Chetham's School of Music (/ˈtʃɛtəmz/) is an independent co-educational music school in Manchester, England. Chetham's educates students between the ages of 8 and 18, all of whom enter via musical auditions. Students receive a full academic education alongside specialist group and individual music tuition. Chetham's offers a year-round programme of concerts at the school, Manchester Cathedral, the Royal Northern College of Music, Band on the Wall and Bridgewater Hall. Recitals also take place in churches and community spaces, at festivals and internationally. Its senior ensembles, Chetham's Symphony Orchestra and Big Band, alongside many individual students, have won awards for their music, and many alumni have progressed to highly successful careers as professional musicians or in other sectors. The music school was established in 1969 from Chetham's Hospital School, founded as a charity school by Humphrey Chetham in 1653. After becoming a boys' grammar school in 1952, the school turned to music as its speciality, at the same time becoming an independent school and accepting its first female students. There are approximately 300 students on roll, including a large sixth form making up around half of the school. Approximately two-thirds of students board on site, with others travelling in as day students from around Greater Manchester. The oldest parts of the school date to the 1420s, when the building was constructed as a residence for priests of the church which is now Manchester Cathedral. These parts are listed buildings housing Chetham's Library, the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world. Academic and music teaching moved into a new, purpose-designed building in 2012; this replaced the Victorian Palatine building and allowed easier access for concert visitors. A 482-seat concert hall, Stoller Hall, opened within the New School Building in 2017 as a home for both school and professional music and other genres of performance. (en)
L'École de musique de Chetham, est une école indépendante spécialisée dans la musique située à Manchester, au nord-ouest de l'Angleterre. Elle est créée en 1969 et incorpore alors la Chetham's Hospital School, école de charité fondée par en 1653. L'école a aujourd'hui 295 élèves, ce qui en fait la plus importante école de musique du Royaume-Uni. Les bâtiments originaux datent de 1421 et sont toujours utilisés. L'hôpital de Chetham héberge également la bibliothèque de Chetham, plus ancienne bibliothèque publique du Royaume-Uni. L'école est ouverte à tous, quel que soit le milieu social d'origine et les moyens financiers. Des bourses sont disponibles pour les étudiants étrangers. L'admission se fait sur audition musicale, et est fondée sur le talent et le potentiel musical des élèves, ce qui n'empêche pas l'école d'avoir de très bons résultats. (fr)
Chetham's School of Music (/ˈtʃɛtəmz/) is an independent co-educational music school in Manchester, England. Chetham's educates students between the ages of 8 and 18, all of whom enter via musical auditions. Students receive a full academic education alongside specialist group and individual music tuition. (en)
L'École de musique de Chetham, est une école indépendante spécialisée dans la musique située à Manchester, au nord-ouest de l'Angleterre. Elle est créée en 1969 et incorpore alors la Chetham's Hospital School, école de charité fondée par en 1653. L'école a aujourd'hui 295 élèves, ce qui en fait la plus importante école de musique du Royaume-Uni. Les bâtiments originaux datent de 1421 et sont toujours utilisés. L'hôpital de Chetham héberge également la bibliothèque de Chetham, plus ancienne bibliothèque publique du Royaume-Uni. (fr)