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Man, dressed as Handel, conducts 150 singers and brass players in a rendition of the Hallelujah! chorus outside Bristol Cathedral
Posted on 26 January 2023
St George's Bristol, a renowned music venue at the heart of Bristol, invites members to take part in a mass choir performance of Handel's...
Members of Singing for Pleasure standing up and singing, led by their musical director
Posted on 15 January 2023
Margot, member of Singing for Pleasure, reflects on her group's partnership with Dominic Matthews as part of their Adopt a Music Creator 2022...
Posted on 8 January 2023
Making Music is thrilled to announce the selected 2023 pairings for Adopt a Music Creator, the long-running new music creation project.The Adopt a...
Posted on 20 December 2022
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) parliamentary committee’s Levelling Up report.Making Music made a written...
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Posted on 20 December 2022
Our annual partnership with Classic FM has brought some incredible Christmas carols from our member groups.It's a joy that our members are...
Posted on 19 December 2022
Royal Philharmonic Society invites the public to vote for a winner of its 2023 Inspiration Award from a shortlist that includes Making Music members...
Posted on 12 December 2022
Emily Peasgood reflects on her journey collaborating with the Oxted Band for their Adopt a Music Creator 2022 project.The first rehearsal is always a...
Posted on 5 December 2022
Funding will enable thousands of UK lesiure-time music groups to benefit from increased support and advocacy.Making Music is thrilled to have been...
Pictures of Making Music member groups
Posted on 1 December 2022
Making Music is delighted to announce that it now represents 4,000 members, an all-time high.Despite unprecedented disruption in recent years,...
Members of Voices of Exmoor standing and singing in front of an audience
Posted on 30 November 2022
Hayley Hodges, member of Voices of Exmoor, talks about her group's premiere night as the finale of their collaboration with music creator...
Posted on 25 November 2022
We are delighted to be receiving ACE funding from 2023, which will enable us to step up the work we do on behalf of our members.ACE stands for Arts...
Posted on 22 November 2022
Dan Goren, founding director of Composers Edition, on how to overcome the barriers to programming contemporary music.Who’s afraid of...