Simon Glinn

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Simon Glinn Executive Director, Philharmonic
Hall Events
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The City of Liverpool

• 800 years old, founded by King John in 1217
• Britains and possibly Europes oldest
  Chinese community
• Great port city a city of migrants
• Englands most musical city
• The Beatles, the Phil and football

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

• Promote the love of music and music making
• 168 years old the oldest concert-giving society
  in the UK
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
  Ensembles
• Philharmonic Hall programme
• Learning at the Liverpool Phil

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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

• 60 70 orchestral concerts per year at
  Philharmonic Hall
• 20 chamber contemporary ensemble concerts at
  other city venues
• Concert hall other programme run as commercial
  subsidiary company
• Programme includes Liverpool Arabic Arts
  Festival, Liverpool Irish Festival Chinese New
  Year

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Peter Garden Executive Director, Learning
Engagement
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It was a wonderful opportunity for all of our
children. The whole experience was so creative
and inspiring. Teacher, Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Infant School, Liverpool
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,
Liverpool The Musical, Echo Arena, Liverpool
2008 European Capital of
Culture Opening weekend
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The stars of the show had to be the Liverpool
Philharmonic Youth Choir, a quite exceptionally
talented ensemble Liverpool Daily Post
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Arts organisations and Education

• Why we do education and outreach
• Types of work and examples of projects
• Good practice
• Raising awareness of the value
• Education and audience development
• Long term planning
• Questions

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Learning at the Liverpool Phil Why?

• Our mission and ethos
• Our heritage and place in the region
• Liverpool and music
• Belief and commitment that highest quality music
  should be open to everyone
• Belief in the positive impact of music
• Belief in the transformational power of music
  personal, social, creative, cultural and
  educational impact
• Partly publicly subsidised organisation

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Promoting the love of music and music making

• Our Learning aims to 2012 are to
• Widen access to live music and
• music making
• Achieve national recognition as a
• centre of excellence for music
• education
• Promote learning at the heart of
• the Liverpool Phil and
• Work with partners to create
• opportunities for ongoing
• involvement in music making
• across the region.

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Learning programmes
benefit over 45,000 people
per year
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Early Years Childrens Centres
The thing I enjoyed most is the effect it had on
the children they enjoyed the experience of a
different
type of music and being supported to join in with
the musicians.
Staff member, Anfield Childminding Network
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Schools
The Phil believes every child should have the
opportunity to experience world class live
orchestral music in their time at school.
Since the 1940s, concerts for schools have been a
central part of our artistic programme,
inspiring and enthusing children and young people.
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Myths, Magic and Minibeasts will feature as one
of the most successful and enterprising events
across the country for National Year of Reading
2008. Dr Richard Woolford, Senior School
Improvement Officer, Liverpool City Council.
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Higher Education
We place great emphasis on our commitment to
Higher Education, enhancing the training,
education and development of the next generation
of musicians, creative and cultural sector
leaders and supporting graduate retention in the
region.
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Regeneration Residency Programmes
Royal Liverpool Philharmonics flagship learning
programmes are In Harmony and Music for Life.
These long term Residency programmes in
Liverpool inspire and engage local communities
through Music and music making.
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Supporting and Developing Talent
The Phil places particular importance on
inspiring and nurturing talented
musicians, through our ensembles, programmes and
higher education partnerships.
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Sir Simon Rattle leads a master class with
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra,
of which he is a
Patron.
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Lifelong Learning Communities
We see the passion people have for music and
music making, and are committed to breaking down
barriers and ensuring people feel a closer
connection to our organisation through work in
communities and at Philharmonic Hall.
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Health Wellbeing
Live music and music making can have an extremely
positive effect on emotional health and
wellbeing, making a significant contribution to
patient experiences and recovery times.
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Major Partnership Projects

• In Harmony
• Central Government funded 3 years
• National pilot project
• Based on Venezuela El Sistema model
• Find Your Talent
• 2.425m over 3 years, Government funded
• 5 hours per week cultural offer for 40,000
  children and young people 0-19 years
• With 8 major arts organisations eg Tate
  Liverpool, National Museums Liverpool, major
  Theatres

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Good Practice

• Artistic skills, contextual understanding and
  people skills of artists are crucial
• Understanding the purpose of activity
• Identifying and articulating need
• what outcomes are you hoping to achieve for
  different stakeholders?
• Partnerships clear roles and responsibilities
• Communication
• Monitoring, review and reflection culture of
  continual improvement

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Raising awareness of value

• Marketing and communicating the offer
• Relating communication to client need
• Developing champions and advocates in
  positions of influence at community, strategic
  and political levels
• Developing Partnerships
• Measuring impact
• Telling the story case studies

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Education and Audience Development

• Range of opportunities for first time access -
  supported visits to venues, workshops, open
  rehearsals, tours, online facilities, subsidised
  tickets (students, claimants, young people)
• Developing and deepening engagement with existing
  audiences pre-concert talks, masterclasses,
  membership, subscriptions, working with amateur
  sector etc
• Real opportunities when education, outreach and
  audience development come together broader
  family and community engagement

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Long term planning

• Strategy for development
• Link to main programming (eg orchestra,
  festivals, hall programme)
• Positioning learning as an integrated part of the
  organisation
• Mix of core programmes plus flexible project
  models
• Partnerships and collaborations

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Telephone [phone] Email
learning_at_liverpoolphil.com