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The flamboyant Wam Bam Band will be performing a winter fundraiser concert for Wirksworth Music Centre on Friday 10 November, 7.45pm at Wirksworth Town Hall

As Wirksworth Music Centre prepares for a brand new year, we'd like to give a fond farewell to this year's leavers, and to wish them well as they take the next big steps in their lives. This year we say goodbye to Ruby Bisset, Amelia Monteiro and George Allwood,...

On Sunday 9 July we celebrated another fantastic year at Wirksworth Music Centre with a concert at Wirksworth Town Hall, for the first time ALL of our groups came together to perform in one HUGE bumper summer concert!   We all enjoyed a fabulous variety of...

We're delighted to announce our brand new scheme so you can support the great work of Wirksworth Music Centre - as a registered charity, Wirksworth Music Centre (WMC) is dependent on grants, donations, and student subscriptions. Like many similar organisations,...

This summer, Wirksworth Music Centre is delighted to bring a Summer Music Making Activity for 4 - 6  year olds. The sessions will take place on Thu 31 August and Fri 1 September 2023, from 10am - 11.15am at Wirksworth Memorial Hall. There will be fun, games,...

On May 23rd, by kind invitation, children from Wirksworth Music Centre joined with pupils from the Kirk Ireton Primary School to perform in concert in the lovely old Holy Trinity Church. The Singing Sensations choir, directed by Rachel Wilkes and accompanied by...

All our groups come together for a bumper end of year summer concert on Sunday 9 July 2023. Join us at 3pm at Wirksworth Town Hall to celebrate all the hard work our students and teachers have been putting in over the summer term. Our concerts are always a pleasure...

This year, Wirksworth Music Centre is 30 and Wirksworth Community Orchestra is 40. We’re getting together for a day of music, and we’d love to welcome old friends! If you have ever played music with Wirksworth Music Centre or Wirksworth Community Orchestra, please...

Local Wirksworth band, The Collide have been going from strength to strength, having released an EP, played a live session for BBC Radio Introducing and playing gigs from Belper to Sheffield. They have just announced they are opening the Quarry Stage at this year's...

We're incredibly proud of Ruby Bisset who has been chosen for the Rotary Club of Wirksworth's Young Musician Award for 2022. Ruby has been coming to Wirksworth Music Centre since she started in our beginners string group over 11 years ago. She is now an incredibly...