Music for Youth has announced it is moving to Birmingham to co-locate at the CBSO Centre.The charity said the new partnership ‘will see MFY and the CBSO working together to help support the City’s vibrant music culture and help make Birmingham a centre for young people’s music’.
The move follows a feasibility study to select a new location as part of Arts Council England’s Transfer Programme. Running parallel to the 2023-26 Investment Programme for National Portfolio Organisations and Investment Principles Support Organisations, the Transfer Programme provides two-year business funding to organisations willing to relocate by 31 October 2024.
Music for Youth said it chose Birmingham ‘for its lively youth culture and our strong existing partnerships with the CBSO, B:Music, local schools, the music service and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.’ Birmingham is already home to Music for Youth’s annual National Festival, welcoming over 6,000 musicians aged 4–21 to take part in performances, masterclasses and workshops across the city.
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