Enlightening Education: A Revelation where the music comes first
Welcome to the OAE’s education department. Mozart was our inspiration in the education department during 2010-11: the OAE’s season took us through the concerto to the symphony, aria to opera and provided us with rich material to work with. Our OAE clubs are thriving as well as our Schools Concert series at Kings Place and OAE TOTS. New collaborations with the Royal Society, Guardian and Eastfeast have strengthened our programme and increased our offer to the young people we work with. Long term relationships such as our link with the Camden Music Service are bearing fruit and we look forward to working with all our partners during 2011 -12.
What makes up our programme?
- At the OAE we pride ourselves in working with a huge range of people on work inspired by our repertoire and our instruments
- Our newly created TOTS programme targets the under 5’s
- Our OAE clubs range from primary and secondary string clubs to the Foundling Choir
- Our primary schools programme engages children from over 20 schools around the country each term
- Our secondary work introduces music, film and opera to enhance the curriculum
- Our links with conservatoires and our Ann and Peter Law OAE Experience for young players enable us to work with the next generation of brilliant musicians both on and off the concert platform
- Our Night Shift concerts attract a new and growing audience and offer opportunities for new formats and new presentation
- Our Insight Club and Study Days enable adults to get up close and explore the academic music world
- Our Musicians on Call project takes fabulous music to those who can’t visit the concert hall.
Mission Statement
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment aims to be one of the world’s leading orchestras, giving high quality performances on period instruments, characterised by excellence and vitality. Our mission is to present the best quality performances on period instruments, exploring innovative repertoire and collaborating with and nurturing outstanding musical talent. We are known for our friendly and warm nature and engagement, both with music and audiences through our performances as well as through our vibrant education and outreach programme. We aim for this unique personality to be evident in all that we do, enabling us to interact with, and enrich, the lives of existing and new audiences and our wider ‘OAE community’ whether in or out of the concert hall.
For an up-to-date insight into the Education Projects we’ve worked on in the past year, you can download our Education brochure here:
If you’d like to receive information about OAE Education events or if you would like your school or college to take part in a project, please e-mail on Ellie Cowan on ellie.cowan@oae.co.uk or phone 020 7239 9371.