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Wycombe Sinfonia celebrate 40 years with a live concert...
Posted on 1 May 2025
The Wycombe Sinfonia Orchestra are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year with a series of live concerts performed at High Wycombe Parish...
Celebrate Pride with music
Posted on 30 April 2025
Ahead of Pride Month in June, we are showcasing and celebrating a few of our wonderful LGBTQ+ member groups.Pride Month, which takes place in June in...
Jazz roots and new shoots: stories from Making Music's...
Posted on 30 April 2025
Making Music's Marketing Manager and jazz guitarist, Barry Holloway, writes about how jazz is blossoming in communities across the UK, far from...
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus Japan 2025
Posted on 24 April 2025
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus brings Britten’s War Requiem to Hiroshima for a landmark 2025 performance. What happens when an innovative...
Music traditions to be included in an inventory of UK...
Posted on 24 April 2025
The government intends to invite communities later this year to include valued traditions in the UK living heritage listing – Making Music...
choir performing on stage
Calling all singers to Cadogan Hall for global performance
Posted on 23 April 2025
Singer and brass player Di tells us about her global musical community, and their upcoming choral course in Cadogan Hall.Back in 2021, I joined a...
Music, repertoire, and the environment: looking upstream
Posted on 22 April 2025
Chris Hutchings, music creator and founder of Choirs for Climate, talks to us about all the different paths music groups can take towards being more...
Windsor Castle reception recognises Making Music members
Posted on 17 April 2025
In April, Making Music staff and member groups attended a reception at Windsor Castle, given and attended by His Majesty The King.The celebration was...
Image of the Arts Council England's logo. Text reads: Arts Council England. The text is laid out in a circle and is in white with "arts council" also in bold. The background colour is a light salmon colour.
The Arts Council England review – your chance to have your...
Posted on 8 April 2025
The Arts Council England review – your chance to have your say.The UK government is currently undertaking a review of Arts Council England (ACE...
Making Music members recognised at the 2025 RPS Awards
Posted on 21 March 2025
Streetwise Opera wins prestigious Impact Award, while The Pink Singers and Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra were amongst the shortlisted nominees for...
Corporate member blog: Trinity Laban
Posted on 20 March 2025
Trinity Laban is a world-leading conservatoire that redefines excellence. They create pioneers, focusing on the artistic freedom and transformation...
Insights from our recent social media survey
Posted on 13 March 2025
In February, we asked our members to complete a social media survey to better understand their online habits and explore ways to enhance engagement....

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