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Creative projects

Sinfonia Viva is an orchestra that listens, responds, and collaborates. We share creative projects which nurture, challenge, and delight.

Our projects are a collaborative process, co-creating new music with a diverse range of people, bringing together and valuing their ideas and learning from the breadth of our participant’s lived experiences.

Find out more about our Creative Projects across the East Midlands and beyond.

Love Stories

Love Stories

Workshops and Recording | May - August 2023

Love Stories is a community-led creative project, which resulted in a digital audio trail that takes listeners on a journey through the recently restored South Cliff Gardens in Scarborough. Read more

Published: 18th August, 2023

Updated: 27th September, 2023

Author: Eleanor Martindale

Culture Café Makes Music

Culture Café Makes Music

Workshops | June 2022 to ongoing

Following the success of the award winning Destinies project, we continue our creative work with asylum seeking young people. Read more

Published: 2nd December, 2022

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

Jewels in the Crown

Jewels in the Crown

Workshops and Performance | Apr - Jun 2022

An intergenerational music project co-produced with Orchestras Live, working with young carers and a group of people living with early onset dementia in Essex. Read more

Published: 16th August, 2022

Updated: 7th February, 2023

Author: Eleanor Martindale

Reimagine | Colour the City

Reimagine | Colour the City

Multimedia Project | Apr - Jun 2022

This joy-filled film showcases creative work from young people from Derby as part of 2022's Reimagine project. Read more

Published: 11th August, 2022

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Eleanor Martindale

Deep Roots Tall Trees | One Step at a Time

Deep Roots Tall Trees | One Step at a Time

Digital Project | Mar - Jul 2022

Sinfonia Viva were invited to re-join the Deep Roots Tall Trees choir for a project that led to the creation of One Step at a Time. Watch the music video here. Read more

Published: 26th July, 2022

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

Pioneers

Pioneers

Derby Theatre schools performance | Feb - Jul 2022

These eight films captured on 28 February 2022 during the Pioneers project, showcase 140 young performers from across Derby. Read more

Published: 22nd July, 2022

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

Destinies

Destinies

Multimedia project | Oct 2019 – Nov 2021

Destinies is a music and theatre production celebrating the stories and creativity of young refugees and asylum seekers living in Derbyshire. Read more

Published: 7th April, 2022

Author: Tim Jennings

Deep Roots Tall Trees | Doorstep Delight

Deep Roots Tall Trees | Doorstep Delight

Online choir project | 14 Feb 2022

We teamed up with Deep Roots Tall Trees, to produce a brand new song with Corby Choir, celebrating the joy of singing. Read more

Published: 14th February, 2022

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

Reimagine | This Is Derby project

Reimagine | This Is Derby project

Digital project | Apr - Sep 2021

Part of This Is Derbyshire, we created three brand new music videos in collaboration with Sinfonia Viva, QUAD and Hubbub Theatre Company, together with five SEND schools from across Derbyshire. Read more

Published: 1st September, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

Extraordinary Arts Packages

Extraordinary Arts Packages

UK wide care homes project | Mar - Oct 2021

Extraordinary Arts Packages was a music project offering creative engagement as part of the social recovery from the Covid pandemic across the UK Read more

Published: 18th August, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

Dragon In My Skin | Eczema project

Dragon In My Skin | Eczema project

Online project and schools learning resource | Jan - Mar 2021

Eczema is like a dragon living in your skin! Sinfonia Viva teamed up with Birmingham City Uni and Uni of Nottingham to create KS1 resources all about it Read more

Published: 4th June, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

The SOfa Choir | Tales Across the North Sea

The SOfa Choir | Tales Across the North Sea

Online choir project | Jan - Apr 2021

An online choir spanning the UK, Sweden and Denmark and producing a new folk song and music video 'The Selkie and The Sailor' Read more

Published: 3rd June, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Hattie Coupe

Creative workshops | Ash Field Academy

Creative workshops | Ash Field Academy

Online project | culminated 19 Feb 2021

BUPA funded project to provide creative music sessions to young people from Leicestershire SEND school Ash Field Academy Read more

Published: 2nd June, 2021

Updated: 8th July, 2021

Author: Tim Jennings

School of BaROCK

School of BaROCK

Online project |Mar 2020 - Feb 2021

A highly ambitious largescale participatory event involving three schools, a rock choir and Sinfonia Viva's Grammy-nominated orchestra Read more

Published: 12th February, 2021

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

Carers Choir | United in Song

Carers Choir | United in Song

Online choir project | Jul 2020

An exceptional song and music video performed by Sinfonia Viva's wonderful Carers Choir and written during lockdown Read more

Published: 14th July, 2020

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

I Have to Leave My House

I Have to Leave My House

The Riverside Centre, Derby | Sat 26 Oct 2019

After four sellout years in a row Sinfonia Viva's award winning team returned with another family friendly smash Read more

Published: 26th October, 2019

Updated: 15th April, 2021

Author: Tim Jennings

Lean on Me

Lean on Me

Riverside Centre Derby | Thurs 11 Jul 2019

Pupils from special education needs (SEND) schools across Derby share the stage with Sinfonia Viva's orchestra Read more

Published: 11th July, 2019

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

Energy

Energy

Derby Theatre | Tue 12 Mar 2019

An largescale project that saw eight schools and Derby College performing alongside Sinfonia Viva's orchestra Read more

Published: 12th March, 2019

Updated: 15th April, 2021

Author: Tim Jennings

Together To The Workhouse Door

Together To The Workhouse Door

Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | Wed 7 Jun 2017

A largescale performance inspired by Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse and the rich stories of the inmates Read more

Published: 7th July, 2017

Updated: 6th February, 2023

Author: Tim Jennings

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Latest

  • Spectacular photos from The Planets

    Spectacular photos from The Planets

    A selection of photos from The Planets at Derby Cathedral, performed under Luke Jerram's installation The Museum of the Moon.

  • Wait…What?! Family Show cancelled

    Wait…What?! Family Show cancelled

    We are very sorry to have had to take the decision to cancel our performance of Wait…What?! at the Museum of Making tomorrow, Sunday 22nd October. This is due to the adverse weather conditions that have led to some significant flooding in Derby and the surrounding area.

  • Love Stories in Scarborough

    Love Stories in Scarborough

    Workshops and Recording | May - August 2023

    Love Stories is a community-led creative project, which resulted in a digital audio trail that takes listeners on a journey through the recently restored South Cliff Gardens in Scarborough.

  • Love Stories

    Love Stories

    Workshops and Recording | May - August 2023

    Love Stories is a community-led creative project, which resulted in a digital audio trail that takes listeners on a journey through the recently restored South Cliff Gardens in Scarborough.

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  • Dragon In My Skin | Eczema project

    Dragon In My Skin | Eczema project

    Online project and schools learning resource | Jan - Mar 2021

    Eczema is like a dragon living in your skin! Sinfonia Viva teamed up with Birmingham City Uni and Uni of Nottingham to create KS1 resources all about it

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