Bath Philharmonia

Established at the turn of the millennium Bath Philharmonia is a family of musicians dedicated to making orchestral music part of life for many people. For 10 years they have been enabling Young Carers to make and perform their own music. Bath Phil celebrate the talent of some of the world’s greatest musicians and have developed friendships with soloists including Nicola Benedetti, Sheku Kanneh Mason, Jess Gillam, Steven Isserlis, Peter Donohoe and Steven Hough.

Their Musical Director, Jason Thornton, has conducted orchestras throughout the UK, Europe, America and the Far East, including the RPO, London Mozart Players, City of London Sinfonia, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Jykasyla Sinfonia (Finland) and the Kaposvar Symphony Orchestra (Hungary). Jason currently leads the Bath Philharmonia Creative Learning Team; the only orchestral team to deliver a year-long programme of music making with Young Carers in the UK. Over the past two seasons, the Bath Phil Creative Learning Team has delivered over 20 projects involving over 1000 participants (in 13 schools and 6 social care settings) giving 25 performances to an audience of over 8000 people.