On Monday 5 July the event SCORE! took place at Birmingham City Football Club and brought together 5,000 young musicians and Singers. Taking place during the National Festival of Music for Youth and inspired by the Beautiful Game, SCORE! was a new musical commission from composer Tim Steiner with words from performance poet and BBC Radio 3 presenter Ian McMillan.

The day was hosted by cheeky faced CBBC presenter Barney Harwood and saw folk musicians, singers, steel pans, strings, samba, brass, wind and djembe’s all taking part.

Lincoln Abbotts, Chief Executive of Music for Youth said “There was a real buzz about the event.  This was a unique, large scale event that was inspirational and fun for all involved.”

Many schools from across the West Midlands and further afield took part and performers had varying levels of experience, from individuals at the beginning of their musical journey via the Wider Opportunities scheme right through to musicians from the National Youth Brass Band, National Children’s Orchestra and the South Asian Music Youth Organisation.