North Somerset Centre for Young Musicians

We run bands and choirs for children and young people to rehearse and perform in. Each group meets weekly during term time and performs two or three times a year. Some ensembles have the opportunity to perform more often.

If you wish your child to join one of our centres, please contact the Music Service by phone 01934 426 430 or email music.service@n-somerset.gov.uk.

NSCYM @ Backwell

Saturdays, 9.30am – 12.10pm at Backwell Academy (Theatre Building), Station Road, Backwell, BS48 3BX.

Charge: £50.50 per school term

• Junior String Group - for players from pre-grade 1 to grade 3 standard
• Junior Wind Band - for woodwind, brass and percussion players of grades 1 to 3 standard
• Junior Combined Ensemble -  for players of grades 1 to 3 standards
• Intermediate Ensemble - for players of grades 3 to 5 standard
• Whole Centre Ensemble

NSCYM Seniors @ Backwell 

Saturdays, 9am - 12.30pm at Backwell Academy (Sixth Form Building), Station Road, Backwell, BS48 3BX.

Charge: £56 per school term

• NSCYM Full Orchestra - all members get to play fun and exciting repertoire from full symphony works to film scores
• North Somerset Sinfonietta - an advanced level orchestra playing challenging contemporary works
• Swing Band - commercial music band for flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, trombones, piano, bass guitar and drums
• Concert Band - a symphonic wind band for players of grades 5 to 8
• Vivace - a string orchestra for players of grades 5 and above

NSCYM @ Parklands Educate Together

Thursdays, 6.30pm - 8pm at Parklands Educate Together Primary School, Russell Road, Locking, BS24 7NH.

Charge: £39 per school term

• North Somerset Jazz Orchestra - North Somerset’s premier youth ‘big band’. Minimum standard grade 5.