Posted on 10 February 2016
The life of accomplished musician, principal teacher and Tayside Symphony Orchestra founder Ron Walker will be celebrated at a memorial service on...
Posted on 10 February 2016
On Sunday 31st January I visited CYCO (Chiltern Youth Chamber Orchestra) for the first read through of Journeys.
ACT III, the third movement...
Posted on 3 February 2016
It is a curious feature of Thame that if one looks upwards, there is often a surprising abundance of birds of prey meandering across the sky. ...
Posted on 27 January 2016
Today we have incredible access to a seemingly infinite amount of music: Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music – not to mention an abundance of online...
Posted on 11 January 2016
The New Year’s Honours list, as usual, includes a number of musicians, the most prominent of which – David Joseph, Chair and CEO of...
Posted on 7 January 2016
Do you love the idea of digital scores and rich-media choral apps, or does the thought of losing physical scores make your blood boil? Have you say...
Posted on 6 January 2016
It is with great sadness that we report the recent death of Roy Carr, a longstanding supporter of Making Music and previous chair of the Yorkshire...
Posted on 17 December 2015
The Snowman, with live music by a full orchestra – it’s a dream Christmas treat for families, and orchestras all over the country (not to...
Posted on 3 December 2015
The high court has quashed regulations, introduced by the government last year, that made it legal for individuals to copy CDs bought for their own...
Posted on 20 November 2015
There has been legislation in place since the 1930s to ensure that children in the performing arts are not exploited and that they are properly...
Posted on 18 November 2015
Reports on singing come thick and fast these days, such as the recent one published by the Royal Society, entitled 'The ice-breaker effect:...
Posted on 18 November 2015
It’s easy for conductors starting their careers to regard amateur orchestras as a step en route to the inevitable glory of the Berlin...
