Symphony 400: The Voyage and Big Sing: The Journey 

In early March 2020, launching the Mayflower programme, over 1,000 young musicians performed two nights of unforgettable music at the Mayflower Theatre, with a programme of music which included musical performances of all shapes and sizes, including the debuts of Symphony 400: The Voyage and Big Sing: The Journey.

These two show-stopping performances saw young people at the heart of the start of a year of cultural programming for the city.

Symphony 400: The Voyage

The Music Hub’s Mayflower 400 journey began in four primary schools, where composer James Redwood collected musical ideas inspired by the ship’s sailing.

Over the next few months, those ideas inspired a momentous musical voyage for a new orchestra of 100 talented secondary musicians, alongside digital remixes and resources for others to play and create for themselves.

Big Sing: The Journey

Alongside Symphony 400, Southampton Music Hub partnered with Mayflower Theatre to take inspirational songs from their newly commissioned musicals to school children across the city. The songs inspired and motivated hundreds of hours of workshops and rehearsals for young singers.