to everyone who joined us including the Friends of Apollo Music Projects and our Trustees. We were also delighted to have been joined by Cllr Clare Potter, Speaker of Hackney (pictured below with pupils from St John and St James Primary School in Hackney).“It was wonderful to see so many children completely absorbed in Beethoven’s music in this amazing venue” said David Chernaik, conductor and CEO of Apollo Music Projects, “The level of concentration from the children was remarkable.”

We are delighted to welcome our new Company Administrator Nathalie Meghriche to the Apollo team. Nathalie worked in administration and project management roles within the arts & culture sector for 10 years and in the charity sector as a volunteer manager for 4 years. She joined Apollo Music Projects as Company Administrator in May 2018. Nathalie was appointed following an extensive search and interview process, and we are sure that she will be a tremendous asset to Apollo Music Projects.

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AMP CEO and Programme Director David Chernaik took part in a great podcast with Mark Taylor, who runs a brilliant educational website Education on Fire.A chance to hear David talking in depth about the Apollo programme.Listen here 

FT articleVery nice article about Apollo Music Projects alongside a wonderful music project in Afghanistan. Thanks to Griselda Murray-Brown.

A huge THANK YOU to all our supporters who donated during The Big Give Christmas Challenge. We exceeded our target of £20,000, raising a fantastic £22,455.75. This will make a real difference, helping us to bring live music to more children.

Lovely cello playing - cellos can be so expressive.

An inspiring article in the Guardian about a primary school in Bradford using music to help turn around a failing school, with spectacular results.The focus on creativity has improved results across the school, not just among the musically gifted, say the head teacher, adding that it is “demonstrably more effective than drilling Sats papers”.“My hope is that headteachers and people holding purse strings, possibly even the people who make important decisions in the government, will read about our school and realise that creative subjects are not mere add-ons but essential for the progress of all pupils.”https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/oct/03/school-results-music-bradford

On Wednesday 12th July we welcomed over 1,250 children, teachers and parents to the Hackney Empire for our final concerts of the year!

We've had some great news last week and are excited to announce that Apollo Music Projects has been awarded funding...

Thank you so much to everyone who donated in the Small Charities Week Matched Funding opportunity through Local Giving! We raised a total of £732.71 during this campaign and we are extremely happy for such generous support.