News
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Barlines: Celebrating a Fantastic Term
A celebration of the Love Music Trust’s summer term, featuring highlights from major concerts, competitions and festivals across Cheshire and Wirral, alongside updates on new projects, youth initiatives, music centre performances and the wide range of opportunities inspiring young musicians across the region.
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Barlines: Last Term's Highlights & What’s Next
A round-up of recent performances, competitions and musical celebrations from across the Love Music Trust, plus details of upcoming concerts, new creative projects and opportunities for schools, ensembles and young musicians throughout Cheshire and Wirral.
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Barlines: A look back at Christmas and what’s to come this spring
A round-up of festive concerts and choir performances from late 2025, plus details on upcoming Love Music Trust events and opportunities for young musicians this spring, including competitions, orchestral and vocal weekends, and Singfest activities.
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Barlines: See What We’ve Been Up To This Autumn!
A review of autumn term activities and developments from the Love Music Trust, including updates on regional music provision, upcoming concerts and rehearsals, Singfest progress, and ongoing ensemble and instrumental opportunities for children and young people.
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Barlines: Our Final Edition of the Term
A term‑end round‑up from the Love Music Trust featuring highlights such as a folk ensemble workshop with Juniper, the Primary Music Conference, community music events, performances at the Cheshire Show, and the Summer Celebration concert showcasing young musicians’ achievements.
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Barlines: A Symphony of Highlights from the Spring Term
A spring term round‑up from the Love Music Trust, celebrating the Young Musician of the Year competition, the Primary Schools’ Music Competition, Barnaby Bear concerts, Secondary Showcase performances, and this year’s Singfest events across Cheshire East.
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Rob Cope announced in the Associate Honours list of the Royal Academy of Music
The LMT is delighted that Saxophone, Big Band and Jazz Ensembles director Rob Cope has been announced in the 2024-2025 Associate Honours list of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM). All at the LMT would like to congratulate Rob on this wonderful recognition of his playing and contribution to music education. Read more about this achievement below and follow the link to the official Royal Academy of Music announcement. https://www. ram. ac. uk/news/the-royal-academy-of-music-announces-its-associate-honours-2024-2025
Every year the Academy confers Associate Honours on former students of the Academy to recognise and celebrate their significant contributions to the musical landscape. The 2024-2025 list of Associates showcases the broad range of careers that alumni go on to enjoy. Alumni being recognised this year include solo, orchestral and chamber musicians, operatic and concert singers, jazz artists, conductors, composers, music educators, musical theatre performers and artistic leaders, amongst many more. -
Barlines: Your February Update from The Love Music Trust!
A February update from the Love Music Trust covering the launch of the Cheshire & Wirral Music Hub, Singfest live rehearsals, percussion day highlights, Barnaby Bear workshops, and inclusive SEND Music Day activities.
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New Music Hub Lead Organisation for Cheshire and Wirral
Exciting news for music enthusiasts in Cheshire and Wirral! Following Arts Council England’s (on behalf of the Department for Education) streamlining of the number of music hub organisations to just 43 nationwide, the newly formed Cheshire and Wirral Music Hub will serve the vibrant communities of Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, and Wirral.
Led by the Love Music Trust (Hub Lead Organisation) and in conjunction with key partner, Edsential, we are working together to provide top-tier music education by delivering quality teaching and learning experiences, fostering pathways into the music industry, and nurturing creativity through collaborative projects with children and young people in Cheshire and Wirral. -