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members of the choir and orchestra on stage, sitting down, ready to being the concert
60 years of Helensburgh Oratorio
Posted on 3 April 2024
Margaret Hastings, Treasurer for the Helensburgh Oratorio Choir, tells us how their group organised their Diamond Jubilee concert.Susannah Wapshott,...
Brass band performing music called Castle in the Sky in concert hall
Adopt a Music Creator blog: A veritable firework
Posted on 26 February 2024
Music creator Robin Fiedler talks about the premiere of their collaboration piece with Regent Brass Band and Camden Brass Band as part of Adopt a...
members of the band sit down with their instruments during a workshop
Adopt a Music Creator blog: An outstanding year
Posted on 12 February 2024
Michael Withers, Music Director of the Band of the Surrey Yeomanry, looks back on their year of working with Peter Falconer as part of Adopt a...
the two brass bands sitting on stage with their instruments, music director conducting, during the premiere
Adopt a Music Creator blog: Co-creation
Posted on 21 January 2024
Alan Duguid, Music Director of Regent Brass, reflects on his group's collaboration with Robin Fielder and Camden Brass as part of Adopt a...
Four musicians sitting in chairs and smiling at the making music adopt a music creator launch
2024 Adopt A Music Creator pairings
Posted on 15 January 2024
We’re thrilled to announce the pairings in our 2024 Adopt a Music Creator project!The Adopt a Music Creator project is one of our flagship...
close-up of music sheets with students playing, with music director conducting in the background
Adopt a Music Creator blog: A tightrope walk
Posted on 19 December 2023
Music creator Robin Fiedler talks about their first full rehearsal with Regent Brass Band and Camden Brass Band as part of their Adopt a Music...
Adopt a Music Creator blog: A melding pot
Posted on 5 November 2023
Music creator Georgina MacDonell Finlayson talks to us about her double collaboration with the Shenstone Singers and Shenstone Roses...
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 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...
music creator Peter Falconer is standing and conducting the Band of the Surrey Yeomanry, who are seated and playing their instruments
Adopt a Music Creator: Musical soundscapes
Posted on 2 May 2023
Music creator Peter Falconer describes the beginning of his collaboration with the Band of the Surrey Yeomanry as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2023....
composer leading a workshop by having the brass band players face the walls while playing their instruments
Adopt a Music Creator blog: Amazing and unexpected
Posted on 25 April 2023
Music creator Robin Fiedler talks about preparing for their workshop with Regent Brass as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2023.This was my first...
Yule Songs project logo
Yule Songs project: Create and collaborate on original...
Posted on 30 March 2023
Writer Graham Palmer, and composer and Adopt a Music Creator mentor Jenni Pinnock, call on East of England singing groups to take part in...

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