Strung Out
Strung Out was founded in March 2010 after the group's director, Alison Jones, identified a need and a desire for a communal violin group within Waltham Forest. Strung Out was formed to provide a fun and supportive environment to new and old violinists of all ages, to offer a safe place for those who have had violins in the back of their cupboards, to dust them down and refresh old skills.
The ethos of the group is that it is never too late to learn new skills and develop new talent!
Based in East London, the group grew from strength to strength, resulting in an Absolute Beginners, Improvers, Early Stages, Easy and Intermediate group, with bookings for local festivals, fund-raising events and awards from The BBC Performing Arts Community Fund and Arts Council England to commission Alison Jones to collaborate with them to create an original piece of work, which they called Express Symphony, in 2013.
Strung Out collaborated with Walthamstow Acoustic Massive (WAM) from 2011 to 2016 for larger events. Consequently, Strung Out London has over 20 concerts and festivals under its belt since 2010. Alison handed over the reigns in 2020, with the view to starting a new Strung Out group in Folkestone.
