LS Collective

LS Collective

The London Sinfonietta welcomes young people and students to curate, produce and perform events using the resources of the ensemble’s musicians, artists and composers. These events are produced and promoted as part of the ensemble’s season, and offer unique opportunities for training and creative growth for the young people involved. London Sinfonietta Collective projects will be created across London and the UK.

Following the success of the 2008 Culture Collective at Southbank Centre, this season sees the launch of the KX Collective, involving young musicians and producers from the King’s Cross area, home of the London Sinfonietta’s new headquarters at Kings Place.

The London Sinfonietta Collective will expand to encompass not just the Culture Collective at the Southbank and the KX Collective at Kings Place, but a wider community online and out in the field. Members of the Collective, creating and sharing artistic ideas, will shape our engagement with young people guiding us to create inspiring physical and digital spaces in which to make new work.

Recent events

KX Collective Launch project
Sat 23 and Sun 24 Jan 2010
Kings Place

The KX Collective (young people aged 14-19 from Islington and Camden) came together for a creative music-making weekend at Kings Place in which they created new music to celebrate the 2010 Launch of the project. The group worked with composer and animateur Fraser Trainer, Sound Intermedia (sound designers and engineers) and Principal Players from the London Sinfonietta. The KX Collective work with the London Sinfonietta throughout the season to create and participate in a programme of activities and events for young people in the local area.

You can see a video containing footage of the weekend's workshops and the performance by following this link: KX Collective Launch Video

Coming soon...

KX Collective at Islington Assembly Halls re-opening Festival
Sat 6, Sun 7 and Tue 9 Mar (eve) 2010
Islington Assembly Halls

The KX Collective celebrate the re-opening of the Islington Assembly Halls. They will create new work in a weekend of workshops, in collaboration with other Islington artists. The new work will be showcased in the Assembly Halls Festival.

If you are between 14 and 20, living in Islington or Camden, and would like to take part in either of these projects, please call Amy on 020 7239 9340 or email amy.majumdar@londonsinfonietta.org.uk

KX Collective throughout the season

In a series of specially devised workshop sessions throughout the year, the KX Collective will engage with the ensemble, both inside and outside of Kings Place. By collaborating with other cultural providers in Kings Place and in the locality, the KX Collective members will have access to a wide range of activities and events, through projects which will help them to realise and develop their creative potential.

London Sinfonietta Collective: 3 June 2010, Queen Elizabeth Hall

In this exciting new style of concert, the London Sinfonietta Collective will curate and produce a London Sinfonietta concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Working with London Sinfonietta’s composers, artists and events team, the Collective will be putting together an experimental event where contemporary music is mixed with video, installations, new music compositions and collaborations.

For more information about the LS Collective, please call Amy Majumdar, Participation and Learning Manager, on 020 7239 9340 or email amy.majumdar@londonsinfonietta.org.uk.