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Hello. Welcome to my creative space.
I am a composer, conductor, viola player, educator and facilitator. I specialize in helping groups make new music, music that belongs to them. I am passionate about how music can make all our lives better and this passion is a hallmark of the work he does. I have delivered music projects, workshops and performances with Turner Sims, Philharmonia Orchestra, Winchester Chamber Music Festival, LSO, RPO, London Music Masters, Hatfield Chamber Music Festival, Spitalfields Music, Music for Youth, BBC SO, BBC Proms, Voces8, Wigmore Hall, St Paul's Sinfonia, music services and hubs across the country and many other arts organisations.
I specialise in using music to unlock creativity, confidence, community and wellbeing.
I help the groups I work with make the music they want to make, most often by facilitating the creation of new music. I help groups make their own new music.
I am also an Associate Musician of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
I am passionate about music making in all settings and with all groups of people. I believe everybody is musical and that anyone can make music with anyone else. I amprivileged to be able to facilitate this process; it is a source of unending inspiration and enjoyment.
“Where words fail, music speaks.” – Hans Christian Andersen
www.neilvalentinemusic.com
I have a BA in music from the University of York (2001-04), PGDip in Viola Performance from Trinity Laban (2004-6) and an MSc in Transdisciplinary Practice from Middlesex University (2022-24)
I am a creative musician, workshop leader, composer, manager, viola player, conductor and creative consultant.
I specialise in using music to make the world better, whether in schools, communities, universities. I thrive on the places where music and people meet. For me, its all about music and people
(hence the name of my podcast! #scrolldown)
As well as my work in the cultural sector I also develop and deliver corporate training days using music to help your team develop creativity, unlock hidden potential, improve team and self confidence, build a stronger sense of community, work together, have fun and do something completely out of the ordinary.
Contact me to find out how I can help your team.
I have led projects for many arts organisations across the UK and beyond including:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Music for Youth, The Voces8 Foundation, LSO, WIgmore Hall, BBC Symphony Orchestra, LPO, Philharmonia Orchestra, Spitalfields Music, BBC Proms, London Chamber Orchestra, London Contemporary Orchestra, London Music Masters, The Anvil, Hampshire Music Service, Southampton Music Service, Tower Hamlets Music Service and many others.
I have led corporate training days for companies such as AMI, JP Morgan & Baringa.
I use music to make things better, feel better, build confidence, build teams, build cohesion, explore topics, develop skills, to be creative, to be with people.
Click here to listen to my podcast: Music and People
It's all about music & people. Community musicians across the world know this. We know that the magic happens when music and people interact, when their worlds collide. Join Community Musician, Viola Player, Composer, Performer, Manager and all round gentle giant Neil Valentine as he explores the world of community music alongside other community musicians, directors and performers who are passionate about music & people.
