Lichfield MusicShare
‘A good musical education with singing at its heart should in my opinion be the birth-right of every child’.
– Cathy Lamb, Director of MusicShare
About us
MusicShare is a 20-year old, award-winning, Schools Singing Programme that works with local primary, secondary and special schools to encourage children to sing. MusicShare is a partnership between Lichfield Cathedral School, Lichfield Cathedral and The Music Partnership.
Today, we work with around 150 schools per year, bringing the joy of singing to thousands of children across the West Midlands.
Our 20th Birthday...
For our 20th Birthday celebrations we will be performing the wonderful community opera, Noye’s Fludde, by Benjamin Britten, which will bring together many of the different strands that MusicShare is involved in. Performances will take place on the 10th and 11th November at 7.30pm. Do come along! Tickets are available from https://www.trybooking.co.uk/46413.
Impact
Since our inception in 2003 we have reached over 20,000 pupils and worked with over 500 schools (primary, secondary and special schools and Pupil Referral Units).
How We Work
Through a mixture of core projects and one-off workshops, MusicShare staff teach children healthy, quality singing through learning repertoire (popular songs, classical and choral works) in preparation for a performance in front of an audience of family, friends and the local community.
These performances are often in the Cathedral but we also perform in many other venues, such as in secondary schools collaborating with their feeder primary schools.
We often take Young Singing Leaders (many of whom are choristers and former-choristers) out to schools to demonstrate what can be achieved by children their own age who work hard, rehearse regularly and focus themselves on becoming highly proficient musicians.
We also currently have four regular MusicShare choirs that meet weekly in Lichfield during term-time spanning ages 0-99.
Schools
Our Choirs