From Tik Tok stars to primary school children: line up revealed for extravaganza to showcase Liverpool City Region’s musical talent.

More than 200 young people ranging from viral Tik Tokers to primary school children will take to the ACC Liverpool stage at a special event to showcase the city region’s future music stars.

Scousevision will makes its debut on December 5 at the venue that hosted Eurovision 2023 and will feature 12 acts chosen by the Sound! Music Hub Youth Board from across the Liverpool City Region and Warrington.

All the performers are aged between 7 and 21 years and include Positive Impact, from Liverpool, who recently gained 1.8 million views on Tik Tok with their performance of ‘Alexander Hamilton’.

Other acts include 14-year-old independent artist Macie Murray from Sefton and the Pagoda Arts Chinese Youth Orchestra with their rendition of ‘Take Five’.

The line up reflects the diversity, creativity, and ambition of young people across the region.

Councillor Mike Wharton, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Business, Investment and Trade says:

“Scousevision is creating an opportunity not often available for young performers – the chance to showcase their talent on a big stage like the one at ACC Liverpool in front of an audience of thousands. It’s not common for young performers to be able to share their sound, their talent and to join with other performers on such a large scale.

“That’s why I feel this event, and the work of our new Sound! Music Hub, is critical in our role as the UK’s culture capital. By sparking new connections and inspiring future collaborations here and now, we are opening doors for the next generation of music makers to come out of our city region – an area already renowned the world over for our creative talent.”

The Sound! Music Hub is one of 43 in the UK providing music education and opportunities to children and young people, creating pathways into a music career. Funded by the Department for Education (DfE) through Arts Council England, Sound! is led by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as the Hub Lead Organisation (HLO).

Serving Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Warrington, the Hub brings together a variety of organisations ensuring everyone has the chance to be involved in music, from traditional lessons to DJing and digital music initiatives.

Sophie Hirst, who is a member of the Sound! Music Hub Youth Board said:

“This is the first event of its kind that we, as the Youth Board of the Sound! Music Hub, have organised, and I am delighted to have been involved so far. All of the acts are absolutely amazing, and we’ve been spoilt with the amount of talent!

There is such a diverse range of acts, and I hope people will come along and enjoy an exciting night of music and performance. We would like as many people as possible to support all of the young people who will be working so hard to make the night a success.”

The 12 acts performing at Scousevision are:

• Positive Impact
• Belle Vale Primary School (Liverpool)
• Lucy Hogg (Solo artist, 15, Sefton)
• The Q’Nards
• Pagoda
• Macie Murray (Solo artist, 14, Sefton)
• Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Primary School (Halton)
• St Margaret’s C of E Primary (Warrington)
• St Nicholas C of E Primary (Sefton)
• Ethan Lee (Solo artist, 19, Liverpool)
• Sefton Jazz Orchestra
• Capeesh

Tickets are now available here for the concert taking place on Friday 5 December 2025 and can include making a voluntary donation to help support young people to access music-making opportunities across the region.

Robert Vincent returns to the Tung Auditorium with his band and string section after their stunning 2024 sell out show.

“The moment he started to sing I knew that this was something special” (Bob Harris OBE, BBC Radio 2)

It is Vincent’s powerful and soulful voice that has continually attracted acolytes such as Bob Harris, Paul Carrack, Robert Plant and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Announced as winner of UK Song of The Year at the UK Americana Music Association Awards 2025 for his track ‘Follow What You Love & Love Will Follow’ alongside a highly coveted nomination for UK Artist of The Year, Robert Vincent continues to enthrall audiences and critics alike, showing his versatility as both a solo performer and with a full band.

Most recently receiving the invitation to support Robert Plant and band Saving Grace across all of their UK and European tour dates, there is an ever-growing excitement surrounding Robert Vincent, his captivating live performances and his new album.

The Liverpool singer/songwriter released his fourth studio album Barriers in June 2024 to critical acclaim spending multiple weeks in the Country Music Charts nestled between Beyoncé and Taylor Swift – but it was reaching the top 10 of both the Independent Album Chart and Record Store Chart that really gave Vincent reason to celebrate, with critics removing the constraints of category, declaring:

“Barriers is a masterful album that blends introspection with musical sophistication, cementing Robert Vincent’s place as one of the UK’s finest songwriters. His music, deeply rooted in personal and social narratives, continues to resonate widely, securing his place in the pantheon of great Liverpudlian artists” (Entertainment Focus)

 

 

Together for fifty six years now, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs and international tours. Now they return with Conflict, their first full studio album in over five years.

All traditional singers have sung modern and self-composed pieces alongside old songs, Conflict is an album that follows in that very tradition. The album’s title was chosen as much to reflect the times we find ourselves in, but also the stretch and tear of our relationship with this planet that hosts us.

The band will undertake a full UK tour in support, their first live dates of the year. As ever – and with such a rich history to choose from – the night will offer a selection of songs from across the years and firm fan favourites.

 

The University of Liverpool Symphony Orchestra is delighted to return to The Tung Auditorium this December for its annual Christmas concert, a much-anticipated event in the university’s musical calendar. Since the opening of The Tung Auditorium three years ago, the orchestra has made it its home, regularly rehearsing and performing here.

This year’s concert is especially significant, marking not only the orchestra’s festive celebration but also its first performance under the baton of newly appointed conductor Helen Harrison. A highly accomplished and experienced musician, Helen brings a wealth of knowledge, passion, and artistic vision to the role. Her leadership promises to guide this dynamic, full-sized symphony orchestra, entirely run by students, into an exciting new chapter of musical excellence.

The ensemble itself is formed of dedicated student musicians from the Liverpool University Music Society (fondly referred to as LUMS), a thriving student-led organisation committed to fostering a vibrant musical community at the University of Liverpool. LUMS offers a wide range of ensembles and performance opportunities, encouraging musical growth, collaboration, and creativity among students from all academic backgrounds.

For this seasonal concert, audiences can look forward to an evening brimming with festive cheer, musical storytelling, and rich orchestral colour. The programme will feature a joyful mix of Christmas-themed repertoire alongside dramatic and evocative works inspired by the timeless legend of Faust. Expect stirring selections from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Gounod, Meyer, and Coleridge-Taylor, among others, all performed with enthusiasm and spirit.

Whether you’re a returning supporter or attending for the first time, join us for a magical evening of music that celebrates the season, the spirit of collaboration, and the bright future of student music-making at the University of Liverpool.

Embrace the short, crisp days and cold, long nights.

The festive season can often be a hectic time of year. Wintering is a balm for the soul – an invitation to slow down, to reconnect with the land and one another, as we usher in the solstice.

What if we made peace with the darkest time of year? Inspired by Katherine May’s bestselling book Wintering, a new piece from composer Samantha Fernando asks us to cherish nature’s fallow period and draw on its power for healing.

Vocal ensemble The Marian Consort joins Manchester Collective’s string quartet for this intimate performance of music across the centuries. Expect a deeply restorative evening, as we find respite in an alternative nativity song, crystalline harmonies, and a meditation on freedom and unity.

 

 

 

Brahms’ influence on 19^th & 20^th century music was profound. Amongst his admirers was Ethel Smyth, a pioneering English composer whose 1904 opera The Wreckers conjures the picturesque and majestic energy of the Cornish coast.

Richard Strauss took his first musical steps when he discovered Brahms’ music, but would progress to write some of the most beloved tone poems of the genre – Death and Transfiguration charts the furious struggle between life and death itself.

And finally, Brahms 4^th (and last) symphony – a monumental work befitting a master of the symphonic form.

The Crosby Symphony Orchestra

The Crosby Orchestral Society is a registered charity, one of whose objects is to develop and maintain public appreciation of music through the presentation of public concerts and recitals. Under its auspices the Crosby Symphony Orchestra gives four or five full orchestral concerts each season in the Liverpool area or farther afield. It also stages smaller scale recitals and accompanies choral singing.

The orchestra was founded in 1942 by a small group of like-minded amateurs and has grown over the years to a membership of about 60. Members come from a broad range of backgrounds and a relatively wide area, extending from mid Lancashire in the North to mid Cheshire in the South.

The orchestra’s repertoire is also broad – from Mozart to Mahler, Beethoven to Bernstein and many more beyond and between. Pieces have been written especially for the orchestra, including an overture to celebrate its sixtieth anniversary. You can find more information at www.crosbysymphony.org.uk

Promoted by Crosby Symphony Orchestra

 

 

Including their epoch-defining album, The Dark Side of the Moon, played in full, plus music from Meddle, Animals, Wish You Were Here, The Wall and Division Bell.

A spectacular evening of Floyd classics, supported by outstanding lighting and multi-media effects, not to be missed for any Floyd fan.

The Liverpool University Music Society (LUMS) Winter Concert this year will feature various ensembles including the Brass Band, Percussion Ensemble, and the Stage and Screen Orchestra.

Each ensemble will be playing a selection of their favourite pieces from this semester that have been chosen by their members and ensemble leaders.

LUMS hopes you can come along and join them in celebrating all the work that has been put together by this amazing group of musicians and student leaders. It’s going to be a brilliant evening!

 

Come and celebrate the beginning of the festive season with some of the best of Liverpool’s emerging brass talent – Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Brass Band.

Conducted by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s section leader trombone Simon Cowen, you’ll be treated to seasonal classics old and new. Joining the Brass Band in song will be Youth Company’s newest choral offering, the Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Training Choir.