Over the last 33 years more than 3,500 children and young people have received music tuition at our two centres. We are regularly oversubscribed and there is no doubt that we are a popular and successful enterprise. We have found a way to support the music education of children and young people that is both effective and appealing.
Singing is at the heart of what we do. In their choirs, pupils receive detailed advice about voice production and how to be the best singer they can be. They also learn skills that lay a strong foundation for all their other musical studies.
Why is our provision so successful? The main reason is the high quality of the teaching. It is no accident that our pupils have performed at the Proms eight times and collaborated with so many great musicians; our list of performance credits is broad and impressive. Across the country our centres are recognised for their excellence.
Another reason is that we are less interested in creating the next young superstar and more concerned with how to help all our pupils reach their potential. Though many of our young people now have successful careers in the performing arts and some have found fame, we're not primarily interested in making people famous. We’re much more interested in creating young musicians.
Making music with other people is one of the greatest of human experiences, and one that can enrich lives like nothing else. Whatever our young people go on to do, they leave MCL knowing that they will always be able to make music. Please read these testimonials. They speak for themselves.
Richard Frostick, Director of MCL
MCL young singers recorded a film for charity WaterAid in January 2025. Here is a link to the film, which went out across the country. Click here to listen to them singing with our partners in Malawi.