Groups from the music service perform at the
Derngate,
Spinney Hill Theatre,
Cripps Hall, the Lighthouse Theatre and other venues throughout the year. Each year, there are residential courses for students in Junior and Training Groups around October, as well as "Play & Stay" courses for students between years 3 and 6 in February. These used to occur at
Grendon Hall, however have since been relocated to the
Rock UK Frontier Centre since 2019. Students in CYO, the County Youth Concert Band (CYCB) and the County Youth Brass Band (CYBB) go on tours to a foreign country in alternate years. From 2016, the County Youth Choir (CYCh) have also toured. The CYO and CYCh tour jointly one year, and the CYBB and CYCB the following year. For example in July 2014, the CYO went to
Germany, and in July 2015, the CYCB and CYBB went to the
Czech Republic and
Slovakia, including a performance at
Kroměříž Castle. The music groups and groups from the Saturday morning centres take part in the
National Festival of Music for Youth and the service is often represented at the
Schools Proms at the
Royal Albert Hall in November. In 2012 both the County Youth Concert Band and the County Youth Orchestra featured at the Schools Proms. In 2017, the Trust was invited to the
Music for Youth Proms, to form part of a massed ensemble in conjunction with Rutland Music and the Peterborough Music Hub at the
Royal Albert Hall. The piece, titled
Nene, was composed by
Benjamin Till, an alumnus of the Trust. The piece charts the course of the
River Nene as it flows from
Badby to the
sea, and featured the CYO, CYCh, and CYBB, along with several primary schools in the region, and an interactive water feature. A longer version of the piece was performed at
Peterborough Cathedral and the
Derngate. The county is also regularly represented at the National Concert Band Festival and the National Youth Brass Band Championships, with the CYCB regularly attaining the Platinum level award. == Trust status ==