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Evaluation Consultant Recruitment
Harmony Works is recruiting an Evaluation Consultant to work alongside the project team from May 2026 – late Summer 2028. Working with the Project’s Evaluation
14 April, 2026
Latest News
Collaboration
Youth forum launched!
We launched the first session of our new Youth Forum this week, continuing our work centring the voices of young people in the project. An
6 March, 2026
Canada House
Secret Staircase Revealed
Engineers from GBG Civil Engineering have been investigating the bones of our building: checking aspects of the structure to make sure there are no surprises
3 March, 2026
Funding
JG Graves Trust Grants £300k to Support Harmony Works
We are delighted to share the news that we have received a transformational £300,000 grant from the JG Graves Charitable Trust – bringing our vision
3 December, 2025
Canada House
Heritage Open Days and Castlegate Festival
We’ve reached a new milestone– thanks to Heritage Open Days and Castlegate Festival we were able to open the doors to the general public for
21 October, 2025
Funding
Garfield Weston £1m funding boost
Harmony Works Trust is celebrating another major funding milestone after securing a £1 million grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation – moving the long-term ambition
5 August, 2025
Funding
Live @ Harmony Works Fundraising Event
Wow – what a night! The Harmony Works team are still coming down from a truly amazing evening showcasing what Harmony Works Trust will become!
28 July, 2025
Collaboration
Harmony Works and Sheffield Hallam University Future Now collaboration
Harmony Works has been collaborating with Sheffield Hallam University Creative Industries Institute on a variety of projects where students from different courses have been drawing
27 February, 2025
Funding
Harmony Works Secures £3.5m Grant From Arts Council England For Canada House Restoration
This latest pledge follows the successful award of £4.7 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, announced last week, and adds to the project’s growing
22 January, 2025
Funding
Harmony Works Secures £4.7m Of Heritage Funding From National Lottery
Harmony Works Trust has successfully secured a £4,677,306 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, contributing significantly to the proposed restoration of Canada House in
14 January, 2025
Collaboration
Harmony Works Trust Awarded The Chamber President’s Special Recognition Award At This Year’s Sheffield Business Awards
Organised by Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and supported by Headline Sponsor, The University of Sheffield, the prestigious awards ceremony, took place on Thursday 17 October
29 October, 2024
Collaboration
Harmony Works Presents At Festival Of The Mind
Last week, Harmony Works Project Director Emily Pieters spoke at the Festival of the Mind. Emily represented Harmony Works and Canada House in the Spiegeltent
1 October, 2024
Collaboration
Harmony Works Celebrates The Opening Of Leah’s Yard
As Harmony Works brings Canada House, a key part of Sheffield’s built and social heritage back to life, it was great to bring music to
13 September, 2024
Collaboration
Proms In The Playground 2024!
Following on from the success of last September’s Proms in the Playground scheme, another fabulous week was had in South Yorkshire schools in July 2024.
23 August, 2024
Denise Edwards Attends JUHS Meeting
Harmony Work Trustee Denise Edwards recently attended a meeting with Joined Up Heritage Sheffield (JUHS) representing Harmony Works. At this meeting, representatives from the National
20 August, 2024
Collaboration
Youth forum launched!
We launched the first session of our new Youth Forum this week, continuing our work centring the voices of young people in the project. An
6 March, 2026
Collaboration
Harmony Works and Sheffield Hallam University Future Now collaboration
Harmony Works has been collaborating with Sheffield Hallam University Creative Industries Institute on a variety of projects where students from different courses have been drawing
27 February, 2025
Collaboration
Harmony Works Presents At Festival Of The Mind
Last week, Harmony Works Project Director Emily Pieters spoke at the Festival of the Mind. Emily represented Harmony Works and Canada House in the Spiegeltent
1 October, 2024
Collaboration
Harmony Works Celebrates The Opening Of Leah’s Yard
As Harmony Works brings Canada House, a key part of Sheffield’s built and social heritage back to life, it was great to bring music to
13 September, 2024
Collaboration
Proms In The Playground 2024!
Following on from the success of last September’s Proms in the Playground scheme, another fabulous week was had in South Yorkshire schools in July 2024.
23 August, 2024
Collaboration
Orchestra On Tour!
Our friends have been on tour! After a week in Spain, three concerts in three towns, some very hot days and many hours travelling home on
6 August, 2024
Collaboration
Orchestras For All Announce Relocation To Sheffield
National youth music charity, Orchestras for All (OFA), has today announced the relocation of its headquarters from London to Sheffield. Following years of music-making activity
9 July, 2024
Collaboration
Harmony Works Welcomes Two New Partners
We are thrilled to welcome Concerteenies and The Choir With No Name as new partners of Harmony Works. Concerteenies produces high-quality, relaxed musical experiences for
12 April, 2024
Collaboration
Ruth McDonald Joins Harmony Works As Trustee
Harmony Works is thrilled to welcome Ruth McDonald as the newest member of the board. Ruth joins the team as an experienced board member, also
20 February, 2024
Collaboration
The 26th MOBO Awards to be hosted in Sheffield, Harmony Works on Fringe Steering Committee
Children across the city are taking part in fringe events to celebrate the MOBO Awards coming to town and we’re delighted that Harmony Works and
24 January, 2024
Collaboration
Success with Proms in the Playground!
On September 29 2023, children at Beck Primary School in Shiregreen joined the thousands of other school children from nine other inner-city schools in Sheffield
6 November, 2023
Collaboration
Sheffield Music Academy present Peter and the Wolf & A Summer Spectacular!
Join Sheffield Music Academy on Saturday 15 July for two fantastic concerts Experience Prokofiev’s iconic tale, ‘peter and the wolf’! Saturday 15 July, 12pm, sheffield
10 July, 2023
Collaboration
Sheffield Music Hub presents Musical Friends Across the World
Sheffield Music Hub presents Musical Friends Across the World Thursday 13 July, 7pm, Sheffield Cathedral Sheffield Music Hub are excited to be welcoming 3 international
10 July, 2023
Collaboration
Sheffield Music Hub Teacher Wins National Award
Sheffield Music Hub Teacher Wins National Award Sheffield Music Hub Percussion and Samba teacher Dan Johnson was awarded Instrumental/ Vocal Teacher of the Year at
7 March, 2023
Collaboration
Harmony Works Welcomes Partner Organisations
Harmony Works Welcomes Partner Organisations Harmony Works is delighted to announce the addition of two Partners. Brass Bands England and Music in the Round have
12 October, 2022
Funding
JG Graves Trust Grants £300k to Support Harmony Works
We are delighted to share the news that we have received a transformational £300,000 grant from the JG Graves Charitable Trust – bringing our vision
3 December, 2025
Funding
Garfield Weston £1m funding boost
Harmony Works Trust is celebrating another major funding milestone after securing a £1 million grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation – moving the long-term ambition
5 August, 2025
Funding
Live @ Harmony Works Fundraising Event
Wow – what a night! The Harmony Works team are still coming down from a truly amazing evening showcasing what Harmony Works Trust will become!
28 July, 2025
Funding
Harmony Works Secures £3.5m Grant From Arts Council England For Canada House Restoration
This latest pledge follows the successful award of £4.7 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, announced last week, and adds to the project’s growing
22 January, 2025
Funding
Harmony Works Secures £4.7m Of Heritage Funding From National Lottery
Harmony Works Trust has successfully secured a £4,677,306 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, contributing significantly to the proposed restoration of Canada House in
14 January, 2025
Funding
Harmony Works Awarded Over £100,000
Harmony Works has been awarded funding to support key workstreams this year. Sheffield City Council approved the grant award in an Economic Development and Skills Committee
28 February, 2024
Funding
Harmony Works awarded grant by The Wolfson Foundation
We are delighted to announce that The Wolfson Foundation has awarded Harmony Works a grant to support the restoration of Canada House, to create a
1 February, 2024
Funding
Harmony Works Trust becomes Sheffield’s latest charity after gaining official status
Harmony Works Trust – the new collaborative powerhouse organised by Sheffield Music Hub, Sheffield Music Academy, Brass Bands England, and Music in the Round –
25 September, 2023
Funding
Harmony Works Receives National Lottery Funding
Harmony Works Receives National Lottery Funding Harmony Works is awarded a £250,000 grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to restore Canada House. Sheffield Music
24 April, 2023
Funding
Harmony Works Secures Levelling Up Funding
The Harmony Works project has taken a giant step forwards through securing a grant from the government’s Levelling Up Fund as part of the Sheffield
9 November, 2021
Funding
Harmony Works in Sheffield City Council’s ‘Levelling Up’ bid for Castlegate
Sheffield has submitted a bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund for three projects that plan to transform under-used areas of the city centre, bring the city’s cultural and arts scene to the forefront and celebrate its historic heritage.
23 August, 2021
Canada House
Secret Staircase Revealed
Engineers from GBG Civil Engineering have been investigating the bones of our building: checking aspects of the structure to make sure there are no surprises
3 March, 2026
Canada House
Heritage Open Days and Castlegate Festival
We’ve reached a new milestone– thanks to Heritage Open Days and Castlegate Festival we were able to open the doors to the general public for
21 October, 2025
Canada House
Harmony Works Vision Gains Momentum with £1.6 million Canada House Purchase
Harmony Works Trust is celebrating a key project milestone following its recent purchase of the 35,000 sq.ft Grade II* Listed Canada House in Sheffield City
29 May, 2024
Canada House
Students at Sheffield University School of Architecture create digital engagement model for young people
The below is written by the students involved in the project: We are architecture students at the University of Sheffield working on a digital design
11 December, 2023
Canada House
Canada House Undergoes Survey in Latest Milestone for Harmony Works
A detailed structural survey has taken place at Canada House, the Grade II* Listed building which is earmarked to become Harmony Works’ new home for
24 October, 2023
Canada House
Harmony Works Submits Planning Application To Sheffield City Council
Plans have been submitted to Sheffield City Council for a full planning application to transform the grade II*-listed Canada House into a centre for music
22 July, 2022