YMC Term Restart

The YMC term will start on 17th September. We are looking forward to an exciting term at YMC and the start of a new academic year. YMC’s orchestra’s and choir are preparing for the Winter Concert, which takes place on…

Coming up at YMC!

The weekend of the 30th April/1st May is a busy one for YMC. In addition to our usual classes on a Saturday morning at Bigwood House, some of YMC’s orchestras will be performing at the North London Festival and the…

Baroque Masterclasses at YMC

On Sunday 24th October the critically acclaimed Feinstein Ensemble who specialises in historically accurate performance gave a masterclass to members of YMC in the Hampstead Garden Suburb Free Church. The afternoon involved teachers and students of YMC being guided through…

György Pauk – A life in Music

A wonderful book about the eventful life of our Patron György Pauk. A must read! It is fascinating and moving. You can order via The Strad Website: https://www.thestradshop.com/store/thestrad/gyorgy-pauk/

Cambridge Choral Experience

26 June 2021 Are you aged 11-18? Do you like to sing? Would you like to find out more about singing at Cambridge University? The 2021 Cambridge Choral Experience will be held online this year on Saturday, 26 June 2021. There…

Please read Covid -19 safety rules for YMC

YMC Information for summer term 2021 General government guidelines: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/protective-measures-for-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak Info for Bigwood House There will be  signs/applying tape to floors to put into place in corridors a keep-left approach throughout Bigwood House.  A one-way system is not feasible for…

Strings Final Highlights BBC Young Musician2020 Episode 5 of 6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jqyp Ilai started his journey at YMC in Tanja Goldberg’s violin beginner group class in 2007. With just one place in this year’s semi-final left to play for, the focus is…

Ilai Avni – Finalist BBC Young Musician

We are very thrilled that our student, Ilai Avni who has been taught since his very first violin lesson at YMC by Tanja Goldberg, is a string finalist in the 2020 BBC Young Musician Competition which will be on television on March…

MESSAGE FROM STEPHEN WARNER,  CHAIR OF TRUSTEES. I have recently been elected as the Chair of Trustees of YMC, and wanted to take the opportunity to introduce myself, and to keep you informed of some other recent changes to the…