The school has announced that the degree programme will not be commencing for first-year students in the 2025-26 academic year
Prospective students at the Newark School of Violin Making have launched a petition to protest the announcement that the school will be closing its doors to new BA (Hons) students for the 2025–26 academic year. Several foundation-year students have said they had been told within the past two weeks that they would be progressing to the Musical Instrument Craft (MIC) degree programme, but each received a phone call on 8 May saying that the offer was withdrawn and that a lack of applications meant the degree programme would not commence in September 2025 as planned.
‘Lincoln College has announced the cancellation of the 2025 intake for the instrument-making degree programme, citing low student numbers. This threatens the survival of a critical heritage and jeopardises foundation-year students’ paths forward,’ said foundation-year student Floyd Elgar in the petition. ’We urge Lincoln College and educational authorities to: reverse the cancellation of the 2025 instrument-making degree intake; engage actively with the global instrument-making community to support the programme; [and] launch outreach initiatives to secure the Newark School’s future.’
Photo gallery: Newark School of Violin Making: The early days
Read: My experience: John Wright, Newark School of Violin Making
An exclusive range of instrument making posters, books, calendars and information products published by and directly for sale from The Strad.
The Strad’s exclusive instrument posters, most with actual-size photos depicting every nuance of the instrument. Our posters are used by luthiers across the world as models for their own instruments, thanks to the detailed outlines and measurements on the back.
The number one source for a range of books covering making and stringed instruments with commentaries from today’s top instrument experts.
The Canada Council of the Arts’ Musical Instrument Bank is 40 years old in 2025. This year’s calendar celebrates some its treasures, including four instruments by Antonio Stradivari and priceless works by Montagnana, Gagliano, Pressenda and David Tecchler.
No comments yet