Over the past 60 years, we have worked with artistic and community partners on innovative and developmental approaches to issues such as co-creation, place-making, community cohesion, orchestral programming and presentation, digital production, diversity and inclusion and cultural regeneration in historically under-invested areas. Through our achievements we have built a reputation as a leader for the sector, with an emphasis on the areas of creative health, inspiring young people, and diversity and inclusion.

We receive funding from Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation. Our other principal funding sources are co-investment from local partners (local authorities, music hubs, community organisations), grants from private trusts and foundations and earned income through Business Development.

Orchestras Live collaborates with a variety of partners in the North, predominantly in Yorkshire and the North East. The Community Impact Coordinator role is part of our strategy to deepen and extend our partnership work with communities through our key delivery strands:

• Creative Communities: increasing access to orchestral programmes and placing local people at the heart of the work from co-design and co-creation to place-making and storytelling.
• Children and Young People: delivering inclusive orchestral experiences across education and community life - advocating for the positive change music delivers for every young person.
• Creative Health: championing music as essential to prevention, wellbeing and neighbourhood-based care.
• Workforce Development: supporting a confident, resilient and diverse orchestral workforce to deliver excellent programmes of activity which is representative of the needs and aspirations of those it serves.

Find out more about our projects here

North Regional Strategy: Objectives

Consolidate a network of existing and new partners in the North collaborating on audience focused orchestral activity.

Develop opportunities for young people to experience and be inspired by orchestras, supporting music learning, inclusion and workforce development.

Ensure place focused partnerships which embed participatory and co-creative experiences that celebrate the places, people and stories of the North.

Support regional workforce development through training schemes, placements and targeted professional development.

Continue to consolidate and build on our active presence in the region, attending key network meetings and responding to regional initiatives.

Find out more

• About us
• About the role
• Who we are looking for
• How to apply
• Read a copy of our inclusion statement

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