Find out here about the New London Orchestra's projects outside the concert hall. When possible, the orchestra aims to involve itself in projects that help raise awareness about music, and to get people involved. The orchestra is proud to be associated with a number of community groups in the London Borough of Newham, where much of its work is focussed.
Literacy Through Music (2011-2013) The New London Orchestra's flagship education project for 2011-2013 is 'Literacy Through Music', a project taking place in primary schools in the London Borough of Newham. This project is funded over its three-year duration by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.  An evaluation of the 2011 project by London University's Institute of Education will be available soon. During the academic year 2011-2012, the project's scope broadens from 3 to 35 schools. During the year, practitioners will work with primary school teachers during Inset Workshops to foster the use of music in the teaching of literacy in the classroom. Workshops are based on experience developed during the spring and summer terms of 2011, when practitioners worked with three primary schools in Newham. Read more...
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Newham Welcomes the World (2007-2012) The orchestra's 'Newham Welcomes the World' is a community music project based in Newham, with Patrons Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP and Lyn Brown MP. Newham Welcomes the World gives a voice to the local community to express themselves through a musical narrative. Each year we are delivering a very different music project, working with different sectors of the local community, leading up to the Olympics in 2012.  Read more...
Music and Maths Projects The New London Orchestra developed its first curriculum project in Hammersmith & Fulham in 2000 for National Maths Year, and it has since run the Maths and Music project in many schools across London. The New London Orchestra recently joined the Royal Institution for a special master class. Musicians and RI mathematicians worked together to present a session for year 6 school pupils.  Read more...
Music and the Mind Working in partnership with University College London (UCL) the NLO staged a four day festival-conference, the first of its kind developed by an arts organization, to explore, promote and amplify current scientific understanding of how the brain perceives, produces and appreciates music. Lectures by some of the world's leading neurologists, debates, discussions, performances and multi-media sessions all led audiences through the complex and evolving world of music and neuroscience, still in its relative infancy.  Read more...
Look Ahead Housing and Care The New London Orchestra has been providing participatory music projects for residents at Look Ahead Housing & Care centres since 2004 at both its Kean Street and Luton Road sites. Both these centres provides long-term accommodation and 24 hour support for residents with enduring mental ill-health.  Read more...
Deaf Schools The New London Orchestra's work has worked with deaf schools for over five years at Selwyn School in Newham and Blanche Nevile School in Haringey. At Blanche Nevile, orchestra musicians carried out intensive one-week cross-curricular projects with children in years 8 and 9, as well as those in year 6 as an introduction to the secondary school. At Selwyn School, musicians provided weekly session with junior school pupils.  Read more...