The ARC
Jewry Street
Winchester
SO23 8SB
All day event
10am - 5pm
SW 2025 EVENT
Sat 22 Feb 25
The Amazing Fusion Choir / Lifemusic Session / Nina Rideout / Poetry Platform (at the Railway) / Songs for Winchester / Sound Therapy Hampshire / Swan Samba / Winchester Uke Jam / Winnall Rock School / Winchester Jazz Collective / Winchester Primary Care Network / Winchester Repair Cafe / Youth Options/Street Reach and more...
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2025
ON THE DAY
DETAILS ABOUT SESSIONS
Welcome
The Mayor of Winchester, Cllr Russell Gordon-Smith opens our day's events with a fanfare from Swan Samba.
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10:00 Performance Hall
Winchester Poetry Festival
Listen to live performances from Winchester’s emerging poets. Expect the unexpected from this dynamic event showcasing original and unique work.
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12:00 Performance Hall
Winchester Jazz Collective
Based at the University of Winchester, we play different varieties of Jazz - standards to soundtracks to popular numbers and doing it in style!
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15:00 Performance Hall
Swan Samba
Carnival time! Drum and make happy.
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​Let's get this party started with a performance from Swan Samba' s community band (open to ages 11+ and all abilities)
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10:10 Performance Hall
Winchester Uke Jam
Get an insight to our monthly strum-along, sing-along sessions, welcoming ukulele (or any stringed instrument) players.
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13:00 Performance Hall
Sound Winchester - Community Jam
Bring your instruments and voices as we learn a medley of well-known songs and blast it out together.
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16:00 Performance Hall
Winnall Rock School
Help us stoke the fires of inspiration as we demonstrate some quick-fire methods of creating songs and getting into a groove.
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11:00 Performance Hall
The Amazing Fusion Choir
Join our fusion of wonderful people spreading joy through singing together in harmony, learning great songs and enjoying the music. No auditions. Everyone is welcome.
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14:00 Performance Hall
Nina Rideout
Join our introductory group session to explore some classical guitar techniques and play a simple piece together. Classical guitars will be available.
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10:10 The Arc Space
Youth Options / Street Reach
An introduction to DJing, including an open deck session, for anyone interested in the world of digital DJing with their favourite music.
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Facilitated by local DJ and Youth Worker Pete Rowland, who also runs The Vinyl Workshop, 'DJ Lessons For All Ages & Stages'.
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13:00 The Arc Space
Swan Samba
Join a samba workshop highlighting the benefits of drum and movement with fine motor and stick skills, and choreography.
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11:10 The Arc Space
Songs for Winchester
Come and find out about our 2025 mission to write songs inspired by Winchester and perform them in unusual places.
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14:00 The Arc Space
Sound Therapy Hampshire
Experience a Sound Therapy session combining sounds from ancient and modern instruments to create a relaxing and therapeutic effect.
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12:00 The Arc Space
Lifemusic
All are welcome to our immersive musical exploration on simple acoustic instruments and percussion.
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15:00 The Arc Space
Come and Join Us
Building on the success of last year's launch event, Sound Winchester 2025 delivered an exciting mix of performances, hands-on workshops, jams and taster sessions - from samba, ukeleles, songwriting, poetry, acapella and beyond.​
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Could you help to plan and execute another Sound Winchester event?
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Contact us via hello@soundwinchester.org.uk ​
