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It can be done! How to recruit differently
Posted on 14 June 2024
Our CEO, Barbara Eifler, explains how, two years ago, Making Music started re-imagining its staff recruitment processes to be as fair, unbiased,...
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Wimborne Choral Society celebrates its retiring Musical...
Posted on 12 June 2024
Helen Woodall, member of Wimborne Choral Society, talks to us about the career of their Musical Director.Christopher Dowie came to Dorset in...
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Member blog: A story for our troubled times
Posted on 9 June 2024
Tricia Zipfel, member of the Vox Holloway choir, talks to us about the most emotionally-challenging project her group has taken on.The Sun Does Shine...
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Ocean Harmony barbershop celebrates anniversary with...
Posted on 4 June 2024
Clive Downton, member of Ocean Harmony barbershop chorus, shares with us the group’s 20th anniversary celebration.Ocean Harmony (the short name...
Make Music Day 2024
Posted on 31 May 2024
Make Music Day is an annual global celebration that brings communities together. Discover events across the four nations at Making Music and get your...
Charity Finance Banking Survey 2024 results
Posted on 30 May 2024
The results of the Charity Finance banking survey highlight ongoing challenges in the sector and identify top performing banks.Charity banking has...
Corporate member: Pro7ect presents songwriting retreats
Posted on 29 May 2024
Collaborate and learn from music industry professionals with Pro7ect’s songwriting retreats at the iconic Rockfield Studios on 16 – 20...
EcoMelodies: Music for the frontline of environmental action
Posted on 29 May 2024
Composer and Conductor Matthew Elderton-Lewis shares details of his exciting new project, EcoMelodies, centering environmental issues through climate...
A group of musicians taking part in the Big Summer Wind Orchestra and Choir's Make Music Day 2023 event outside Kings Cross Station on a sunny day.
Making Music President Debbie Wiseman OBE supports Make...
Posted on 20 May 2024
We're thrilled to announce that composer Debbie Wiseman OBE, who has recently been re-appointed as President of Making Music, is gifting one of...
Photo of Welsh Male choir performing at the Royal Albert Hall. The singers are wearing red, black, and blue attire. There is an organ in the background and a pianist and conductor in the foreground
Utterly charmed
Posted on 1 May 2024
Making Music's Co-Chief Executive, Barbara Eifler, reports on her recent experience at the mass Welsh male voice choirs' concert at the Royal...
Three male members of Derwent Brass on stage, laughing and smiling whilst performing Brassed Off at Derby Theatre in red and navy suits.
A brass triumph: Derwent Brass win RPS Inspiration Award!
Posted on 30 April 2024
Chris Leonard, manager of Derwent Brass, discusses winning the 2024 RPS Inspiration Award, programming a 35-show run and the future of brass banding....
members of the northern rose voices performing in a church
Adopt a Music Creator vlog: Collaborative reflection
Posted on 29 April 2024
Janice Summers, co-Music Director of Northern Rose Voices, talks through the start of their creative journey with composer Carla Sayer as part...

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