Posted on 18 September 2017
The majority of our members work towards and put on formal performances or concerts on a regular basis. This is a positive thing: it gives your...
Posted on 13 September 2017
National choral charity Sing for Pleasure has announced that applications are open for scholarships for its 2017-18 Young Conductors Programme....
Posted on 29 August 2017
We're delighted to announce that composer Jenni Pinnock, herself an Adopt a Composer alumna, will be joining our three current mentors this year...
Posted on 25 August 2017
Since its inception 10 years ago, Creative United's 'Take it away' scheme has helped over 80,000 children and young people in England and...
Posted on 2 August 2017
Prom 1 – Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor
Xenia Davies, Youth Engagement Manager
As a very beginner pianist, this prom really...
Posted on 21 July 2017
Green grass, flocks of sheep, one corner shop and two buses a day – whether that sounds idyllic or like hell on earth, it was the reality of...
Posted on 21 July 2017
Once again I was privileged to be able to attend the presentation concert of our new Young Artists, available now for engagements with members with a...
Posted on 21 July 2017
Great Art and Culture for Everyone is the title of Arts Council England’s (ACE) 10 year vision, published in 2013. But since then thinking...
Posted on 30 June 2017
As a young musician and member of ensembles and orchestras there are certain things which I enjoy and others which I don’t and can put me off...
Posted on 28 June 2017
Zelkova Quartet won the 2017 St Martin's Chamber Music Competition with a fantastic rendition of string quartets by Haydn and Debussy. They are...
Posted on 28 June 2017
Chris Swain, Musical Director of the Wycliffe Choral Society in Gloucestershire, has just returned from a summer choir tour to Riga: “Everyone...
Posted on 23 June 2017
Professional music organisations seem more likely to network amongst themselves and to talk to a similar musical ensemble, music education centre or...
