Groove Syndicate will be performing at Bitterne Park Big Picnic, this will take place on the School Playing Grounds.

Parking: Available on local streets.

A connected community for music, events and support: created by young people, for young people.

Join the team, or send us your music!

Team meetings for ages 13-25.

These sessions are FREE.
You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch.

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.

Southampton Youth Wind Band have been invited to perform at the prestigious Music for Youth National Festival!

The festival will be taking place on Saturday 11 July 2026 at Symphony Hall in Birmingham.

The Music for Youth National Festival 2026 brings thousands of talented young musicians to Birmingham for three unforgettable days of live performances, inspiring workshops and creative experiences. From powerful orchestras and uplifting choirs to jazz bands, ensembles and bold new music makers, the festival showcases the incredible diversity and talent of young people from across the UK.

Find out more about the festival, including the full program and how to buy tickets via the button below.

Tickets:

Standard: £21.00 (inc. £4.00 cmsn)

Aged 60+:  @ £15.00

Child Under 16:  @ £15.00

Nimbus Access Visitor:  @ £15.00

Nimbus Companion - If eligible, applies in basket:  @ £15.00

Nimbus Wheelchair User :  @ £15.00

Child aged under 5:  @ £0.00

Join Pulse8 for a concert at Cantell School!

Tickets: This is a free concert. There will be a retiring collection on the night.

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: No photos please.

Join Southampton Youth Wind Band for their Summer Concert at The Dobson Theatre!

This is an end of year summer celebration, and will include 2026 leavers and band awards!

Tickets: Adults £10, Under 18s £1. Tickets available via the button below.

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: No photos please.

Join Southampton Youth Brass Band, Brassroots, Boom! & Airplay for a joint concert at Cantell School!

Tickets: £4 adults & under 16’s free – payable at the door

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: No photos please.

Elgar & Southampton Youth String will be performing in a joint concert at Cantell School!

Tickets: This is a free concert. There will be a retiring collection on the night.

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: No photos please.

Music production group sessions, providing a space for collaboration among beat makers, producers and songwriters.

These sessions take place in the Music Studio, in Mayflower Studios.

They are suitable for Ages 11-18
These sessions are FREE.

You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.

Southampton Youth Brass Band will be performing at St Cross Fete!

St Cross Fete is a traditional Summer Fete in the beautiful grounds of the medieval Hospital of Saint Cross.

Southampton Youth Brass Band will perform 3 x 20 minute slots during the 2-5pm timeslot.

Tickets: Adults £3, Children Free (this is payable on the door)

Funds raised are for the church at St Cross, Winchester Bereavement Group, Winchester Young Carers and Winchester Hospice.

Parking: Ample free car parking available on site.

As part of our commitment to youth voice, we are running creative youth consultation sessions

These creative consultations open to anyone up to the age of 18 interested in music.

Anyone attending is invited to bring along friends. We'll use the time to do a fun activity and discuss music: from genre-preferences to career goals. 

All sessions will take place at our space in Mayflower Studios (142 Above Bar St, SO14 7BL) with lots of snacks! This is a great opportunity to take part in a fun and free creative activity, and visit our recording space. 

24/06/26 -  Podcast recording

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at hosting a podcast? Or just being a guest? However you feel, we want to invite you to create your own podcast episode! We'd like your podcast to be themed around music as a career but the rest is up to you, in return you'll be sent the final episode fully edited. 

03/06/26 - Puppet-making session

If any of this is of interest to you please sign up via the button below or by scanning the QR code on the attached poster. Come along to as many sessions as you'd like! 

SIOW Music Presents: Studio Band performing at The Concorde Club, with special guests Henry Beaufort Jazz Band.

Studio Band are a ten piece Jazz band, playing a selection of Modern and Classic Tunes!

Parking: TBC

Photos: TBC

Tickets: Adults £8, Concessions £5, Under 16s £1 - tickets can be bought via the button below.

Come and see Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia perform at Cedar School’s Summer Fayre!

More details coming soon…

First Performance: 11.00 - 11.45am

Second Performance: 12.30 - 1.15pm

Tickets: TBC

Parking: available on site.

A connected community for music, events and support: created by young people, for young people.

Join the team, or send us your music!

Team meetings for ages 13-25.

These sessions are FREE.
You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch.

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.

As part of our commitment to youth voice, we are running creative youth consultation sessions

These creative consultations open to anyone up to the age of 18 interested in music.

Anyone attending is invited to bring along friends. We'll use the time to do a fun activity and discuss music: from genre-preferences to career goals. 

All sessions will take place at our space in Mayflower Studios (142 Above Bar St, SO14 7BL) with lots of snacks! This is a great opportunity to take part in a fun and free creative activity, and visit our recording space. 

03/06/03 - Puppet-making session.

Could you create Sockbrina Carpenter, Jimi Handrix, or Elphaba's friend Soq? During this session, we'll teach you to build a sock puppet and ask that you build a music figure that's relevant to you - perhaps a musician, a singer-songwriter, a character from a musical or someone else? I look forward to finding out who you create and why!

24/06/24 -  Podcast recording.

If any of this is of interest to you please sign up via the button below or by scanning the QR code on the attached poster. Come along to as many sessions as you'd like! 

A connected community for music, events and support: created by young people, for young people.

Join the team, or send us your music!

Team meetings for ages 13-25.

These sessions are FREE.
You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch.

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.

Music production group sessions, providing a space for collaboration among beat makers, producers and songwriters.

These sessions take place in the Music Studio, in Mayflower Studios.

They are suitable for Ages 11-18
These sessions are FREE.

You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.

A connected community for music, events and support: created by young people, for young people.

Join the team, or send us your music!

Team meetings for ages 13-25.

These sessions are FREE.
You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch.

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.

SIOW Music presents Southampton Youth Orchestra: Musical Portraits.

Two of our own talented students make their solo debuts with 'Danse Macabre' and the ever-popular 2nd movement of Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto. The first half is completed by Coleridge-Taylor's 'Song of Hiawatha Overture' - largely forgotten today, but held in high regard early last century by composers including Stanford, Parry and Elgar.

Finishing the concert will be Mussorgsky's monumental 'Pictures at an Exhibition'

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: Please do not take photos or videos.

Tickets: Adults £12, Concessions £8, Under 18s £1

Tickets are available to purchase from Thornden Hall via the button below.

Come and see Southampton Youth Strings and Pulse8, our intermediate strings and windband ensembles, perform live at Cantell School!

The concert will start at 7.00pm at Cantell School.

Tickets: There will be a retiring collection.

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: Please do not take photos or videos.

Music production group sessions, providing a space for collaboration among beat makers, producers and songwriters.

These sessions take place in the Music Studio, in Mayflower Studios.

They are suitable for Ages 11-18
These sessions are FREE.

You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.

Step into a world of magic, music, and pure Disney wonder as Southampton Youth Concert Sinfonia proudly present A Disney Spectacular — an unforgettable evening celebrating some of the most cherished melodies ever written.

Join us as our talented young musicians bring iconic Disney moments to life, including other spellbinding drama of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the timeless and heartfelt harmonies of Beauty and the Beast and the unforgettable tunes of Mary Poppins.

Perfect for families, Disney fans, and music lovers alike, A Disney Spectacular promises an evening filled with nostalgia, excitement, and exceptional youth talent. Come be part of the magic — and let the music carry you to a place where dreams really do come true.

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: Please do not take photos or videos.

Tickets: £12 Adults, £10 Concessions, Under 18’s £2

Tickets can be purchased from Thornden Hall via the button below.

Come and see our youth string band Elgar, wind band, Airplay, and percussion group, Boom! perform live at Cantell School!

The concert will start at 6.30pm and take place in the hall at Cantell School.

Tickets: There will be a retiring collection.

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: Please do not take photos or videos.

As part of our commitment to youth voice, we are running 3 sessions over the next few months.

These are creative consultations open to anyone up to the age of 18 interested in music.

Anyone attending is invited to bring along friends. We'll use the time to do a fun activity and discuss music: from genre-preferences to career goals. 

All sessions will take place at our space in Mayflower Studios (142 Above Bar St, SO14 7BL) with lots of snacks! This is a great opportunity to take part in a fun and free creative activity, and visit our recording space. 

16/03/26 -  Podcast recording.

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at hosting a podcast? Or just being a guest? However you feel, we want to invite you to create your own podcast episode! We'd like your podcast to be themed around music as a career but the rest is up to you, in return you'll be sent the final episode fully edited. 

17/02/26 - Collage evening.

10/03/26 - Puppet-making session.

If any of this is of interest to you please sign up here or by scanning the QR code on the attached poster. Come along to as many sessions as you'd like! 

As part of our commitment to youth voice, we are running 3 sessions over the next few months.

These are creative consultations open to anyone up to the age of 18 interested in music.

Anyone attending is invited to bring along friends. We'll use the time to do a fun activity and discuss music: from genre-preferences to career goals. 

All sessions will take place at our space in Mayflower Studios (142 Above Bar St, SO14 7BL) with lots of snacks! This is a great opportunity to take part in a fun and free creative activity, and visit our recording space. 

10/03/26 - Puppet-making session.

Could you create Sockbrina Carpenter, Jimi Handrix, or Elphaba's friend Soq? During this session, we'll teach you to build a sock puppet and ask that you build a music figure that's relevant to you - perhaps a musician, a singer-songwriter, a character from a musical or someone else? I look forward to finding out who you create and why!

17/02/26 - Collage Evening!

16/03/26 -  Podcast recording.

If any of this is of interest to you please sign up here or by scanning the QR code on the attached poster. Come along to as many sessions as you'd like! 

This session has been cancelled. Please sign up via the form if you would like to attend our future sessions!

A connected community for music, events and support: created by young people, for young people.

Join the team, or send us your music!

Team meetings for ages 13-25.

These sessions are FREE.
You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch.

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.

Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Services proudly present our annual Windband Pyramid Concert — an exciting evening showcasing the exceptional young musicians from Airplay (Foundation Wind Band), Pulse8 (Intermediate Wind Band), Studio Band (Jazz Band), and the Southampton Youth Wind Band (Advanced Wind Band).

The programme will feature vibrant performances from each ensemble, culminating in spectacular joint items including Jai Ho and Don't Stop Me Now — a celebration of talent, energy, and the joy of music-making!

Parking: Available on site.

Photos: Please do not take photos or videos.

Tickets: Adults £12, Concessions £8, Under 18s £1

Tickets are available to purchase from Thornden Hall, please use the button below.

Studio Band will be performing at The Stage Door’s Rising Stars Open Mic Night!

Parking: Available in City Centre car parks.

Photos: Please do not take photos or videos.

Tickets: Pay what you can, available from The Stage Door on the day.

Groove Merchant & Groove Syndicate will be performing at Bursfest.

Their performance will start at 12pm and finish at 1.15pm.

Please note, this event is not arranged by SIOW Music or the Friends.

Parking: Available on site.

Tickets: Early bird £10 each or £18 for two, under 16’s free when accompanied by an adult

Music production group sessions, providing a space for collaboration among beat makers, producers and songwriters.

These sessions take place in the Music Studio, in Mayflower Studios.

They are suitable for Ages 11-18
These sessions are FREE.

You can try out the sessions, or come along regularly

Trouble with transport, or getting to the sessions?
We can help. Just let us know when you sign up.

Any questions? Get in touch

Got a music idea you want to see or need help with? Send us your suggestions.