Sinfonia Verdi's founder and Artistic Director David Murphy is delighted to be collaborating with the TestBeds Programme at the University of Bedfordshire during 2018/19.

David Murphy has secured funding from Arts Council England to develop Ravi Shankar's opera Sukanya to reach a large number of young people through education and outreach activities based on the vibrant rhythmic material in the work.

Luton Culture and Sinfonia Verdi continue their promotion of music for orchestral instruments by presenting concerts for visitors at the Wardown House Museum.

In 2017, Roots of Fire crossed the world from India to UK in a project that saw hundreds of children working with Sinfonia Verdi musicians and master of sarod Amjad Ali Khan to create and perform a new piece of music.

In the first of a ground-breaking new series of concerts, Sinfonia Verdi was join on stage by Classic FM’s John Suchet and Classical Hindustani vocalist Meeta Pandit to present a unique and engaging concert performance of the works of the Strauss family.

Members of Sinfonia Verdi, along with Largo the dog, have been bringing to life the stories and characters of Billy’s Band in a music club for toddlers.

A new Luton-based art projected entitled As you change so do I, is a two year programme of commissioned temporary artworks including billboards and offsite work, promoting the stories of Luton’s people, its contemporary culture, imagery, heritage and traditions.