Centre For Wessex Young Musicians
The college is home to the Centre for Wessex Young Musicians (CWYM) which encompasses the Wessex Youth Orchestra and the Junior groups starter Strings, Middle Strings, Fanfare and Junior Fanfare and several music theory groups. The Centre organises concerts for the groups, three of the concerts are at The Lighthouse (Poole) the largest arts centre in the country outside London.
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