Partners and Affiliate Organisations
The Tung Auditorium Affiliate Organisations
Early Music as Education (EMAE) and Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats are the community Affiliate Organisations at The Tung Auditorium for 2025–2027.
They will each benefit from a two-year partnership with The Tung Auditorium including the opportunity to present up to three concerts per year whilst also working with Department of Music staff and students both onstage and behind the scenes.
Early Music as Education’s Liverpool String Academy offers young violin, viola, cello and double-bass players specialist education in string playing with particular emphasis upon historically informed performance and ensemble music.
They believe that irrespective of age, background and training the study of music performance, including Early Music, has the potential to transform individual lives by gaining specialised knowledge and skills, and building cultural and social connections which last a lifetime.
Most importantly, at the heart of their community is a love for making music and the commitment of empowering the next generation of young musicians!
Dr Jazz and the Cheshire Cats is a big band showcasing the Golden Age of Swing, featuring a full horn line-up, rhythm section and two fantastic vocalists.
With numbers made famous by the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald as well as the British bands of Ted Heath and Ivy Benson the band has been performing across the region for more than 20 years.
The musicians come from across the North West and North Wales, with day jobs ranging from paramedics to PR and an age range of 21 to 75.
Allerton Brass and Liverpool Mozart Orchestra were the inaugural Affiliate Organisations at The Tung Auditorium. Between 2022 and 2025, they presented a total of 18 concerts at the Tung and have become a core part of the programme. In addition to this, they have worked with student composers, conductors and soloists, even performing as part of student assessments.
Ensemble 10:10
At Home in The Tung Auditorium
The Tung Auditorium is the home of Ensemble 10:10 – the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s contemporary music group. Ensemble 10:10, which was formed in 1997, deliver at least four concerts a year and work closely with students and staff in the University’s Department of Music. This arrangement builds on an already wide and active partnership between the University and the Liverpool Philharmonic, encompassing concert activity, education and teaching.
