Bath Philharmonia is a professional orchestra, based in Bath and touring South West England.  We reach over 12,000 people each year through a combination of concerts and projects in communities, with a specialism in working with Young Carers to help them build personal confidence and supportive relationships through making and performing their own music.

 

Founded in 2000, we bring international quality music to local audiences with great performers such as Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh Mason, Jess Gillam, and Melvyn Tan, reflecting our core values of excellence, togetherness, inclusivity, sustainability, and enjoyment.  The music we play ranges from Mozart to world premieres, and our home base is the Bath Forum, a 1,640 capacity Grade II* listed art deco cinema in the centre of the city.

 

In addition to our busy concert schedule, we work with children and young people in schools, and the wider community, including the unique programme of work for Young Carers.  The impact of this decade-long project – which was founded and is still led by our Music Director, Jason Thornton - was shortlisted for a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award in 2019, the BAFTAs of the classical music world.  

 

More information is on our website www.bathphil.co.uk and our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWiqscJwdowpDk-palSqaug where there are impactful videos about our work with young carers.