Torbay Academy of Perfoming Arts Torbay Academy of Perfoming Arts

TAPA are the council run music advisory service for education in the bay. We are responsible for the Torbay Schools Festival of Performing Arts in the Spring, The Westward Symphony Orchestra concert in the Summer, a variety of youth ensembles as well as advising on all aspects of music tuition and education in the bay. We have a stock of instruments available to hire to school children, we can put parents in touch with instrumental teachers and we can offer limited funding to pupils (conditions apply) via the governments Standards Fund for many different aspects of music education in schools.

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The Torbay Youth Symphonic Wind Orchestra. / Thu 26 Mar 2009

A new ensemble exploring the symphonic repertoire of wind instruments. Open to all student wind, brass, percussion (and string bass) musicians of grade 4/5 and above. Meets monthly or bi-monthly in Torbay. For full deta...

The Torbay Youth & Community Symphony Orchestra / Thu 26 Mar 2009

A new ensemble exploring the symphonic repertoire of the orchestra. Open to all student orchestral musicians of grade 4/5 and above. Meets monthly or bi-monthly in Torbay. For full details and an application for contact...

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The Torbay Schools Festival of Performing Arts / Mon 22 to Wed 31 Mar 2010 (1 week)

This years festival commences with the Young Musician, Performer, Composer and Songwriter competitions on March 22nd & 23rd at Torbay Museum. Then the festival moves to the RICC (Riviera Centre) for 6 shows of the best o...