Taunton festival of the Arts is pleased to work with several other local musical groups. Our associates are kind enough to give our competition winners more opportunities to perform, supporting our talented young people.

If you think your organisation could offer opportunities to the young people in our area we would love to hear from you and you can contact us here

Some of our partner events and links to their websites are listed below:

Taunton Sinfonietta host our Young Musician Winner in their “Young Musicians Platform”. This year Bibi Redford will play at Temple Methodist Church on 1st December. More information about this and other performances can be found on their website .

A sinfonietta is a small symphony orchestra and especially one comprised solely of stringed instruments. Taunton Sinfonietta has 20 main members, however, they perform a broad repertoire of music calling for additional guest players to join them occasionally. Guest players for individual concerts are mentioned in the individual concert details.

After many years the chair of Taunton Sinfonietta is standing down at the end of the year. We are looking for a new chair to take the orchestra forward and would welcome any enquires. Please contact Mrs Brenda Prentice 07856724947 for more information.

Milverton Choral Society host a Young Professionals concert. The next concert will be held on 9th February 2025. More information about this and other performances can be found on their website .

The Milverton Concert Society has been presenting top quality professional concerts since 1987 in the beautiful setting of St Michael’s church in Milverton. Over the years The Milverton Concert Society has been host to many distinguished chamber musicians, some well established, others just starting their careers. They are also committed to developing musical educational links with local schools, funding workshops by visiting professional musicians and offering children the chance to appreciate top quality music performed in their school.

Amici is a chamber choir based in Taunton, with around 40 singers. Amici was founded in 1994 by the late Dr John Cole. The choir is now co-directed by Andrew Trewhella and Gareth Dayus-Jones and is considered Somerset’s premier chamber choir.

More information can be found on their website here

The Taunton Association of Performing Arts (TAPA) represents the collective interests of community arts groups and organisations in and around the area.  TAPA plays an active role advising and informing local arts planning and developments. A calendar of events is available on their website here

St John the Evangelist Parish Church in Taunton hosts a lunchtime concert on the second Friday of each month during the season. Of the concerts performed, one was “The Taunton Festival Singers” which included present winners and runners-up from the young singers' competitions held as a part of the music festival.

The Ronald Tickner Educational Trust was founded by Ronald Tickner who was a tireless supporter of and accompanist at our Festival. The Trust was formed in 2000 to commemorate Ron Tickner’s legacy of encouraging young musicians and it exists to advance the study of music by the provision of bursaries to organists or collaborative pianists from Somerset.