Cottington Close, Cotton Gardens - Pedlars Acre Park - Kennington - 4 pm

Fri, 28th Jul 2023

Friday 28th 16:00-17:00 Cottington Close & Cotton Gardens Estates, Pedlars Acre Park, 1 Opal Street, London SE11 4HZ ///living.hills.tune

The Summer Estates Tour is back and better than ever!

● 12 performances over 2 weekends, 21st July - 30th July 2023

● BCO’s 25-piece orchestra + special guest vocalists from Brixton’s Artist Development Programme (ADP)

● Free entry outdoor live music events supported by Arts Council England, Lambeth Council and Brixton Brewery.

Musical repertoire ranges from classical to grime, disco to drum and bass, pop, jazz, Ibiza classics and more. Audience participation is welcomed with an orchestral open-mic at the end of each show and has previously featured instrumental classics from Dr. Dre to Missy Elliott, where anyone can take the mic and perform with a live orchestra.

Perfectly timed with the start of the school summer holidays, BCO aims to provide inspiration and entertainment for audiences of all ages.
BCO’s 25-piece orchestra of young, diverse professional musicians and students will be joined by special guest vocalists from Brixton’s Artist Development Programme, including Taysha Lee, Tomszz, Maria Mihailik, Coltrane, YAGO XYEN, and Tymes. BCO will also be joined by rapper Krxze and the Channel 888 collective, and musical theatre sensation Georgia Jade.

To raise donations for the charity, Brixton Brewery beers will be on offer at all shows. BCO has partnered with other local independent businesses to help raise much needed funds to keep providing free music events for the local community. BCO’s hot sauce collaboration with The Lazy Scientist will be available to purchase at all shows. Limited edition Brixton Streetwear x BCO t-shirts will be available, and a new collaboration with Minus 12 Degrees and Maya’s Bakehouse has formed a special ice cream available from Herne Hill Station and Koala Coffee for the duration of the Summer Estates Tour, with an optional 50p donation from each ice cream sold.

Locations include Brixton, Clapham, Crystal Palace, Kennington, Streatham, Stockwell, Tulse Hill, Vauxhall and West Norwood. For a full breakdown of dates, timings and locations see below. Join our mailing list or follow us on Instagram for all the latest updates. Both links at the bottom of the page.

No tickets needed, everybody welcome. Lots of special guests to be announced and an open mic section at the end of each show where ANYONE can get up and perform with the orchestra! We've had up and coming rappers, operatic singers, street dancers and classic children's renditions. If you've ever wanted to perform with a live orchestra THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!

For precise performance locations see the Google Map below or use What Three Words for the most accurate locations (e.g. ///pack.shell.vibes)

As a charity organisation we welcome any donations you can make to keep us active in providing free music for the community. Donations can be made online via our Support Us page and in person at all of our shows via cash or card. Brixton Chamber Orchestra's Summer Estates Tour is supported by Arts Council England, Lambeth Council and Brixton Brewery.