Santa Cecilia Education

The Education Department’s activities are divided into two main areas:
the “Tutti a Santa Cecilia” season of concerts, performances, and workshops designed primarily for schools and families;
and the Education ensemble music courses for children, teenagers, and adults.

Founded in 1997, the “Tutti a Santa Cecilia” season aims to bring an ever-wider audience closer to music through lecture-concerts and interactive shows where the public takes an active part and learns while having fun. These include musical theatre performances, short operas, and lecture-concerts designed to explore how music works; hands-on workshops where participants learn music by doing — discovering voices, playing, and even building musical instruments; as well as open symphonic rehearsals of the Academy’s orchestra and chorus, reserved for schools, where students can develop a more informed approach to listening thanks to our introductory guides.

Tutti a Santa Cecilia truly welcomes everyone — with Baby Sound, performances are even designed for different age groups, including babies still in the womb or newborns!

The ensemble music courses begin with early childhood music education, where children aged 4–5 are introduced to the world of music through the most up-to-date teaching methods. From there, they can choose to continue along either a choral or orchestral path. Depending on age and skill level, students may join one of the various children’s choirs or the JuniOrchestra, the first youth orchestra established within Italy’s network of symphonic foundations.

Among these ensembles, the Coro di Voci Bianche (Children’s Choir) stands out, often featured in the Academy’s symphonic productions, as does the JuniOrchestra Young, winner of numerous awards and a frequent guest in prestigious performances. Here, young musicians are introduced to the great symphonic repertoire under the guidance of highly experienced teachers, including members of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

Participation in the choir or the orchestra provides a wonderful opportunity to learn how to sing and play together, to listen and be listened to, and to share in the magnificent world of Music.

For this reason, the Education Department has designed programs not only for children but also for music-loving adults, through Chorus, an amateur choir that combines a passion for music with community, commitment, and the joy of making music together — even outside professional settings.

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