East London Music Group was founded in 2015 by Matthew Hardy and Sarah Campbell, debuting with a new production of Igor Stravinsky’s The Soldier's Tale at Queen Mary University of London. Since then ELMG have continued to perform in a variety of contexts in East London, including a new production of Façade by William Walton, the commission and premiere of new works by composers including Edward Nesbit, Robin Haigh, Charlotte Harding, and Leo Geyer, and collaborations with Waltham Forest Music Service.

We have a team of four administrators: Matthew Hardy & Sarah Campbell, founders, Ella Harriss, assistant producer, and Isabel White, fundraiser. We employ a variety of artists who are brought in to suit the needs of each individual project.

Our main objective is to promote music and the arts in East London. In addition to presenting high quality performances and commissioning new works, we regularly work with community and student music groups. Recent collaborations include a performance with 200 students in the London Borough of Waltham Forest and several side-by-side mentoring schemes with Queen Mary University of London Orchestra.

Our Mission Statement

Enriching the East London community through performing arts and education