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Making Music launches INCLUDE, a programme supporting...
Posted on 22 September 2023
Making Music, the UK’s association for leisure-time music groups, is delighted to introduce our new inclusion-focus programme Making Music:...
musicians of NULCO sit with their instruments in a church while their MD addresses the audience
Adopt a Music Creator blog: Harmonising past and present
Posted on 4 September 2023
Music creator Charlotte Marlow reflects back on her work with the Newcastle-Under-Lyme Community Orchestra (NULCO) as they premiere their...
musicians sitting down on stage, with Angela Kay and Libby Croad standing up and posing for photo at the front
Music for Everyone celebrates 40th anniversary by...
Posted on 30 August 2023
Music for Everyone (MfE) has celebrated its 40th birthday this year, marking it with a celebratory music experience at the Albert Hall in Nottingham....
Accessible music education with TiME
Posted on 30 August 2023
Corporate member TiME is committed to promoting the use of music technology in education and taking down barriers to music education.TiME (Technology...
Dunbartonshire Concert Band highlight the impact of leisure...
Posted on 24 August 2023
Scottish member group Dunbartonshire Concert Band (DCB) were delighted to be chosen as guest editors for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, where...
Tailor-made tours with Sound Escapes
Posted on 22 August 2023
Sound Escapes is a specialist tour operator based in Nottingham arranging tailor-made concert and performance tours for adult music ensembles who...
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Changes to the Making Music Board
Posted on 15 August 2023
After the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 12 July, we welcome some new faces and familiar faces in new roles to the Making Music Board of...
musicians on stage, sitting down and playing their instruments
Adopt a Music Creator blog: Rhythmless melodies
Posted on 14 August 2023
Music creator Anselm McDonnell talks about the beginnings of his collaboration with the Northern Ireland Concert Band as part of Adopt a...
Bristol Choral Society soars high after winning Making...
Posted on 9 August 2023
Joi Demery and Val Williams of member group Bristol Choral Society talk to us about their choir's trajectory after winning a Making Music...
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) draft bill update
Posted on 27 July 2023
Following a consultation on this proposed legislation, the select committee has released a report, reflecting many of our members' main concerns...
Voices Weaving: celebrating co-creation with choirs
Posted on 27 July 2023
Creative producer Holly Hunter and composer Michael Betteridge present their co-creation project Voices Weaving, and invite members to get involved...
Discover Early Music concerts anywhere in the UK
Posted on 13 July 2023
Continuo Connect is a concert-finder for music lovers looking for the best of Classical, Baroque, Renaissance and other Early Music events happening...

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