Music for Youth (MFY) is a British charity which provides free access to educational and performance opportunities for groups of young musicians and audiences through a series of festivals and concerts throughout the UK.
Music for Youth (MFY) was founded in 1970, the first event staged was the National Festival on 10 and 11 July 1971 at the Lyceum on the Strand, London.
[3] The MFY Proms at the Royal Albert Hall celebrate music-making by young musicians, singers and dancers from the UK.
[5] Throughout the years MFY has had many guest performers including John Dankworth, Ronnie Scott, Don Lusher, Humphrey Lyttelton, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Williams, Rick Wakeman, Tim Rice, Julian Lloyd Webber, Kenny Baker and Malcolm Arnold.
Past performers include Evelyn Glennie, Nigel Kennedy, Thomas Adès, John Harle and Gary Barlow.