{"id":51,"date":"2016-07-07T11:42:58","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T10:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/school.chethams.com\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-10-12T09:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:37:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"This is Chetham&amp;apos;s School of Music!\" width=\"570\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AzijRG-5HzA?feature=oembed&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Imagine a place where people from around the world come together to celebrate music and creativity \u2014 a place where education and artistry thrive, where tradition meets innovation, and where lifelong connections are made.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is Chetham\u2019s. We are home to three unique venues \u2014 Chetham\u2019s School of Music, Chetham\u2019s Library, and Stoller Hall \u2014 and we are united by a shared vision: to bring people together through music, learning, and culture.<\/p>\n<p>We believe in the power of music and creativity to unite people and transform lives and our mission is to educate and nurture the next generation of musicians and thinkers.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to make music and education accessible to all, enriching lives in Manchester and beyond. Through our world-class facilities and <a href=\"https:\/\/library.chethams.com\/collections\/\">historic collections<\/a>, we are more committed than ever to <a href=\"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/join-in\/\">opening our doors<\/a> and making a lasting impact on our communities.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love you to be part of our journey. Discover more about <a href=\"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/study\/\">life at Chetham\u2019s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joint CEOs<\/strong> Tom Redmond and Nicola Smith<br \/>\n<strong>Chair of School Governors<\/strong> Sandra Pike \/ Malcolm Edge<\/p>\n<p>Registered Charity No. 526702<br \/>\nDfE number: 352\/6021<br \/>\nURN: 105588<br \/>\nUKPRN: 10008631<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine a place where people from around the world come together to celebrate music and creativity \u2014 a place where education and artistry thrive, where tradition meets innovation, and where lifelong connections are made. This is Chetham\u2019s. We are home to three unique venues \u2014 Chetham\u2019s School of Music, Chetham\u2019s Library, and Stoller Hall \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":615,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":93,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104180,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/104180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chethamsschoolofmusic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}