Music for Youth Regional Festival 2017
Gloucestershire Music is delighted to have teamed up with the world’s largest youth music festival, MUSIC FOR YOUTH.

On 4th and 5th March 2017, youth music groups of all types, sizes and genres will have the opportunity to perform on the impressive stage at the Cheltenham, Town Hall. This two day event is one of many regional festivals held between February and April each year covering the whole of the UK. Few regional festivals however have such an incredible setting within the regency grandeur of the Cheltenham Town Hall.
The rewards are fantastic:
Each performance is given feedback by specialist visiting MUSIC MENTORS. The Mentors are professional musicians who are there to support and offer encouragement on how to take those next steps in improving your ensembles skills. Successful entrants are then invited to performances at Symphony Hall, Birmingham in July and even to a place in the Schools Prom at the Royal Albert Hall, London in November.
This year we are delighted that no fewer than 24 of the 46 groups are from Gloucestershire. These are listed in bold below.
Steve Legge (Assistant Head of Gloucestershire Music) said: Gloucestershire can be very proud of the fine youth music making it has within the county. Our groups have already progressed, on many occasions to Birmingham and the Royal Albert Hall.
Most important, however, is the taking part.
Saturday Session 1 12:00 – 15:00, Sat 4th March
Please note this is not the running order
Western Winds
Chipping Campden Concert Band
Bridge String Orchestra
Chipping Campden Swing Band
South Gloucs Wind Orchestra
North Cotswold Wind Band
Downend Concert Band
Sir Thomas Rich’s School Choir
South Gloucs String Orchestra
Kingswood Senior Guitars
Fluttissimo
South Gloucs Senior Jazz Orchestra
Saturday Session 2 17:00 – 20:00, Sat 4th March
Please note this is not the running order
BANES Symphonic Wind Band
Bream School Choir
Fairlands Middle School Brass Ensemble
St Peters Girl’s Choir
Brass Tacks
The Eclectic Electric Collective
Shire Jazz Band
Gamma Quartet
Cheddar Valley Music Club Senior Brass Ensemble
Schools Philharmonic Orchestra
Sunday Session 1 10:00 – 13:00 Sun 5th March
Please note this is not the running order
Gloucestershire Youth Wind Orchestra
Wriggle Jigglers,
Hereford Intermediate Strings
Gloucester Academy of Music Junior Strings & Musicland Oxford
Gloucester Academy of Music String Zone
FVMC Wind Band
Gloucestershire County Youth Choir
Hereford Intermediate Concert Band
Gloucestershire Youth Sinfonia
All Saints Academy Choir
Gloucestershire Youth Orchestra
Sunday Session 2 15:00 – 18:00, Sun 5th March
Please note this is not the running order
JCA Harmony Group #Harms
Out of the Window
VOX
BMC Principal Orchestra
Forest of Dean Area Wind Band
Dischord / Datchord
BMC Jazz Band
Balcarras Chamber Choir
Cleeve Senior School Choir
Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Academy
Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra
Betar Brass