Who We Are
MusicShare is an 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.
We also currently have four regular MusicShare choirs that meet weekly in Lichfield during term-time spanning ages 0-99 and you can find more information on our CHOIRS page.
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.
How We Are Funded
MusicShare is hugely grateful for the financial support of Art’s Council England via The Music Partnership which enables our work to develop and expand.
We would also like to express our gratitude to Lichfield Conduit Lands Trust, for their support of our Mini, Young & Youth Voices choirs during the pandemic and more recently for Youth Voices to attend a brilliant project alongside The Gabrieli Consort.
See below for more details on how you can support MusicShare:
Donate
We will be able to accept online donations shortly, but in the meantime, please contact us to find out how you can donate via musicshare@lichfieldcathedralschool.com
Volunteer with us
We regularly need volunteers to help us with our work. MusicShare, under the auspices of Lichfield Cathedral School is committed to equal opportunities and to the safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and adults, and the care and nurture of children within our community. To this end any recruitment of volunteers will be done in line with Safer Recruitment principles and all volunteers will be subject to DBS disclosure in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice. For further details, please contact musicshare@lichfieldcathedralschool.com