www.hackneymusic.co.uk

'As the number one music education provider to Hackney schools, HMS works closely with Headteachers and partners to ensure that our work is flexible and responsive to the needs of schools, and that our combined delivery of provision is strategic and joined up. We offer a variety of programmes to schools and young people ...'

stokenewingtonearlymusic.org.uk

‘Begun on a shoestring in 1995, the Stoke Newington Early Music Festival has grown and flourished through the years. Generously supported by local businesses — but always independent of public funding — it is now an indispensable feature of the Stoke Newington summer, loved by local residents and by fans of early music from everywhere.’ Held Mid July.

www.shms.org.uk

'Bringing classical music of the highest quality to Hackney audiences at affordable prices in a friendly relaxed setting.'

www.vortexjazz.co.uk

'One of the UK’s premier jazz venues, programming almost 400 performances a year in an intimate space. We were winner of the Live Jazz Award category at the 2013 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. As a volunteer-led jazz club in North London, Dalston, we have been given the accolade of being one of the world’s best, and have even been singled out by the prestigious Downbeat magazine as one the top 150 jazz venues in the world.'

eastlondonsymphony.wixsite.com/elso

Founded 2017: ‘Aims to provide exciting performance opportunities for conservatoire, university and sixth form students from across London and the surrounds. Exciting and advanced repertoire is in the planning to showcase London's young talent in the orchestra, as well as inviting young soloists for concerto performances and young composers to write for the orchestra’.

hackneysingers.org.uk

‘A150-strong community choir drawing members from Hackney, surrounding boroughs and across London ... We present at least two concerts a year, working with professional orchestras and soloists, and particularly the Forest Philharmonic ... We are different from many other singing groups. We have an open-door policy and do not hold auditions — everybody, regardless of experience, is welcome to join the Thursday night rehearsals.’

www.morrisfolkchoir.org

'Since 2008 we have been coming together to learn sea-shanties, murder ballads, protest songs, work songs, love melodies, folkified non-folk songs, and good old knees-up tunes, from across the centuries and all over the world. We learn tunes and harmonies by ear (ability to read music is not required). We perform at festivals and folk clubs, in train stations and park bandstands, and our concert ceilidhs are our latest addition to the London folk scene.'

www.festivalchorushackney.org.uk

‘A community choir which has been performing major choral works in Hackney since 1997 ...  We rehearse and perform at St. John of Jerusalem Church and, although we are not a church choir, members have also sung in church events, including the annual carol service ... The choir is open to all regardless of ethnicity, age, religion, gender, nationality, identity, sexual orientation, disability or political affiliation and no one is excluded from membership on financial grounds. There are no auditions and the choir includes people with a variety of musical experience.’

www.hackneyempire.co.uk/music

'There are plenty of ways to get involved. Whether it’s through the Hackney Empire Community Choir, Youth Forum, School and College Programme, Elders Group, one of our workshops or maybe one of our annual projects – Artist Development Programme (ADP), Hackney Village, Alter Ego. Our flagship pioneering Creative Learning programmes is developing the Next Generation of artists ...'

theoldchurch.org.uk

‘The only surviving Elizabethan Church in London and one of the oldest in the country to have been built as an Anglican church ... The Old Church is a fabulous venue for a variety of artistic and community events: concerts, exhibitions, art workshops, dancing, singing, meditation, drumming ... Our flexible atmospheric space with its wonderful acoustic is perfect for them all. We can seat an audience of 110 – all with a good view.’