We share our venue at Westfield Stratford City with our partners, where they host exciting events, projects, workshops and performances. Read about some of them below.
We are interested in working alongside local musical and cultural organisations throughout Newham. If you are interested in hosting an event at our venue or collaborating with Newham Music, please get in touch with us at info@newham-music.org.uk for more information.
This February is LGBT+ History Month, and we are celebrating it with our Indie Queer Choir Festival! On 15 and 16 February, we will be hosting a range of workshops and performances. You can expect a weekend filled with music, connection and queer joy! Find out more
Toni Tones and Creativity Before Everything CIC host an open jam. Bring your instruments and join us for a night of spontaneous music and good vibes! 7 February | 6.30-9pm More info here!
Audition Club is a free workshop led by Royal Academy of Music students on audition tips and insight when applying to a music school or a conservatoire, or studying music at university. 7 February | 5-6pm More info here!
Tiwa King hosted The Healing Tour – an afternoon of music, conversation and empowerment for women and mothers of neurodiverse children. Presented by Beyond a Song.
Partnership event with Sickle Cell Society. As part of Black History Month, Newham Music hosted a half term songwriting activity focusing on sickle cell.
Live music, great performances and light bites, all connected to the theme of Black History Month. Fundraising for the CIC ‘Creativity Before Everything’.
F*Choir’s Open Session, led by iconic songstress Rubie, explored trans voice, sistering and change. Participants used their voices and bodies to dig into questions of what it means to have a trans, queer or otherwise marginal voice; and ask how can singing together be part of resistance and reimagining. More info
Jazz in the community, from roots to right now, promoted by London East Jazz Network. This gig for Black History Month featured Basil Hodge (keyboards), Tony Kofi (saxophone), David Manington (bass), Tonna Punn (drums) and Stuart Fiddler (guitar). More info
The British Science Festival hosted a variety of science and sound workshops, including sounds in space, diversity in ageing across the animal kingdom, computer-generated voices, and voice-clones.
K.I.N.G.’s Collective used our Westfield venue to co-produce and record songs for Actively SeeK.I.N.G.’s brand new play ‘Don’t Write Me Off’.
Live music, art and vibes! An immersive celebration of soul and jazz music and visual art hosted by Soul and Sound. More info.
A 10-week course , led by Create Define Release, for 12-17 year olds to nurture their digital music-making ambitions, skills and identity through composition, production and performance. More info.
A community focused day of workshops and performances for folx who are either members of a queer choir or who are interested in joining one. More info.
Free taster session with Drum Works for 7 – 12 year olds and their families.
The Flotsam Orchestra spent a weekend learning, sharing and playing music from around the world, finishing with a big concert to perform all the things they learned together! Featuring an Open Song Workshop for all ages.
Brolly Productions and Newham Music held auditions to find young people to join our core group of performers for our production of The Stopping Place, which was performed in Summer 2024!
Newham Music welcomed Leytonstone Folk to Westfield for a “singaround” where musicians take turns to lead a song or a tune.