String Chamber Ensemble

Youth Music Centre

Group class

Ages 18
Autumn term: 19 Sep – 28 Nov 2026
Weekends, Term-time
Bigwood House, Bigwood Road NW11 7BD

About this club

Saturday strings chamber group (3–8 players) in Hampstead Garden Suburb for more advanced players, by assessment.

Preparatory First Orchestra standard and above (assessment required) level
Class size: 3-8 players
Established 1967

What they learn

Strings chamber group (3-8 players)

Times

Autumn term: 19 Sep – 28 Nov 2026

Autumn Term 2026: 19 Sep - 28 Nov 2026 (half term 31 Oct); Spring Term 2027: 9 Jan - 20 Mar 2027 (half term 20 Feb); Summer Term 2027: 17 Apr - 26 Jun 2027 (half term 29 May). Saturdays

Saturday mornings, term time (8:30-13:00)

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Good to know

Safety: DBS-checked staff
First aid trained
Paying: By the term
Included: All materials
Provider notes: Assessment required; run by Catarina Silva, Fiona Nisbett and Theo Bently Curtin; children stay with the group for the entire academic year

Venue

Bigwood House

Henrietta Barnett School, Bigwood Road, London NW11 7BD

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String Chamber Ensemble

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