Young people take the lead: looking back on 2022–23

If there has been one theme across the past year of music at Southampton and IOW Music Hubs, it’s been Children and Young People taking the lead. Over the past year, we’ve seen young people using their musical talents to give back to their communities as well as shaping and leading the music-making opportunities available to them.

From Girls Make Music, to Concerts, to festivals, to Rap, to showcases, to new funding for young people, to a youth-led music zine and more, this year has been all about young people taking the lead.

As the team take a break over the summer holiday, we recommend checking out some news stories from this year and looking at some of the groups and support opportunities picking back up in September,