About us
"NEW Sinfonia is passionate about music and are redefining what it means to be an orchestra."
NEW Sinfonia is a multi faceted arts organisation which boasts a professional chamber orchestra, our community chorus NEW Voices and our education programme NEW Academi, based in North Wales. Our mission is to make innovative new musical experiences of the highest quality available to everyone, create musical opportunities for all young people and develop sustainable projects which matter to all our communities.
Who are we?
Our artistic team, made up of exciting and creative professional musicians from across North Wales and beyond, are deeply proud of Welsh culture and heritage. It is at the centre of all we do. We are proud to have supported and showcased hundreds of virtuosic freelance musicians from North Wales and beyond over the past decade. Creating work for freelance musicians in North Wales whilst bringing high-quality music making to audiences is integral to our organisation’s mission.
We believe in the power of creating new works to express contemporary experiences and tell new stories. Championing new music and young composers is central to our programme. We are proud to have premiered two brand-new community operas at the North Wales International Music Festival centered on the local stories of Gelert and the Gresford Mining Disaster written by North-Wales born composers. NEW Sinfonia has also premiered works by Claire Victoria Roberts, Cameron Biles-Liddell, Phanil Ibragimov, Elvir Solak, Brian Hughes, Paul Mealor, and Jon Guy.
What we do
NEW Sinfonia’s programme brings diverse and innovative concerts to the North Wales classical music scene. Our projects range from family-centred projects such as Slumbersaurus and The Snowman to large-scale projects like our debut at the Llangollen International Musical Festival in 2022 and our annual New Year Gala Concert - a staple feature of Wrexham’s musical calendar. Community and grassroots music making takes centre stage in our programme. The majority of our projects are done in collaboration with our other strands - NEW Voices Community Chorus, and our education programme NEW Academi.
