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Play under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle
Posted on 18 December 2017
The Berlin Philharmonic is looking for 100 leisure-time musicians to perform Johannes Brahms’s First Symphony on 21 May 2018 as part of their...
Google Ad Grants changes - if you have an Adwords account,...
Posted on 14 December 2017
This morning, Google sent out a notification email to 35,000 Google Ad Grant holders warning of forthcoming changes to eligibility criteria. They...
A Culture Strategy for Scotland - Conversation summary
Posted on 8 December 2017
Since June 2017, the Scottish Government have been speaking to artists, cultural organisations and communities across the country in the first stage...
Guest blog: Bach? Lloyd Webber? Ellington?
Posted on 4 December 2017
When we speak to new adult pupils we always hear stories of ‘I used to play when I was younger and I’ve always wanted to get back into it...
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Posted on 28 November 2017
We have had a few enquiries recently about the new data protection regulations –GDPR– due to take effect from May 2018. It is good to...
Developing a Culture Strategy for Scotland
Posted on 22 November 2017
In June 2017, the Scottish Government began writing a Culture Strategy for Scotland, which is due to be completed in 2018, and will ‘position...
Gaining momentum in Scotland
Posted on 14 November 2017
I am on the train from Glasgow to Manchester, on my way back from my first meeting with Merchant Sinfonia for the Adopt a Composer project. The hills...
Our first rehearsal with Gaynor
Posted on 13 November 2017
Tuesday 7 November saw the much-anticipated first meeting with our Adopt a Composer Gaynor Barradell. I, for one, had been looking forward to it...
Place-making: what is it?
Posted on 19 October 2017
Much about place-making is intangible. You, the groups making and presenting music in your local communities, week in, week out, and your fellow...
Getting started with Adopt a Composer
Posted on 18 October 2017
A fantastic start to the project so far. After a great day in London for the big announcement of the pairings, we have set to work getting to know...
Composers - the Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition is now...
Posted on 18 October 2017
The Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition has returned for 2017, with amateur composers challenged to write a new carol for SATB choir set to the words...
'A little bit of a Blind Date electricity' -...
Posted on 2 October 2017
It's been hard keeping our successful application to Adopt a Composer a secret since we got the great news on 16 August… And at last we...

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