Last month, I attended a workshop in Camden given by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. In September 2020, the OAE stole headlines by taking up residency at a mixed comprehensive school, Acland Burghley, using the school's hexagonal assembly hall for rehearsals and a few rooms as office space. It was the first and (then) only UK arts organisation based at a school.
ABS, as it's known, acquired specialist status as an arts college in 2000. It's always had strong links to Camden Music Service, but now hosts one of the UK's leading orchestras. The experience, by all accounts, has been beneficial, even transformative for the two parties.
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