BrightSparks

Inspire your students with a live concert experience

Our BrightSparks concerts are inspiring live experiences for school audiences from Key Stage 1 all the way up to A Level. Each year we perform for around 10,000 students at our Southbank Centre home, with the chosen music and engaging presentation designed in line with National Curriculum objectives. Often this is the first time students will have encountered the thrill of a live orchestra, and it’s sure to be an unforgettable experience.

Save the date

We are excited to announce the dates of our BrightSparks concerts series at the Royal Festival Hall for the 2023/24 academic year.

• GCSE BrightSparks concert: Thursday 23 November 2023
• Key Stage 1 BrightSparks concerts: Thursday 22 February 2024
• Key Stage 2 BrightSparks concerts: Wednesday 8 May 2024

For the first time, we will be taking our KS2 BrightSparks concert to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre on Thursday 9 May 2024. If you are a school local to Eastbourne please sign up to our Eastbourne schools mailing list to get updates about this concert.

What’s included for teachers?

Concert bookings include free INSET sessions (at primary school level) and resources for teachers (at all levels), which cover ways to explore the repertoire and concert themes with your students before or in response to the concerts. We are always interested in seeing and hearing creative work made by schools inspired by BrightSparks concerts!